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At least 34 individuals have passed away and 16 more are unaccounted for following floods on Sumatra island in western Indonesia, as per the spokesperson for the West Sumatra disaster mitigation agency who spoke on Sunday. “Up to now our information indicates that 34 individuals have passed away: 16 in Agam and 18 in Tanah Datar. At least 18 others are […]

The Brickhall School in Abuja announced its decision to close for one week in memory of its late four-year-old student, Miguel Ovoke, following the report of his death at Excel Specialist Hospital in Abuja.

Former “American Idol” finalist and Grammy-winning singer Mandisa has been found deceased in her Nashville home.

A hiker alerted the police after seeing a man lying in the bushes, but when the police arrived they couldn't find him. The same hiker discovered the same body the following day.

The number of fatalities, including children, in the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia, has reached 93, as announced by Russia's Investigative Committee on its Telegram channel. Earlier, gunmen attacked the concert hall, killing at least 60 people and injuring 100 more, according to Russian security services.

United Kingdom’s King Charles III hosted Korean War veterans at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, marking his first public appearance since rumors of his death began circulating online. The royal family announced this on social media saying, “This morning, the King met veterans of the Korean War at Buckingham Palace to mark […]

Atul Gawande sits across from me in a cafe in Berkeley, California, sipping an Izze fruit drink and trying to catch his breath. He just came from an appearance across the bay, in San Francisco, and is soon headed to a radio interview down the street, followed by a drive via the Golden Gate […]

One evening four years ago, photographer Andrea Tese received a phone call from a home-care nurse. Could she come to her grandfather’s house to assess the situation? the nurse asked. Her grandfather had been very ill and had stipulated he did not want to die inside a hospital; he wanted to stay at home. But […]

Cadaverine and putrescine are the chemicals responsible for the dead-flesh stench.

If we are to learn how to die, we need teachers.