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Kabosu dies: Shiba inu which inspired the ‘doge’ meme and became face of Dogecoin has died | World News
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Kabosu, the dog behind the “doge” meme, has died at the age of 18 after enjoying more than a decade of internet fame. The Japanese shiba inu had been suffering from leukaemia and liver disease. “To all of you who loved Kabosu, on the morning of the 24 May, Kabosu crossed the rainbow bridge. Thank…
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Abhradeep Saha: Viral YouTuber Angry Rantman dies at 27 | World News
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A popular football YouTuber and passionate Chelsea supporter known by his fans as Angry Rantman has died at the age of 27. Angry Rantman, whose real name is Abhradeep Saha from Delhi, India, died this morning, his family announced on social media. They said: “With profound grief and sorrow, we hereby declare the sad and…
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Adult dies in Ireland after contracting measles | World News
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An adult who had contracted measles has died in a hospital in Ireland, the country’s health service executive (HSE) has said. It is the first confirmed measles case in Ireland in 2024. There were four measles cases reported in the country in 2023 and two in 2022. While no cases were reported in 2021, there…
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Pioneering surgeon Sir Roy Calne who carried out Europe’s first liver transplant dies | UK News
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Professor Sir Roy Calne, a pioneering surgeon who led Europe’s first liver transplant operation in 1968, has died at the age of 93. Sir Roy died in Cambridge late on Saturday evening, his family said. The surgeon led the landmark transplant operation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, on 2 May 1968. In 1978, he became the…
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Frank Borman: NASA astronaut dies aged 95 | World News
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Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded NASA’s first Apollo mission to the moon, has died aged 95. Borman commanded Apollo 8’s historic Christmas 1968 flight, which saw the spacecraft circle the moon 10 times – paving the way for the following year’s lunar landing. He died on Tuesday 7 November in Billings, Montana, NASA said. Paying…
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Kirsty Smitten: Pioneering British scientist whose work could save millions dies aged 29 | UK News
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A pioneering British scientist whose work developing antibiotics had her featured on Forbes’ 30 under 30 Europe list has died from cancer aged 29. Doctor Kirsty Smitten was co-founder and chief executive of MetalloBio, a company which has created new antibiotics aimed at saving millions of lives. She featured on Forbes’ 30 under 30 Europe…
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Man dies driving off collapsed bridge following Google Maps – family sues | US News
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Google is being sued by the family of a man who drove off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps. The family of Philip Paxson are accusing the tech giant of negligence, claiming they had been informed the bridge had been collapsed for five years but failed to update their navigation system. The medical device…
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Sir Ian Wilmut: Scientist who led team which cloned Dolly the sheep dies | UK News
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Sir Ian Wilmut, the man who led the team behind the famous cloned sheep Dolly, has died. Described as a “titan of the scientific world”, he was 79. Announcing Sir Ian’s death, Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, the vice chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, said: “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of…
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Is this how Earth dies? Astronomers witness sun-like star devouring planet in possible preview of our home’s ultimate fate | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have seen the first evidence of a dying sun-like star engulfing an exoplanet in what could be a preview of Earth’s ultimate fate. The cataclysmic event, some 13,000 light years away, was observed using the Gemini South telescope in Chile. Such spectacles occur when stars similar to our sun near the end of their…
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Gordon Moore: Intel co-founder and microchip pioneer dies aged 94 | Science & Tech News
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Microchip pioneer and Intel Corp co-founder Gordon Moore has died at the age of 94. Co-creator of the American tech company Intel in 1968, Moore was one of the engineers to put “Intel Inside” processors in more than 80% of the world’s personal computers. The company announced on Friday that he had died surrounded by…