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ALABAMA Alabama health officials on Tuesday ordered the closure of day cares, senior centers and on-site restaurant dining in six counties to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The order from the Alabama Department of Public Health applies to Jefferson County, which has the highest number of cases, and the surrounding counties of Tuscaloosa, Walker, Blount, St. … Read more
This adorable golden retriever looks like a guide dog but is actually blind – and needs a ‘guide human’ to help it get around. Tao had both eyes removed due to glaucoma over two operations – the second happening just eight weeks ago. But the 10-year-old has already made remarkable progress, adapting to his surroundings … Read more
The first human trials of a coronavirus vaccine are to be launched within days, scientists in the US have said. The ‘genetic hack’ was accelerated past the animal testing stage and will be used on healthy volunteers, then patients if it deemed safe. It comes as scientists in Britain said a vaccine could be tested on humans … Read more
Outrage after Saudi Arabia’s state oil firm forces worker to dress up as a human hand gel dispenser Images shared online show Saudi Aramco worker dressed as hand gel dispenser Act criticised with social media users saying it is ‘humiliating’ and ‘disgusting’ Firm said practice ‘immediately’ stopped and measures taken to prevent repeat By Faith Ridler … Read more
A police officer has told of the moment he found a human head with ‘blond hair’ inside a bag for life that had been stuffed under a kitchen sink. Police search teams made the gruesome discovery at a house in the village of Guide Post, Northumberland, after the decapitated corpse of Odessa Carey Snr, 73, … Read more
Monty Python’s Silly Walk created by John Cleese is ‘exactly 6.7 times’ more silly than a normal human walk, say scientists – and it’s all in the way he flexes his knees ‘at the wrong time’ The team studied the way John Cleese knees bend while doing the silly walk They found his knees would … Read more
An ancient human settlement was obliterated by a comet that exploded in Earth’s atmosphere around 12,800 years ago, a study has found. The event destroyed a village found in the Abu Hureyra dig site in Syria and splattered fragments of molten glass ‘hot enough to melt cars’ to the ground. The impact is also believed to have … Read more
Nicky Hilton Rothschild is putting her star power to good use to raise awareness about the tragic reality of human trafficking through an empowering new fashion campaign to benefit survivors. In honor of women’s history month in March, Nicky brought together the LifeWay Network, an organization which houses and helps heal human trafficking survivors, and luxury … Read more
British-based Albanian Kledjan Kurtaj, 20, helps organise fake IDs and flights via a European capital such as Dublin or Paris Human traffickers are exploiting a back-door route into Britain that makes it ‘easy-peasy’ to get into the country. Operating from the UK, they arrange for illegal migrants to come here via European airports and boast … Read more
Irish pair are charged with human trafficking after 10 migrants including two children are found inside lorry carrying tyres in Belgium Two Irish men charged with suspected human trafficking of 10 Asian migrants Eight adults and two children were found in back of lorry near Ghent in Belgium NCA officers also conducted a raid in … Read more