13 h. ago 'World's loneliest man' found four years after dying as music in flat was still playing

Branislav Tešanović, dubbed 'the world’s loneliest man', shocked a whole nation when his body was found in his flat nearly four years after his death, lights still on and the radio still playing

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9 d. ago Girl's death may have been a cry for help as she left note in her phone

Leah had battled mental health issues and had felt “anxious, isolated and alone”

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2 w. ago Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic

Study estimates 53,000 females have died on South Georgia since 2023, with ‘dramatic impact’ on future of the speciesBird flu has wiped out half of South Georgia’s breeding elephant seals, according to a study that warns of “serious implications” for the future of the species.The remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean is home to the world’s largest southern elephant seal population. Researchers estimate 53,000 females died after bird flu hit in 2023. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago World’s loneliest elephant died of rare disease after decade of isolation in zoo following death of only friend

AN AUTOPSY report has revealed the cause of death of the world's loneliest elephant - who lived in isolation for over two decades at an Indian zoo. The 29-year-old elephant, named Shankar, is said to have died in September from the encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV). EMCV is a rare rodent-borne virus that can infect a range...

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3 w. ago 'World's loneliest elephant' dies in isolation after battling fatal virus

A 29-year-old male African elephant known as the 'world's loneliest elephant' has died of a rodent-borne virus after spending much of his life in isolation in a zoo in Delhi, India, with campaigners fighting for his relocation to a wildlife sanctuary

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3 w. ago India’s loneliest elephant died of rare virus after decades of isolation in zoo

A month after African elephant’s death, autopsy report finds he had caught a rare rodent-borne virus

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3 w. ago African elephant dies of rare virus after years in isolation in Indian zoo

A month after African elephant’s death, autopsy report finds he had caught a rare rodent-borne virus

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4 w. ago Lynne Ramsay on pushing Jennifer Lawrence to the brink in her twisted motherhood drama: ‘I make films my way’

She burst on to the scene with Ratcatcher and terrified audiences with We Need to Talk About Kevin. The Scottish film-maker’s latest stars Hollywood darling Lawrence, but it doesn’t flinch from the dark side of family lifeSeveral years ago, Martin Scorsese read Die, My Love in his book club. The novel, by Argentinian author Ariana Harwicz, follows an unnamed woman who moves with her husband to the middle of nowhere in France. Isolated and frustrated, she battles the confines of marriage and motherhood. She introduces herself to the reader as “a nutcase”, as “someone beyond repair”. She sets fire to ants, swears at her child, complains of its “constant clucking and grousing”. She speaks the unspeakable: “I’m a mother, full stop. And I regret it, but I can’t even say that.”Scorsese subsequently sent the novel to Jennifer Lawrence’s production company. He was convinced that Lawrence could – should, must – play the mother. In turn, Lawrence and her producing partner, Justine Ciarrocchi,...

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