Tag: deaths
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Work-related deaths on rise in almost half of EU
[ad_1] The number of fatal accidents at work increased in 12 EU member states from 2020 50 2021, and more than a fifth of all fatal accidents occurred in the construction sector, new Eurostat data shows. 674 workers died as a result of an accident at work in France, followed by 601 in Italy and…
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Dubai Police Warns Against Mobile Phone Use While Driving After Recording Six Related Deaths in 8 Months – UAE
[ad_1] Major General Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, has warned motorists about using mobile phones while driving. He stressed that such distractions pose significant risks to innocent lives, be it other road users or the drivers themselves. “Using a phone while behind the wheel not only…
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All Onewheel e-skateboards are recalled following deaths : NPR
[ad_1] All Onewheel products are being recalled, including the Pint model seen here. Future Motion hide caption toggle caption Future Motion All Onewheel products are being recalled, including the Pint model seen here. Future Motion Future Motion, the maker of Onewheel electric skateboards, is recalling all models of its e-skateboards after four known deaths were…
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Man to face charges in connection with deaths of women in Longueuil
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The opioid overdose drug is now over-the-counter. But will it stop the deaths? : Shots
[ad_1] Rosalind Pichardo, who founded Operation Save Our City in Philadelphia, sprays a container of Narcan during a demonstration Sept. 8 at the Health and Human Services Humphrey Building in Washington, DC. Health officials held the event to mark the availability, without a prescription, of the opioid overdose-reversal drug. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein hide caption toggle…
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FDNY deaths from 9/11-related illnesses now equal the number killed on Sept. 11 : NPR
[ad_1] On Sept. 11, 2001, 343 firefighters and paramedics were killed, most when the towers collapsed. Now, an equal number have died from 9/11-related illnesses, the FDNY says. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images On Sept. 11, 2001, 343 firefighters and paramedics were killed, most when the towers collapsed. Now, an equal number…
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COVID in B.C.: Cases, hospitalizations, deaths creep up as fall begins
[ad_1] Article content New figures released Thursday from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control indicates what many may already suspect from personal experience in recent weeks: COVID-19 cases are back on the rise as fall looms. The Centre says cases, hospitalizations and deaths all increased in the four weeks covered by the figures, ending Sept.…
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Share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing : NPR
[ad_1] This photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence in a 2019 trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation. AP hide caption toggle caption AP This photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence in a 2019 trial shows fentanyl-laced fake…
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DR Congo charges army officers in 56 protester deaths
[ad_1] Six soldiers have been charged for their involvement in the killing of 56 people during an army crackdown on anti-United Nations demonstrations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week. The group, which includes a colonel and a lieutenant-colonel from the republican guard, are being prosecuted for “crimes against humanity by murder, malicious destruction…
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88 deaths linked to Canadian self-harm websites as U.K. opens investigation
[ad_1] British police are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. who bought products from Canada-based websites allegedly offering lethal substances to people at risk of self harm, the country’s National Crime Agency said Friday. The probe is part of international inquiries sparked by the arrest in Canada earlier this year of Kenneth Law,…