49 h. ago The number of oral sex partners that can raise your chance of lethal cancer almost 10

Dr Hisham Mehanna, an expert in cancer at the University of Birmingham, said seven in 10 throat cancers are believed to be caused by a virus commonly spread by oral sex.

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64 h. ago Mystery virus spreading silently is more deadly than first thought – and there's no jab

The Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever, has been spreading across South America for the past 18 months and has been detected in Europe for the first time

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65 h. ago Mystery deadly virus spreading silently is more dangerous than expected

A deadly virus - known as oropouche virus or sloth fever - is quietly spreading across South America and Europe as scientists fear it's more rampant than first believed.

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69 h. ago Mystery deadly virus spreading quietly is more dangerous than thought

Oropouche virus - or sloth fever, as it's also known - is a deadly virus that's quietly spreading across South America and Europe, and scientists fear it's more prevalent than first believed

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3 d. ago 'Headless' mystery beast is caught on trail cam in the dead of night leaving the internet perplexed

A mysterious trail camera image of what appeared to be a 'headless' creature prowling through the darkness has left social media users baffled.

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9 d. ago Experts issue terrifying warning to America: Prepare for pandemic NOW as new virus spreads to all 50 States

So far, the outbreak has affected nearly 1000 dairy cow herds and resulted in more than 70 human cases, including the first confirmed death.

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9 d. ago Tornadoes remain a deadly mystery — and researchers are fighting against time to save lives

Tornado researchers say the ‘missing link’ comes down to just seconds

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2 w. ago Mystery surrounding death of British Airways flight attendant, 45, found dead in San Francisco hotel room

Irfan Ali Mirza, 45, landed in San Francisco from London Heathrow airport last Tuesday and had a two-day layover before the return flight. The father of three young children was found dead in his bed.

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2 w. ago Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, Trump is setting the stage for disaster | Terry Garcia

Cuts to science, environmental and safety agencies are a rejection of hard-won knowledge gained from studying the disaster that occurred 15 years agoLast month, I joined nearly 500 former and current employees of National Geographic, where I was executive vice-president and chief science and exploration officer for 17 years, urging the institution to take a public stance against the Trump administration’s reckless attacks on science. Our letter pointed out that the programs being dismantled are “imperative for the success of our country’s economy and are the foundation of our progress and wellbeing. They make us safer, stronger and more prosperous.” We warned that gutting them is a recipe for disaster.In the face of this danger, none of us can remain silent.Terry Garcia was National Geographic’s executive vice-president and chief science and exploration officer for 17 years. He also served as the assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and deputy administrator of N...

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2 w. ago Mystery as British Airways cabin crew member is found dead in his hotel room during San Francisco stopover

The male crew member had flown out to San Francisco from the UK on Tuesday, and had been staying in the Californian city on a stopover.

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2 w. ago 'Must watch' mystery horror series that's Lost meets The Walking Dead finally streaming

Author Stephen King has already shared his approval

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3 w. ago Mystery as birthday girl student, 22, found dead in holiday hot tub horror

A student has tragically passed away on her birthday while on holiday at her parents' mountain cabin – Alexandra's friends were horrified to find her dead in the in the hot tub

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3 w. ago Brits are BANNED from bringing meat and cheese back from Europe

The ban is part of a Government effort to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, a highly contagious virus affecting livestock, which has recently been detected in parts of Europe.

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3 w. ago Brits are BANNED from bringing back meat and cheese back from Europe

The ban is part of a Government effort to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, a highly contagious virus affecting livestock, which has recently been detected in parts of Europe.

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3 w. ago Government BANS Brits from bringing several food items home from the EU: Full list of prohibited goods

The ban is part of a Government effort to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, a highly contagious virus affecting livestock, which has recently been detected in parts of Europe.

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3 w. ago The mystery of the nameless girl found dead in a Spanish border town

On a summer morning in 1990, the body of a young woman appeared in a small town close to the frontier. For those who saw her, finding her identity became an obsession that would last 30 yearsNobody can recall who first phoned the police on the morning of 4 September 1990, but everyone remembers the girl. Her body, hanging from a pine tree on a steep slope above the Spanish frontier town of Portbou, was visible to anyone looking up from the beach or across from the opposite hillside. She was barefoot, with grey-blue eyes and thick chestnut-brown hair. She wore blue dungarees over a turquoise green shirt.Portbou, squeezed into a cauldron-like Mediterranean cove, had only 2,000 inhabitants but plenty of police officers. In these years before the Schengen agreement, guards were stationed on the French border but these officers were experts in immigration and smuggling, not violent deaths. Instead, Enrique Gómez, a 35-year-old investigator from the Guardia Civil police force was called i...

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last month Police finally identify mystery man a year after he was found dead face

The man was found near Pilkington Wood in Chorley

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