South Africa reports farm outbreak of African swine fever – OIE
South Africa has detected an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in North West province, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing a report from the South African agriculture ministry. The outbreak killed 32 out of a herd of 36 pigs on a farm in the Ditsobotla district, […]
Albania: Armed robbery and deadly shootout at Tirana airport
Police in Albania are investigating after a gang of thieves broke into Tirana International Airport and grabbed bags of cash as they were about to be loaded onto a plane. As they tried to escape, police gave chase along back roads. In an exchange of fire, one of the gang was killed, according to a […]
New York City declares health emergency amid measles outbreak in Brooklyn
New York City on Tuesday declared a public health emergency amid a measles outbreak in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the city would require unvaccinated individuals living in certain areas in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to receive the measles vaccine in response to one of the largest measles outbreaks in […]
Antonio Candreva: Football star pays girl's school lunch fees after tuna-and-crackers meal
An Italian football star has offered to pay the lunch fees of a schoolgirl in Verona, whose story of being handed a substitute school lunch of tuna and crackers after her parents fell behind on payments has gone viral in Italy. The story was first reported earlier this week in L’Arena, a local news outlet […]
