As reported by saigon-gpdaily.com, “A bacterium virus called ‘Streptococcus Suis’ from pigs claimed two lives in North Vietnam, the Central Tropical Disease Hospital in Hanoi announced…Most patients contracted the ‘Streptococcus Suis’ bacterium after eating undercooked infected pork, blood paste, or came into direct contact with secretion from diseased pigs via open wounds or airborne tracts.” Read Article
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As reported by globalpost.com, “Tropical cyclone Haruna has hit the large Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar, claiming one life and threatening some 30 southern towns, authorities said. The cyclone struck Madagascar 15 hours earlier than expected…” Read Article
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As covered by irrawaddy.org, “Robberies of foreign tourists are increasing at Bagan, an ancient temple complex that is one of Burma’s most popular tourist attractions, but local police in Mandalay Division are failing to improve safety, tourist businesses complain.” Read Article
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As reported by globalpost.com, “Contagious diseases such as typhoid and hepatitis A are spreading across war-torn Syria due to people drinking contaminated water from rivers and wells, the World Health Organization has warned…The rising number of infections has coincided with the collapse of the country’s health system…” Read Article
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As covered by shanghaidaily.com, “The influenza virus has caused 12 fatalities in Greece so far this winter, the Greek Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday.” Read Article
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eltiempo.com reported that with the advance of the epidemic outbreak living the department on behalf of the dengue virus, health authorities Valley have drawn attention to blinde the population is under 15. So far this year there have been 1,339 cases of dengue, 53 of them seriously, and three people have died, including two girls […]
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thelocal.se reported that Police in Stockholm have been accused of racial profiling on the city’s public transit system by targeting “foreign-looking” commuters in an effort to deport illegal immigrants.On Wednesday, Gonzalo Munoz, who was born and raised in Sweden by Chilean parents, was approached by a police officer while waiting for a friend inside a […]
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Strikes by security staff disrupted flights on Thursday morning at the Cologne-Bonn and Düsseldorf airports, after union personnel walked off the job for the third time in recent weeks to push for higher pay. Read Article
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thelocal.fr reported that Anti-Semitic attacks have rocketed in France, according to a new report, which will no doubt increase anxiety among members of France’s significant Jewish community. According to the Protection Service for the Jewish Community (Service de protection de la communauté juive, SPCJ) there were 315 verbal or physical attacks against Jews in France […]
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AS AMPHIBIOUS assaults go, the invasion of the Malaysian state of Sabah by the self-styled Royal Army of the Sultanate of Sulu on February 11th is admittedly tame. Scores of men, many heavily armed, came ashore from motorboats that had brought them from the Philippines, an hour away, where they and the sultan of Sulu […]
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