A former agent of the Soviet Union’s main security agency KGB, who defected to the UK in 1998, has claimed that he has received seven death threats since the British authorities revealed his identity to Latvian law enforcement. According to tabloid The Mirror, Boris Karpichkov was a KGB major in …
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At least 225 people, including 19 police officers and military servicemen, died in the recent violent unrest in Kazakhstan, the country’s prosecutors have said. More than 4,500 others were reportedly injured. The updated statistics relating to the wave of protest that gripped the country in early January were revealed by …
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A new study has found the bald eagle population in the US has taken a significant hit from lead poisoning, eaten by the animals from left-behind ammunition from hunters. The study, from the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at Cornell University, found the bald eagle population growth has decreased …
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Two death row inmates in the US state of Oklahoma are petitioning a judge to allow a firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection, arguing it would be quicker and have less room for error than the current mode of execution. Donald Anthony Grant, who murdered two people during …
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Sinead O’Connor has demanded to know why her teenage son Shane was allowed to leave a Dublin hospital after several suicide attempts. He was found dead two days after slipping out of the facility. Shane O’Connor, 17, was found dead in the early hours of Saturday morning, after he was …
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After a lengthy investigation, a man has been arrested in relation to online death threats made to TV broadcaster Piers Morgan and his eldest son, Spencer. In February 2021, Morgan revealed that he and his son had been targeted by an “internet troll.” In the violent messages, which the TV …
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For the first time ever, scientists were able to track a red supergiant in real-time during its final 130 days, watching the massive star’s rapid self-destruction and death throes before a violent explosion. It was previously believed that red supergiant stars remained calm and didn’t show any symptoms of approaching …
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At least 18 police officers and military servicemen were killed in clashes in Kazakhstan, amid what the authorities are calling a “counter-terrorist” operation. No details on civilian casualties have officially been revealed. The updated figure was revealed by Kazakstan’s interior ministry late on Thursday. Nearly 750 law enforcement have received …
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Speaking live on Rossiya 1 broadcaster on Sunday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated Moscow’s stance on the eastwards expansion of NATO. The potential ascension of former Soviet republics into the alliance remains completely unacceptable for Russia, he said. “The expansion of NATO into countries such as Ukraine, probably other countries …
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“The Pope’s festive address focused on his prayers for the pandemic to come to an end. He said vaccines should be made available to those most in need,” Pentelow reported on Saturday evening, before adding, “His death was announced… uh, excuse me.” A camera pan to Pentelow showed the presenter …
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