A MEASLES outbreak has spread to five areas of the UK, including four cities and Surrey. Parents have been urged to make sure children are vaccinated to stop the deadly spread. Daily Express :: Health Feed
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Civil war brewing in parliament as Tory infighting spreads
Battle lines are being drawn around parliament as Prime Minister Theresa May faces fresh Tory infighting within her fragile administration. Those who want a hard split from the European Union (EU) and those who want a so-called “soft Brexit” are rounding on each other as the deadline nears for the end of the first negotiations […]
Theme Park Bits: #HappyBirthdayMickey, Disney Ride Music Picture Discs, Three Kings Day Spreads to SeaWorld
In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Disney has launched a new line of collectible picture disc vinyl releases with ride music. Mickey Mouse is 88 years young, going on 89. Get details on his birthday celebration this year. See the full LA Comic-Con panel with the man behind all your favorite Disneyland ride vehicles. […]
Plague holiday warning: Mauritius and Seychelles on watch list as Black Death spreads
Madagascar is worst affected, with health chiefs revealing more than 1,300 cases have now been reported in the area. World Health Organisation figures show two thirds of those with the plague are suspected to be pneumonic, which is described as the “deadliest and most rapid form of plague”. Pneumonic plague can spread through coughing, and […]
Mobs kill 2 more as ‘vampire hysteria’ spreads in Malawi
Published time: 19 Oct, 2017 23:05 Lynch mobs have killed two people in Malawi’s second largest city, Blantyre, as public hysteria grows over “blood-sucking vampires” in the developing African nation. The violence, which has already claimed the lives of six people, began in the south of the country last month. Speaking about events in Blantyre […]
#WomenBoycottTwitter protest spreads across social media
Twitter has been home to many hashtag campaigns, but tonight one is trending that’s a little different: #WomenBoycottTwitter. Sparked by its “temporary lock” of Rose McGowan’s account yesterday, the movement’s purpose is to go dark “In solidarity w @rosemcgowan and all the victims of hate and harassment Twitter fails to support.” Participants include fellow celebrities, […]
‘I felt like death:’ Cholera epidemic spreads misery in Yemen
One of the latest victims of the cholera epidemic that has killed more than 2,000 people in Yemen had yet to even take a first breath. CBC | Health News
The Sharkification of Investor Pitching Spreads Outside Silicon Valley
It was an early morning in March 2015 and frighteningly cold, with whiplash winds treacherous even by the standards of central Vermont’s Mad River Valley. From their perch at Sugarbush Resort, Christine Dodson and Sascha Mayer plotted their plan of attack. The two co-founders were looking to raise money for Mamava, an early-stage startup that […]
Over 500 dead as Congo’s cholera epidemic spreads: WHO
More than 500 people have died so far in a cholera epidemic that is sweeping Congo, the World Health Organization says. CBC | Health News
As eclipse madness spreads, so do conspiracy theories
Enlarge / In this Maurice Leloir painting, The Sun King—King Louis XIV—and the ladies of the Court on the terrace of the Marly Castle, watch a Solar Eclipse. (credit: Christophel Fine Art/UIG via Getty Images) The first solar eclipse to span the entire United States has lots of people justifiably excited. The midday disappearance of […]