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Nepal rescuers call off search for trekkers after new avalanches
An area that lies between Annapurna village council-11 Himalaya and Deurali of Kaski district was hit by an avalanche on Friday afternoon after heavy snowfall in the area which has left seven people missing. Six of the missing were part of the same expedition, while one Nepali porter was escorting a different group. On Monday, the rescue team consisting members from the Nepal Mountaineering As... [Full Article...]
South Korean military discharges its first transgender soldier
The Ministry of National Defense said last week this was the first time a transgender case was being brought before a committee. On Wednesday, that army decided Byun could no longer serve in South Korea's military due to "mental and physical disability". [Full Article...]
Deadly funnel-web spiders the latest threat for Australia following fires, floods
The expected uptick in sightings is welcome news for the park, which is the only supplier of funnel-web spider venom needed to make the life-saving anti-venom. "That's when they come into backyards, swimming pools and occasionally houses", he said. Funnel-web spiders are found in sheltered burrows in the suburban and wild scrub of both the moist upland forest areas of the Hornsby Plateau to the ... [Full Article...]
Couple’s Surrogate Dies In Childbirth - Leaving Her Own Children Without A Mom
Sadly, she lost her battle on Wednesday, leaving behind her husband Chris , 33, and two children, Gage and Monroe . Michelle Reaves , described as a "mama, wifey and attractive soul", passed away this week due to complications while giving birth. [Full Article...]
China warns virus could mutate and spread as death toll rises
CDC spokesperson Heather Amos said Tuesday . Outside the us and the Chinese mainland, novel coronavirus infections have been detected in Thailand, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. The UK safety measures come as the World Health Organization is expected to declare an worldwide public health emergency over the virus - as it did with swine flu and Ebola. [Full Article...]
Trump Readies Plan to Crack Down on ‘Birth Tourism’ in U.S.
Reportedly, the new rules would lead to altering the requirements of visitor visas to the United States (known as B visas), and also empowering the State Department with new powers allowing them to deny foreign nationals entry if they are suspected of entering the country explicitly for the goal of giving birth. [Full Article...]
PR Emergency Director Fired After Storm Supplies Found in Warehouse
Puerto Rico was devastated by series of earthquakes since December 28 and one of it was even described by the people as the island's natural disaster of the decade. 20, 2020. (AP Photo / Carlos Giusti) A young woman holds a sign saying "Corrupt" in Spanish when she protests in front of the mansion known as La Fortaleza in the old town of San Juan and after Governor Wanda Vazquez resigns The ... [Full Article...]
SC refuses to stay CAA, gives Centre 4 weeks to respond
Petitioners include Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, the Indian Union Muslim League, and its MPs, Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi , TMC MP Mahua Moitra , All Assam Students' Union and Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Deb Barman. [Full Article...]