#deaths

4:44pm, 18th April, 2019

U.S. launches four-state study to find ways to reduce opioid overdose deaths

U.S. health officials on Thursday said they will spend $350 million in four states to study ways to best deal with the nation's opioid crisis on the local level, with a goal of reducing opioid-related overdose deaths by 40 percent over three yea...

Pediatrician group urges recall of baby rocker linked to infant deaths

5:58am, 10th April, 2019

US

Pediatrician group urges recall of baby rocker linked to infant deaths

The American Academy of Pediatrics called on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Tuesday to issue a full recall of the "Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleeper" infant rocker, which has been linked to 32 infant deaths, it said on its...

Battle for Libyan capital intensifies, deaths rise

5:44am, 8th April, 2019

World

Battle for Libyan capital intensifies, deaths rise

Eastern Libyan forces tried to push toward the center of Tripoli on Monday after their easy desert advance hit a tougher urban phase, with deaths and displacements mounting despite Western appeals for a truce and a return to a peace plan.

Mystery deaths of 'Hart Tribe' family in California ruled murder-suicide

2:20am, 5th April, 2019

US

Mystery deaths of 'Hart Tribe' family in California ruled murder-suicide

A family of eight known as the "Hart Tribe" died last year in a murder-suicide when their sports utility vehicle plunged off a 100-foot (30 m) cliff in northern California, a coroner's inquest said on Thursday.

Mozambicans look to God as cyclone deaths rise

10:08am, 24th March, 2019

World

Mozambicans look to God as cyclone deaths rise

Worshippers gathered at battered churches in the Mozambican port of Beira on Sunday, praying for divine protection as the death toll crept up from a cyclone and floods around southern Africa.

Probe widens into deaths of 22 racehorses at Santa Anita Park near LA

9:18pm, 15th March, 2019

US

Probe widens into deaths of 22 racehorses at Santa Anita Park near LA

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has joined the inquiry into circumstances surrounding the recent deaths of 22 horses at Santa Anita Park, one of America's premiere thoroughbred racetracks, the agency said on Friday.

Hog deaths, manure flooding from Florence seen surpassing 2016 hurricane

7:36pm, 18th September, 2018

US

Hog deaths, manure flooding from Florence seen surpassing 2016 hurricane

North Carolina estimated on Tuesday that 3.4 million poultry birds and 5,500 hogs died in Hurricane Florence, exceeding the number killed in the state's last major hurricane two years ago.

Egypt prosecutor says e-coli was factor in deaths of British tourists

11:58am, 12th September, 2018

UK

Egypt prosecutor says e-coli was factor in deaths of British tourists

Egypt's public prosecutor said on Wednesday that e-coli bacteria were a factor in the deaths of two British tourists in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada last month.

'I feel blessed' - No deaths in Mexico passenger jet crash

9:42pm, 31st July, 2018

World

'I feel blessed' - No deaths in Mexico passenger jet crash

Dozens of people were injured when a packed Aeromexico-operated Embraer jet crashed right after takeoff in Mexico's state of Durango on Tuesday, but authorities said most were not seriously hurt and there were no fatalities.