Man drank himself to death

Source: Stuff.co.nz

The risks of consuming dangerous substances - including CD cleaning fluid - need to be exposed, a Coroner says following the death of a Dunedin man. Barry John Morris, a sickness beneficiary who suffered from alcoho ...
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It could happen again: Reporter who uncovered the thalidomide scandal in warning

Source: Mirror.co.uk

Some had no legs, others had no arms. The worst had no arms and no legs. In the late 1950s and early 1960s up and down Britain, mothers who had taken thalidomide, a drug to prevent morning sickness, gave birth to babies wit ...
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A Dying Baby Teaches Me about Living.

Source: Elephant Journal

That which brings me to you, Santa Fe. Which brings me to you. It caught my eye, that book on the shelf in the office converted into bedroom, equipped with an air mattress for me on the floor. Tay Sachs, a deadly disease ...
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Richard Tapper, chiropractor, community leader, dies in Winnipeg at 35

Source: JTA

The death of a young family man, passionate hockey fan, and community leader committed to good works, Richard Tapper, has made an impact on his hometown of Winnipeg, Canada. Tapper, a chiropractor and prominent ...
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Source: GulfToday.ae

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Slim family sees European crisis as good time to invest

Source: Moneyweb

Carlos Slim sees Europe’s debt crisis as a “good moment” to apply his strategy of investing in times of turmoil, said the billionaire’s son, America Movil SAB Co- Chairman Carlos Slim Domit. America Movil, controlled b ...
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Iraq commissions Taji Power Plant

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BAGHDAD: Iraq’s future is a 168 megawatt brighter as the Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity and the UAE-based Uruk Engineering ...
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Go easy on cosmetics

Source: Bangkok Post

Before applying that glossy sheen to your lips next time, think twice. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Thailand collected samples of Maybelline's Color Sensation in Pink Petal, L'Oreal Col ...
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Be your own coach: Listen to your heart (seriously)

Source: Globe and Mail

BRENT AND TRISH FOUGNER From Monday's Globe and Mail Published Sunday, May. 27, 2012 4:00PM EDT Brent Fougner, director of the Athletics Canada National Endurance Centre – Victoria and eight-time CIAU coach of the year, ...
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