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Mystery Virus: Flights to London from China to be monitored for virus

By Agrima Tikader

Flights arriving from Wuhan to London will be monitored to prevent the mysterious coronavirus from entering the UK.

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US confirms first case of China virus as death toll reaches six

Doctors at the University of Hong Kong released a study on Tuesday estimating that there have been 1,343 cases of the...

By Issam Ahmed with Helen Roxburgh in Beijing

Asian markets mostly up but killer virus fuels new SARS fears

Global equities have taken a severe hit by fears the new outbreak, which has killed nine and sickened hundreds, could...

By AFP News

China warns virus could mutate, spread as death toll rises

A prominent expert from China's National Health Commission confirmed this week that the virus can be passed between...

By Beiyi Seow

A coyote cloned by South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang and his team is pictured on a farm at a wildlife protection centre in Pyeongtaek

Man strangles ferocious coyote with bare hands to save his 2-year-old son

A coyote that had attacked a woman and her dogs was strangled to death by a man when it tried to snatch his son.

By Agrima Tikader

China says virus spreading between humans as WHO set to meet

The Chinese government announced Tuesday it was classifying the outbreak in the same category as SARS.

By Helen Roxburgh

British tourist suspected to be the first Western victim of mysterious Chinese coronavirus

A British holidaymaker is suspected to be infected with the mysterious coronavirus which has spread from China to...

By Agrima Tikader

Hangar 18 in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base really houses alien warehouse? Get the answer

The Air Force denies the existence of Hangar 18.

By Jaskiran Kaur

Eel chews through man's intestine after he swallowed them alive to cure constipation

A construction worker had to get two larger eels removed from his intestine after he swallowed them alive to cure...

By Agrima Tikader

British Airways flight cockpit fills with fumes as pilot passes out before landing

Flight from Athens to London sent out a Mayday alert after the co-pilot fainted and the captain put on an oxygen mask...

By Agrima Tikader

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Environment & Nature

Nestle to invest 2bn Swiss Francs in recycled plastics

By AFP News

Food and cosmetics giant Unilever announced last September that it will cut its use of new plastic in packaging by half...

Australian 'megablaze' brought under control

By Andrew Beatty

New South Wales firefighters said they finally had the upper hand in the fight against the vast Gospers Mountain fire...

Chimpanzee Conservation Centre Somoria Guinea

Four-star hotel in hot water for serving £27 plates of smoked baby chimpanzee

By Agrima Tikader

A four-star hotel is facing criminal charges for having smoked baby chimpanzee on their à la carte menu, which the...

Health

Faulty Incubator at Chinese Hospital Burns Newborn Baby to Death (PHOTOS)

Newborn mauled to death by stray dog in hospital's operating theatre

By Agrima Tikader

A stray dog entered a hospital's operating theatre and mauled a newborn baby...

Botched: discount breast implants leave woman scarred and flat chested

By Agrima Tikader

Infected breast implants ended up costing 28-year-old more money as well as her...

China believes new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak

By Jing Xuan TENG, with Yan Zhao in Hong Kong

China has since ruled out a fresh outbreak of SARS.

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Mystery Virus: Flights to London from China to be monitored for virus

US confirms first case of China virus as death toll reaches six

Asian markets mostly up but killer virus fuels new SARS fears

China warns virus could mutate, spread as death toll rises

Man strangles ferocious coyote with bare hands to save his 2-year-old son

China says virus spreading between humans as WHO set to meet

British tourist suspected to be the first Western victim of mysterious Chinese coronavirus

Hangar 18 in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base really houses alien warehouse? Get the answer

Eel chews through man's intestine after he swallowed them alive to cure constipation

British Airways flight cockpit fills with fumes as pilot passes out before landing

Nestle to invest 2bn Swiss Francs in recycled plastics

Australian 'megablaze' brought under control

Four-star hotel in hot water for serving £27 plates of smoked baby chimpanzee

Newborn mauled to death by stray dog in hospital's operating theatre

Botched: discount breast implants leave woman scarred and flat chested

China believes new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak

'Top secret' video may contain truth about UFO encounters, but cause damage to national security

SpaceX launches third batch of Starlink satellites

British scientist says aliens live among us