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Climate Change Impact on Wayanad Landslides: Study Reveals Key Findings
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) study revealed that the devastating landslides in Wayanad, which resulted in more than 200 fatalities, were heavily influenced by human-induced climate change. On July 30, Wayanad received 140 mm of rainfall in a single day, marking it as the third heaviest one-day rainfall event in the district's history. The st...
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Men Affected More By Fatal Events, Women By Non-Fatal Ones In 2021: Study
Men are disproportionately affected by conditions and events leading to early death, including COVID-19, heart disease, and road injuries, while women suffer from higher levels of non-fatal illnesses.
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Boy, 4, Among 3 Trampled To Death By Elephant At Religious Event In UP
An elephant at a religious event went rogue on Thursday, fatally trampling two women and a four-year-old boy at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, police said.
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US Regulator to Investigate Deaths of Amazon Workers in New Jersey: Details
US Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) investigators are probing the death of an Amazon worker, along with an injury that potentially led to the death of another employee. The US work-safety regulator is already probing a fatality during the company's annual Prime Day shopping event in mid-July, and all three deaths occurred within...
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1,750 Died In India Due To Extreme Weather In 2021
India saw 1,750 deaths due to extreme weather events in 2021, with Maharashtra being the worst-affected state with350 fatalities, followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday.
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Man, 55, Dies After Being Attacked By A Bull At Festival In Spain
A man bled to death from his injuries after he was gored at a bull-running festival in eastern Spain, authorities said. It was the first such fatality in the country since such events resumed after COVID-19 curbs were relaxed during the summer.
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Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Officially Ends Motorcycle Racing
The motorcycle classes at the Race to the Clouds event in Colorado, US were suspended following Carlin Dunne's tragic death in June 2019.
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Pikes Peak Hill Climb Champion Carlin Dunne Passes Away
Motorsport can be fatal. As much we try to forget the reality of it, there are days when it comes staring at back at you. In a tragic turn of events, Ducati racer Carlin Dunne had a fatal crash at the 2019 Pikes Peak Hill Climb. The American racer was astride the new Ducati Panigale V4 prototype that had made its debut at the event earlier last wee...
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Gauri Lankesh, Sudip Dutta Bhaumik, Among Journalists, Honoured At Washington Event
An AFP contributor investigating drug cartels shot to death in Mexico. An American freelance journalist fatally shot while embedded with South Sudan rebels. A blogger in Malta killed in a car bomb after reporting on corruption and cronyism.
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GQ Best-Dressed 2018: Deepika Padukone Is Femme Fatale In Black. See Pics
Deepika Padukone wore a black sheer asymmetrical top, which she paired with leather shorts
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Self-Driving Car Industry Faces Critical Test After First Death
The death of a woman in Arizona struck by a self-driving car with no human control, the first fatality involving a fully autonomous vehicle, is an event the nascent industry has long dreaded and comes at a sensitive time.
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North Korea Could Deal "Fatal Blow" To 2018 Olympics, South Korea Minister Warns
North Korea could deliver a "fatal blow" to the 2018 Winter Olympics if it launches a missile or stages another provocation before the event, a South Korean minister warned Thursday.
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Global NCAP Appreciates India's Efforts Over Improved Automobile Safety
Iterating the need for safer roads was the second edition of the India Vision Zero, road safety conference held in Mumbai on 5-6th June 2017. Organised by World Research Institue (WRI) Cross Center and Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Department, the event had Global NCAP representatives that congratulated India on this development.
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Isle of Man TT 2017: Three Racers Lose Lives In Separate Crashes
Adding to its fatality count, 2017 edition of Isle of Man TT claimed lives of three races since the event commenced earlier this week.
