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(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has confirmed seven new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), adding up to 36 infections in five days, a sudden increase of a disease that kills about a third of the people infected and has no cure. MERS, a SARS-like novel coronavirus that emerged in Saudi Arabia two years ago, has infected 231 people in the kingdom, of whom 76 have died, the Health Ministry said on its website. Meanwhile, another cluster of cases […]
(Reuters) – Sparked by a stinging expletive the NBA playoffs got off to an explosive start as the Brooklyn Nets landed the first blow in a suddenly bitter Eastern Conference first round match-up with a 94-87 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. Out of the playoffs since 2008, Toronto’s return to the postseason was both eventful and controversial, upping the ante in the best-of-seven series. With A list celebrities, including rappers Drake, Jay-Z and […]
(Reuters) – Japan began its first military expansion at the western end of its island chain in more than 40 years on Saturday, breaking ground on a radar station on a tropical island off Taiwan. The move risks angering China, locked in a dispute with Japan over nearby islands which they both claim. Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, who attended a ceremony on Yonaguni island to mark the start of construction, suggested the military presence could be enlarged to […]
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won his third consecutive Formula One race, taking the checkered flag at the Chinese Grand Prix. His team-mate, Nico Rosberg came in second. The British former drivers’ champion led the race at the Shanghai circuit from start to finish on Sunday, having secured the pole position and pulling away from the pack before the first curve. Rosberg’s second place finish allowed the German Mercedes driver to retain first place in the drivers’ […]
As the death toll from the capsized South Korean ferry rose above 50, the families of victims began a protest march to the capital, Seoul. They were stopped by police. After more than three days, divers finally gained access to the capsized ferry, Sewol, retrieving 22 bodies on Sunday and bringing the death toll to 54. Strong currents, cold water and low visibility are hampering the operation. There are some 250 passengers still unaccounted for. Early on […]
(Reuters) — A clearer picture has started to emerge of the situation when a South Korean ferry capsized with the release on Sunday (April 20) of a radio conversation between controllers and the ship. Witnesses have said the “Sewol” turned sharply before it began listing. It is still not clear why the vessel turned. It took more than two hours for it to capsize but passengers were ordered to stay put in the cabins. In […]
(Reuters) — Senior Malaysian government and airline officials met relatives of missing flight MH370 on Sunday (April 20) to discuss the issuing of death certificates for the passengers and also financial assistance for the families, although some were still clinging to hopes of survival of their loved ones. Groups of distraught family members who have been waiting for news of what happened to theMalaysia Airlines flight which vanished from radar on March 8, were seen going into the […]
(Reuters) — Gunfire erupted near a makeshift checkpoint manned by pro-Russian separatists near Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine early on Sunday (April 20), killing at least two people. Separatists gave a higher casualty figure, saying they had come under attack from Ukrainian nationalist paramilitary forces. The incident represented the first fatalities in eastern Ukraine since a four-way agreement was reached last Friday in Geneva to de-escalate the situation in eastern Ukraine where separatists are rebelling against Kiev’s pro-western leaders. Though police on the interior […]
(Reuters) –South Korea’s coast guards found more bodies of missing ferry passengers on Sunday (April 20) as rescue operations continued and the number of confirmed topped 50. The coast guards moved the bodies from one boat to another to bring them to awaiting family members at the port. More divers managed to gain access to the stricken ship on Sunday as guide ropes were installed to help them through the tricky and fast currents in […]
MANILA, Philippines — Saying she was ready to answer the charges against her, the former chief of staff of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile flew back to the country Saturday morning (April 19) from San Francisco to face a complaint for plunder filed against her in connection with the P10 billion pork barrel scam. Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes arrived at about 4 a.m. aboard a Philippine Airlines flight no. PR105. Reyes, resigned as Enrile’s chief of […]
(Reuters) — At least 39 people were killed and several others were injured when a bus collided with a vehicle pulling a trailer on the National Highway in southern Pakistan early on Sunday (April 20), local media reported. The bus was travelling from Dera Ghazi Khan in the central Punjab province to the port city ofKarachi when it hit the vehicle coming from the opposite direction, security personnel said. The bus was carrying more than 50 passengers when it lost control and collided head-on, […]
By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:52am EDT (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor on Sunday unveiled its small sport utility vehicle (SUV) concept targeted at the Chinese market, planning to join a flurry of rivals in tapping the growing segment in the world’s biggest market. Hyundai said it had picked popular Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun to promote the subcompact SUV ix25, to capitalize on the Korean pop culture boom in wooing Chinese […]
