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Oct162020 by adminNo Comments

Ancient societies collapsed when leaders ignored the social contract

Science

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- When ancient societies formerly ruled by principles of good governance failed, they failed hard. According to a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Political Science, ancient autocracies were less likely to last, but suffered less dramatic failures. Advertisement To better understand the role of government on the success and longevity of ancient societies, researchers took an in-depth look at principles that guided the governments of four societies: the Roman Empire, China's Ming Dynasty, India's Mughal Empire and the Venetian Republic. Because free and fair elections were rare or nonexistent during ancient times, researchers had to come up with an alternative for gauging good governance. "You can't really measure it by the role of elections, so important in ...

Nov282019 by adminNo Comments

‘He came home happy and then collapsed’: Rhodes family reveal cause of death

Entertainment

Gary Rhodes died in hospital from a bleed on the brain after collapsing in his home, his family have confirmed.The 59-year-old died yesterday after falling ill during a break in filming on a new cookery series he was working on in Dubai. Image: Rhodes was instantly recognisable when he broke on to the scene thanks to his spiky hair His family have now put out a written statement, which they say is intended to "end painful speculation" surrounding his sudden death.The statement says: "The Rhodes family can confirm that after a successful day shooting with Rock Oyster Media for ITV here in Dubai, Gary returned home in a very happy mood for a peaceful evening with his wife Jennie."After dinner, Gary unfortunately collapsed in thei...

Aug92019 by adminNo Comments

Asthma deaths: ‘My son collapsed like a flick of a switch’

Health

Deaths from asthma in England and Wales are the highest they have been in more than a decade, according to analysis of official data.More than 1,400 adults and children died from asthma attacks in 2018 - that's 2.5 people out of every 100,000.The charity Asthma UK said too many lives were being cut short by a lack of basic care, such as inhaler checks.GPs' leaders said more staff in practices were needed so doctors could spend longer with asthma patients.But with research linking some childhood asthmas to air pollution, NHS England said it couldn't solve the problem on its own.Nearly five million people in England and Wales have asthma, a condition that affects the airways.It can cause breathlessness, wheezing, coughing and a tig...

Aug142018 by adminNo Comments

At least 26 dead after cars plunge off collapsed bridge in Italy: Officials

World

A section of a towering highway bridge collapsed in Italy Tuesday, sending vehicles plunging nearly 300 feet to the ground and killing at least 26 people, officials said. The collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa occurred around midday during strong storms moving through the area of northwest Italy, according to authorities. At least 30 vehicles were on the bridge in a port section of the city when the span gave way, Amalia Tedeschi, a firefighter, told the Italian news agency ANSA. Several people were pulled from the rubble alive and taken to a hospital by helicopter, Tedeschi added. Construction involving a crane was occurring on the bridge at the time of the collapse, but it was too early to pinpoint what caused the span to fail, Italian authorities said. At least 26 people wer...

Oct132017 by adminNo Comments

Girl's lung collapsed after screaming at One Direction

Health

A 16-year-old fan's 'lung collapsed' after she screamed too much at a One Direction concert, an emergency doctor told the BBC.The girl became short of breath during the concert but continued cheering "because she was a super fan".When she attended the hospital straight afterwards, they found air had leaked into three different anatomical spaces.Published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine, it's the first time a case of this kind has been documented.Dr J Mack Slaughter treated the girl, (who remains anonymous) at the Children's Medical Centre in Dallas: "Her oxygen levels were fine. She didn't look like she was seriously ill," he said."But instead of breathing a normal 12-16 times a minute, she was breathing 22 times a minute. So we knew something was a little off by that." In a physical ...