Israel-Gaza clash leaves 27 dead after 690 rockets fired, 350 airstrikes

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Hundreds of rockets from the Gaza Strip flew into southern Israel over the weekend, sparking one of the most violent conflicts between the two in years. About 690 rockets were fired by Palestinian militants on Saturday alone, leaving four Israelis … Read More

Russian tourist and pregnant wife die of suspected bubonic plague, sparking ‘indefinite quarantine’ in western Mongolia

(File photo) Officials with the emergency management department in Bayan Ulgii province confirmed to the Siberian Times preliminary testing revealed the couple died Wednesday. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) A portion of the border between Mongolia and Russia remained closed Saturday morning after … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 3 May 2019

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Greetings from Tyler,           Sorry there was no Update last week.  If there had been, it would have told of the wonderful crowd we had for the events surrounding the Passover (Lord’s Supper) and the First Day of Unleavened Bread.  … Read More

10 million North Koreans face food shortage after worst harvest, says United Nations

The UN found North Korean protein intake to be very low, with some families consuming protein only a few times a year A department store in Pyongyang. Photo: AP North Korea has cut food rations to 300 grammes a day … Read More

Brexit tears through UK’s political landscape

LONDON — The perpetual Brexit revolution rolls on. After yet another night of unexpected electoral drama, each and every side of the never-ending Brexit debate — leave now, leave somehow or leave never — was quick out of the blocks … Read More

Pig ‘Ebola’ Virus Sends Shock Waves Through Global Food Chain

–African swine fever in China will impact global food supply. –Virus will move markets, may influence geopolitics: Rabobank. What started with a few dozen dead pigs in northeastern China is sending shock waves through the global food chain. Last August, … Read More

Pork prices could jump this year, stay elevated into 2020 due to China’s pig crisis

With African swine fever ravaging China’s hog industry, U.S. experts are expecting pork prices to go higher and likely stay elevated well into 2020. At least 129 cases of African swine fever have been reported in China since the first … Read More

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