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🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Why are living people lying in coffins... a shocking reason comes to light

In Japan, a new trend called 'Coffin Meditation' is emerging where people lie in coffins for meditation to achieve peace and an understanding of mortality.

Feb 26 • 11:23 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Eerie moment dozens of coffins float down street after Brazil flash flood

Extreme flooding in Brazil led to coffins floating down streets, highlighting the severe impact of heavy rain that has killed at least 46 people in Minas Gerais.

Feb 25 • 22:36 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Models were made to pose in coffins

The article discusses a controversial photoshoot where models posed in coffins, sparking debate about appropriateness and artistic expression.

Feb 25 • 07:15 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

VIDEO: Coffins from funeral home are swept away by flood in Ubá

Severe flooding in Ubá, Brazil, led to the sweeping away of numerous coffins from a local funeral home, as recorded by a resident during the torrential rain.

Feb 24 • 16:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

City Hall investigates irregular disposal of clothing remnants and coffins in Adamantina cemetery

The Adamantina City Hall has launched an investigation into the improper disposal of clothing and coffin remnants at the Cemetery of Saudade.

Feb 23 • 19:15 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Lisa Liu, a teacher turned millionaire... earning 5 billion rupees annually by selling coffins in Europe

Lisa Liu, a former teacher from China, has transitioned into a successful coffin seller, generating an annual income of 5 billion rupees.

Feb 17 • 02:31 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Did you see? Death of a couple on BR-116, family buried under rubble and coffins in a creek after wall collapse

A couple died in a head-on collision on BR-116 in Brazil, and a family in Eugenópolis was buried under rubble following a structural failure.

Feb 14 • 09:01 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

Zinc Coffins and Decaying Facade – Navalny's Chilling Parallel between Afghanistan and Today

The article explores the historical context and implications of Mikhail Gorbachev's policies in Russia, drawing parallels to contemporary issues faced by opposition leaders like Alexei Navalny.

Feb 13 • 11:32 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Sabesp states that coffin disposal near ETA did not contaminate water in Itararé

The São Paulo Basic Sanitation Company (Sabesp) confirmed that the water quality in Itararé remains safe despite the disposal of coffins near the water treatment station.

Feb 13 • 10:03 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Funeral home wall collapses due to rain, coffins fall into water in MG; VIDEO

In Bicas, Brazil, a funeral home wall collapsed during heavy rainfall, causing several coffins to fall into a creek, although no injuries were reported.

Feb 9 • 15:36 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Bodies of twin sisters who died in UK river taken home in backpack

Twin sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti, who drowned in a Scottish river, were returned to Hungary for burial in a backpack due to their family's inability to afford coffins.

Jan 13 • 19:33 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

"More ecological", but also "more secular"... Why LFI wants to allow funerals without a coffin

François Piquemal, a deputy from La France Insoumise, has introduced a bill aimed at ensuring freedom of funerals in France, proposing the allowance of funerals without coffins for ecological and secular reasons.

Jan 9 • 18:08 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Crime & Justice

The tears on those coffins are a universal pain

The article describes a family, including a young mother and her two children, arriving at Linate military airport amidst intense media attention, grappling with grief and tragedy.

Jan 6 • 04:00 UTC

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