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Yahoo Daily News Human-Animal Diseases Kill 2.2 Million People a Year A mere 13 zoonotic diseases are to blame for 2.4 billion cases of illness in humans around the world, and for 2.2 million deaths per year. A new report issued this week looks at the sources and... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Animal Disease People Photos Wikipedia: Disease |
Al Jazeera Vietnam's Ha Long Bay risks flood of tourism Vietnam's Ha Long Bay was recently named one of the new "Seven Wonders of Nature", and the area has made it on the UNESCO World Heritage list twice. Around six million people visit the... (photo: Public Domain / Ekstazo) Flood Photos Tourism Vietnam Wikipedia: Ha Long Bay |
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Boston Herald Muhammad Ali named 2012 Liberty Medal recipient PHILADELPHIA — Boxing great Muhammad Ali, known for his unabashed self-confidence inside and outside the ring as well as his outspokenness on social and... (photo: AP / Earl Gibson III) Awards Boxing Photos Sports Wikipedia: Muhammad Ali |
Fox News Diseases from animals hit over two billion people a year A global study mapping human diseases that come from animals like tuberculosis, AIDS, bird flu or Rift Valley fever has found that just 13 such diseases are responsible... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Diseases Health People Photos Wikipedia: Disease |
Independent online (SA) No rhino hunting requests from Asia Johannesburg - No rhino hunting permit requests have been received from Vietnam, Thailand or China since the government tightened hunting requirements in April, Beeld... (photo: Creative Commons / ZooPro) Animal Photos Thailand Vietnam Wikipedia: Rhinoceros |
Jakarta Globe Indonesia Targets Zero Rice Imports, 5.5m Ton Surplus This Year Indonesia is unlikely to import rice in 2012 and is forecast to have a 5.5 million ton surplus of the staple by the end of the year, the state rice procurement agency,... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) Agriculture Business Indonesia Photos Wikipedia: Rice |