Nigeria: Decomposing bodies endanger ecosystem in Bakassi

There is increasing danger of environmental and ecological problems arising from the threats posed by decomposing bodies of Nigerians that were attacked, killed and thrown into the Bakassi waters last...

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6 more bodies found after pirate attack in Bay of Bengal; toll 27

Six more bodies of the fishermen killed in last week’s pirate attack were recovered from the Bay of Bengal in the last two days, taking the death toll to 27. Thousands of fishermen living in the...

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Border Patrol seeing immigrant deaths spike in Rio Grande Valley Sector

As warmer temperatures make their way to the Rio Grande Valley, U.S. Border Patrol officials are seeing a rise in the number of immigrants dying amid their quest for the American dream. In the first...

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Africa: The cost of death

Interesting insight into burial rituals and community impact in Africa: One family in Nigeria that had to bury their father seven times because he was a prominent man. This is in accordance with...

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Death toll rises in PNG bus crash

he death toll in what local authorities have described as "the worst road accident" in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands has risen to 25. Seventeen men, seven women and a toddler were among those...

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Now in China’s rivers: Decomposing humans

“Based on our overall measuring results in past years, water quality not only remained normal, but in some cases has even improved,”said Li Lei, deputy environmental bureau chief of Lanzhou, last week....

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Bodies recovered in Tibet landslide rises to 66, 17 still missing

Rescuers dug out 66 bodies of the 83 workers buried in a huge landslide at a gold mine in Tibet as China on Wednesday released the names of the victims of which only two were local Tibetans. Rescuers...

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