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3 days, 20 hours ago

Heroic moment an Arizona third grader saves his classmate from choking on a grape

Video footage has captured the heroic moment a brave third grader saved his classmate from choking on a grape. Eight-year-old Thomas Conley was sitting next to Isaiah Rodriguez in Porter Elementary School's cafeteria in Mesa, Arizona, when he noticed something was terribly wrong. Without hesitation - and before any adults could even notice the emergency - Thomas leaped into action, …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

Microplastics are choking our waters. Could a sponge made of squid bones help remove them?

CNN

CNN — Microplastics are everywhere. “Even under a variety of policies, including plastic product reduction, waste management, and environmental recycling, microplastic pollution is irreversible and escalating.” The microplastics problem Microplastics are tiny shards of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters. The low cost and wide availability of both cotton and squid bones mean the sponge created in Wuhan “has great potential …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

How big corporates are choking middle class, hurting India growth story

India Today

Industrialists and corporates played a big role in building the India Story and shaping its emerging economy. "India grew at 5.4% in the July-September quarter and the consumption component has been seeing lower growth in the last four-five quarters," political analyst and commentator Amitabh Tiwari tells India Today Digital. Salary hike: average wages across six sectors Sector 2019 2020 2021 …

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1 week, 4 days ago

GP struck off for having sex at his surgery and forcing woman into sex act accused of ‘choking’ woman

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. His employer Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the UK doctors regulator, General …

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Daniel Penny acquitted in New York subway choking death of Jordan Neely

Al Jazeera

Viral videos of Neely’s death raised questions about race relations, social services and excessive force in the US. A court in Manhattan has found US military veteran Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide for subduing a fellow subway passenger, Jordan Neely, in a chokehold until his death. I’m ready to die.” Penny, a 24-year-old architecture student and a …

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1 month ago

Scottish historian shocked as Delhi turns into ‘choking death-trap’ with AQI touching 500

Hindustan Times

Delhi has been grappling with a severe air pollution crisis for several years. This year, the air quality in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram has reached “alarmingly high”, with most places crossing the 500 AQI mark. A historian by profession, he expressed his sadness over seeing “one of the most fascinating cities” in the world turn into a “choking death-trap.” …

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1 month ago

Historian William Dalrymple on Delhi air pollution: A choking death-trap

India Today

Scottish historian William Dalrymple expressed his shock at Delhi's severe pollution as he shared an infographic comparing the air in the national capital to smoking 40 cigarettes a day. What a fate for the City of Djinns- still, at its best the most fascinating of cities, but currently a tragic, choking death-trap.” The infographic depicted that breathing Delhi's air is …

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1 month ago

Choking on growth: India's economic rise marred by deadly pollution

Firstpost

The causes for the annual pollution crisis require the central government to draw up an implementable plan, months in advance, with the participation of the state governments of Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab, and of proven experts in this area The world’s fifth largest economy, soon to become the third largest, has a capital city, which is the most …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Times Square stalker arrested in New Jersey for fatally choking woman

Hindustan Times

A man was reportedly nabbed in New Jersey on Tuesday for fatally strangling a woman outside of a Times Square hotel in late October. Hotel Riu Plaza New York Times Square, New York According to law enforcement sources, Jaheem Warren, a 33-year-old man, randomly stalked Leslie Torres, a 23-year-old woman, walking through Midtown on October 29 early morning. The incident …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Hunan officials probe choking game incident

China Daily

A recent incident in which a boy was injured while participating in a dangerous, euphoria-inducing choking game in a Chinese school has drawn public attention. The Yiyang education bureau said it had initiated an investigation into the choking game in the city and made plans to better promote life safety education. The choking game is known by multiple names, including …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Hunan officials probe choking game incident

China Daily

A recent incident in which a boy was injured while participating in a dangerous, euphoria-inducing choking game in a Chinese school has drawn public attention. The Yiyang education bureau said it had initiated an investigation into the choking game in the city and made plans to better promote life safety education. The choking game is known by multiple names, including …

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China Focus: Dangerous choking game incident in Chinese school gains public attention

China Daily

BEIJING -- A recent incident of a dangerous, euphoria-inducing choking game in a Chinese school has drawn public attention. The Yiyang education bureau said it had initiated an investigation into the choking game in the city and made arrangements to strengthen life safety education. The choking game has multiple names such as the "death in three seconds" and the "game …

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China Focus: Dangerous choking game incident in Chinese school gains public attention

China Daily

BEIJING -- A recent incident of a dangerous, euphoria-inducing choking game in a Chinese school has drawn public attention. The Yiyang education bureau said it had initiated an investigation into the choking game in the city and made arrangements to strengthen life safety education. The choking game has multiple names such as the "death in three seconds" and the "game …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Heroic Act: Illinois Man Saves Child from Choking on Chicken

