5 d. ago Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals

Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisisRising global heat is now killing one person a minute around the world, a major report on the health impact of the climate crisis has revealed.It says the world’s addiction to fossil fuels also causes toxic air pollution, wildfires and the spread of diseases such as dengue fever, and millions each year are dying owing to the failure to tackle global heating. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago 'Hugely concerning': Parents urged to get children vaccinated after flu cases 'spread like wildfire'

Experts have described the increase in cases as ‘hugely concerning’ 🚨

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9 d. ago Parents urged to vaccinate children against flu ‘wildfire’ as cases rise

Experts said flu has hit early this year, with a worrying increase among children.

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1 week ago Revealed: police across US spread false rumors about Venezuelan gang threats

Claim that Tren de Aragua planned to attack officers was widely shared – only for FBI to later acknowledge it was mistaken, internal files showAn unverified rumor that Venezuelan gang members were preparing to kill police officers spread like wildfire through US law enforcement agencies last year, internal records reveal, only for federal officials to later quietly acknowledge the claim was mistaken.The intelligence report, which appears to have first been disseminated by a local New Mexico police department in July 2024, suggested that the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang had directed its members to “fire on or attack” law enforcement. The vague assertion quickly traveled among law enforcement agencies. It even made its way into a formal proclamation by Texas governor Greg Abbott, and was repeated by Republican Congress members as evidence of the dangers of Venezuelan immigrants and Democrats’ border policies. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Surfing's Kim Kardashian' gets death threats after 'pooping in sacred lake'

Surfing's answer to Kim Kardashian received death threats after she was wrongly accused of "pooping in a sacred lake" after a social media rumor's spread like wildfire

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2 w. ago Celebrity death hoax victims: From Bon Jovi to Denise Welch and Tom Cruise

Over the years some of the biggest stars have fallen victim to elaborate and well-planned death hoaxes, and thanks to the power of social media, they can spread like wildfire.

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