Facebook Inc. will no longer allow graphic images of self-harm on its platform as it tightens its policies on suicide content amid growing criticism of how social media companies moderate violent and potentially dangerous content. The social network also said on Tuesday self-injury related content ...
Nearly 800,000 people commit suicide each year — more than those killed by war and homicide or breast cancer, the World Health Organization said Monday, urging action to avert the tragedies. In a fresh report, the U.N. health agency said that the global suicide rate ...
There are around 600 steps that you can climb to get to the main deck of Tokyo Tower. Those who've signed up for the TELL Tokyo Tower Climb, however, have already taken the most important step. The Tokyo-based not-for-profit organization is holding its annual climb ...
Suit settled over Chicago teen confronted by school about home sex video
The case of a Chicago teenager who killed himself after being confronted at school about whether he made a video of himself having sex has been resolved. A wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of 16-year-old Corey Walgren focused on the questions about how ...
Psychologist approved Jeffrey's Epstein's removal from suicide watch but gave no reason
A psychologist at the federal detention center in New York City where financier Jeffrey Epstein was jailed on sex-trafficking charges had approved his removal from suicide watch before he killed himself, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. The disclosure came in a letter dated ...
We should examine how we can identify suicidal children's distress signals and take preemptive action to save their lives.
'Very unusual suicide': Jeffrey Epstein autopsy reportedly shows neck broken in several places
An autopsy of the financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, found his neck had been broken in several places, the Washington Post reported late on Wednesday. Such injuries can occur to people who hang themselves ...
'Serious irregularities' found at jail where Jeffrey Epstein died, says attorney general
Attorney General William Barr said Monday that there were "serious irregularities" at the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life as he awaited trial on charges he sexually abused underage girls. The 66-year-old financier was found Saturday morning in his cell at the ...
U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide Saturday morning in a federal jail launched new conspiracies online in a saga that has provided fodder for them for years, fueled by Epstein's ties to princes, politicians and other famous and powerful people. Online theorists Saturday quickly offered ...
Suicide of Finance Ministry official linked to Moritomo Gakuen scandal recognized as work-related
The Finance Ministry's Kinki Local Finance Bureau has recognized the 2018 suicide of an official with links to the Moritomo Gakuen scandal as a work-related death, according to government sources. The bureau, based in the city of Osaka, made the decision during the winter of ...
South Korean man dies in apparent self-immolation near Japanese Embassy in Seoul
A 78-year-old South Korean man died hours after setting himself ablaze near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Friday, police said, at a time of worsening tensions between Seoul and Tokyo. The man, surnamed Kim, ignited a fire inside his car parked in front of ...
School issues are No. 1 reason behind youth suicides in 2018, Japanese government white paper finds
Of 568 youth who took their lives last year, 188 were attributed to school-related issues, followed by health problems at 119 and family issues at 116.
