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Derek Pfaff (Picture credit: Mayo Clinic Transplant X handle) A man in Michigan, US, can now smile, smell, and swallow for the first time in a decade, thanks to a “life-changing” face transplant. Derek Pfaff, 30, underwent the procedure in February, ten years after surviving a self-inflicted gunshot wound that severely damaged his face.Pfaff, who […]
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A former councillor has been jailed for 18 years for attempting to kill his wife. Darren Brown, 35, was convicted of attempted murder by a jury after stabbing his wife Corrine at their home in Wildmill, Bridgend, on 10 July last year. The court previously heard that he laughed as he tried to stab his […]
Argentinian police arrested on Thursday a man wanted over an attempted coup in Brazil last year in support of former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro. Joelton Gusmao de Oliveira, a 47-year-old Brazilian, was arrested in Argentina’s La Plata, 60 kilometres (37 miles) south of Buenos Aires, according to a police statement. The police statement also […]
Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of a transmission from the Arecibo Observatory, intended as our first attempt to send a message to intelligent life across the universe. Journalist Nadia Drake talks about the careful crafting of the signal and her personal connection with the astronomer who authored the transmission: her father Frank Drake. Recommended reading: […]
A man in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, attempted to die by suicide on Friday night by ingesting mosquito repellent following emotional distress caused by a breakup with his girlfriend. The incident unfolded after the man shared a disturbing Instagram video of himself consuming the repellent. Disturbing Instagram Post Alerts Police Around 3:30 am on Saturday, the […]
A Hong Kong court has stepped up security checks after a man tried to attack a magistrate who convicted him over an indecent assault case years earlier, with all visitors having their belongings searched and sharp tools dropped. A screening station was set up at the entrance of each floor outside the courtrooms of Kowloon […]
A look back at Brazil’s general election in October 2022 reveals just how precariously the world’s fifth-largest democracy stood on the brink of political turmoil. Throughout the race, then-President Jair Bolsonaro spread unfounded claims of election fraud and disseminated disinformation aimed at galvanizing his most extreme supporters. But while Bolsonaro’s rhetoric echoed that of former […]
Bolivia’s government has accused former president Evo Morales of staging an attempt on his own life, saying that the shots fired at his car on Sunday came after he tried to run a police checkpoint. “Mr Morales, nobody believes the theater you have staged,” interior minister Eduardo del Castillo told a news conference. He added […]