Representational photo Tehran: Sixty people were poisoned due to chlorine gas leakage in the central Iranian province of Isfahan, the official news agency IRNA reported. At 13:40 local time, on Sunday it was reported that a semi-trailer truck carrying chlorine gas cylinders had overturned on an intercity road in Shahreza County, 80 km south of … Read more
Pets, cherished members of our families, fill our lives with immense joy. However, hidden dangers in everyday items can unknowingly put them at risk of accidental poisoning. Protecting our furry friends requires vigilance and proactive steps. Here are key tips to help prevent accidental poisoning and keep your pets safe. Pet Poisoning: Identify Potential Hazards … Read more
On an island of windswept tundra in the Bering Sea, hundreds of miles from mainland Alaska, a resident sitting outside their home saw — well, did they see it? They were pretty sure they saw it. A rat. The purported sighting would not have gotten attention in many places around the world, but it caused a … Read more
Great White singer Jack Russell, whose band’s long climb to commercial success was overshadowed by a pyrotechnics display at a nightclub performance that led to one of the deadliest indoor fires in U.S. history, has died. He was 63. A statement released by his family on Russell’s social media accounts on Thursday indicated the singer … Read more
With a little help from the warming Gulf Stream, Nova Scotia beachgoers are encountering a strange creature with a balloon-like body whose sting packs a bigger punch than that of jellyfish. Last week, a Portuguese man-of-war appeared at a surfing hot spot on Lawrencetown Beach near Dartmouth, N.S. The animal, a species of siphonophore — … Read more
For rats in Ottawa’s Heron Park neighbourhood, Melanie Giroux has become something like the Grim Reaper. Giroux estimates she’s trapped and killed many hundreds of the rodents since her backyard became infested in 2021. That year alone, she bagged nearly 500 using black reusable traps. Despite that prolific record, Giroux said it hasn’t gotten any easier. “You … Read more
London police are investigating the death of two animals and the serious illness of a third after they were on display at a petting zoo for children at a weekend Pride event in London. A capybara and a guinea pig died, with a goat recovering at the farm after receiving treatment by the farm’s veterinarian, the owner of Little Hobby … Read more
Launching attacks on BJP and RSS, Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge on March 31 called them “poison”. He said those who support dictatorship need to be kicked out of the country.”You have to decide if you want democracy or dictatorship… Those who support dictatorship need to be kicked out of the country… BJP and RSS are … Read more
Several soldiers from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) died after they were suspected to have been poisoned, Arab media sources reported Friday night. The suspected mass poisoning occurred in Deir ez-Zor, in eastern Syria, several countries have stationed troops in this region to counter an ISIS resurgence, including Iran, the US, and Russia. … Read more
