As covered by chicagotribune.com, “Tunisian troops clashed with Islamist militants near the border with Algeria on Tuesday, a security source said, in an area where the army is hunting al Qaeda-linked fighters. Tunisia, economically struggling and deeply polarized between Islamists and their opponents, is in the throes of a political transition that began with the overthrow of strongman Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in a popular uprising two years ago.” Read Article
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Syrian jets and helicopters have bombarded Lebanon with rockets in a “significant escalation” of the civil war in the region while opposition groups claim to have struck President Bashar al-Assad’s palace in Damascus as well as the international airport. The aerial bombardment by Assad’s regime is said to be due to the increasing incursions from […]
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The state of Rio de Janeiro declared emergency in 36 municipalities because there were almost 42,000 cases of possible infection. So far, the government of Rio de Janeiro no fatalities have been reported in the official statistics, although the possibility exists that has, since not all patients know they have dengue. Frequent rains during this […]
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In Rio de Janeiro, at least 13 people were killed by heavy rains telesurtv.ne reported that the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Cabral, reported that at least 140 families were moved to safe houses, which are outside the areas of risk, while the mayor of Petrópolis declared a state of emergency. Heavy rains in […]
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guardian.co.uk reported that around 12,000 UK pensioners in Cyprus have had their pension payments into a local bank temporarily paused while the British government assesses the situation (as I reported at 3.42pm) The UK Department of Work and Pensions has said tonight that British pensioners in Cyprus should not panic over the move: Associated Press’s […]
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As reported by couriermail.com, “AUSTRALIA’S first victim of a killer strain of drug-resistant tuberculosis has died amid warnings of a looming health epidemic on Queensland’s doorstep. Medical experts are seriously concerned about the handling of the TB epidemic in Papua New Guinea after Catherina Abraham died last Thursday of an incurable form of the illness, […]
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As covered by westtampa.wtsp.com, “The Hillsborough County Health Department warns residents of unsafe conditions at two Tampa beaches. They issued a health advisory for Ben T. Davis Beach and for Cypress Point Beach Wednesday, March 13, after recently taken samples revealed higher than normal levels of enterococci bacteria.” Read Article
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According to infozine.com, “The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Sudan, urges U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to the Darfur region of Sudan, the Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan States, and advises you to consider carefully the risks of travel in other areas of Sudan.” Read Article
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voanews.com reported that North Korea has lashed out at Japan for calling for “independent additional sanctions” against Pyongyang. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency carried a statement from the Foreign Ministry Sunday saying that it would be a fatal mistake for Japan if it thinks it will be safe when a war breaks out […]
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Eluniverso.com erported about 18:00 on Saturday, technicians Guadalupe Observatory Geophysical Institute (IG) alerted the sharp increase of the activity of the Tungurahua volcano. Therefore, the Emerging Operations Committee (COE) Baths met in the evening to take action. Banos mayor and president of COE, José Luis Freire, reported that among the main resolutions were closing the […]
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