MINISTER for Transport Leo Varadkar has urged Siptu workers at Dublin Airport not to engage in planned industrial action next month. Siptu has threatened industrial action unless progress is made on resolving pensions issues for Aer Lingus and Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) staff. Read article
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Public health officials in the United States are reporting more human cases of swine flu, including three infections where the virus likely passed from person to person. Officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta say an additional 52 cases have been spotted, bringing the count since July to 276 human infections. Read […]
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(RTTNews) – Tattoo ink contaminated with the bacteria Mycobacterium chelonae has caused 22 confirmed cases and 27 possible cases of red rashes in tattoo recipients in New York, Washington, Iowa and Colorado, the CDC and FDA reported. The unusual rash looks similar to allergic-contact dermatitis but does not respond to the normal treatments, including topical […]
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KALIKOT: An unknown disease in Kalikot has claimed the lives of four girl students of Kalikot’s chhalaha-based Kalika Lower Secondary School and as many as 90 students have been taken ill. According to head teacher Man Bahadur Budha, the students had been complaining of fever, common cold, headache and swelling on the body for the […]
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Suspected cases of cholera continue to increase at hospitals in the northern Dominican province of Santiago, where at least 550 people have been treated in the past nine days for acute diarrhea. Residents of the city of Tamboril, where the greatest number of cases have occurred, are complaining that the supposedly potable water they have […]
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The death toll in Quebec City from legionnaires’ disease has increased to six, with the number of people affected now listed at 65.The latest cases were reported Thursday by public health authorities. Read article
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TIFTON, GA – Optometrists are urging folks to wash their hands and avoid touching their eyes because they are seeing a rash of very severe pink eye cases. It’s gotten so bad that Optometrists at South Georgia Eye partners say last week they saw up to three new cases a day per doctor in Valdosta […]
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DSHS has confirmed 723 human cases of West Nile illness in Texas this year, including 30 deaths. West Nile is a mosquito-borne virus. There are two forms of the illness, West Nile neuroinvasive disease (WNND) and West Nile fever (WN fever). The symptoms of severe infection from West Nile neuroinvasive disease include headache, high fever, […]
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The British Embassy has become aware of a number of cases where homeowners have been fined up to €30,000 for letting properties without the correct permits. The Embassy has published advice for homeowners who rent out their properties or are considering doing so, which can be found on the UKinSpain website. Short-term lets The regulations […]
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A reporter for TV-3 interview with a Pakistani-born taxi driver at the airport in Barcelona. We are recording at the very tail of the drivers , when at least three people utter the following insults: “Hey! The taxi drivers are from Spain! It lacks the turban! To shower, man! Ask him who gave you the […]
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