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Mystery of giant holes in Siberia may be solved

YoopyaAug 1, 2014July 16, 20230

Huge, mysterious gaping holes in Northern Siberia may not be such a mystery anymore. One scientist has pinned down a cause and, spoiler alert, it’s

Airline travelers are not being screened for Ebola

YoopyaAug 1, 2014July 16, 20230

World and U.S. health officials urge airline crews to isolate passengers who show symptoms of Ebola if they have recently traveled to West African countries

Facebook expands Africa push

YoopyaJul 31, 2014July 16, 20230

It’s the new frontier for the internet – connecting billions of people in Africa and Asia who have yet to sample the delights of the

Blast at Kano, Boko Haram blamed for six deaths

YoopyaJul 31, 2014July 16, 20230

At least six people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a college in northern Nigeria’s biggest city, Kano, witnesses say. The female bomber

Sierra Leone declares Ebola emergency

YoopyaJul 31, 2014July 16, 20230

Sierra Leone’s president has declared a public health emergency to curb the deadly Ebola outbreak. Ernest Bai Koroma said the epicentres of the outbreak in

Last crew member of Enola Gay dies in Georgia

YoopyaJul 30, 2014June 24, 20230

ATLANTA (AP) — The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima once said he thought the bombing was necessary

Russia’s central bank supports sanctions targets

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s central bank is promising to support financial institutions hit by U.S. sanctions as stocks took a tumble on opening in Moscow.

According to Libyan official, Assailants abduct free lawmaker

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan security official says assailants abducted a lawmaker and former prime minister from his home in the capital, Tripoli, but released

US and EU widens sanctions on Russia regarding Ukraine conflict

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

US President Barack Obama has announced new economic sanctions against Russia. They include banning people in the US from banking with three Russian banks. The

«Milestone» for child malaria vaccine

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

Experts say the world’s first malaria vaccine could be approved for use in 2015. Reporting in PLOS Medicine, researchers found that for every 1,000 children