An Indian court has handed down punishments for a series of bombings in Ahmedabad in 2008 A special court in India sentenced 38 defendants to death and 11 others to life imprisonment on Friday for their role in a series of deadly bombings in 2008. Each convict was also fined and ordered to pay compensation […]
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The Epstein Files: Media coverage of billionaire’s death raises new questions
The death of the notorious sex offender led to a wave of questionable narratives Documents released to RT investigative unit The Detail under Freedom of Information laws have revealed how, in the days following the mysterious death of Jeffrey Epstein, US Bureau of Prison officials struggled to get their story straight on his alleged suicide. […]
Judge names reason for John McAfee’s death
The tech mogul’s widow has reportedly appealed the Spanish court ruling More than seven months after his death, a Spanish court ruled late last week that cybersecurity pioneer John McAfee took his own life in jail, according to a MarketWatch report. His widow has reportedly appealed the ruling, insisting McAfee was murdered. The decision, made […]
Dolly the dinosaur’s likely cause of death explained
The prehistoric animal suffered from an illness not unlike the most common avian disease The first case of a likely respiratory infection in a non-avian dinosaur has been discovered by American scientists studying the fossil of a long-necked specimen called Dolly. Nicknamed after singer Dolly Parton, the creature was found to have abnormal bony protrusions […]
Death toll spikes in war-torn country after UN exit – reports
There have been 39 times as many civilian casualties from airstrikes since the UN ended its monitoring mission in Yemen As many as 1,535 civilians have been either injured or killed in the Yemen conflict over four months since the end of the UN human rights monitoring mission’s mandate in the war-torn country, the Norwegian […]
Sheriff offers $500,000 for counterevidence in student death case
The alleged victim’s family, who called the sheriff a liar, is welcome to add to the reward he put out After the office of Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk closed the investigation into the January 2013 death of a school student, his family accused him of lying to them and the public. He responded by […]
California to repurpose US’ largest death row
The state hopes to transform the historic prison into a “healing environment” The California state government has pledged to abolish the nation’s largest death row complex at San Quentin prison, vowing to transfer all condemned inmates to other facilities in a period of two years. “We are starting the process of closing death row to […]
Killing of Swede & American in Congo results in 51 death sentences
The country has a moratorium on carrying out executions, however More than 50 people charged with crimes in connection with the 2017 slayings of two UN staffers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been sentenced to death. A military court imposed the death penalty on 51 of the 54 defendants who were charged […]
‘Stupid joke’ at Nazi death camp Auschwitz lands tourist in trouble
A Dutch woman has been fined for performing a Nazi salute outside the camp’s main gate Regional police said a woman was detained on Sunday after performing a Nazi salute outside the iconic ‘Arbeit macht frei’ (‘Work makes one free’) entrance gate of the former Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp near the city of Oswiecim in […]
Human eyes hold key to predicting imminent death – study
Researchers have linked increased mortality risks to the condition of a person’s retina A new, “reliable indicator” of a person’s health problems, ones that may cause early death, has been found by a team of international scientists. Using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, researchers studied the eyes of nearly 47,000 people and concluded that the state […]
‘Death Star’ moon could be another place hosting life
Saturn’s moon of Mimas is likely hiding an ocean under its surface where alien life could be found, scientists said The number of places to search for life in our solar system could be expanded as scientists said they’ve discovered “compelling evidence” of a “stealth ocean world” on Saturn’s icy moon of Mimas. So far, […]
Death rate from drug-resistant infections compared to malaria & AIDS
An analysis of 204 countries shows that more than 1.2 million people have died from infections that have become resistant to treatment A study published in The Lancet warns that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) “poses a major threat to human health around the world,” as an overprescription of treatment for curable infections makes drugs less effective […]
Killer virus leaves bunnies bleeding to death en masse
Hemorrhagic disease spreads like wildfire among rabbit populations in America Rabbits across multiple American states, both wild and domestic, are being plagued by a highly contagious virus that causes Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease – a condition that kills anywhere between 80% to 100% of all infected animals. With a three- to nine-day incubation period, the disease […]
America’s national symbol faces slow death
Lead poisoning is blamed for the slump in bald eagle population’s growth A new study has found the bald eagle population in the US has taken a significant hit from lead poisoning, eaten by the animals from left-behind ammunition from hunters. The study, from the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at Cornell University, found […]
Johnson eyes Downing Street overhaul to avert ‘political death’ — media
Boris Johnson under fire over reports his office held multiple parties while England was in lockdown UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly expected to conduct a shake-up of Downing Street staff amid growing pressure over a number of parties allegedly held by his office in breach of Covid lockdown rules. The Financial Times has […]