Mozambique Cholera Cases Shoot Up As Health Workers Try To Improve Treatment Centres

JOHANNESBURG — Cholera cases in Mozambique among survivors of a devastating cyclone have shot up to 139, officials said, as nearly 1 million vaccine doses were rushed to the region and health workers desperately tried to improvise treatment space for victims. Cholera causes acute diarrhea, is spread by contaminated food and water and can kill…

If you can’t bit them, coin them: Bitcoin-skeptic JP Morgan reveals its own cryptocurrency

Click:裝修 Just a few weeks after JP Morgan declared cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin to only have value in a post-capitalist dystopia, the $2.5tn banking giant announced its own blockchain-based “JPM Coin” – should we be worried? While many cryptocurrency enthusiasts are both pained and confused to see the words “blockchain” and “corporate-payments” used in a sentence…

USSSA renews with NFCA as an Official Sponsor and focuses on education

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –The NFCA is excited to announce that USSSA has renewed as an Official Sponsor. USSSA, who has signed a multi-year contract, is now the lead sponsor for the NFCA Coaching Tools package.   An official Convention sponsor the past three years, USSSA has turned its focus to educating members year-round. In addition to the Coaching Tools…

Confusing Pearson Airport Runway Led To Alarmingly Close Calls: Transportation Safety Board of Canada

TORONTO — A poorly laid out runway complex and pilots distracted by required tasks have led to potentially catastrophic situations at Canada’s busiest airport, federal safety authorities said on Thursday. The finding comes from an investigation into 27 runway incursions at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport in which a landing plane either taxied onto, or almost…

National champion Southern Indiana tops final 2018 NFCA DII Top 25 Coaches Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – National champion Southern Indiana is the unanimous No. 1 team in the final 2018 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Screaming Eagles (41-23) collected all 16 first-place votes and 400 points. Behind a miraculous run through postseason, USI became the first women’s program at the school to win a team national…

Shuffled Ministers Could ‘Live With’ Jody Wilson-Raybould Leaving Liberal Caucus

The three federal cabinet ministers shuffled to new portfolios after Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation from the prime minister’s inner circle have suggested they are comfortable seeing her removed from the Liberal caucus altogether. On Friday morning, longtime P.E.I. MP Lawrence MacAulay was named the new veterans affairs minister, filling the void left by Wilson-Raybould’s exit from…

Russia makes it into top three European destinations for Chinese travellers

The number of Chinese tourists visiting Russia saw a significant boost last year, according to China’s largest travel agency, Ctrip, which organized tours for approximately 130,000 people. It told TASS that Russia was in the top three (after the UK and France) most popular destinations among European countries for Chinese travelers. Chinese tourists were showing…

North Idaho College tabbed 2018 NFCA NWAC National Coaching Staff of the Year

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Guiding North Idaho College to its first Northwest Athletic Conference championship, head coach Don Don Williams and her staff have been named the 2018 NFCA NWAC National Coaching Staff of the Year. Under the direction of Williams and assistant coaches- Shay Fuson, Laura Fierro and Dan Silva- the Cardinals finished 2018 with…

Is a mystery plane heading to Russia loaded with Venezuelan gold?

The Kremlin has called reports of 20 tons of Venezuelan gold heading to Russia fake news. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised the public against listening to rumors. On Wednesday, a member of the Venezuelan opposition and former banker at the country’s central bank, Jose Guerra, claimed he has information of the planned shipment of tons…