Even though the COVID-19 disease and its responses impact everyone, older people are at a higher risk. Before the virus affected more than 100 countries globally, early Chinese data showed that the older people were the most vulnerable to the disease’s worst effects. Now, this data, along with research from […]
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Thousands of Women Gather on World Streets on International Women’s Day to Protest Gender Violence, Inequality, and Exploitation
On International Women’s Day, women gathered in the streets of some the largest cities in the world to protest against gender violence, exploitation, and inequality. The mothers of murdered girls were leaders of the march in Mexico City. Although many protests were peaceful, others were full of tension and security […]
Meet Pedro Reyes, Mexican Artist Who Melts Guns & Uses Them to Create Shovels for Tree Planting
Weapons can lead to disastrous situations and Culiacan in Mexico is a good example of gun violence- the city has the highest death rate in the nation caused by firearms. This is why Pedro Reyes, a Mexican artist, decided to do something about it- he’s repurposing weapons that are agents […]
60-Year-Old Woman Dies in Cake Eating Contest after Choking from Coconut Cake
Without doubt, competitive contests in eating are popular throughout the whole world. In India, there’s the chilly eating contest and the parantha challenge whereas we often se the burger challenge and the hot-dog challenge in other countries. However, these contests aren’t all fun and games- especially when the contestants face […]
NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Dies in a Helicopter Crash, His Oldest Daughter too
One of the greatest basketball players and master scorers of all time Kobe Bryant was on the plane that crashed on Sunday in Calabasas, California. Bryant was 41. There were 9 people on board and there are no survivors. Sadly, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna also died in the crash. The […]
This Plant in Ethiopia Transforms Waste into Renewable Energy
Unfortunately, the open-air landfill outside of the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, murdered more than 110 people in 2017. The government invested $120 million in the building of a waste-to-energy plant next to the garbage dump as a means of tackling the problem of waste piling in the city. The […]
Baby in Russia Left Alone on a Balcony Freezes to Death
After a 7-month-old baby froze to death due to being left to sleep in a buggy on a balcony outside in the east of Russia on Sunday morning, authorities opened up a criminal investigation. According to officials handling the case, the baby died because of exposure to temperatures of -20C […]
Grieving Woman Gains a lot of Weight, but Manages to Lose more than 120 Pounds
In a month, around 38 percent of adults claim they overate or started consuming unhealthy food as a means to fight off stress. And, this was also the case with Justine McCabe who had to deal with much more than she could handle. After losing her mother and her husband […]
5500 Died in the last Three Years from Waiting on Hospital Trolleys
Unfortunately, thousands of patients in the UK are dying because of delays and insufficient beds in overcrowded hospitals, claims a new research. The research, conducted by a group of NHS doctors concluded that almost 5,500 deaths in the past three years were a result of the person spending too much […]
Death Becomes more Sustainable with the Launch of the First Human Composting Centre
One of the most enigmatic and profound questions in life is definitely ‘what happens to us when we die?’ Even though we don’t have any insights on afterlife, we do have news about what can be done with our body after we die. The after-death centre Recompose offers a new […]