South Korea’s efforts on “the most important period”
South Korea is bracing this virus for the third week now and essentially "the most important period" for the curbing the spread.Hard News :Death toll rose to 9.
Confirmed cases went up to 122.
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Race for the Position – Secretary-General of IMO:
There are six candidates for the position of Secretary-General of IMO. They are:Andreas Chrysostomou (Cyprus),
Vitaly Klyuev (Russian Federation),
Ki-tack Lim (South Korea),
Maximo Q.Mejia, Jr. (Philippines),
Andreas Nordseth, (Denmark), and
Juvenal Shiundu, (Kenya).The election will be held at...
TODAY – 10 JUNE 2015
Word of the Day:
CRASS - So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
Synonym: unrefined.
Usage: Jenny’s mother was horrified by the crass behavior of the young man whom her daughter had befriended.This...
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation by UN Peacekeepers are Mostly Underreported
Report says more than 225 Haitian women had to engage in "transactional sex" with Members of a U.N. peacekeeping mission for their food and medication needs. This is a big sign of sexual exploitation...
Aluminum Contamination Causes Decline in Bee Population
Credits: Reuters / Heinz-Peter Bader
The bee population declines when flowers are reduced by parasites or when an epidemic wipes out bees. Sometimes human interference can reduce the population of bees too. But recently in...
Sensation Added to Austrian Prosthetic Leg
Reuters/Jason Lee
Lower limb amputees have a ‘phantom limb’ phenomenon which means they suddenly feel an itch in their leg and unconsciously attempt to scratch. They are reminded of loss of limb. This is due...
9 MERS related Deaths puts South Korea and the World on Alert
Credits : Getty imagesHighlightsSouth Korea reported 9 Deaths and 2800 quarantined
13 had contracted the virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 108.
Hong Kong issues travel advice to avoid unnecessary travel to South Korea
Ten...
Can Magnets Destroy Smart Phones?
We are cautioned time and again to keep the mobiles away from electromagnetic sources.
But most of the pouches come with the magnetic flips.
Will these magnets damage the smart phone and its NFC chips?
The shocking truth...
Sports Updates
Score Card HighlightsWI 1st Innings - 148
Aus 1st Innings - 318
WI 2nd Innings - 216
Aus 2nd Innings - 47/1
Windsor ParkAustralia won by 9 wkts Time 1:31:53.145
Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles VilleneuveHamilton wins the raceCameroon Women
vs
Ecuador Women
Japan...