Reporter.bz reported that Lebanese Belizean businessman, Majdi Agha, 50, was executed in front of his wife and young child, in front of their home in Buttonwood Bay around 8:50 a.m., on Tuesday. He and his family had just returned home, when a masked gunman ambushed him from inside his yard. Police found Agha’s lifeless body near his gate, and they reported that his body bore several apparent bullet wounds. Agha is the third Lebanese businessman to be executed in Belize City since October last year. Read Article
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As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Authorities said they have erected 12 warning signs on 10 beaches in the past six weeks, with first aid information for jellyfish stings, Thai Rath newspaper reported on Tuesday, quoting Noppon Srisuk, the department’s director-general. The 10 beaches included Patong, Sirinath Marine National Park, Nai Yang, Nai Thon, Bang Tao, Surin, […]
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As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Although Phuket police say there have been no more bag snatches in the Phuket Town area than usual, people are being encouraged to be careful after three recent robberies in the area. At least eight robberies have been reported in Phuket Town this year.” Read Article
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El Unviverso.com reported that this past Saturday, February 9, 2013, there were three reported assaults and robberies at Cerro Santa Ana, in the center of Guayaquil. The first assault was when Roberto Rivera denounced Semiglia and was walking with his friend Christian Tapia to his vehicle when two armed men intercepted them to steal. Two […]
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The war on drugs in Mexico has largely stayed away from its capital city. But now some police chiefs are warning the violence could spread. On Sunday, 18 suspected members of La Familia cartel were arrested in connection to recent killings in Mexico City’s suburbs.
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Patient had traveled in Pakistan and the Middle East studentnewsie.com reported that health authorities in the UK have confirmed the presence of a SARS-like virus that is currently spreading. The latest infection called as the coronavirus was found in another British person who is now in the ICU of a hospital in Manchester. This brings […]
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Europe’s horse meat scandal has widened to affect several member states, with Romania emerging as the possible source. Britain first discovered the presence of horse meat in what were supposed to be beef burgers in late January, but subsequent investigations quickly found the tainted products in Ireland and now other EU countries, including France and […]
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lmcordoba.com.ar reported that a new dengue epidemic forced the health authorities to enact national epidemiological alert on 8 January. Health authorities in Paraguay today raised to 23 the death toll due to dengue so far this year, a total of 21,367 suspected cases of the disease. The Director General of Health Surveillance ministry area, Celia […]
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As reported by news.gov.hk, “The Ministry of Health today notified the Centre for Health Protection of two confirmed human cases of influenza A (H5N1) in Guizhou. A 21-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man living in Guizhou are in critical condition. Neither had an obvious history of exposure to poultry before they came down with symptoms.” […]
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As reported by vietnamnews.vn/, “Dengue fever among people between the ages of 15 and 35 in the southern region has increased in recent years, according to the HCM City Pasteur Institute. Last year, the region saw 62,039 incidences of dengue fever, including children and adults, an increase of 11.2 per cent compared to 2011.” Read […]
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