Medical experts warn more older Americans are dying from accidental falls
From WN wo new reports published this week said fatal falls in older Americans have nearly tripled in recent years to more than 25,000 deaths annually in the United States, according to VOA News. Another study also said fall prevention focusing on…
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At least two dead from major earthquake in Peru
From WN Peruvian officials said more than 30 people were injured after a powerful earthquake rattled Peru on Sunday, killing at least two people, according to The AFP. The 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit Peru’s Amazon basin region and neighboring Ecuador, but the tremors…
CDC: U.S. recorded 75 new measles cases last week as outbreak grows 13 May 2019
From WN Reuters reports the seriousness of the measles outbreak in the United States continues to swell as the country recorded 75 news cases of the disease in the last week, raising the total to 839 cases in the worst outbreak since…
US: Girl, 3, dies in burning car with doors chained shut; Dad blamed
from WN A 3-year-old New York City girl died in a burning car with the doors chained shut, and her father has been accused of setting the fire, The New York Times reported. The blaze was so intense that the heat melted…
US: Georgia Governor signs restrictive Abortion Bill
From WN Georgia became the fourth U.S. state this year to outlaw abortion after a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, when its Republican governor on Tuesday signed a bill that an abortion-rights group vowed to challenge immediately, Reuters reports. Opponents called…
May Day celebrated around the World as workers fight for higher wages, respect
From WN From Jakarta to Copenhagen, thousands filled the streets in cities around the world to demand better wages, improved working conditions, minimum wage, and more to mark May Day on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. The tradition of holding marches…
US: Teen suicides spiked after debut of Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’
From WN In the month following the release of the hit Netflix show “13 Reasons Why,” a study has noted an almost 29 percent increase in suicide rates among young people in the US aged 10 to 17, IFL Science reports. Suicide is a complex…
US: At least 2 dead, 4 injured in North Carolina campus shooting
From WN Two people are dead and at least four others were transported to hospitals after reports of a shooting at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, on Tuesday (30 April), an EMS official said, NBC News reported. There was no…
Malaysia destroys four tons of ivory as warning to poachers
From WN Malaysia incinerated nearly four tons of elephant tusks and ivory products as the government tries to increase the punishments facing smugglers using the country as a conduit to China and across Asia on Tuesday, according to The Star. Conservationists said…
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China’s coal mines, power plants haven’t cut methane emissions
By WN Even though China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, it promised to curb methane emissions due to the growing threat of climate change in 2010 but has since failed to live up to those regulatory promises, according…
