Scientists talk of 'pandemic potential' after first confirmed human death from new strain of bird flu The Independent Chinese scientists have said the “pandemic potential” of a new strain of bird flu “should not be underestimated” after the first known human infection resulted in the death of an elderly woman. | The new strain is a variant of a virus known as H10N8, which scientists believe may have origina...
Malema: Sars cannot stop us Independent online | Johannesburg - EFF leader Julius Malema said the SA Revenue Service cannot stop him or his party from going to Parliament, SABC news reported on Tuesday. | Malema was provisionally sequestrated by the High Court in Pretoria. | “We are ...
Britain faces epidemic of sick leaves The Times Of India LONDON: As many as 960,000 British employees were on sick leave for a month or more each year on an average between October 2010 and September 2013, the government revealed on Monday. | Over 130 million days collectively per year were lost to sicknes...
Elevators plagued with problems at the Olympics in Sochi The Examiner The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia have not gone without the proverbial “hitch.” One such hitch is the trouble with the elevators. According to a February 10 report by USA Today, Olympic bobsledder, Nick Cunningham, was trapped in an eleva...
