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Cholera feared in Syria due to dirty water, WHO warns

A cholera outbreak is feared in coming months in Syria, where other water-borne diseases such as hepatitis A and typhoid are on the rise due to poor sanitation, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned yesterday. Safe drinking water is available at about one-third of the level it was before the conflict erupted nearly five years ago, and supplies are cut-off to punish civilians at times, it said. Some 31,460 cases of hepatitis A were reported […]

Killer of ‘American Sniper’ Kyle jailed for life.

Eddie Ray Routh was jailed for life without the possibility of parole yesterday after a Texas jury found him guilty of murdering Chris Kyle, the former U.S. Navy SEAL whose autobiography was turned into the hit movie “American Sniper.” Routh, 27, a former U.S. Marine, was found guilty of fatally shooting Kyle and Kyle’s friend, Chad Littlefield, multiple times at a gun range about 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Fort Worth in February 2013. […]

Purisima may face charges in the Ombudsman

Senate President Franklin Drilon is urging the Ombudsman to file charges of usurpation of authority against former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Alan Purisima for his involvement in the Mamasapano incident despite being preventively suspended.