Two butcher shops in northern France have temporarily closed after a child died from severe food poisoning, said local authorities on Friday. Eight children have come down with severe food poisoning since June 12 after consuming meat products from the two businesses in the northern city of Saint-Quentin. Five of them contracted a rare foodborne…

Peruvian utility workers recently found a 1,000-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre-Hispanic tomb in the capital. The workers found the trunk of a huarango tree (a species native to coastal Peru), “which served as a tomb marker in the past,” archaeologist Jesus Bahamonde, scientific…

At least 22 people have been killed after a suicide bomber opened fire at a church in Syria – and then detonated an explosive vest. This is the first such incident since Bashar al Assad was toppled in December, and officials claim the attacker was a member of Islamic State. It happened at a Greek…

A bride was shot dead on her wedding day in the south of France after she and her groom were targeted by hooded and armed attackers, according to local media. The pair were leaving the party in a car along with a 13-year-old child when they were shot at, reports said. Prosecutors have opened an…

Stunning images showing distant parts of the universe – including one of a region situated thousands of light years from Earth – have been captured by a powerful new telescope. The camera at the Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile is expected to reveal new details from space on an unprecedented scale as it makes…