10 April 2013 (00:29 UTC-07 Tango)/29 Jumada l-Ula 1434/21 Farvardin 1391/01 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
China has closed a border crossing with North Korea: “Travel agencies are not allowed to take tourist groups to go there, since the North Korean government is now asking foreign people to leave.”-unnamed official with the Dandong Border Office
South Korean […] Continue Reading…
10 April 2013 (19:50 UTC-07 Tango 09 April 2013)/29 Jumada l-Ula 1434/21 Farvardin 1391/01 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
A 35 years old woman has died in Anhui Province. So far 28 cases, nine deaths since the end of March.
Chinese health researchers have yet to find a definite connection between birds and humans. This suggests […] Continue Reading…
09 April 2013 (15:17 UTC-07 Tango)/28 Jumada l-Ula 1434/20 Farvardin 1391/29 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
A college student decided to take out as many of his fellow students as he could, with a razor knife.
14 Lone Star College students were stabbed in Cypress, Texas. 12 hospitalized, two are in critical condition.
Police are calling the edged […] Continue Reading…
09 April 2013 (14:50 UTC-07 Tango)/28 Jumada l-Ula 1434/20 Farvardin 1391/29 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
Yesterday, Thai health officials pointed out that H7N9 is new to continental Asia, that it’s only been found in Japan, Europe and United States.
Today China’s chief veterinarian, Yu Kangzhen, revealed that this is the first time the H7N9 virus has […] Continue Reading…
09 April 2013 (14:35 UTC-07 Tango)/28 Jumada l-Ula 1434/20 Farvardin 1391/29 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
“We believe that foreigners in South Korea as well as our nationals will be unfazed as they have great confidence and trust in our military and the Republic of Korea.”-Kim Haing, ROK presidential spokeswoman
Officials in Republic of Korea say the […] Continue Reading…
09 April 2013 (14:20 UTC-07 Tango)/28 Jumada l-Ula 1434/20 Farvardin 1391/29 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
An 83 years old man in Jiangsu Province died. Two people in Shanghai and two in Zhejiang province confirmed to have H7N9 infection. This brings the cases to 28 in the past couple of weeks.
Citing time constraints, Taiwan’s Deputy Health […] Continue Reading…
09 April 2013 (02:26 UTC-07 Tango)/28 Jumada l-Ula 1434/20 Farvardin 1392/29 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
Tokyo Electric Power Company has just discovered another contaminated water leak in a third waste water pond. This is the pond they’ve been transferring radioactive water (including strontium) into, from two other ponds that are leaking.
TEPCo had also testified before […] Continue Reading…
09 April 2013 (02:11 UTC-07 Tango)/28 Jumada l-Ula 1434/20 Farvardin 1391/29 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is warning all foreigners in South Korea to prepare to evacuate: “The committee informs all foreign institutions and enterprises and foreigners including tourists in Seoul and all other parts of South Korea that they […] Continue Reading…
Texas based Advanced Living Technologies bankrupt. The non-profit nursing facility operator is in big debt. Also, Dell computers announced undisclosed number of layoffs at their Round Rock, Texas, HQ. An unnamed employee told local media at least 90 people were let go.
In Vermont, Grace Cottage Hospital to layoff 15 employees. Hospital officials blame the […] Continue Reading…
09 April 2013 (00:16 UTC-07 Tango)/28 Jumada l-Ula 1434/20 Farvardin 1391/29 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711
“The United States is committed to being a long term partner in assisting the defense forces in Somalia to become professional military forces.”-Caitlin Hayden, National Security Council spokeswoman
U.S. President, and peace prize winner, Barack Obama has just authorized the increased […] Continue Reading…