According to nursingworldnigeria.com, “Lassa fever has claimed the lives of two persons in Plateau, while two others are on admission, Dr. Fom Dakwak, the Commissioner for Health, has confirmed. Dakwak told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos that the first victim, a woman, died at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, while the other, a man, died at the Vom Christian hospital.” Read Article
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As reported by examiner.com, “It appears as if there will be no let up in hostile attacks on U.S. interests overseas as witnessed in a suicide attack on the U.S. Embassy in Turkey…On Friday a local security guard was killed and several people wounded in a suicide bombing at the U.S. embassy in the Turkish […]
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dw.de reported that a civil war raging between Muslim separatists and the Thai military in the south of the country becomes a great challenge for Bangkok as the conflict escalates. It happened last December – masked men stormed into a school in southern Thailand and shot three Buddhist teachers in front of their colleagues and […]
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The deaths of four Cambodians from avian flu have health experts worried. Just four weeks into the year, the toll is Cambodia’s second highest since avian flu was first detected here in 2005. Sonny Inbaraj Krishnan, the WHO’s communications officer, said Wednesday, January 30, that the organization remained concerned at the deaths from H5N1, which […]
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Clarin.com reported that in the last 13 days of January there were 56 deaths by road accidents in the country’s roads. The number is almost double the number of deaths (30) in the second half of January 2012 and surpasses the 43 that occurred during the first month of last year. The data comes from […]
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According to zambiareports.com, “The National Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC) has urged tourists to seek tour guides when visiting sites in Zambia. This follows the death of an 18 year old Danish tourist who plunged 67 meters deep when trying to take a picture of a falls in Serenje district.” Read Article
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As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Figures reveal the South-East Asian kingdom is the deadliest destination for Aussies. The 100 Australians who died there last year accounted for one in eight of the 791 deaths on foreign soil. Greece, which boasts large numbers of dual Australian citizens, was the next most likely spot for Australian passport holders […]
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According to rfa.org, “Fears of theft are on the rise among market vendors in a tourist district in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, the gateway to the world-renowned Angkor archeological site. ” Read Article
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the second death from dengue hemorrhagic fever (called serious by the authorities) in the country, after obtaining at 13:00 last Tuesday, the results of the laboratory examination of Santiago manabita Cagua Estacio, of 49 years. The victim was from Bahía de Caráquez. Read Article
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Elpais.com reports: “There is no curfew, but after nine at night, Torreón is a ghost town,” says Professor Robert Lopez Franco, former director of the School of Social and Political Sciences , alarmed by the breakdown of the social fabric. “Our youth is being annihilated by poverty, drugs and weapons,” he adds. The feeling of […]
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