First death from Bitcoin mining: Cryptocurrency hunter is electrocuted while trying to power up faulty computer in Thailand Danai Makmek, 26, died on Tuesday in Thailand’s central Chonburi province His brother said he had panicked when his computer system stopped working Worried about income loss,...
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China floods: military blasts dam to release water as death toll climbs
China’s military has blasted a dam to release water threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces, as the death toll in widespread flooding rose to at least 25 and was expected to climb further. The dam operation was carried out late on Tuesday night...
Is ‘Dr. Death’ based on a true story?
Peacock‘s new medical drama series Dr. Death stars Joshua Jackson as the titular character and Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater as two doctors who try and stop the madness of a crazed and sadistic neurosurgeon. Jamie Dornan was originally cast in the lead role, however,...
Death of 13-year-old girl sparks calls for action on FGM in Somalia
A 13-year-old girl has died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia, as activists report a rise in the practice during the pandemic. Fartun Hassan Ahmed, the daughter of nomadic pastoralists, bled to death after being cut earlier this month in the village of...
China reports first human case of Monkey B virus after veterinarian’s death
A veterinarian in China has become the first person in the country to contract and die of the extremely rare Monkey B virus, Chinese officials said last weekend, according to reports. The veterinarian, 53, suffered severe nausea and a fever two months after dissecting two...
Jodie Comer stars in The Last Duel trailer which sees Matt Damon and Adam Driver ‘fight to death’
The first trailer for The Last Duel was released on Tuesday. And Jodie Comer, 28, shared the clip on Instagram, and gushed that she felt ‘so proud to share this’ and called the film ‘a dream come true’. In the dramatic clip, Jodie could be seen...
Covid UK: Daily death toll hits 96 in highest daily figure since MARCH as hospitalisations rise
Nearly 100 Covid deaths were recorded today in the highest daily figure seen for four months, as the third wave continues to grow. Department of Health bosses posted 96 fatalities, up 92 per cent on last week and the highest number of daily deaths recorded...
Lions are starving to death at filth-ridden zoo in war-torn Yemen where they are fed once a week
Staring from behind rusted bars in a dirty cage, these are the three lions who are ‘close to death’ after being reduced to skin and bone in the middle of war-torn Yemen. The lives of the animals are hanging by a thread after campaigners said...
India’s COVID death toll could be in the millions
India‘s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the South Asian country. Most experts believe...
India’s Covid-19 death toll could be TEN TIMES higher than official figure, study suggests
India‘s coronavirus death toll is up to 10 times higher than the nearly 415,000 fatalities reported by authorities, likely making it the country’s worst humanitarian disaster since independence, a US research group said Tuesday. The Center for Global Development study’s estimate is the highest yet...