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# Poisoning

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September 2023
# Botulism
Botulism outbreak: Irish citizens being treated in French and Spanish hospitals
A Greek woman has died in the outbreak and her Irish partner remains in hospital.
Dr Catherine Conlon: Botulism - where does it come from and what are the risks?
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Sep 15th 2023, 1:28 PM
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2022
# Italy
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
# Inquest
Russian spy case details may be made public
Litvinenko died in November 2006 after ingesting polonium-210, a rare radioactive isotope that was secretly slipped into his tea at a London hotel.
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Nov 2nd 2012, 2:48 PM
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