An elderly couple has died after eating pufferfish meat in Malaysia — a seafood delicacy that can carry a deadly poison if not prepared correctly. Ng Chuan Sing, 84, and his wife Lim Siew Guan, 83, from Johor, Malaysia, died after consuming at least two pufferfish purchased from an online vendor on March 25, CNN
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, has apologized after video surfaced of him kissing a young boy on the lips and requesting that he “suck my tongue” at an event in northern India. The allegations of inappropriate behaviour surround a since-viral video from the Dalai Lama’s visit to a temple in his
There’s a rallying cry among right-wing, anti-transgender voices online: destroy your already-purchased Bud Light beer. A brand deal between Bud Light and transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney has triggered loud anti-trans backlash online. The deal, which saw Mulvaney’s face printed on a single signature Blue can, has sounded numerous calls for LGBTQ2 opposition to
The DNA test results are in for the Polish woman who captured international attention earlier this year for claiming to be Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared in 2007 while on a family vacation in Portugal. The tests revealed that Julia Wendell, 21, is not the missing girl. Wendell has near 100 per cent
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Virgin Voyages cruise ship returned to its Miami port Sunday after a passenger fell from a balcony and onto a lower deck, killing them. The passenger also struck another person while falling to the deck, though the second traveller was not seriously injured, according to a
Carson Briere, the 23-year-old son of Gatineau hockey great Daniel Briere, has been officially removed from the Mercyhurst University men’s hockey team, a Division 1 team in the NCAA. Briere was temporarily suspended from the Mercyhurst Lakers hockey team shortly after security footage of him shoving an unoccupied wheelchair down a staircase at a bar
This scientific discovery is a new low for marine researchers. While travelling through several deep trenches off the coast of Japan in the northern Pacific Ocean, scientists captured footage of a snailfish swimming 8,336 meters below the surface, the deepest depths ever recorded.Researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Tokyo University of
Descrease article font size Increase article font size When the family truck got stolen, three Texas relatives decided they weren’t going to take the crime lying down. Now, one of those family members is being accused of shooting and killing the suspected car thief, after the clan was able to track the stolen vehicle with
A massive “hole,” up to 20 times bigger than Earth, has appeared on the surface of the sun for the second time in a week and scientists are warning that it could impact our planet. Last week, the Earth saw the results of the worst solar storm in six years, when a G4-class geomagnetic event
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Another week, another night of shenanigans on Wheel of Fortune. In a slightly NSFW (not safe for work) moment this week, a contestant caused host Pat Sajak to crack up when she gave a cheeky, somewhat risqué answer to a puzzle. Read more: Teen needs size 23