# Poisoning

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2022

High temperatures and drought blamed for dozens of cow poisoning deaths in Italy

The Piedmontese cattle on the farm in Sommariva del Bosco, near Turin in northwest Italy, died suddenly due to acute prussic acid poisoning.

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Aug 18th 2022, 10:36 PM

# West Midlands Police

Hospital staff member arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of poisoning infant who died

A 27-year-old woman was arrested last Thursday.

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May 23rd 2022, 8:31 AM

# Ukraine

Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian officials 'suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning'

The Russian oligarch and two Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms including red eyes and peeling skin on their faces and hands.

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Mar 28th 2022, 10:30 PM

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# Darmstadt

Germany launches 'attempted murder' probe over university poisoning

Police say packets of milk and water containers were among the items spiked over the weekend.

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Aug 24th 2021, 12:15 PM

# Poisoning

Alexei Navalny ‘could die at any moment’, doctor says, as hunger strike continues

Navalny went on hunger strike to protest the refusal to let his physicians see him in prison.

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Apr 18th 2021, 8:30 AM

# Poisoning

Russian court orders Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to be jailed for 30 days

Navalny was detained on arrival in Russia after recovering from nerve agent poisoning in Germany.

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Jan 18th 2021, 5:24 PM

# Denial

Vladimir Putin claims Alexei Navalny would be dead if Russia had poisoned opposition leader

It’s widely suggested that Russia was behind Navalny’s poisoning in August.

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Dec 17th 2020, 1:50 PM

# Moscow

France, Germany and Britain seek Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning

Moscow quickly hit back that the accusations were “unacceptable” and amounted to “blackmail”.

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Oct 8th 2020, 8:23 AM

# Allegations

US contacts considered kidnapping or poisoning Assange, court told

The WikiLeaks founder was also bugged in the toilet at the Ecuador embassy, his extradition hearing has heard.

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Sep 30th 2020, 6:30 PM

# Siberia

Alexei Navalny: Russian doctors let Putin critic fly to Berlin for medical treatment

His family and supporters believe he was poisoned.

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Aug 21st 2020, 10:28 PM

# Alexei Navalny

Russian opposition leader in intensive care after apparent poisoning

Alexei Navalny is in a “serious condition” according to his spokesperson.

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Aug 20th 2020, 8:06 AM

# Birds

Conservationists slam 'horrific and illegal' mass poisoning of buzzards in Co Cork

BirdWatch Ireland said that 23 dead buzzards were recovered near Timoleague last December.

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May 13th 2020, 11:37 AM

# skripal

US announces new sanctions against Russia over Skripal poisoning

Russian spies have been blamed for the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter.

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Aug 3rd 2019, 10:45 AM

# cork circuit court

Man (42) pleads guilty to attempting to poison his co-worker

The alleged offence occurred at a data management company at Springhill, Carrigtwohill.

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May 9th 2019, 6:05 AM

# Poisoning

'Extremely unusual' cat deaths spark warning about dangers of antifreeze

The survival rate for cats affected by antifreeze poisoning is less than 5%.

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Oct 26th 2018, 6:10 AM

# Hong Kong

Man killed wife and daughter with yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide

The professor was accused of hatching the murder plot because he was having an affair with a student.

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Sep 19th 2018, 10:37 PM

# world cup invasion

Pussy Riot activist hospitalised after suspected poisoning

He staged a pitch invasion during the World Cup final in July.

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Sep 13th 2018, 3:15 PM

# dawn sturgess

Precautions in place to protect mourners at funeral of nerve agent victim

Dawn Sturgess was exposed to Novichok in England.

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Jul 29th 2018, 6:19 PM

# Poisoning

Recovery from poisoning is 'slow and painful' - Yulia Skripal speaks

Yulia was discharged from a local hospital last month.

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May 23rd 2018, 7:51 PM

# Poisoning

Russian ambassador on expulsion of Irish diplomat: 'Every action finds its counteraction'

Yury Filatov said he is still optimistic about Ireland’s future relationship with Russia.