Hindustan Times

A heartwarming display of quick thinking and bravery, a man from Illinois in the United States has been hailed a hero after rescuing his neighbour’s child from a life-threatening choking incident. The incident, which was captured on video and shared by Good News Movement on Instagram, has since gone viral, drawing an outpouring of admiration from social media users. Commenters …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hero Saves Little Boy from Choking to Death on Piece of Chicken

India Today

A man from the US state of Illinois has been declared a hero by social media users after he saved his neighbour’s child from choking to death on a piece of chicken. The little boy, who has a rare genetic condition called Cornelia de Lange syndrome which causes growth deficiency and feeding difficulties, generally eats with the help of a …

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3 months ago

Firefighters battle wildfires choking Brazilian capital

Al Jazeera

Firefighters have been battling wildfires spreading through a national park in Brazil and choking the capital, Brasilia, in smoke. More than 490 firefighters on Monday were trying to extinguish blazes that have already burned through 2,000 hectares of the Brasilia National Park conservation area. The fire “spread very quickly because of wind speed, low humidity, and it is very hot,” …

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3 months, 1 week ago

49-year-old Kerala man dies after choking on idlis during Onam eating contest

Hindustan Times

While celebrating Onam, a 49-year-old man died at Walayar on Saturday after choking on idlis during an eating contest. "The deceased, Suresh, choked on the idlis while taking part in the competition and the onlookers tried to save him and somehow took out the idli," police told PTI. While other participants started the contest by eating one idli, Suresh took …

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3 months, 1 week ago

India’s plastic crisis: The hidden emissions choking the country

Hindustan Times

Despite ongoing efforts to curb plastic waste, India’s struggle with uncollected trash, especially plastic, and rampant open burning is driving an environmental crisis of unprecedented scale. The study highlights the scale of the global plastic crisis spotlighting India among other countries, with significant emissions driven by uncollected waste and open burning, practices prevalent across many developing nations. India’s plastic emissions …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

New Hampshire governor helps save man choking on lobster roll at eating contest

Associated Press

MEREDITH, N.H. — Christian Moreno was choking on a lobster roll at his first competitive eating contest when a man to the side of the stage noticed what was happening and rushed over to give him the Heimlich maneuver. “I’m just glad I paid attention in my high school health class,” the Republican governor said in a statement. “All the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Investigators will test DNA found on a wipe removed from a care home choking victim’s throat

Associated Press

The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office plans to test DNA from a hair found on a wipe that was pulled from the throat of a woman who lived at a care home for people with developmental difficulties. The testing is part of a renewed criminal investigation into Cheryl Yewdall’s choking death in Philadelphia nearly three years ago, according to court documents …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man spent his 40th birthday tying woman down in bathtub and choking her to death

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires

Associated Press

MANAUS, Brazil — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and reddening their eyes. I am feeling short of breath, my throat hurts, my eyes need eye drops, I can’t go out on the street, I can’t go anywhere because everything is white with smoke,” Silva told The …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires

The Independent

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5 months ago

Justin Rose ‘choking back tears’ after Xander Schauffele surges to British Open title

Associated Press

TROON, Scotland — It felt like a must-have putt for Justin Rose as he tried to keep pace with Xander Schauffele on No. Rose’s lone bogey of the day dropped him a shot behind Schauffele and two strokes back of then-leader Thriston Lawrence. I hit a couple of really good putts that didn’t fall, and then suddenly that lead stretched.” …

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Heroic moment an Arizona third grader saves his classmate from choking on a grape

Microplastics are choking our waters. Could a sponge made of squid bones help remove them?

How big corporates are choking middle class, hurting India growth story

GP struck off for having sex at his surgery and forcing woman into sex act accused of ‘choking’ woman

Daniel Penny acquitted in New York subway choking death of Jordan Neely

Scottish historian shocked as Delhi turns into ‘choking death-trap’ with AQI touching 500

Historian William Dalrymple on Delhi air pollution: A choking death-trap

Choking on growth: India's economic rise marred by deadly pollution

Times Square stalker arrested in New Jersey for fatally choking woman

Hunan officials probe choking game incident

Hunan officials probe choking game incident

China Focus: Dangerous choking game incident in Chinese school gains public attention

China Focus: Dangerous choking game incident in Chinese school gains public attention

Heroic Act: Illinois Man Saves Child from Choking on Chicken

Hero Saves Little Boy from Choking to Death on Piece of Chicken

Firefighters battle wildfires choking Brazilian capital

49-year-old Kerala man dies after choking on idlis during Onam eating contest

India’s plastic crisis: The hidden emissions choking the country

New Hampshire governor helps save man choking on lobster roll at eating contest

Investigators will test DNA found on a wipe removed from a care home choking victim’s throat

Man spent his 40th birthday tying woman down in bathtub and choking her to death

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires

Justin Rose ‘choking back tears’ after Xander Schauffele surges to British Open title