7 killed by suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in China

Taiyuan, (UNI) A suffocation incident occurred on Tuesday in a corn processing mill in Xingping Village of Wutai County in north China’s Shanxi Province, resulting in seven deaths. Preliminary investigations found that the victims had died from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to local authorities. The incident started Tuesday evening when a person surnamed Shan entered…

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3 scientists share 2023 Nobel Chemistry Prize

Stockholm, Oct 4 (UNI) Three scientists, Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday. “These smallest components of nanotechnology now spread their light from televisions and LED lamps, and can…

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Death toll from Iraq’s wedding fire rises to 119

Baghdad, Oct 4 (UNI) The death toll from the deadly wedding fire in Iraq’s Nineveh Governorate has increased to 119 after more than 20 people died from burns in recent days, Iraqi news agency Shafaq News reported Tuesday, citing the governorate’s health department. The agency cited local activists deeply affected by the tragedy as saying…

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