Elliot Meszaros
Digital Journalist based in Donvale, Australia, Australia.
Joined on Mar 1, 2010
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Australian cigarette packaging is set to undergo world first changes, according to the Rudd government, with bright colours, slogans and logos being replaced with plain packaging.
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Video games containing violence, such as Resident Evil and Call of Duty, make players smarter, new research from the Netherlands suggests.
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A new miracle material has been developed by a team of scientists that will soon turn simple T-shirts into sturdy armour.
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Sydney -
"Sheer greed for money" motivated a newly-wed man to allegedly kill his wealthy wife by throwing her off a cliff, a New South Wales jury has been told.
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Vigo -
A childcare worker in Spain has been charged over allegations that she gave tranquilisers to children aged from a few months to two years old at the centre where she worked.
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Traces of pig's blood could be included in some cigarettes, warns an Australian academic. He also cautions that religious groups would find its hidden presence "very offensive".
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Some of the most significant changes set to take place on Wikipedia will make the site easier to use, according to its owners The Wikimedia Foundation.
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Gloucester -
An eight-year-old girl has died after boiling fat was tipped on her while she was helping to prepare for a birthday party.
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Los Angeles -
Skin-whitening cream and medical items have been found in Michael Jackson’s home after his death, according to recently unsealed search warrants.
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Shenyang -
A Chinese boy, who was born with six extra toes and five extra fingers, has undergone a five-hour long surgery to remove the unwanted digits.
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After her recent public announcement that she was aiming to reach 450kg (992 lbs.) in just two years, the world's fattest mum, Donna Simpson, says that she has now received death threats.
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After stabbing her boyfriend 26 times, a NSW Central Coast woman used her phone to send a message to another man, saying she wanted to eat her partner's corpse, writing: "I think he tastes good."
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Hebei -
After hearing a terrible ruckus outside, Mrs Dong went to investigate, finding that her hen had laid an egg shaped like a figure eight.
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Northfield -
A teacher is facing a felony assault charge after biting off part of a man's ear and then picking it up from the ground and putting it in her mouth.
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According to a new survey, one third of Americans admit to missing their dog more than their partner when away from home.
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A 237-kg mother from New Jersey intends to become the world's fattest woman, aiming to reach 450kg (992 lbs.) in just two years. She said her favourite food is sushi but "I can sit and eat 70 big pieces of sushi in one go."
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Violence stemming from drugs left four people decapitated and a further 21 dead last Saturday in Mexico's southern Guerrero state.
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Brooklyn -
A 50-year-old man in New York went crazy with rage after walking into a Brooklyn apartment to find his girlfriend having sex with two men; He killed all three of them, police say.
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Surveillance footage of the alleged murderers of a Hamas commander has been used by an Israeli supermarket chain to promote its "killer" prices in a television advertisement.
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According to researchers, a persons thoughts, specifically their memories, can effectively be read by doing a scan of brain activity.
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