Posts by Virginia Morgan
Antarctic Fishermen missing off icy waters in Antarctica
A South Korean fishing vessel has sunk in the icy waters in Antarctica in the Southern Ocean South of New Zealand. The 614 ton ship, the Number one in Sung, sank around 0430 South Korean time the South Korean foreign ministry said. It was not clear why the boat sunk the New Zealand rescuers said…
Read MoreEndometriosis research hopeful for common gynecological disease
About six to 10% of women in their reproductive years are diagnosed with endometriosis which is a common gynecological disease. Some warning signs indicating you might have this disease are chronic pelvic pain, painful periods and serious fertility problems that may occur in some women. When cells that are like the lining of the womb…
Read MoreChristmas shoppers were startled by twin Blasts in Stockholm
Christmas shoppers were startled by two explosions in Stockholm, Sweden. One of the blasts was from a car that blew up on the busy shopping street of Drottninggatan and another about 15 minutes later on another street close by. A man at the second blast was found dead and had been carrying an explosive device…
Read MoreMark Madoff found hanged in New York
In his New York apartment, Mark Madoff age 46 committed suicide by hanging himself. A family member reported the incident to the police. For the past two years constant pressure from false accusations and insinuation that he was connected with the Ponzi scheme worn down his resistance leading him to take his own life he…
Read MoreRichard Holbrook in hospital he is in critical condition
Doctors repaired a tear in Mr. Holbrooke’s aorta and he is in critical condition , the aorta carries oxygenated blood from the heart and is the largest artery in the body .Mr. Holbrooke 69 ,was working at the State Department when he was taken ill and was admitted to the hospital. His family is with…
Read MoreUS strategy in Afghanistan improving says US Defense Secretary
Robert Gates, US Defense Secretary. told a joint press conference while meeting with Afghan President Hanid Karzai in Kabul on Wednesday. That he is convinced that the US strategy we are using in Afghanistan is working and we will be able to achieve key goals set out by President Obama that were made last year.…
Read MoreElizabeth Edwards loses battle with breast cancer
Elizabeth Edward’s the wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards has died at her home in North Carolina after suffering from breast cancer since 2004 . Her treatment for breast cancer had come to a halt after her doctors said any further procedures would be unproductive .The diagnosis of her condition was grim and they…
Read MoreContinental Airlines blamed for Concorde Crash
Continental Airlines have been ordered to pay by a Paris court 200,000 euros and was deemed criminally responsible for the 2000 crash of the Concorde. In July 2000 the Concorde caught fire shortly after take off from Charles do Gaulle airport in Paris killing 113 people . The cause of the crash, a judge in…
Read MoreShark Attack in Egypt kills German Tourist
An elderly German tourist at a fashionable Red Sea resort in the Sinai Peninsula had her arm torn off by a shark and some reports saying both legs. She was snorkeling at the time of the attack that killed her almost immediately security and diving officials said. Hesham Gabar, the head of Egypt’s Chamber of…
Read MoreDozens injured in Easter Island by police
Clashes between Chilean police and local people on Easter Island injure at least 25 people. While trying to evict several indigenous people from buildings they occupied, witnesses say the police fired pellets, when the group refused to leave . Several people were shot at close range with the rubber bullets used by the police. At…
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