George and Amal Clooney donate $100K to Lebanon-based charities following deadly blast in Beirut

George and Amal Clooney donate $100K to Lebanon-based charities following deadly blast in Beirut that killed at least 135 people and left 5,000 hurt By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 04:35 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 04:35 BST, 7 August 2020 George and Amal Clooney donated $100K to Lebanon-based charities following deadly blast … Read more

Ancient ‘hell ants’ had deadly scythe-like mandibles that they used to pin prey

Ancient ‘hell ants’ had deadly scythe-like mandibles that they used in a vertical motion to pin prey against their horn-like appendages, a fossil has revealed. The 99 million-year old insect stunningly preserved in amber from Myanmar was trapped just as it embraced its final victim — an ancient relative of the cockroach. Alongside revealing just how … Read more

Could gum disease make coronavirus more deadly?

Scientist have discovered a link between life-threatening coronavirus infection and gum disease in new research published Thursday.  Gum disease has known links to heart disease and chronic lung disease, both of which also put people at risk for becoming severely ill from or dying of COVID-19.  Researchers in California and Brazil found in a review … Read more

Salma Hayek posts emotional message with stoic selfie following deadly Beirut explosion

‘I love you Beirut’: Salma Hayek posts emotional message with stoic selfie following Lebanon explosion that killed at least 135 people and left 5,000 more hurt By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 03:33 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 05:19 BST, 6 August 2020 Salma Hayek continues to show her love for Beirut, Lebanon … Read more

Trump calls deadly Beirut explosions a ‘terrible attack’ and says US is ready to assist Lebanon

‘It was a bomb’: Trump calls deadly Beirut explosions a ‘terrible attack’ and says US is ready to assist Lebanon after at least 78 are killed and more than 4,000 injured A series of massive explosions in the Lebanese capital’s port area rocked the city on Tuesday evening local time, killing at least 78 people … Read more

Fitness instructor is learning to walk again after catching deadly virus in Vietnam

Fitness instructor is learning how to walk again after being given a five per cent chance of survival when catching deadly virus in Vietnam Mekala Osborne, 22, is learning how to walk again after contracting a virus  Mekala contracted a forest virus while visiting Vietnam in September last year  She was critically ill with pneumonia … Read more

Vikings spread deadly SMALLPOX to Britain and around world

Viking raiders were responsible for spreading the deadly smallpox to Britain and around the globe, genetic information extracted from ancient teeth has revealed. The teeth samples contained extinct strains of smallpox — different to the modern virus that was declared eradicated in 1980 — that dated back to the 7th Century. The findings indicate that smallpox … Read more

LAPD officer known for prize-winning shooting skills now at the center of a deadly shooting

A 23-year-old Los Angeles police officer known as ‘top shot’ has been sued by the heartbroken 14-year-old daughter of a man she killed after he appeared to lunge at her with a box cutter.  Toni McBride, an officer in LAPD’s Newton Division who has appeared in magazines and practices at gun ranges alongside Hollywood stars including … Read more

Yes, the sun IS deadly – and here’s my cancer scar to prove it, says JANET STREET-PORTER

Honestly, I am not a particularly vain person, which is a good thing because I now have a scar running right down my nose. Yes, slap bang in the middle of my face. It will fade, but for the time being I am going to have to get used to seeing this new line when … Read more

FDA expands its list of potentially deadly toxic hand sanitizers

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning Americans to stop using certain hand sanitizers because they may be toxic.  Regulators expanded their list of potentially dangerous hand sanitizers to 59, manufactured by 13 companies.  Last month, the FDA cautioned that nine products manufactured by Mexico-based Eskbiochem SA de CV and contain varying amounts of methanol. … Read more