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9,500 Years Ago, Stone Age Hunter-Gatherers Built Funeral Pyre In Africa
A scientific paper, published in the journal Science Advances, describes a spectacular event that happened about 9,500 years ago in Malawi in south-central Africa, challenging long-held notions about how hunter-gatherers treat their dead.
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Insects Nibble Woman's Body At Jhansi Medical College Mortuary, Probe On
The body of a 26-year-old woman was found gnawed by insects while it was kept at the mortuary of the medical college in Jhansi, her horrified family alleged, prompting authorities to announce a probe and action against three staffers.
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"Woh Chala Gaya": Delhi Blast Victim Supported Family Of 4, Sister's Kids
"Aaj woh chala hi gaya (Today, he is gone)," wailed one of 35-year-old Jumman Mohammed's family members at the mortuary where the Delhi suicide blast victim's body was kept.
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A Number, A Plastic Sheet, And A Death The System Forgot In Madhya Pradesh
Every day, unclaimed bodies leave the gates of Bhopal's Hamidia Hospital, shrouded not in love but in a plastic sheet - their final journey watched by no one, mourned by no one.
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Mortuary Worker In US Sentenced To 15 Years For Illegally Selling Body Parts Online
Candace Chapman Scott, 37, sold human remains to Jeremy Lee Pauley from Pennsylvania.
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"Has To Come To Supreme Court For Father's Burial": A Shocking Bastar Case
A Chhattisgarh man's body is waiting in the mortuary for a court order that will clear the roadblocks in its burial. Subhash Baghel's body is in the morgue for the past 12 days
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Kerala Man Comes Back To Life Right Before Being Taken To Mortuary
A man, believed by his family to be dead and taken to a hospital for further procedures, made a miraculous recovery just minutes before being transferred to the mortuary in this north Kerala district.
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Come To Morgue, Stand For 10 Mins: Chinese Funeral Home's Post For Jobseekers
A funeral home in Rushan, Shandong province, China, is hiring a "morgue manager", offering a monthly salary of 2,200 yuan (Rs 25,000). Sounds simple? Wait till you read the fine print.
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15 Stone Age Skulls Found in Italy’s Neolithic Village, Unveiling Ancient Rituals
A recent discovery of 15 Neolithic skulls in the Masseria Candelaro site in Italy offers new insights into ancient rituals. The skulls, dating back to 5618-5335 B.C., suggest they were part of a unique ancestor practice. Found inside a structure, the skulls show no signs of violence, hinting that they were handled over generations in symbolic ritua...
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After Hours In Mortuary, He "Woke Up" On Cremation Pyre, Then Died In Hospital
Rohitash, who came alive on the funeral pyre on Thursday in Rajasthan, died on Friday during treatment in a Jaipur hospital.
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UK Man Performs Sex Act On Corpse After Breaking Into Hospital Mortuary, Arrested
The man also pleaded guilty to trespassing with the intent to commit sexual offences.
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Tamil Nadu Hospital Under Fire For Handing Over Baby's Body In Cardboard Box
The mortuary at a government hospital here handed over the body of a baby in a cardboard carton much to the shock of the father, who struggled in vain to save his child during the floods last week.
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Woman's Body Bitten By Rats In UP Mortuary
Rats gnawed at the body of a woman, who allegedly died by suicide by hanging, at a mortuary here, officials said on Wednesday.
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Manipur Violence: Supreme Court Orders Burial Or Cremation Of Unclaimed Bodies
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued directions for ensuring burial or cremation of bodies lying in mortuaries in Manipur, where ethnic clashes had claimed several lives in May.
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An Ice-cream Truck Packed With Corpses As Gaza Is Pounded By Israel
Hamas, which has controlled the enclave since 2007, said Monday that 1,000 bodies could still be under rubble and warned of diseases spreading.
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9,500 Years Ago, Stone Age Hunter-Gatherers Built Funeral Pyre In Africa
A scientific paper, published in the journal Science Advances, describes a spectacular event that happened about 9,500 years ago in Malawi in south-central Africa, challenging long-held notions about how hunter-gatherers treat their dead.
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Insects Nibble Woman's Body At Jhansi Medical College Mortuary, Probe On
The body of a 26-year-old woman was found gnawed by insects while it was kept at the mortuary of the medical college in Jhansi, her horrified family alleged, prompting authorities to announce a probe and action against three staffers.
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"Woh Chala Gaya": Delhi Blast Victim Supported Family Of 4, Sister's Kids
"Aaj woh chala hi gaya (Today, he is gone)," wailed one of 35-year-old Jumman Mohammed's family members at the mortuary where the Delhi suicide blast victim's body was kept.
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A Number, A Plastic Sheet, And A Death The System Forgot In Madhya Pradesh
Every day, unclaimed bodies leave the gates of Bhopal's Hamidia Hospital, shrouded not in love but in a plastic sheet - their final journey watched by no one, mourned by no one.
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Mortuary Worker In US Sentenced To 15 Years For Illegally Selling Body Parts Online
Candace Chapman Scott, 37, sold human remains to Jeremy Lee Pauley from Pennsylvania.
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"Has To Come To Supreme Court For Father's Burial": A Shocking Bastar Case
A Chhattisgarh man's body is waiting in the mortuary for a court order that will clear the roadblocks in its burial. Subhash Baghel's body is in the morgue for the past 12 days
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Kerala Man Comes Back To Life Right Before Being Taken To Mortuary
A man, believed by his family to be dead and taken to a hospital for further procedures, made a miraculous recovery just minutes before being transferred to the mortuary in this north Kerala district.
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Come To Morgue, Stand For 10 Mins: Chinese Funeral Home's Post For Jobseekers
A funeral home in Rushan, Shandong province, China, is hiring a "morgue manager", offering a monthly salary of 2,200 yuan (Rs 25,000). Sounds simple? Wait till you read the fine print.
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15 Stone Age Skulls Found in Italy’s Neolithic Village, Unveiling Ancient Rituals
A recent discovery of 15 Neolithic skulls in the Masseria Candelaro site in Italy offers new insights into ancient rituals. The skulls, dating back to 5618-5335 B.C., suggest they were part of a unique ancestor practice. Found inside a structure, the skulls show no signs of violence, hinting that they were handled over generations in symbolic ritua...
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After Hours In Mortuary, He "Woke Up" On Cremation Pyre, Then Died In Hospital
Rohitash, who came alive on the funeral pyre on Thursday in Rajasthan, died on Friday during treatment in a Jaipur hospital.
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UK Man Performs Sex Act On Corpse After Breaking Into Hospital Mortuary, Arrested
The man also pleaded guilty to trespassing with the intent to commit sexual offences.
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Tamil Nadu Hospital Under Fire For Handing Over Baby's Body In Cardboard Box
The mortuary at a government hospital here handed over the body of a baby in a cardboard carton much to the shock of the father, who struggled in vain to save his child during the floods last week.
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Woman's Body Bitten By Rats In UP Mortuary
Rats gnawed at the body of a woman, who allegedly died by suicide by hanging, at a mortuary here, officials said on Wednesday.
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Manipur Violence: Supreme Court Orders Burial Or Cremation Of Unclaimed Bodies
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued directions for ensuring burial or cremation of bodies lying in mortuaries in Manipur, where ethnic clashes had claimed several lives in May.
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An Ice-cream Truck Packed With Corpses As Gaza Is Pounded By Israel
Hamas, which has controlled the enclave since 2007, said Monday that 1,000 bodies could still be under rubble and warned of diseases spreading.
