(REUTERS) Islamic State fighters killed at least 145 civilians in an attack on the Syrian town of Kobani and a nearby village, in what a monitoring group described on Friday as one of the worst massacres carried out by the hardline group in Syria. Islamic State pressed a separate assault to capture government-held parts of the northeastern city of Hasaka, blowing up a security building and triggering a government appeal for all residents to take […]
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Decapitated body, scrawled with Arabic, found at French blast site
(REUTERS) A decapitated body daubed with Arabic writing was found at a U.S.-owned factory in southeast France on Friday after an assailant rammed a delivery van into gas containers at the site, triggering an explosion. A source close to the investigation said the victim was the boss of the suspect, a delivery man. The two had gone to the company to make a delivery but the assailant killed and beheaded his 50-year-old manager before entering […]
Islamic State suicide bomber kills 25, wounds 202 in Kuwait mosque
(REUTERS) A suicide bomber killed 25 people when he blew himself up inside a packed Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Kuwait city during Friday prayers, the interior ministry said, the first attack of its kind in the major oil-exporting country. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, which also wounded 202 people according to the interior ministry, in the district of Sawaber in the eastern part of the Kuwaiti capital. Parliament member Khalil […]
Gun attack kills at least 28, including Europeans, at Tunisian beachside hotel
(REUTERS) A gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at a Tunisian hotel on Friday with a weapon he had hidden in an umbrella, killing 28 people, including British, German and Belgian tourists, as they lounged at the beach and pool in a popular resort town. Terrified tourists ran for cover after the gunfire and an explosion erupted the Imperial Marhaba in Sousse resort town, 140 km south of the capital Tunis, before police shot […]
Fruit-infused water: The natural way to lose weight
When you are feeling tired, thirsty, and sometimes angry or moody, you are experiencing the signs of being dehydrated. Well, summer can really make us dehydrated. The heat of the sun can also make our skin dry. But what can beat the summer heat? It’s not really that difficult: Just mix fruits with your water; it’s the next best thing to just drinking plain water that can help prevent dehydration. According to an article publish […]
German navy rescues more than 600 migrants in Mediterranean
(Reuters) — The German navy on Tuesday (June 23) rescued 627 migrants whose wooden boat ran into difficulty in the Mediterranean Sea. The German ship, Tender Werra, was informed by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) in Rome of a maritime emergency some 55 kilometers north-west of the Libyan capital Tripoli and was asked to bring the people to safety. Footage supplied by the Bundeswehr, or German military, shows navy officials pulling people from a […]
Myanmar’s parliament votes vs constitutional amendments, preserves military’s political role
(Courtesy CCTV) — Myanmar’s parliament voted against several constitutional amendments on Thursday, preserving the armed forces’ powerful political role in the nation and barring opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s chance from seeking the presidency. After a 3-day debate, five out of six sections of the amendment bill were voted down. One of the proposals aimed to trim the share of ballots required to amend the constitution from over 75 percent to 70 percent, a […]
World’s tallest Lego tower built in Italy
JUNE 26 (Reuters) — It was a meeting of the smallest and the tallest in Italy’s Milan as thousands of children got together to try and beat the world record for the tallest structure built with Lego bricks. Little ones of all ages joined volunteers at the five-day event outside Milan’s World Expo site to try to break the previous Guinness World record of 34,76 meters. Organizers had prepared some 600,000 Lego bricks for the […]
South Korean health minister discusses MERS with overseas medical experts as infections rise
(Reuters) — South Korean Minister of Health and Welfare Moon Hyung-pyo on Friday (June 26) held a meeting with overseas medical experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and from the World Health Organisation (WHO) amid a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak. Five key experts attended the meeting in Sejong, 145 kilometres (90 miles) south of Seoul, where the headquarters of the MERS task force team at the Ministry of […]
MERS death toll rises to 31 in South Korea
(Reuters) — Two more patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus have died, South Korea’s health ministry said on Friday (June 26) bringing the total fatalities to 31. The ministry also reported one new case, taking the total to 181 in an outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia. “As of now, a total of 69 patients are undergoing treatment, 81 people have been discharged from hospital and 31 people have died. And […]
Pueblo de Panay idineklarang Special Economic Zone
Idineklara ng Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) ang pitong ektaryang lupa ng Pueblo de Panay bilang Special Economic Zone. Ito ang kauna-unahang Information Technology Park sa Northern Panay. Ayon kay Victoria Hariette Ong Banzon (Technopark Project Head), ang deklarasyong ito ng PEZA ay malaking tulong upang mapalakas ang ekonomiya ng rehiyon at makapagbubukas ng karagdagang trabaho sa mga Capizeño. Ayon sa Republic Act 7916 na kilala rin sa Special Economic Zone Act of 1995, may […]
Medical mission sa Tarlac Provincial Jail
Nagsagawa ng libreng serbisyo ang mga kawani ng Tarlac Provincial Hospital Eye Center para sa mga bilanggo na may problema sa mata. Daan-daang inmates ang nakinabang sa nasabing aktibidad.
