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Boeing To Pay $50,000 To Settle Lawsuit Over Whistleblower's Death By Suicide
Boeing Co agreed to pay at least $50,000 (Rs 44,36,500) to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of John Barnett, a whistleblower who took his own life last year.
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World's Oldest Woman's DNA Study Reveals Surprising Longevity Factors
Researchers in Spain studied her DNA and found that her genome was surprisingly young.
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Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into BSP Leader K Armstrong's Murder
The Madras High Court has ordered transfer of the investigation into the murder of Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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Europe Had Over 62,700 Heat-Related Deaths In 2024: Report
More than 62,700 people died in Europe from heat-related causes in 2024, according to research published in Nature Medicine on Monday, with women and the elderly representing the largest part of the death count.
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"Ship Has Already Sunk": Kerala Assembly Sees Clash Over Amoebic Brain Fever Issue
The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday witnessed stormy scenes for the second day in a row as an Opposition adjournment motion on amoebic meningoencephalitis (brain fever) led to a fierce exchange between treasury and Opposition benches.
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What Experts Say On "Biggest Challenge" In Dealing With Brain-Eating Amoeba That Killed 19 In Kerala
Naegleria fowleri is a thermophilic amoeba found in warm and stagnant freshwater.
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Alexei Navalny's Wife Says Tests Show Her Husband Was Poisoned
The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024.
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Delhi Registers Decline In Birth Rate, Sex Ratio: Report
The sex ratio in Delhi declined to 920 females per thousand males in 2024 as compared to 922 in the previous year, according to an official report.
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Prince Harry Returns To UK Amid Rumours Of King Charles Meeting
Prince Harry said the world had thrown a few challenges as he made his first return to Britain in five months for a week of engagements, starting with an awards ceremony for seriously ill children.
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Student, 20, Found Dead In Hostel Of BITS Pilani Goa Campus: Cops
A 20-year-old student was found dead in his hostel room at BITS Pilani campus in south Goa on Thursday, a police official said.
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"Might Be Worse": Iran Executed Over 800 People In 2025, Says UN
More than 800 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".
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383 Aid Workers Killed In 2024, Nearly Half In Gaza: UN
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.
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"Ketamine Queen" To Plead Guilty To Supplying Drugs That Killed Matthew Perry
A dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" has agreed to plead guilty to supplying the drugs that killed "Friends" actor Matthew Perry, the US Department of Justice said Monday.
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Rhode Island Man Accused Of Faking His Own Death, Found Guilty Of Rape
A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials.
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India Recorded Over 15 Lakh Cancer Cases In 2024: Minister
In 2024, India witnessed a surge in cancer cases, with over 15 lakh people diagnosed with the deadly disease, said Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, on Friday.
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Boeing To Pay $50,000 To Settle Lawsuit Over Whistleblower's Death By Suicide
Boeing Co agreed to pay at least $50,000 (Rs 44,36,500) to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of John Barnett, a whistleblower who took his own life last year.
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World's Oldest Woman's DNA Study Reveals Surprising Longevity Factors
Researchers in Spain studied her DNA and found that her genome was surprisingly young.
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Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into BSP Leader K Armstrong's Murder
The Madras High Court has ordered transfer of the investigation into the murder of Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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Europe Had Over 62,700 Heat-Related Deaths In 2024: Report
More than 62,700 people died in Europe from heat-related causes in 2024, according to research published in Nature Medicine on Monday, with women and the elderly representing the largest part of the death count.
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"Ship Has Already Sunk": Kerala Assembly Sees Clash Over Amoebic Brain Fever Issue
The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday witnessed stormy scenes for the second day in a row as an Opposition adjournment motion on amoebic meningoencephalitis (brain fever) led to a fierce exchange between treasury and Opposition benches.
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What Experts Say On "Biggest Challenge" In Dealing With Brain-Eating Amoeba That Killed 19 In Kerala
Naegleria fowleri is a thermophilic amoeba found in warm and stagnant freshwater.
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Alexei Navalny's Wife Says Tests Show Her Husband Was Poisoned
The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024.
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Delhi Registers Decline In Birth Rate, Sex Ratio: Report
The sex ratio in Delhi declined to 920 females per thousand males in 2024 as compared to 922 in the previous year, according to an official report.
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Prince Harry Returns To UK Amid Rumours Of King Charles Meeting
Prince Harry said the world had thrown a few challenges as he made his first return to Britain in five months for a week of engagements, starting with an awards ceremony for seriously ill children.
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Student, 20, Found Dead In Hostel Of BITS Pilani Goa Campus: Cops
A 20-year-old student was found dead in his hostel room at BITS Pilani campus in south Goa on Thursday, a police official said.
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"Might Be Worse": Iran Executed Over 800 People In 2025, Says UN
More than 800 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".
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383 Aid Workers Killed In 2024, Nearly Half In Gaza: UN
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.
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"Ketamine Queen" To Plead Guilty To Supplying Drugs That Killed Matthew Perry
A dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" has agreed to plead guilty to supplying the drugs that killed "Friends" actor Matthew Perry, the US Department of Justice said Monday.
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Rhode Island Man Accused Of Faking His Own Death, Found Guilty Of Rape
A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials.
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India Recorded Over 15 Lakh Cancer Cases In 2024: Minister
In 2024, India witnessed a surge in cancer cases, with over 15 lakh people diagnosed with the deadly disease, said Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, on Friday.
