Hollywood actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home on February 26, with the circumstances of their death remaining a mystery for...

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The tragic death of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa shook their Santa Fe community. However, it has now emerged that the rat-borne virus which killed the classical pianist, which is spread...

A young British man died after being stung by sea urchins during what he called "the best day of my life", an inquest has heard. Christian Bogle, 26, was snorkelling at a coral reef in Fiji when he...

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