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WHO DG Tedros Calls For Unity To End DRC Ebola Outbreak; AFP Examines Burial Practices In DRC
Agence France-Presse: DRC must unite in Ebola fight amid ‘high’ risk of spread: WHO chief “The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged different political factions in the Democratic Republic of Congo to unite in the battle against Ebola, warning that the risk of spread ‘remains very high.’ ‘Ebola does not take sides. It is…
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Tornadoes and extreme weather tear through the southern Plains
Extreme weather continued to batter huge swaths of the Midwest and the southern Plains on Tuesday, leaving survivors just grateful they weren’t killed or seriously injured. A tree crashed through the home of Lisa Watson, but the Tulsa, Oklahoma, mom said she couldn’t care less about property damage as long as her family was safe….
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California May Go Dark This Summer, and Most Aren’t Ready
Guests watch a show near a statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Jan. 9, 2019. (John Raoux/AP Photo) A plan by California’s biggest utility to cut power on high-wind days during the onrushing wildfire season could plunge millions…
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One million species, or a quarter of all that are left, are now under threat of extinction
A quarter of the world’s species are under threat of extinction. This tarsier appears to think he could be one of them.(Credit: igorot/Depositphotos) Earth stands to lose a massive 25 percent of its biodiversity, warned UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay as she launched a Global Assessment study to more than 130 government delegations in Paris. “No one…
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Strong 7.2-magnitude quake rocks Papua New Guinea
WASHINGTON: A powerful but deep 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Papua New Guinea on Tuesday (May 7), officials said, cutting power and knocking items off shelves though there were no immediate reports of serious damage. The quake struck at a depth of 127km, about 30km from the town of Bulolo, according to the US Geological Survey. It was also felt…
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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 the deaths of a tourist and his pregnant wife from suspected bubonic plague sparked an…
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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 – less than 11 ounces – the lowest ever for this time of year, and…
