Beds almost at capacity and an estimated 17,000 people with symptoms waiting for treatmentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA surge in coronavirus cases in Japan is forcing exhausted medical workers to make “heartbreaking” dec…
AN investigation is underway in India after 18 elephants were found dead in a forest. Revealed in a shocking video, the large native animals, including five calves, can be seen strewn across the jungle floor in front of horrified locals. The dead herd was found in the hilly Kandali Proposed Reserve Forest in the northeastern […]
Italian farmers have protested in recent years about soaring wild boar population wreaking havoc on cropsA herd of wild boar surrounded a woman who had just come out of a supermarket near Rome and stole her shopping, rekindling a debate about the prese…
Beavers cause internet outages, steal posts and even put 30 sq ft of a town underwater – but experts say the animals have a profound effect on ecosystemsAt first, the theft of wooden fence posts seemed like a crime of opportunity – amid soaring lumber …
A GREEK cop has told how he collapsed when he saw the crying baby daughter of a Brit mum tortured to death by intruders trying to wake her up. The policeman who entered the house first after Caroline Crouch was brutally killed at the hands of burglars in front of her family says the image […]
THE devastated family of a Brit mum tortured to death by burglars are taking her body to its final resting place on the Greek island where she grew up. The whole of Alonnisos will attend the funeral of Caroline Crouch, 20, who was strangled by raiders at her home in an upmarket suburb of Athens. […]
Swedish Academy documents reveal debate over naming the dissident writer the 1970 literature laureate, four years before his exile from the Soviet UnionNewly opened archives at the Swedish Academy have revealed the depth of concern among Nobel judges f…
ISRAELI Military are preparing to invade Gaza following ‘the biggest bombardment’ yet, as the region was hit with 1,000 missiles. According to reports, troops are now packing border areas with 160 jets and numerous tanks in place – with Hamas expected to respond. As the conflict escalated last night, some 160 aircraft were flying simultaneously […]
Chileans to elect 155-strong assembly made up of equivalent men and women to set out new framework and enshrine equal rightsWomen’s rights activists in Chile say that the country’s new constitution will catalyze progress for women in the country – and …
Lightning or poisoning cited as possible causes of deaths in protected area in Assam state Authorities are trying to establish how 18 wild Asiatic elephants died in a remote corner of India’s north-east.The elephants, including five calves, were found …