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
Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia after losing a last-ditch court bid to stay in the country. The story has been misrepresented and during the recent NEWS TALK, some of the details are discussed. Djokovic said he was “extremely disappointed” but accepted the ruling. He has left on aContinue Reading
Boko Haram terrorists abducted 17 girls in the Chibok area of Borno state on Thursday, January 20th. The ISIS affiliated group made a statement on Friday claiming responsibility for the attack, adding that they killed ‘many Christians’, set fire to two churches, and burned down two homes. Eyewitness and localContinue Reading
Massachusetts will require its public schools to cover the Armenian Genocide of the early 20th century following a decision by state legislators. This makes Massachusetts the sixth state in the United States to mandate education on the genocide, during which the Ottoman Empire killed or displaced around 2 million Armenian Christians.Continue Reading
Canadian officials announced Friday the recall of Evive brand Immunity Super Functional Smoothie due to the risk of cyanide poisoning. The company says they are recalling because this smoothie brand contains raw elderberries. Raw elderberries naturally contain cyanogenic glycosides, which can release cyanide after being eaten. The human body can eliminate smallContinue Reading
Health authorities are investigating the death of a man with suspected Hantavirus in Maullín, in the region of Los Lagos. The patient was admitted to the Hospital of Temuco. According to the information received, on Friday he took a rapid test that tested positive for Hantavirus and was transferred toContinue Reading
As Olympians from around the world prepare to travel to Beijing for the Winter Olympics, they have received an eerie warning from Chinese officials, indicating that if they speak out in a manner critical of China, they may be subject to punishment under Chinese law. In what is a clearContinue Reading
Finland and the European Union have condemned the sentencing of Pastor Zafar Bhatti. Bhatti is a Pakistani man, who has been sentenced to death for allegedly sending a series of blasphemous text messages in 2012. Pakistan has one of the most notorious blasphemy laws in the world, with three levelsContinue Reading
The Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) has continually targeted churches and civilians in Myanmar’s predominantly Christian regions where thousands of people have fled since the February coup last year. According to UCA News, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Doukhu Parish of Loikaw township in Kayah state was hit by military airstrikesContinue Reading
The United States and Japan recognize and take seriously the severity of the rising number of COVID-19 cases throughout Japan. U.S. Forces, Japan (USFJ) and the Government of Japan (GOJ) are working closely to ensure the safety of the Japanese public and U.S. military personnel and their families, balancing theContinue Reading
According to the Vietnam Ministry of Health, the Capital city of Hanoi has reported nearly 17,500 new COVID-19 cases in 7 days. In 7 days from January 2-8, Hanoi recorded an average of 2,500 cases of COVID-19 daily. The Hanoi Department of Health on the evening of January 8 announced thatContinue Reading
The Philippines Department of Health reported 310 additional dengue fever cases the week ending November 13, including two fatalities. From 1 January to 13 November 2021, there have been a total of 66,655 dengue cases including 237 deaths (CFR 0.4%) reported, this is 18% lower compared to the 81,396 casesContinue Reading
Since the beginning of 2021 and as of December 20, there have been 300 probable and 88 laboratory confirmed cases of yellow fever (YF), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Among the probable cases, there have been 66 deaths reported from six countries; Ghana (42); Cameroon (8); Chad (8);Continue Reading
Yuzhou, which has a population of 1.1 million, officially shutdown overnight, stalling transportation systems except for all but essential food stores. Xi’an, where 13 million have been confined to their homes since December 23, continued to be closed down ahead of the Lunar New Year and the Winter Olympics inContinue Reading
A new paper from a climate scientist in Chile, claims that global warming (climate change) “poses an even graver threat to public safety” that the COVID-19 pandemic, basically calling for “authoritarian power” over “maintaining democracy and rights.” The paper’s author Ross Mittaga, calls for “authoritarian environmentalism” to address the allegedContinue Reading
Cancer deaths rose to 10 million and new cases jumped to over 23 million globally in 2019, according to a new scientific study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine. At the start of the decade in 2010, total cancer deaths numberedContinue Reading
Officials in Tripura state’s Dhalai region have reported the deaths of three men who inadvertently consumed acid while drunk, according to a report in The Sentinal. “Under the influence of excessive drinking, all three consumed acid reserved for rubber sheets instead of alcohol,” Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ratna Sadhan JamatiaContinue Reading
The Dutch government reports in the past week that omikron is spreading very quickly in the Netherlands. The rapid increase in cases will lead to an increase in the number of coronavirus patients in hospitals and ICUs this year. This makes an overload of care in January increasingly real. BecauseContinue Reading
An additional 100,000 elective operations could be cancelled in England this winter as a result of the Omicron wave leading to increased hospital admissions, a new study reveals. The modelling study, published as a peer-reviewed research letter in The Lancet, finds that the number of elective operations performed each week isContinue Reading
