Medical
10-year-old CT hockey player dies from sudden illness
A spokeswoman for the Erie County Health Department said there is no reason for any alarm on the part of anyone who may have had contact with the boy in Buffalo. The boy, Nico Mallozzi, started feeling ill last Thursday, Jan. 11, Reed said, and he went to be with his team over the weekend. "He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered", the superintendent said. [Full Article...]
Japan city uses loudspeakers to recall potentially deadly fugu fish
Regional health officials on Tuesday said a supermarket in the central city of Gamagori sold five packages of assorted blowfish meat. "With four other packages sold but unaccounted for, city officials alerted residents via the emergency loudspeakers normally used for earthquakes and other disasters". [Full Article...]
Afghanistan to play inaugural Test in June
However, Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will host the one-off Test match between India and Afghanistan . " Afghanistan and India have been traditional friends, even diplomatically, for ages". Afghanistan have emerged as a competitive global team, with strong performances in the limited-overs format including two one-day series victories in Zimbabwe. [Full Article...]
Anuj Loya Addresses The Media, Says Family Being Harassed
The death of Judge Loya has raised a storm as presiding over the special CBI court he held the trial in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case in which BJP president Amit Shah is one of the accused. The bench, without specifying any date, adjourned the case and said it would be listed for hearing after a week. Last evening, Justice Kurian Joseph, one of the four Supreme Court judges who ... [Full Article...]
Warnings In Effect Across Ireland As Storm Fionn Approaches
An Orange wind warning has been issued, in effect from 3pm today, lasting for 12 hours until 3am tomorrow morning. The Atlantic coastal countries can expect winds of up to 80km/h and gusts up to 120km/h. Accumulations of snow are likely across Ulster of the country and mainly over higher ground elsewhere. Both of these status yellow warnings are in place until 3 am on Wednesday. [Full Article...]
Sam's Club closing many stores, but not in Eastern Iowa
The store will permanently close January 26. Some closed Thursday; others will close later this month. Sam's Club now has 597 store locations in 46 states , compared to BJ's, which operates 215 clubs and 133 BJ's Gas locations in 16 states across the country. [Full Article...]
Florida boy dies of rabies after sick bat scratches him
He said he washed the wound thoroughly but didn't take the boy to the hospital because he cried when he was told he would get shots. It wasn't until a week after the scratch when Ryker's fingers and legs became numb and his head started to ache that his parents took him to a hospital for treatment. [Full Article...]
Kohli stands firm for India in second South Africa Test
Seamer Mohammed Shami took three wickets to India pull India into contention in the second Test as they reduced South Africa to 173/5 in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day here on Tuesday for a 201-run lead. Earlier, it all rested on Virat Kohli yet again. "That's his nature. It gets him going and keeps him going". "We are well aware of that but we don't take any notice of... [Full Article...]