Thursday, September 14, 2023

Nipah has sparked a health crisis in southern India. Here's what we know about this deadly virus

Health workers in full protective equipment put a wrapped body into an ambulance

The Indian state of Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak of the Nipah virus since 2018. The virus spreads through direct contact, the fruit bat is a natural host and there are no treatments or vaccines.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/nipah-virus-shutdown-what-it-is-1.6967218?cmp=rss

As hundreds of Bahraini inmates end hunger strike, one man is holding strong

A hair of hands holds a black and white photo of a smiling man in front of a wall of police shields.

Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who was jailed after participating in the Arab Spring, says he's being denied necessary health care for his eyes and heart. Now his daughter, who is living in exile, says she'll risk her own freedom to save him.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/bahrain-prisoner-hunger-strike-1.6967060?cmp=rss

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dares hardline Republican opponents to oust him

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters in Washington on Thursday.

Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kevin-mccarthy-republican-opponents-1.6966906?cmp=rss

Hunter Biden indicted on U.S. federal firearms charges

Hunter Biden, is seen at Washington's Fort McNair, in July 2023.

Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges, the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation into the U.S. president's son.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hunter-biden-firearms-charges-1.6966811?cmp=rss

Grieving Libyans in desperate search for missing relatives after storm's wrath

An overturned vehicle and debris are shown along a muddy, unpaved road in a village.

Survivors of a flood that swept away the centre of the Libyan city of Derna picked through the ruins on Thursday in search of loved ones from among thousands of dead and missing, while authorities feared an outbreak of disease from rotting bodies.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/libya-storm-grieving-relatives-1.6966351?cmp=rss