As covered by jpost.com, “The Haifa District Court on Wednesday sentenced a masseur convicted of raping an American tourist to 6 years in prison. The woman, who was staying at the Carmel Forest Spa Resort with her husband at the time, was raped by the the man, 38-year-old Semyon Reitburg, when she arrived for her massage appointment. During the incident, which took place in August 2011, the assailant locked the door of the massage room, and assaulted the woman.” Read Article
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As reported by globalpost.com, “Health officials in Costa Rica said an outbreak of dengue fever has sickened 7,000 people, with many cases occurring in some of this Central American country’s most popular tourist areas. The incidence of illness represents a three-fold increase over this time a year ago, according to Maria Villalta, medical director of […]
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As reported by theprovince.com, “An outbreak of dengue fever in the Solomon Islands has killed three people, infected hundreds more and is straining the medical system of the South Pacific island nation. Health authorities in the Solomons and Australia said Tuesday that at least 1,700 people are suspected to have contracted the disease since the […]
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As covered by dailymail.co.uk, “The U.S. is preparing to intercept up to three North Korean missiles amid fears the rogue communist state could launch an attack today. The eyes of the world were today on the secretive nation after South Korea warned that the prospect of a missile attack was ‘considerably high’. North Korea’s attack […]
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elcolombian.com reported that Venezuela’s government on Tuesday closed its border crossings with Colombia because of Sunday’s election, a decision that leaves a week to both nations cut off by land with consequences for the movement of people and trade. The border closure occurred at 6:15 am on Tuesday and will be reopened on Tuesday, confirmed […]
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According to towleroad.com, “Stafilidis, who was accompanied by a friend, initially thought that the three masked men following them were going to rob them. However, the black-clothed men started yelling homophobic insults at Stafilidis and his friend, calling them “dirty faggots”, and started punching and kicking them on the head and body. They then fled […]
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According to timeslive.co.za, “Britain on Friday said it believed terror attacks were in the final stages of planning in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) reiterated its warning to all British nationals not to travel to any part of the troubled east African country.” Read Article
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According to startribune.com, “Two more flu-related deaths were confirmed in Minnesota last week, down from four the previous week, as this season’s outbreak continues to slow. The number of people hospitalized with flu symptoms last week was 15, the Minnesota Department of Health said in its weekly influenza update. That’s down from roughly 600 per […]
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DUE TO SECURITY ISSUES Hotel Colón Caribe CLOSES DOORS m.teletica.com reported that this past Friday Caribbean Hotel Colón in Limón closed its doors after suffering a recent assault with weapons being used. Furniture was loaded away last Friday after the hotel operated for 14 years. The manager made the decision to close after Swedish and […]
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New Mexico State Police are investigating after an explosive device was found at a famous diving spot in eastern New Mexico. Sgt. Emmanuel Gutierrez said the state police bomb squad was called out to the Blue Hole on Thursday after a visitor noticed a suspicious device in the fresh-water spring. The park was evacuated, and […]
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