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Dog races to get help for owner killed by live wire dangling from lamppost

A loyal dog raced home to get help for its owner after she was fatally injured by a dangling electricity wire. Ulyana Shkramada, 24, a private English language tutor, collapsed and died instantly from a 220 volt electric shock police enforcement in St Petersburg, Russia. Reports say the German Shepherd ran home, howling and scratching […]

Three-year-old boy is youngest ever to get into high IQ society

Three-year-old Malaysian boy living in Durham becomes the youngest member of Mensa UK after the ‘mini brainbox’ scores 142 in IQ test Muhammad Haryz Nadzim lives in County Durham with his engineer parents He spoke his first word at seven months and read bedtime stories at two  Scored 142 on Stanford-Binet IQ test placing him […]

IMF seen as option for Lebanon depending on terms: senior politician

BEIRUT (Reuters) – An International Monetary Fund program is an option for Lebanon depending on terms that should be bearable for the crisis-hit country and not trigger social unrest, a senior politician said on Wednesday as a new government took office. The question of whether Lebanon should engage the IMF is seen as one of […]

Police arrest HEADTEACHER for Thai shopping mall massacre

Headteacher arrested for carrying out Thai shopping mall massacre that claimed three lives tells police he did it to ‘spice up his boring life’ Prasittichai Khaokaew, 38, is a primary school head and a gun enthusiast  His wife ‘recognised his gait and moped’ from CCTV footage of the robbery Angry mob watches him hauled into […]

Mum who took son, 8, to A&E because he snored loudly told he has cancer

An eight-year-old boy was diagnosed with deadly throat cancer after his mum took him to A&E for 'excessive snoring.' Little Charlie Miller was rushed into emergency surgery after doctors realised his 'inflamed tonsil' was actually ultra-rare Burkitt's lymphoma. Footie-mad Charlie is now undergoing gruelling chemotherapy treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey hospital after being diagnosed at […]

VPD seeking missing senior with dementia

Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 70-year-old man with dementia. Tao Ping Lee was last seen January 21st at 11 a.m. near Victoria Drive and East 43rd Avenue. Mr. Lee is Asian, 5’3” with a medium build and has short black hair. He was last seen wearing a blue jacket, […]

China virus could hit oil prices by $3/bbl: Goldman

(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs (GS.N) said a potential drop in oil demand from top energy consumer China due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus could hurt crude prices by about $3 per barrel, countering concerns about Middle East supply disruptions. The outbreak began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei and has […]