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This Staple Food Eaten By 700 Million That Can Turn Deadly
This resilient crop thrives in tropical climates and is vital for poorer communities, but its tubers and leaves contain cyanogenic glycosides, which can cause fatal cyanide poisoning if not detoxified properly.
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Japan's 'Black Widow' Death Row Inmate, Chisako Kakehi, Dies
A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the "Black Widow" after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention centre at age 78.
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Thai Woman Gets Death Sentence After Poisoning 14 Friends With Cyanide
Authorities have since linked Sararat to a series of cyanide poisonings dating back to 2015.
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Befriending Strangers, Cyanide-Laced Drinks: Women Serial Killers Of Andhra Pradesh
They befriended strangers and offered them drinks which were mixed with cyanide to steal gold, cash and other valuables in Andhra Pradesh's Tenali district. Three women, the "serial killers" of Tenali, as claimed by the police, have murdered four.
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Cyanide, Untouched Food: Mysterious Foreigner Deaths At Bangkok Hotel
The bodies of six foreign nationals were found in a luxury hotel room in central Bangkok on Tuesday, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.
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Hamas Operatives Had Instructions For Using Cyanide-Based Chemical Bombs: Report
The instructions were stored in USBs found on the bodies of Hamas operatives who invaded Kibbutz Be'eri near the Gaza Strip in Southern Israel.
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Bihar Minister Compares Ramcharitmanas To Cyanide, Sparks Controversy
The controversial remarks by Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar Yadav has offered ammunition to the BJP ahead of the Assembly polls in five states and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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Thailand Woman Accused Of Murdering 12 Friends By Poisoning Them With Cyanide
Police said that all the victims, aged between 33 and 44, died between December 2020 and April 2023.
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US Dentist Accused Of Killing Wife By Lacing Shake With Cyanide, Chilling Details Emerge
An investigation by Aurora police detectives revealed that Craig searched online for what poisons could kill a person without detection.
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World's 'Most Poisonous Plant' Found In British Garden's Flower Beds
Gardeners frequently employ the castor oil plant in their displays, however it contains the poison ricin, which can be fatal if consumed.
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New Chemical Reactions Can Help Explain Origin of Life From Non-Living Molecules
Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered a new set of chemical reactions that can produce the building blocks of life. They have found a set of chemical reactions that can produce amino acids and nucleic acids — the building blocks of proteins and DNA — by using cyanide, ammonia, and carbon dioxide.
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Japan's "Black Widow" Loses Final Death Sentence Appeal: Reports
A Japanese woman dubbed the "Black Widow" who used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers had her final appeal against the death sentence rejected on Tuesday by the country's top court, local media said.
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Hundreds Of Sea Creatures "Deadlier Than Cyanide" Found Washed Up On Beach
Recently, a British scientist in Cape Town, South Africa, chanced upon hundreds of fish washed ashore on Muizenberg Beach. The species were soon identified as the poisonous "evil-eye" pufferfish.
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Serial Killer "Cyanide" Mohan Jailed For Life For Rape, Murder Of 20th Victim
"Cyanide" Mohan, a serial killer who murdered several women using the deadly chemical after befriending and raping them, has been sentenced by a court to life imprisonment for the rape and murder a woman from Kerala in 2009.
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Serial Killer ''Cyanide'' Mohan Convicted In 20th Murder Case
A local court has convicted serial killer ''Cyanide'' Mohan, holding him guilty in the rape and murder of a young woman from Kasaragod in Kerala in 2009.
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This Staple Food Eaten By 700 Million That Can Turn Deadly
This resilient crop thrives in tropical climates and is vital for poorer communities, but its tubers and leaves contain cyanogenic glycosides, which can cause fatal cyanide poisoning if not detoxified properly.
-
Japan's 'Black Widow' Death Row Inmate, Chisako Kakehi, Dies
A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the "Black Widow" after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention centre at age 78.
-
Thai Woman Gets Death Sentence After Poisoning 14 Friends With Cyanide
Authorities have since linked Sararat to a series of cyanide poisonings dating back to 2015.
-
Befriending Strangers, Cyanide-Laced Drinks: Women Serial Killers Of Andhra Pradesh
They befriended strangers and offered them drinks which were mixed with cyanide to steal gold, cash and other valuables in Andhra Pradesh's Tenali district. Three women, the "serial killers" of Tenali, as claimed by the police, have murdered four.
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Cyanide, Untouched Food: Mysterious Foreigner Deaths At Bangkok Hotel
The bodies of six foreign nationals were found in a luxury hotel room in central Bangkok on Tuesday, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.
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Hamas Operatives Had Instructions For Using Cyanide-Based Chemical Bombs: Report
The instructions were stored in USBs found on the bodies of Hamas operatives who invaded Kibbutz Be'eri near the Gaza Strip in Southern Israel.
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Bihar Minister Compares Ramcharitmanas To Cyanide, Sparks Controversy
The controversial remarks by Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar Yadav has offered ammunition to the BJP ahead of the Assembly polls in five states and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
-
Thailand Woman Accused Of Murdering 12 Friends By Poisoning Them With Cyanide
Police said that all the victims, aged between 33 and 44, died between December 2020 and April 2023.
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US Dentist Accused Of Killing Wife By Lacing Shake With Cyanide, Chilling Details Emerge
An investigation by Aurora police detectives revealed that Craig searched online for what poisons could kill a person without detection.
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World's 'Most Poisonous Plant' Found In British Garden's Flower Beds
Gardeners frequently employ the castor oil plant in their displays, however it contains the poison ricin, which can be fatal if consumed.
-
New Chemical Reactions Can Help Explain Origin of Life From Non-Living Molecules
Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered a new set of chemical reactions that can produce the building blocks of life. They have found a set of chemical reactions that can produce amino acids and nucleic acids — the building blocks of proteins and DNA — by using cyanide, ammonia, and carbon dioxide.
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Japan's "Black Widow" Loses Final Death Sentence Appeal: Reports
A Japanese woman dubbed the "Black Widow" who used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers had her final appeal against the death sentence rejected on Tuesday by the country's top court, local media said.
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Hundreds Of Sea Creatures "Deadlier Than Cyanide" Found Washed Up On Beach
Recently, a British scientist in Cape Town, South Africa, chanced upon hundreds of fish washed ashore on Muizenberg Beach. The species were soon identified as the poisonous "evil-eye" pufferfish.
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Serial Killer "Cyanide" Mohan Jailed For Life For Rape, Murder Of 20th Victim
"Cyanide" Mohan, a serial killer who murdered several women using the deadly chemical after befriending and raping them, has been sentenced by a court to life imprisonment for the rape and murder a woman from Kerala in 2009.
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Serial Killer ''Cyanide'' Mohan Convicted In 20th Murder Case
A local court has convicted serial killer ''Cyanide'' Mohan, holding him guilty in the rape and murder of a young woman from Kasaragod in Kerala in 2009.
