Scientists struggling to unravel the mysteries of a Zika epidemic in Brazil hope they can learn from cases of women giving birth to twins in which only one child is afflicted by the microcephaly birth defect associated with the virus ... "When I found out one of them had microcephaly, the ground fell out from beneath me," the 25-year-old said as she sat on the sofa of her home in the city of Santos ... "I thank God for giving her to me......
Speculation rife about piracy or fire on board Tamaya 1, registered in Panama, who last known position was on 21 April near Gambia and Senegal. @alanyuhas. An abandoned oil tanker has washed up on the shores of Liberia in west Africa, prompting an investigation – and speculation over the fate of the ship’s crew ... map ... The ship was en route to the Senegalese port of Dakar, according to the site ... ....
A UN envoy has said more than 50 mass graves have so far been found in parts of Iraq that were previously controlled by so-called Islamic State (IS). Jan Kubis told the UN Security Council that it was "evidence of the heinous crimes" IS had committed. The graves have been discovered in recent months as territory has been re-captured from IS ... The Iraqi army re-captured parts of Ramadi from IS in December 2015 ... Related Topics ... ....
'We've said for the last few weeks that if we can take it to the last game, then that will mean we've got a bit of consistency and we're winning games,' said Whitney. 'We've created something quite special in the last couple of years. And this year, we've had momentum from very early on from beating Brighton and ......
“We've obviously got to score,” he said. “We've gone there the other night and the lads were disappointed because they should have taken something from the game ... “When we get chances tomorrow, and I'm sure we will create chances, we've got to take them. “Listen, you come away from that game 0-0 and you've still got to do the same thing tomorrow. You've still got to win the game....
'We have stayed up and I've played in the final few games so for me I finish on a positive. 'I've been on the other foot where I've played all season but then missed the final few games and then you go into the summer deflated ... 'I've come back in and done myself justice, I wasn't playing badly before but as is football you make a mistake and it gets remembered....
“It should be one of the better games we’ve had all season," said Cougar center Calvin Whiting... I’ve been looking forward to this game all season. This is the one we’ve been working for ... “They’ve got to come to South Field, our home field, so that has to give us a little bit of an advantage,” Smyth said ... I appreciate it and I’m grateful for the opportunities we’ve had....
'But around the contest it's fair to say the teams we've played have been a bit bigger and stronger and we haven't matched them around the ball ... 'You just can't do that against the three teams we've lost to this year, they're quality top-four sides.' ... 'We've just got to keep chipping away (at improving away from home) ... We've got to address the fact that we haven't really come close in the three games....
Sarah Marshall, Grove CommunityGarden, Edinburgh. My mum is a very keen gardener. She’s more controlled, whereas I’ve always had an eye for things that grow in the wild ... We’ve got people from all over ... People I’ve made friends with on the garden now realise there are some people in society struggling, like the boys who come here and hang out ... I grow all sorts ... Still, we’ve built a new house now ... I’ve made quite a few friends that way ... ....
We've got to get back and match up, especially when he's wide open like that, especially with the game on the line." ... I've got to do a better job getting guys shots. I've got to get other guys involved, especially to beat this team ... "To beat this team, you've got to find ways to move the ball around ... I've got to do a better job with that." ... It was so against the snarling, glaring type that we've come to expect....
If the Uncanny Avengers team thought accepting Deadpool would be their greatest challenge, they've got a lot to learn ... And in the middle of that, you've drawn Hank Pym in, making his return after a little time on the shelf ... On the flip side, you've got the Ultron element of things ... And it's just, 'Don't worry, I've got this handled!' And that will be fun to explore as well....
'I've watched him for a while now and he has so many ways he can win a contest, so I'll have to be on top of my game.' ... 'It was a little surreal at first to be honest because I've watched these guys on TV and now I'm standing next to them,' Adams said ... 'Coming into my first season of AFL footy, I didn't know what to expect and how I'd transition, but I've been happy with how I've adapted to the big time.'....
"We've been working very hard with the government to try and get them to understand - with regard to assessment, with regard funding and with regard the academies programme - that actually there isn't a case of one size fits all ... "We've known for more than 30 years exactly what improves schools, and it's not rocket science, it's high quality teaching and learning and good leadership," he said....
"I've reached the point now where I don't care if I'm sane or not, because as long as I'm happy it doesn't matter." ... "I remember once, (actor/director) Christopher Guest said, 'How will we know whether we've lost it or not?' And I said, 'Who cares?' And he laughed." ... "Last year was the maddest year I've ever had in my career....
I've been practicing so much that I actually dreamt about me singing the anthem ...That's kind of the first thing that comes to mind, 'don't forget the lyrics!' I mean I know the anthem, but these past few days I've been singing it over and over. . Like boxers, I'm sure you've had to take a couple of punches here and there throughout your career....