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Croatia recalls Coca-Cola drinks following cases of poisonings

Victims of the allegedly tainted drinks include a 19-year-old who was hospitalised with damage to the digestive tract. ADVERTISEMENT Health authorities in Croatia have ordered Coca-Cola to recall some of its products and temporarily banned it from distributing them, after several cases of poisoning were reported in three cities across the country. “In the interest

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Iran’s supreme leader condemns poisonings in women’s schools

Families have been protesting in Tehran after several hundred gassings of girls in more than 52 schools over the past three months. “Chemical compounds” caused them to vomit and dizziness. Over a thousand students fell ill and an unknown number were hospitalized. In his first comments on the mysterious poisonings, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali

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A wave of alleged poisonings of schoolgirls sparked protests in Iran

Concerned parents protested in the Iranian capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of alleged poisonings that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos. In recent months, hitherto unexplained illnesses have affected hundreds of schoolgirls. Iranian officials believe the girls may have been

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Concern grows in Iran over wave of schoolgirl poisonings

Key points Suspicions fell on radical groups. The poisoning is under investigation. Posts on social media showed hospitalized schoolgirls. Hundreds of Iranian girls at various schools have been hit by “weak poison” attacks in recent months, the health minister said, with some politicians suggesting they may have been targeted by religious groups opposed to girls’

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