Kenya’s police still kill with impunity – what needs to be done to stop them: Days ahead of the first anniversary in Kenya of the Gen Z-led anti-government protests that resulted in at least 60 deaths and displays of police brutality, news broke that Albert Ojwang, a young Kenyan blogger, had died in police detention. …
Mauritius sea sponge produces chemicals that can kill liver cancer cells – findings are a positive first step: For thousands of years, medicines have been developed from natural sources – mostly from plants. In recent decades, though, drug hunters have been looking at the immense diversity of marine organisms as potential sources of new medicines. …
Infanticide: vulnerable mothers who kill their babies can be granted leniency – so why is this historic law being rejected in favour of harsher punishment?: Paris Mayo gave birth to her son Stanley alone – at home, in silence, while her parents and brother were upstairs. Mayo claimed not to have known she was pregnant, …
How does food get contaminated? The unsafe habits that kill more than 400,000 people a year: Food-borne illnesses usually present as diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pains. Getty Images Unsafe foods, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), contribute to poor health, including impaired growth and development, micro-nutrient deficiencies, noncommunicable and infectious diseases, and mental illness. …
Nigeria’s fuel subsidy: it’s time to kill it and spend the money in ways that benefit the poor: Protestors in Lagos rally against plans to remove the fuel subsidy in 2012. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Nigerians are being hit from all sides by a combination of factors that are making their lives increasingly …
The Last of Us: fungal infections really can kill – and they’re getting more dangerous: Millions have been tuning in every week to watch the highly anticipated TV adaptation of The Last of Us. The show depicts a post-apocalyptic world where society has collapsed due to the outbreak of a dangerous, brain-controlling fungal infection that …
Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund: shutterstock Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries – including those …
Workplace killers: people kill their colleagues for different reasons than other shooters: At 10.12pm on November 23, an overnight team leader at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, opened fire on colleagues in the crew room. The 31-year-old perpetrator killed six and injured at least six more before killing himself. The violence was directed towards fellow …
Some coronaviruses kill, while others cause a common cold. We are getting closer to knowing why: Some human coronaviruses cause seasonal colds or other mild symptoms. Others can be severe and even fatal. Jdidi wassim/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It’s hard to imagine a time when “coronavirus” wasn’t a household word. But for a long …
If interest rates are raised high enough to kill off inflation, how bad will the consequences be?: Cineworld has signalled its intention to declare bankruptcy. Like many companies in the UK and elsewhere, the London-based cinema chain took on massive amounts of debt to expand. It is expected to use the Chapter 11 process in …
Bladed ‘Ninja’ missile used to kill al-Qaida leader is part of a scary new generation of unregulated weapons: The recent killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by CIA drone strike was the latest US response to 9/11. Politically, it amplified existing distrust between US leaders and the Taliban government in Afghanistan. The killing also exposed …
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Could lead makeup really kill you? A scientist recreated centuries-old skin whitening recipes to find out – podcast: The Countess of Coventry, Maria Gunning, was rumoured to have died of lead poisoning from her makeup. Jean-Étienne Liotard via Wikimedia Can makeup really kill you? That’s the myth attached to Maria Gunning, the Countess of Coventry, …
Psychology of trophy hunting: why some people kill animals for sport: African elephant being hunted Roger Brown Photography/shutterstock Do you have any desire to stalk and kill an elephant? Probably not, but some relish the idea. Recently the world’s largest trophy hunting convention took place in Las Vegas, organised by Safari Club International, an influential …
‘It’s stressful to kill somebody’: the healthcare workers who support assisted dying: The first approval of the principle of legalising assisted dying in a British jurisdiction in November signals an urgent need to understand the implications of such legislation on healthcare professionals. The agreement by the parliament in Jersey that assisted dying should be allowed …
How to kill a zombie process on Linux: Happy Halloween Open SOURCE-rers! Here’s a tale as old as epoch time. Since there has been C and Unix, and (later on) Linux, we’ve had zombies. Specifically, there are processes that get marked as a zombie process. Misunderstood by some, ignored by others, and immune to the …
South Africa in the news: When hospitals kill patients: Amid COVID-19, many Nigerians are suffering in the process of accessing health care in the acclaimed best hospitals owned by government.: “South Africa” – BingNews In search of Michelle Smith, the battle for the soul of Man United, and the week’s best sportswriting: 1. What was …
South Africa in the news: Vaccine nationalism is ‘natural experiment’ that will kill many people, warns virus expert: Outgoing head of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Dr Peter Piot, says the approach will destabilise the world …: “South Africa” – BingNews Olympics-Soccer-COVID-hit South Africa’s coach says players’ health paramount: With two days …