39-year old Colin Fielder from Victoria, Australia was clinically dead for 40 minutes—that is until a new resuscitation technique from The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne brought him back to life Original post on hngn.com Comments on reddit.com
Hundreds of beached dolphin carcasses, shrimp with no eyes, contaminated fish, ancient corals caked in oil and some seriously unwell people are among the legacies that scientists are still uncovering in the wake of BP’s Deepwater Horizon spill. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The BBC grappled with a dilemma after opponents of late British leader Margaret Thatcher pushed the song Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead to the top of the charts. Original post on cbc.ca Comments on reddit.com
Lady Thatcher’s death could propel The Wizard Of Oz track Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The recent surge in killings of one-horned rhinoceroses in India’s northeastern state of Assam by poachers has again shone a spotlight on the endangered animal’s fight for survival. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
Guillermo Cochez, político panameño, asegura que el presidente de Venezuela falleció hace cuatro días. En contacto con CNN Chile, el ex embajador de Panamá ante la OEA, Guillermo Cochez, afirmó que desde el 30 de diciembre pasado el presidente Chávez fue declarado con muerte cerebral en Cuba, con lo cual regresó a Venezuela en ese estado. Por esta razón, asegura que no fue visitado por los distintos mandatarios y cuestionó la última fotografía que fue publicada de Chávez con sus hijas. La información que obtuvo el ex diplomático asegura que son Original post on cnnchile.com Comments on reddit.com
Canada is an Original post on huffingtonpost.ca Comments on reddit.com
Here’s what killed a short-lived computing concept. Original post on businessinsider.com Comments on reddit.com
New Year’s Eve celebrations were abruptly interrupted by a wild scene in Old Sacramento on Monday night after four people were shot, including at least one person who has died. Original post on cbslocal.com Comments on reddit.com
And why does a vegetarian Original post on readwrite.com Comments on reddit.com
Shelly Frey, (pictured) a 27-year-old mother of two has been fatally shot by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy after he suspected her of shoplifting at a Houston Walmart. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Long after human civilization is gone without a trace, our satellites will still orbit Earth intact. Last Pictures is a project to store 100 images on one of them to be discovered later. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
UNKNOWN gunmen have killed a polio vaccinator in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, highlighting resistance to the country’s immunisation campaign, officials say. Original post on news.com.au Comments on reddit.com
It is a sordid tale: A 16-year-old girl is groped while walking along the street. She responds by spitting in her attacker’s face, vowing to take back her rights. He, in turn, guns her down with an automatic weapon. Original post on egyptindependent.com Comments on reddit.com
Instantly connect to what’s most important to you. Follow your friends, experts, favorite celebrities, and breaking news. Original post on twitter.com Comments on reddit.com
A French Jewish mother at the centre of a high profile custody battle with a Saudi prince has died after falling from a fourth storey apartment, amid suspicions of foul play. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Two strong earthquakes leave at least 180 people dead in north-western Iran, as thousands spend the night in emergency shelters or in the open. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Business bloggers at Harvard Business Review discuss a variety of business topics including managing people, innovation, leadership, and more. Original post on hbr.org Comments on reddit.com
A young African-American man in Jonesboro, AR died of a gunshot wound to the head while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car. Police claim it was suicide; Carter’s mother isn’t buying it. What do you think? Original post on blackyouthproject.com Comments on reddit.com
An overnight shooting at a movie theatre in Aurora, Colo., has left 14 people dead and 20 people were injured, according to authorities. Original post on abcnews.go.com Comments on digg.com
A Metropolitan Transportation Authority police officer fatally shot a man outside the Long Island Rail Road station in Jamaica, Queens, Wednesday after he was attacked with a knife and stabbed in the eye, authorities said. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
Today at 12:56 CET, the European Parliament decided whether ACTA would be ultimately rejected or whether it would drag on into uncertainty. In a 478 to 39 vote, the Parliament decided to reject ACTA once and for all. This means that the deceptive treaty is now dead globally. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on digg.com
One U.S. Army soldier was killed Thursday and two others wounded when one soldier shot another, then turned the gun on himself at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, authorities said. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Despite the huge upheavals of the last few months, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has announced that his answer to the music industry’s outdated business model is coming soon. The Megabox service will shift the balance of power away from multi-billion dollar corporations to the artists who actually make the music. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on digg.com
The Florida Secretary of State has discovered 53,000 dead voters registered to vote. The Secretary of State has also flagged thousands of potential non-citizens who are also registered to vote. This discovery is indicative of a wider national problem with dead and ineligible voters on the rolls heading into the Presidential election. Original post on breitbart.com Comments on digg.com
Since Mexico’s President Felipe Calderón began an all-out assault on drug cartels in 2006, more than 50,000 people have lost their lives across the country in a nearly-continuous string of shootouts, bombings, and ever-bloodier murders Original post on theatlantic.com Comments on reddit.com
Adam Yauch, one-third of the pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47, Rolling Stone has learned. Yauch, also known as MCA Original post on rollingstone.com Comments on digg.com