The plague currently ravaging Madagascar has proved “resilient” to antibiotics because it is extremely rare, an expert has warned. It comes as the death toll for the disease rises to 165 and 10 neighbouring countries are put on alert, according to the … Read More
Pacific tsunami warning centre said waves were possible after the strong quake hit off New Caledonia Nervous residents reported feeling several tremors throughout the night before the quake hit. Photograph: Auscape/UIG via Getty Images Vanuatu and New Caledonia were hit … Read More
AKIPRESS.COM – Madagascar’s healthcare system will be unable to cope if the deadly plague outbreak continues to escalate, a scientist has warned. Scores of doctors and nurses have been struck down with the disease, which is predicted to gather momentum in … Read More
The Iranian city of Pol-e Zahab was particularly hard hit by the earthquake that struck on Sunday near the Iraqi border. CreditPouria Pakizeh/Iranian Students News Agency, via European Pressphoto Agency TEHRAN — Iranians dug through rubble in a frantic search for … Read More
A strong 6.5 magnitude quake struck the Pacific coast of Costa Rica near its capital city San Jose on Sunday night, but there were no initial reports of injuries or damage to infrastructure. There was no Pacific-wide tsunami threat, the … Read More
At least 221 people were killed and 2,800 injured after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the Iran’s border with Iraq. Around 50 aftershocks were registered and more were expected, Iranian officials warned. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was … Read More
Last updated 00:06, November 13 2017 GEONET The earthquake struck off the Wellington coast. A magnitude 4.8 earthquake stuck near Wellington at 11.28pm on Sunday night, nearly a year to the day that a 7.8 earthquake hit Kaikōura. The Sunday night earthquake … Read More
ABUJA – PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed the Minister of Heath, Prof. Isaac Adewole to investigate reports of an ‘unknown disease’ that has led to the death of several children in Jigawa State. The President also directed the Minister to … Read More
A DEADLY outbreak of a rare and highly fatal virus has broken out in eastern Uganda and five cases have already been identified, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed. The disease, known as Marburg virus disease (MVD), is similar … Read More
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga Saturday in the tectonically active Pacific region, but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists said. The tremor hit at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) some 90 kilometres off the … Read More