The “War on Drugs” that came soon after the “War on Terror” is being decisively lost. Ten years after the US invasion Afghanistan remains the world’s biggest opium poppy producer. Meanwhile, the UK is making […]
France has launched an investigation into unidentified drones that have been spotted flying over nuclear plants operated by state-owned utility EDF, its interior minister said on Thursday. EDF said that drones flew over seven nuclear […]
A Chinese billionaire from Guangdong Province died after eating a cat meat stew at a local restaurant. Police detained a local official suspected of murdering the businessman by lacing the dish with a poisonous herb. […]
A Chinese restaurant owner has reportedly confessed to coating food with the powdered poppy seeds used to make opium. Opium is regarded as a highly addictive narcotic that leaves heavy users with painful withdrawal systems […]
To deal with the potential threat of rising sea levels, the Urban Land Institute in Boston has proposed to change some of the streets into canals, similar to those in Venice, Italy or Amsterdam, Netherlands. […]
Pufferfish, also known as blowfish contain a toxin called tetrodotoxin, just 1 to 2 milligrams of which can be lethal. Eleven individuals from the same family have been hospitalized after unknowingly eating the world’s deadliest […]
Recently, a man in Colorado was left severely injured after his head was run over by a moving vehicle. Just prior to the incident, he had dropped his lit cigarette. Distracted driving can take many […]
New York City is one of the most populated areas in the world, but scientists have discovered a new species of wild animal there. After several years of study, a team of researchers from several […]
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