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A train derailed and several of its cars overturned this Thursday, July 18 in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, killing at least two people and injuring 35, the railway company Indian Railways said. “Two people died,” said Pankaj Kumar Singh, spokesman for Indian Railways, the state-owned company …

At least fourteen high school students in Tokyo were hospitalised after experiencing severe stomach aches, nausea, and mouth pain from consuming crisps infused with Bhut Jolokia peppers. The incident occurred on 16 July at Rokugo Koka High School in Tokyo’s Ota Ward. At approximately 12:40 pm, an emergency call was made …

A furious woman cut off her husband’s penis after he uttered another woman’s name during a s3x in Baguio City, Philippines. The woman waited for the man to fall asleep before allegedly grabbing a 10-inch long knife from the kitchen and chopping off his penis. Neighbours rushed to the screaming …

Child vaccination rates around the world are stagnating and have still not returned to their pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels, the UN warned on Monday July 15. “Compared to the level of 2019, before the pandemic, 2.7 million more children were still not vaccinated, or incompletely, in 2023,” said the United Nations …

Apart from cataracts, which are often associated with adulthood, myopia, hyperopia and presbyopia can begin at an early age. While some of these conditions may seem unavoidable, their impact could be mitigated by regular consumption of fruit. A study by Singaporean researchers reveals that eating grapes significantly improves eye health …

A man was arrested in China with more than 100 live snakes in his pants pockets that he was trying to smuggle into the country, authorities said. “During an inspection, customs officers found six bags (…) sealed with adhesive tape in the trouser pockets of this person,” Chinese Customs said …

Six people have died of sunstroke in Tokyo in recent days as Japan suffers a rare heat wave in the middle of the rainy season, media reported. Over the weekend, the Shizuoka department (central) was the first in Japan to see the mercury reach 40°C this year, far exceeding the …

Torrential rains, causing flash floods and landslides, have killed at least 14 people in Nepal and nine people are missing, police announced on Sunday (July 7). Floods in neighboring India, as well as Bangladesh, also caused widespread damage and affected millions of people. “The police are working with other agencies …

A woman was found dead in the belly of a python which had swallowed her whole, police in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi said on Wednesday (July 3). The 36-year-old woman went missing after leaving her home Tuesday morning to buy medicine for her sick child, police said. His …

More than 240,000 people were evacuated in eastern China after heavy rains fell across a large part of the country, causing the flow of the Yangtze River to swell, the official Xinhua news agency reported. This Tuesday, July 2 afternoon, the rains had ravaged “36 counties and districts of seven …