The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that the Belgian state didn’t violate the rights of a person suffering from depression when it accepted her request to go ahead with a euthanasia procedure despite years of chronic depression. Judges ruled in favor of Belgium in three out of fourContinue Reading
A journalist was shot to death by two unknown individuals who were traveling on a motorcycle this Tuesday in front of the radio station where he worked in the city of Pedro Juan Caballero, 550 km northeast of Asunción, very close to the border with Brazil. Journalist Humberto Andrés Coronel Godoy, 33, was attacked asContinue Reading
Officials are reporting finding eight more bodies inside the An Phu karaoke bar fire scene today, bringing the death toll to 22. The Binh Duong province’s functional forces are coordinating with the Ho Chi Minh City Fire Department to search for suspected victims still trapped in the karaoke bar. As forContinue Reading
A snack and animal feed factory was closed Friday after the death of nine dogs in Minas Gerais and São Paulo. Inspectors from the Department of Inspection of Products of Animal Origin of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply decided to close it after inspecting the unit of theContinue Reading
An international team of 18 researchers, including Kristian Anderson, Ph.D., from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, have determined that the earliest cases of COVID-19 in humans arose at a wholesale fish market in Wuhan China in December 2019 in a new study published in Science-entitled The Huanan SeafoodContinue Reading
The new national identity card will begin to be issued next week. The document will adopt the registration number in the Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPF) as a general, unique and valid registration for the entire country. The new identity comes with a QR Code that can be read by anyContinue Reading
A shooting at the Areté, Loyola Heights campus of the Ateneo de Manila University on July 24 has left three people dead and two injured. The National Capital Region Police Office says the dead include Rosita Furigay, former mayor of Lamitan City in Basilan province; Victor George Capistrano, the executiveContinue Reading
In October last year at a public school in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, the school principal taste-tested the day’s school lunch in advance in the staff room and noticed that it had a peculiar odor and discoloration. At this point, he stopped the serving of the lunch. The food wasContinue Reading
The unemployment rate in Brazil reached 9.4% in April this year, the lowest level since October 2015, according to a study released this Friday by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea). Compared to the same month in 2021, the rate fell by 4.9 percentage points. In all, the country hadContinue Reading
The Municipal Health Department of Rio de Janeiro (SMS-Rio) confirmed today the first case of monkeypox in the city. The victim is a 38-year-old Brazilian who lives in London, England. He arrived in Brazil on Saturday (June 11) and, the following day, sought medical attention at the National Institute of InfectiousContinue Reading
On an adventure of a lifetime, 27-year-old Parker Schnabel is traveling further than ever before in search of gold. Parker and his friends head to New Zealand – land of sharks, hobbits, big gold and revolutionary mining gear. To gain an edge back home, the crew head deep into theContinue Reading
Suspected terrorists killed three Christians in the Chibok area of northeastern Nigeria on February 25. The perpetrators are likely members of Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP). The attack occurred in the village of Kautikari, a predominantly Christian area. On the same evening, the building of the Church of theContinue Reading
Convoy of Hope is reaching out a hand to help people in Ukraine during Russia’s invasion of their country. Convoy of Hope said it will be sending a team this week to lead aid efforts on the ground in Poland and potentially other countries surrounding Ukraine. A Convoy of HopeContinue Reading
The Taliban is cracking down on Afghans trying to leave the country as they continue to conduct their door-to-door security sweep. In what the extremist group is calling a “clearing operation,” militants are searching for weapons and people who are alleged of kidnapping and robbery but are likely looking forContinue Reading
The Costa Rica Ministry of Health reports the first two cases of methanol poisoning of 2022 in men from San José and Heredia, both who died last month. Last year, Costa Rica saw 48 suspected cases of methanol poisoning, of which 21 died. The deaths are 17 men and four womenContinue Reading
The Ministerio de Salud Pública de Salta has reported 482 confirmed Salmonella cases through January 25 this year. Of the 23 departments in Salta, 19 have reported cases. The data shows that 72.8% of the cases correspond to children from 0 to 14 years. Regarding the location of cases, the departmentContinue Reading
Officials in Buenos Aires province say the cocaine that caused the deaths of 23 people in Argentina last week and hospitalized 84 more was adulterated with a powerful opiate. Investigators are also seeking to clarify whether the distribution of these highly toxic drugs was due to a mistake made by those who cut the narcotics,Continue Reading
Twitter is always a wealth of foolish statements by people who continue to reveal their authoritarian streak. In a tweet today in response to another in the long line of nutritionist, Dr. Eric Ding‘s scare tweet strings: It’s in unvaccinated Florida where daily at Disney people stand in crowds toContinue Reading
The Department is notifying the public that avian influenza has been detected in Nova Scotia. On Friday, January 28, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed a Canada goose in the Grand Desert area of Halifax Regional Municipality tested positive. Avian influenza is a viral infection that can spread easily andContinue Reading
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reports that of the latest batch of samples sequenced, 677 samples, more than 91 percent were the Omicron variant (618) and five percent were the Delta variant of COVID-19 (35). In addition, health officials report the BA.2 sub-lineage was found to be the majorityContinue Reading
According to Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT), nearly 200 Islamic boarding schools have ties to terrorist networks. On January 25, BNPT chief Boy Rafli Amar announced the discovery at a meeting with the parliament, saying the assessment was a result of the agency’s terrorism prevention efforts last year. The dataContinue Reading
