WORLD

Woman, 31, suffers anaphylactic shock after oral sex

A WOMAN suffered a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction to penicillin after swallowing her partner’s semen during oral sex. The unidentified 31-year-old was rushed to hospital after she started vomiting, breaking out in hives and struggling to breathe. The patient, from Alicante, Spain, was admitted with suspected anaphylactic shock. She told medics that she had a penicillin allergy but denied having ...

Read More »

Boeing: China grounds 737 Max 8 jets after Africa crash

China’s aviation regulator ordered local airlines to halt Boeing 737 Max 8 flights after a deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash using the same model. Airlines must suspend commercial operations of all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes before 18:00 local time (10:00 GMT). The Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed minutes after takeoff on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. It was the ...

Read More »

Solskjaer urges Rashford to follow Ronaldo’s example

Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Marcus Rashford to be more ruthless in front of goal by following former United favourite Cristiano Ronaldo’s example. Rashford calmly converted the stoppage-time penalty that saw United complete an incredible comeback to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League on away goals by beating Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 away on Wednesday. ...

Read More »

Mourinho: Why I dumped dumped Salah at Chelsea

Jose Mourinho has explained why Liverpool superstar Mo Salah didn’t fit into his plans at Chelsea. Mourinho brought Salah to Stamford Bridge from Swiss side Basel in 2014 during his second spell as the Blues manager. The Egyptian, who was 21 at the time, only managed 19 appearances for the west London side before he was shipped out on loan ...

Read More »

Tornadoes kill at least 23 in Lee County, Alabama

At least 23 people have been killed as tornadoes struck Lee County in eastern Alabama, authorities say. County Sheriff Jay Jones said there had been “catastrophic” damage and there were fears more bodies would be found. The number of injured is not yet known. Rescue efforts have been halted until dawn due to the danger of searching in the dark. ...

Read More »

Balotelli celebrates overhead goal with Instagram video during match

Italian striker Mario Balotelli is rarely out of the headlines, and this weekend was no exception. Balotelli scored the opening goal of the Ligue 1 match against Saint-Etienne with a spectacular overhead kick, but his celebration eclipsed the strike immediately. The much-maligned Olympic Marseille striker took celebrating with the fans to a new level by using his phone to post ...

Read More »

City agree second biggest deal in EPL history

Manchester City have agreed the second biggest kit deal in Premier League history – only behind neighbours Manchester United – after announcing a new long-term deal with Puma covering the Premier League champions and four of its sister clubs. Although the details of the deal have been kept secret, sources told ESPN FC that they have agreed a 10-year deal ...

Read More »

Bin Laden: US offers reward for Osama’s son Hamza

The United States is offering a reward of up to $1m (£750,000) for information about one of the sons of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. Hamza Bin Laden is emerging as a leader of the Islamist militant group, officials say. He is thought to be based near the Afghan-Pakistani border. In recent years, he has released audio and ...

Read More »

I never worked with R Kelly – Raheem Devaughn

American RnB singer and Grammy award nominee Raheem Devaughn has dispelled reports that he had done a collaboration with controversial superstar R Kelly in a remix of one of his hit song “customer.” He explained that the embattled RnB maestro R Kelly was a fan, and so did a cover of his [Raheem] song, and it was not an official ...

Read More »