All news by author: Rachel Hagan
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Boy, 8, makes venomous black widow bite him 'so he can become Spider-Man'
The eight-year-old boy found the dangerous insect, which has venom about 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake, under a rock while playing near a river and immediately placed it on his hand
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Strava's GPS could hold vital clue in finding British hiker missing for 42 days
Friends of Aidan Roche believe the Strava fitness tracking app may be able to play a huge role in helping to track down the chemical engineer
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South Korea terrorist rampage with 'at least 13' injured as car rams into crowds
Four people were injured when a car drove onto the pavement near a department store and at least nine more were hurt when he exited the car and began stabbing passersby
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Mystery as 'experienced' British hiker missing for 42 days last seen in the Alps
Yorkshireman Aidan Roche, 29, was last heard from on June 22 while in the Grindelwald area of Switzerland on the twelfth day of a two-week trip
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New clip emerges of bear in Chinese zoo as expert gives verdict on if it's human
Social media users are convinced that a bear in China's east is a person in costume and now a clip has added more fuel to the fire as it has been captured waving too
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Mother of vegan influencer says she 'fought for years' to save daughter
Vera Samsonova, 63, said her daughter Zhanna Samsonova, who is known as Zhanna D'Art on her popular social media channels, said she "did not listen to her"
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Face of 'oldest human' ever revealed with photo of a woman from 45,000 years ago
An international team of academics from Brazil, Australia and Italy used genetic information from a woman's skull named Zlaty kun (golden horse in Czech), which they unearthed at a site near Prague more than 70 years ago
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Rival pop stars brawl in airport seconds after posing for smiling selfie
Urban music stars Bayron Fire and Chuky Indica bumped into each other at Carriel Sur International Airport in Concepción, Chile, last weekend and happily posed for a picture together before dramatically ending up brawling for unknown reasons.
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Expert explains reason why bears at Chinese zoo are real - and not human
Dr Wong Siew Te is famous for his studies on the Malayan sun bear and has worked with the mammals for many years — he says they are definitely real
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Vegan influencer 'hadn't drunk water for six years' before 'dying of exhaustion'
Zhanna Samsonova, originally from Russia and known as Zhanna D'Art on social media, could "barely walk" before she sadly died after eating a vegan diet for a decade, her friends have revealed
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Terrifying moment toddler thrown from burning 16-storey block of flats
The video capturing the incredible rescue in Almaty, Kazakhstan, showed the young child being dangled by a woman out the window as black plumes of smoke billow out of their flat
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Brit holiday hotspot hit by ultra-infectious deadly disease as warning issued
Health officials in Spain have connected cases of botulism with the consumption of packaged potato omelettes from different brands and supermarkets across the country
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Russians warned devastating 'retribution' attack will take place on August 24
The animation, posted on the official page of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Telegram channel, says: "The year of retribution continues. Dates are subject to change. And the result remains - the pain and tragedy of the occupiers"
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Vegan influencer 'dies of starvation and exhaustion' after living off fruit diet
Russian Zhanna Samsonova had been living in South-East Asia and eating an exclusively raw vegan diet consisting of "fruits, sunflower seed sprouts, fruit smoothies and juices" for the past five years
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Zoo is forced to insist its bears are real and not humans in disguise
A statement posted in the voice of Angela the bear said: "When it comes to bears, the first thing that comes to mind is a huge figure and amazing power... but we Malayan bears are petite"
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Daredevil's four word reply to warning before he plummeted to his death
In one post from May, one commenter, Domenic Morace, predicted his death and said: "You will tell God why you risked your precious and only life for this"
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'I had a weird feeling which led to a crushing diagnosis - listen to your body'
Tirah Ciampa, from Hobart, in Tasmania, was a thriving model and once in the Miss World Australia finals, but in February she thought her life was over
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Grieving wife's devastating words as husband electrocuted in freak work accident
Matthew Milner, 24, was tragically found dead on the roof of a property in Perth after he was electrocuted on while on the job as an electrician
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Dad dies and girl, 3, injured as water park inflatable blows 160ft into air
The unnamed 35-year-old man and his three-year-old daughter were trapped inside the ride at Wonderland Waterpark in southern France when it was blown 160ft in the air
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Putin's aide warns Russia could deploy nukes in Ukraine as 'he sees no way out'
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said that if Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive against Moscow’s invasion captures Russian territory, then the Kremlin army would be forced to act
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Boy chokes on sausage at school as heartbroken family 'say their final goodbyes'
Decklan Hayward went to school in Orange, Australia, only to find his life on the line a few hours later after he choked on a cocktail sausage during snack time
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Abandoned time capsule home nearly claims explorer's leg as floor gives way
Professional urban explorer Dave, better known as Freaktography online, was investigating the first floor of a cabin when his leg fell through the soft flooring
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Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall with 108mph winds in China after killing 40
The Philippine Coast Guard launched rescue operations after Typhoon Doksuri caused a wooden boat to capsize on Thursday, killing at least 27 people
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Toddler dies in dog attack where beast infected with rabies amid outbreak fears
The unnamed two-year-old girl was at her uncle’s house in Madhya Pradesh, India, when she was bitten by a stray dog and she died two weeks later
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Father feared dead after being attacked by crocodile while swimming with son
An Indonesian father's bathing trip to a local river with his 11-year-old son turned into a nightmare when a crocodile emerged out of nowhere and savaged the dad
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