Tag: wound

Police investigating after person arrives at hospital with gunshot wound

Police are investigating after a person was dropped off at a Springfield hospital with a gunshot wound, a Springfield Division of Police sergeant said. >> Daycare workers accused of sprinkling melatonin in children’s food without parents’ permission Around 8:20 p.m., Springfield police were dispatched to the intersection of S Yellow Springs Street and Oakleaf Avenue […]

Orangutan observed treating wound using medicinal plant in world first

Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this behavior has been documented. Rakus, a male Sumatran orangutan, treated a wound on his face by chewing leaves from a climbing plant named Akar Kuning and repeatedly applying the juice to it, […]

A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say

WASHINGTON (AP) — An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast […]

French Voice singer hospitalised with bullet wound

A former winner of France’s version of The Voice was in hospital on Monday after being shot in the chest, sources familiar with the case told AFP. Singer Kendji Girac was found wounded after police were called to a traveller camp in Biscarrosse on France’s southwestern coast. Girac, who won The Voice in 2014 with […]

Russian missile strikes on Ukraine kill eight and wound 12

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles overnight, killing at least six people and wounding 11 more in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, local officials reported. On Saturday afternoon, a further strike on Kharkiv killed another person and left one more person wounded, said Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov. Another missile strike killed a civilian […]

Russian missile strikes on Ukraine kill eight and wound 12

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles overnight, killing at least six people and wounding 11 more in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, local officials reported. On Saturday afternoon, a further strike on Kharkiv killed another person and left one more person wounded, said Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov. Another missile strike killed a civilian […]