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Apr 3rd 2018, 1:25 PM

# Sergei Skripal

Chemical weapons experts heading to UK in Russia spy case

Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia are in a critical condition.

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Mar 18th 2018, 1:42 PM

# Sergei Skripal

More than 200 witnesses identified in probe into poisoning of Russian ex-spy in UK

One of the police officers who was injured in the attack has said today that he’s “no hero”.

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Mar 10th 2018, 6:12 PM

# Spy

UK vows action over ex-spy poisoning as police confirm 21 people hurt

The probe is now an attempted murder investigation.

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Mar 8th 2018, 9:48 PM

# fake samples

Man jailed for injecting children after convincing them they had Chernobyl radiation poisoning

The 59-year-old duped teenagers and woman into believing he worked for the Ministry of Defence.

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Jun 16th 2017, 9:58 PM

# easter warning

Here's why your dog shouldn't eat chocolate

Dogs Trust has released a warning to pet owners this Easter.

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Apr 14th 2017, 9:00 PM

# Assassination

Heavily armed police guarding body of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother after attempted morgue break-in

Detectives probing the killing want to question a North Korean diplomat.

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Feb 22nd 2017, 10:29 PM

# Poisonous

Surge in number of birds of prey being 'poisoned and persecuted'

A case where four people poisoned a number of birds of prey was found in West Waterford.

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Nov 16th 2016, 6:02 PM

# not worth it

A food poisoning expert on the six foods he never eats

Having spent over 20 years working on food poisoning lawsuits, lawyer Bill Marler simply doesn’t eat certain foods any more.

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Jan 30th 2016, 6:00 PM

# anti-freeze

Woman tried to kill husband by spiking his Christmas Day wine with anti-freeze

Jacqueline Patrick tried to kill her husband three times, and even faked a “Do Not Resuscitate” note from him.

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Nov 25th 2015, 10:31 PM

# Awareness

'I lost my boy to carbon monoxide poisoning - I don't want another family to go through this'

18 year old Neil McFerran and Aaron Davidson succumbed to fumes while on a trip at a family member’s apartment in 2010.

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Sep 15th 2015, 11:59 PM

# Guilty

Blogger jailed for poisoning her five-year-old son to death with salt

Lacey Spears blogged for years about her son’s health problems.

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Mar 3rd 2015, 1:03 PM

# poison

Do not eat: Supermarkets warned to keep daffodils away from fruit and veg

The National Poisons Information Centre of Ireland said bulbs have been mistaken as onions in some cases.

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Feb 7th 2015, 2:08 PM

# death by poisoning

US scientist denies lacing his wife's energy drink with a lethal dose of cyanide

Autumn Klein fell suddenly ill and died three days later.

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Nov 6th 2014, 10:19 AM

# Carbon Monoxide

Advice issued on using registered gas fitters after installer jailed for manslaughter

Two teenagers died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a flat in Castlerock, County Derry in August 2010.

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Mar 21st 2014, 6:59 PM

# Stats

One person dies from a drug overdose every day in Ireland

New figures on drugs-related deaths in Ireland show that the number of people who have died from cocaine misuse has halved in four years.

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Jan 22nd 2014, 10:51 PM

# India

Indian gangster escapes from custody after 'poisoning his guards'

Vikram Paras, 27, carried out the daring escape as four armed officers were escorting him from the busy Old Delhi Railway Station in the capital early yesterday.

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Dec 26th 2013, 11:18 AM

Voices

Column: I believe water fluoridation is harmful to my health, why should I pay for it?

With water charges due to be implemented, Aisling Fitzgibbon argues that if people are paying for water they should have more of a say about what’s in it.

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Aug 12th 2013, 7:30 PM

# India

India: School principal arrested over mass food poisoning that left 23 dead

The children, aged four to 12, fell ill within minutes of eating the lunch of lentils, potatoes and rice cooked at their primary school in a poverty-stricken village in Bihar state recently.

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Jul 24th 2013, 9:25 PM