Muslim militants attacked a remote village on a strife-torn island in the southern Philippines on Tuesday and killed six people, the army said. One soldier, a pro-government militiaman and four residents of the isolated village on Basilan island died in the raid that was carried out by the Abu Sayyaf group, said local military chief Colonel Alex Macario. Read Article
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Imagine being on vacation in Hawaii and suffering a theft, a medical emergency or something even worse. That’s when the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii, which receives funding from the Hawaii Tourism Authority and through private donations, steps in to help. VASH says it has seen an increase in its caseload. Read Article
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Water rose about a foot high in some areas in Bacolod City yesterday as Typhoon Pedring brought heavy rains. Flooding was reported in Barangays 3, 4, 6 and the Reclamation Area in Bacolod City trigged by continuous rains but no evacuation was reported. Read Article
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Fearing polio virus threat from Pakistan, the ministry of health and family welfare has begun anti-polio vaccination drive at Attari land and rail border. Under this all children between 0 to 5 years, arriving in India from Pakistan are being administered polio drops. Read Article
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Three barmen have been arrested after a woman was allegedly gang-raped at a pub in the Temple Bar area. Gardai swooped on the employees after receiving a report alleging there had been a shocking sex attack.Read Article
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Authorities dispatched two teams to hunt for the perpetrators along the Malaysian border, and suggested the attacks might have been retaliation by a drug syndicate for a recent anti-narcotics operation. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday sent deputy police chief General Adul Saengsingkaew to oversee efforts to tackle the unrest in the deep South. Declining to […]
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The following article indcates that there has been an uptick in illegal drug trafficking from the U.S. to Mexico. Traffickers are using individuals and vehicles that have the appearance of being tourists. Mexican authorities are inspecting suspect vehicles entering Mexico therfore, there could be delays entering the country or at checkpoints. Drug traffickers in Mexico […]
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More than thirty criminal gang members who specialize in assaults and attacks followed by vehicle theft were arrested last week by the staff of the gendarmerie in Oran. These criminal groups have been several casualties among the local population and others from different wilayas including Ain Temouchent, Maskara, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria and Relizane. Note […]
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EMOL.com reported that Brazilian authorities confirmed today that a meningitis outbreak killed three people and led to the hospitalization of another four in the popular resort of Costa do Sauipe, on the coast of the northeastern state of Bahia. According to the Ministry of Health of Bahia, the first cases were detected last week and […]
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According to revistagobierno.com in preparation of Carnival it hopes and prevent the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unwanted pregnancies, the Minister of Health, Alexandre Padrilha and working group are distributing free condoms 84 million male during the festival as a basis for national prevention campaign against AIDS, aimed at […]
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