The first known death in the US to the Zika virus has been recorded in Puerto Rico, say health officials.
A 70-year-old man infected with the mosquito-borne virus died in February, Puerto Rico's health secretary said.The US territory has recorded more than 600 Zika cases, with 73 of those involving pregnant women.Zika
has been linked to severe birth defects, especially in Latin America,
such as babies being born with under-developed brains.Health secretary Ana Rius said all 14 pregnant women infected with Zika who have given birth have healthy babies.Seventeen people on the island have been in hospital, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said.Five
are thought to have developed a temporary paralysis condition knownas
Guillain-Barre because of Zika, although that link is unproven."The patient died of complications related to severe thrombocytopenia," the CDC said."Although
Zika virus-associated deaths are rare, the first identified death in
Puerto Rico highlights the possibility of severe cases, as well as the
need for continued outreach to raise health care providers' awareness of
complications that might lead to severe disease or death."Weird
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Friday 29 April 2016
South Africa's President Zuma should face corruption charges over a 1999 arms deal, the High Court has ruled.
The charges were dropped just weeks before the 2009 election which led to Jacob Zuma becoming president.Ruling
on the case brought by the opposition Democratic Alliance, the judge
said the decision to drop the charges was "irrational".The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) now has to decide if it wants to reinstate the charges.Mr Zuma always denied the allegations which are linked to the government arms deal worth billions of dollars.Last week, a judge-led commission of inquiry found no evidence of corruption or fraud by any government officials at the time."Today is a great victory for the rule of law and ultimately we
believe that Jacob Zuma must face prosecution and this judgement
certainly affirms the view that we've always held," Democratic Alliance
leader Mmusi Maimane said after the ruling."I congratulate my colleagues who've worked exceptionally hard on this case; it's been a long battle."At least three people have died, KTN television reported, but others have been pulled from the rubble alive. Rescue workers are digging through wreckage amid what the Red Cross called "chaotic scenes". It is not known how many people are trapped.The rainfall has caused landslides, washed away houses and flooded roads.The pictures showed rescuers lifting rubble with their bare hands. At one point the crowd erupted into cheers when a baby was pulled out alive.According to KTN, more than 50 people have been rescued so far. There has been no independent confirmation of the death toll.
In another county, two boys are missing after going herding, according to the association of red cross.
Earlier on Friday at least three people were killed when a wall collapsed in an area of Nairobi, according to local media.President Uhuru Kenyatta last year ordered an audit of all the buildings in the country after a spate of collapses.The same area of Nairobi saw another collapse early last year, with at least two people killed. Poor construction standards are frequently blamed for such incidents.
Protesters repeatedly pushed through police barriers and held anti-Trump signs, piƱatas and Trump dolls.The Republican front-runner's rallies have been violent in the past including an incident on Thursday.
A police car had its windows smashed as Mr Trump spoke inside a hall in the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. Some 20 arrests were made.The Trump campaign had to cancel several rallies in March after hundreds of protesters threatened to disrupt events in Chicago and St Louis.On Friday, Mr Trump made it to the stage and joked about the protesters, saying "that was not the easiest entrance I ever made."
"I
felt like I was crossing the border," he said, and that he walked
through "dirt and mud" to get to the building outside of San Francisco.Many
of the protesters outside his speech were arguing against his positions
on immigration. He has made building a border wall with Mexico which he
says Mexico would pay for.He has also referred to Mexicans as "rapists" and criminals responsible for bringing illegal drugs into the US.Mr Trump is extremely unpopular among Latino voters and California has a large Mexican-American population.Protests are expected to continue until the California primary is held on 7 June.
Mr Trump has called himself the Republican "presumptive nominee" after a string of primary wins.
In terms of delegate support, the property tycoon is far ahead of his nearest rivals, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and John Kasich, the governor of Ohio.
Mr Trump has called himself the Republican "presumptive nominee" after a string of primary wins.
In terms of delegate support, the property tycoon is far ahead of his nearest rivals, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and John Kasich, the governor of Ohio.
Monday 17 August 2015
A Mermaid is found along a beach of Kilauea Falls, Hawaii. Unfortunately she already passed away. These pictures are really stunning and we honestly don’t know what to say about it. We don’t know if this beauty is real or not, it’s up to you to judge about these pictures. The first discovery of mermaids was in the Greenland Sea.
The bird was seen landing in the central concourse of the medium security La Reforma jail, in San Rafael de Alajuela, where it was taken into custody.
The drugs were contained in a small zipped up pouch strapped to the animals chest.
About 14g of cocaine and at least the same amount of cannabis were inside wrapped in plastic.
Costa Rica's Ministry of Justice and Peace released the animal's mugshot under the headline caption "narcopaloma", meaning "drugs dove", and listing the date of the animals detention.
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