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Raid De Himalaya Called Off After Biker Shubhamoy Paul's Fatal Crash
A 47-year old biker Shubhamoy Paul from Kolkata died on Wednesday after his two-wheeler fell 70-feet down in the third leg of Raid-de-Himalaya
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Climate Change Impact on Wayanad Landslides: Study Reveals Key Findings
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) study revealed that the devastating landslides in Wayanad, which resulted in more than 200 fatalities, were heavily influenced by human-induced climate change. On July 30, Wayanad received 140 mm of rainfall in a single day, marking it as the third heaviest one-day rainfall event in the district's history. The st...
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Men Affected More By Fatal Events, Women By Non-Fatal Ones In 2021: Study
Men are disproportionately affected by conditions and events leading to early death, including COVID-19, heart disease, and road injuries, while women suffer from higher levels of non-fatal illnesses.
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Boy, 4, Among 3 Trampled To Death By Elephant At Religious Event In UP
An elephant at a religious event went rogue on Thursday, fatally trampling two women and a four-year-old boy at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, police said.
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US Regulator to Investigate Deaths of Amazon Workers in New Jersey: Details
US Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) investigators are probing the death of an Amazon worker, along with an injury that potentially led to the death of another employee. The US work-safety regulator is already probing a fatality during the company's annual Prime Day shopping event in mid-July, and all three deaths occurred within...
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1,750 Died In India Due To Extreme Weather In 2021
India saw 1,750 deaths due to extreme weather events in 2021, with Maharashtra being the worst-affected state with350 fatalities, followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday.
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Man, 55, Dies After Being Attacked By A Bull At Festival In Spain
A man bled to death from his injuries after he was gored at a bull-running festival in eastern Spain, authorities said. It was the first such fatality in the country since such events resumed after COVID-19 curbs were relaxed during the summer.
-
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Officially Ends Motorcycle Racing
The motorcycle classes at the Race to the Clouds event in Colorado, US were suspended following Carlin Dunne's tragic death in June 2019.
-
Pikes Peak Hill Climb Champion Carlin Dunne Passes Away
Motorsport can be fatal. As much we try to forget the reality of it, there are days when it comes staring at back at you. In a tragic turn of events, Ducati racer Carlin Dunne had a fatal crash at the 2019 Pikes Peak Hill Climb. The American racer was astride the new Ducati Panigale V4 prototype that had made its debut at the event earlier last wee...
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Gauri Lankesh, Sudip Dutta Bhaumik, Among Journalists, Honoured At Washington Event
An AFP contributor investigating drug cartels shot to death in Mexico. An American freelance journalist fatally shot while embedded with South Sudan rebels. A blogger in Malta killed in a car bomb after reporting on corruption and cronyism.
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GQ Best-Dressed 2018: Deepika Padukone Is Femme Fatale In Black. See Pics
Deepika Padukone wore a black sheer asymmetrical top, which she paired with leather shorts
-
Self-Driving Car Industry Faces Critical Test After First Death
The death of a woman in Arizona struck by a self-driving car with no human control, the first fatality involving a fully autonomous vehicle, is an event the nascent industry has long dreaded and comes at a sensitive time.
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North Korea Could Deal "Fatal Blow" To 2018 Olympics, South Korea Minister Warns
North Korea could deliver a "fatal blow" to the 2018 Winter Olympics if it launches a missile or stages another provocation before the event, a South Korean minister warned Thursday.
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Global NCAP Appreciates India's Efforts Over Improved Automobile Safety
Iterating the need for safer roads was the second edition of the India Vision Zero, road safety conference held in Mumbai on 5-6th June 2017. Organised by World Research Institue (WRI) Cross Center and Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Department, the event had Global NCAP representatives that congratulated India on this development.
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Isle of Man TT 2017: Three Racers Lose Lives In Separate Crashes
Adding to its fatality count, 2017 edition of Isle of Man TT claimed lives of three races since the event commenced earlier this week.
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Raid De Himalaya Called Off After Biker Shubhamoy Paul's Fatal Crash
A 47-year old biker Shubhamoy Paul from Kolkata died on Wednesday after his two-wheeler fell 70-feet down in the third leg of Raid-de-Himalaya
