A gunman opened fire in a busy Texas shopping mall, killing nine and injuring at least seven. Shopping mall located north of the city of Dallas, was filled with people when a gunman opened fire after coming out of his vehicle.
For the very first time, scientists have become able to capture a spectacular image of a dying star that is in the process of eating a planet. Astronomers observed a giant planet, the size of a Jupiter, being swallowed by its star.
The French prison population has swollen up to an unprecedented 73,080 inmates, 20% more than its capacity. The French ministry of Justice said that prisons in France have the capacity of 60,899 people and prisons are booming with new admissions risking lives of thousands of inmates in the country.
A man armed with an AR-style rifle shot and killed 5 members of the same family in Texas after the victims complained about him firing in his backyard. The suspect, probably drunk, went to his neighbor’s house and opened fire killing five on the spot including a child.
This may sound shocking, but scientists have developed a method that can speed up the healing of wounds three times faster when stimulated with electric current. Researchers at Chalmers and the University of Freiburg have developed an astonishing method that can treat wounds much faster, with far greater efficiency.
The world’s most expensive number plate was sold in UAE’s charity auction. The car license plate number P 7 was sold for a record-breaking 55 million dirhams (equivalent to $15 million) in Dubai, purchased by a wealthy bidder. This sale has surpassed the previous record set over a decade ago in the United Arab Emirates.
A young man has been charged with attempted murder of two elderly Muslim men in different cities of England. The 28-year-old suspect Mohammed Abbkr was seen setting fire to two elderly men on two different occasions, after the victims were coming out from a mosque.
The health care facilities in the US are reporting skyrocketing cases of a deadly fungal infection. The fatal fungus, Candida auris, which is believed to have developed resistance against the drugs is spreading at an alarming rate, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Millions of dead fish were washed up to the side of the river in New South Wales’ (NSW) town of Menindee. The dead fish covered 30 kilometers of area above the Darling-Baaka river, the third longest river in Australia. The residents said the smell was unbearable as millions of fish float around the surface of the river, most probably due to the heatwaves affecting the river.
A research study has revealed a new cure for breast cancer. The study, funded by Breast Cancer Now, focused on a new strategy to deal with the disease that kills 42,000 women each year in the US. It uncovers the reasons for secondary breast cancer, cancer that spreads to other parts of the body and is incurable to this day.
Scientists are improvising to use the human brain to develop biocomputers. The objective is to use human brains in order to create biological hardware to serve humanity in the long run. With revolutionary advancements in AI, scientists are concerned about the diminishing extraordinary role the human brain can play in storing information and problem-solving.
Crime data by Office for National Statistics has listed the topmost dangerous places to live in the UK. The data have used maps to identify both the most dangerous places and the least dangerous places. The National Statistics office tracked all the crimes recorded by police including drug offences, sexual offences and violent behaviours. Here is the list of the top five most dangerous places to live.
