Aqil Fakhr al-Din, a 50-year-old man from Kufa, Iraq, was mauled to death by a lion he had recently purchased, just days after acquiring the animal. The attack occurred as he approached the lion’s cage, leading to fatal injuries, while a neighbor attempted to intervene by shooting the lion with an AK-47, ultimately killing it. Following the incident, al-Din’s body was taken to a hospital, and a police investigation was initiated, highlighting ongoing issues with illegal wildlife trafficking and poor conditions in Iraqi zoos.
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Urgent recall for chicken fettuccine alfredo ‘linked to three deaths and a pregnancy loss’
Ready-to-eat chicken fettuccine alfredo products have been recalled due to a listeria outbreak linked to three deaths and one fetal loss, affecting 17 individuals across 13 US states. The USDA's FSIS discovered the outbreak strain during routine inspections, but the source of contamination remains unidentified as further examinations of the company's facilities did not reveal any issues. Need More Context? 🔎
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