Reuters.com reported that, two Saudi health workers who had been in contact for patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus infections are among three new cases reported to the World Health Organization, the U.N. agency said on Thursday. Read Article
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As reported by Stltoday.com, Islamic extremists killed eight people in an attack targeting teachers and Muslim clerics in northeast Nigeria, witnesses and the military said Thursday. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Sagir Musa also warned that the Boko Haram terrorist network plans more such killings and “massive attacks” aimed at the northeastern city where their extremist […]
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AFP reported that the United States will close some embassies on Sunday, because they have security concerns, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said today. “‘The Department of State has instructed certain US embassies and consulates to remain closed or to suspend operations on Sunday, August 4,’ Harf told reporters. “The decision was taken ‘out of […]
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Cbc.ca reported that,an outbreak of norovirus has been linked to the deaths of nine people at the Selkirk Place Care Facility in Victoria this month. The Vancouver Island Health Authority said although the cause of death in each case has not been determined, it believes the flu-like virus likely contributed. VIHA confirmed 100 patients, half […]
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The BBC reports that Honduras has declared a state of emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever which has killed 16 people so far this year. More than 12,000 people have been diagnosed with the disease, which causes high fever and joint pains. Officials say that in more than 1,800 cases, there is a risk […]
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Thestandard.com.hk reports that police have hit a racket that saw taxi drivers ripping off tourists leaving Tsim Sha Tsui for the airport. Three taxi drivers have been arrested during an undercover operation for “grossly overcharging” passengers, said Chief Inspector Yu Hoi-kwan. There also appeared to have been tampering with meters in the taxis that the […]
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As reported by Wmctv.com, the Arkansas water park where a young girl got a brain-eating parasite has shut down. Kali Hardig, 12, came down with parasitic meningitis, a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba. She likely picked up at the Willow Springs Water Park in Little Rock. The infection has struck only 31 other […]
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As reported by Newsinfo.inquirer.net, his angry wife kept calling him to come home, so he left the restaurant where he was dining with friends, among them was Provincial Board Member Roldan Lagbas. When he got home, he heard the explosion. He rushed back to learn Lagbas was killed. Read Article
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CNN reports that the body of the driver of one of two commuter trains that collided head-on in western Switzerland has been found in his crushed cab, Swiss police said Tuesday. Twenty-five of the passengers needed hospital treatment after the crash Monday evening, police in the Vaud canton said in a news release, one fewer […]
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As reported by Hawaiinewsnow.com, a man died while snorkeling in waters off Maui Saturday while visiting with his family from Benicia, California. At about 9:55 a.m. Saturday, bystanders reported that a man had been pulled unconscious from the waters fronting Black Rock in Kaanapali. An investigation reveals that the man, 50-year-old Michael Taugher, was snorkeling […]
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