Archive du mois : mai 2018

An Ebola case has been chanced on in a metropolis of 1.2 million of us — a ‘game changer’ that makes combating the outbreak far more annoying 0

An Ebola case has been chanced on in a metropolis of 1.2 million of us — a ‘game changer’ that makes combating the outbreak far more annoying

AP Photo/John Bompengo There’s been a disturbing new development in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health officials have confirmed that an infected person was found in a city of 1.2 million, meaning the disease spread beyond the town it was first spotted in. This brings the total number of…

Venezuela in a quagmire 0

Venezuela in a quagmire

Caracas, Venezuela – Some say that Venezuelan presidential candidate Henri Falcon is attempting the political equivalent of climbing to the top of Mount Everest alone – and without oxygen. Once a staunch supporter of deceased populist leader Hugo Chavez, the former Lara State governor broke with the Socialist party in 2010. He is now promising…

Tens of 1000’s enter al-Aqsa Mosque for Ramadan’s first Friday 0

Tens of 1000’s enter al-Aqsa Mosque for Ramadan’s first Friday

Occupied East Jerusalem – More than 100,000 Palestinians, many of them from the occupied West Bank, have made their way to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem for the first Friday of Ramadan. Palestinians from the occupied territories, who otherwise cannot access Jerusalem, are typically allowed to enter the city under strict conditions during the Fridays…

Cuba: Passenger aircraft crashes after taking off from Havana 0

Cuba: Passenger aircraft crashes after taking off from Havana

A plane carrying 104 passengers has crashed shortly after taking off from Jose Marti airport in Cuba’s capital, Havana, according to state media. A Boeing 737 crashed « near the international airport » on Friday, state agency Prensa Latina reported. The aircraft was heading from the capital to the eastern city of Holguin, it added. #LouUltimo Aeronave…

Every thing you wish to clutch about the royal marriage ceremony 0

Every thing you wish to clutch about the royal marriage ceremony

Put the kettle on and adjust your fascinators, Anglophiles, because the royal wedding is nearly upon us. The 24-hour countdown to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s big day has begun, and it promises to be a nuptial of monarchic proportions. You’ve got your viewing itinerary — now read on for all the details on how…

Jennifer Aniston And Tig Notaro Will Play The President And First Girl In A Netflix Comedy 0

Jennifer Aniston And Tig Notaro Will Play The President And First Girl In A Netflix Comedy

So…what exactly will it be about? Well, the the log line reads: « First Ladies is a political comedy about America’s first female President and her wife, The First Lady. When Beverly and Kasey Nicholson move into the White House, they’ll prove that behind every great woman… is another great woman. » Chris Henchy, co-creator of the…

Caroline Glick: Endgame for the U.S.-Turkey Relationship 0

Caroline Glick: Endgame for the U.S.-Turkey Relationship

On Monday, NATO ally Turkey withdrew its ambassador from Washington. The severe step is meant to punish the U.S. for opening an embassy in Jerusalem on Monday. Also Monday, Turkey expelled Israel’s ambassador to Turkey. It had already withdrawn its ambassador from Tel Aviv. In a speech at Chatham House on Monday, Turkish President Reçep…

Staunch-as-She-Goes Canadian Economic system Backs Cautious Rate Stance 0

Staunch-as-She-Goes Canadian Economic system Backs Cautious Rate Stance

Canada’s economy continues to show signs of strength, but not enough to fuel inflation and prompt aggressive rate hikes — a scenario that validates the Bank of Canada’s cautious stance on monetary policy. Inflation figures Friday by Statistics Canada showed few signs of any sharp pick-up in price pressures even as the economy operates near…

Multiple fatalities in Texas college shooting: US police 0

Multiple fatalities in Texas college shooting: US police

At least eight people have been killed in a shooting at a high school in the US state of Texas, according to local police. The incident took place on Friday morning at Santa Fe High School, located about 50km southeast of Houston. The suspected shooter, now in custody, was a student at the school, said…

UN votes to ship struggle crimes investigators to Gaza 0

UN votes to ship struggle crimes investigators to Gaza

The United Nations’ top human rights body has voted to send a team of international war crimes investigators to probe the deadly shootings of Gaza protesters by Israeli forces. A resolution calling on the UN Human Rights Council to « urgently dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry » was backed on Friday by 29 members. The members – United…