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1. Electrocution. In Rijeka, two men climbed onto a container on a train where they wanted to take a selfie. A 20-year-old was killed and his 19-year-old friend was in serious condition, with second and third degree burns on more than 70 percent of his body as a result of an electric shock of 25,000 volts.
Incidents of selfie-related deaths have spiked with the proliferation of smartphones to capture the perfect snapshot for social media posts. Reports of tragic deaths, especially those involving ...
A 66-year-old Japanese tourist died earlier this week when he fell while trying to take a selfie at the Taj Mahal. His death raises the grand total to 12 selfie deaths just in this past year ...
Human beings in the year 2016 enjoy taking photographs of themselves -- but what happens when selfie-snapping crosses the line from nuisance to dangerous?
Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year): Major wars (10,000 or more) Wars (1,000–9,999) Minor conflicts (100–999) Skirmishes and clashes (1–99) The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world.
The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
Canada, a country with a comparatively low suicide rate overall at 10.3 incidents per 100,000 people, exhibits one such discrepancy. When comparing the suicide rate of Indigenous peoples in Canada, the rate of suicide increases to 24.3 incidents per 100,000 people: [ 19] a rate among the ten highest in the world.
A UNESCO World Heritage site, Venice has been cracking down on badly behaved tourists and over-tourism in recent years. Last month, the city announced it will charge a 5-euro fee for day visitors ...