Tag: rescue
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10 facts about Boko Haram and Nigeria’s missing Chibok schoolgirls
The first of more than 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls to be rescued from Boko Haram after two years in captivity in northeast Nigeria said on Tuesday that she just wants to go home. In her first interview, Amina Ali spoke to the Thomson Reuters Foundation in the capital of Abuja, where she and her baby…
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10 facts about Boko Haram and Nigeria’s missing Chibok schoolgirls
The first of more than 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls to be rescued from Boko Haram after two years in captivity in northeast Nigeria said on Tuesday that she just wants to go home. In her first interview, Amina Ali spoke to the Thomson Reuters Foundation in the capital of Abuja, where she and her baby…
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Alabama Water Park Temporarily Closed After Parasite Found
An Alabama water park has temporarily closed after a parasite that can survive for days in chlorinated water was found in the area, according to park officials. The Spring Valley Beach Water Park in Blountsville, Alabama, was closed this weekend after health officials traced a parasite called cryptosporidium to the park. The microscopic parasite can…
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Nearly 50 starving monkeys rescued in South Africa by animal rights group
Close to 50 starved and sick monkeys were rescued from filthy living conditions in a South African private zoo on Saturday, and were whisked away to a care facility, an international animal rights group said. International Primates Rescue (IPR) founder Sue Mousley said after failed attempts by the owner of Little Falls garden centre to…
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Nearly 50 starving monkeys rescued in South Africa by animal rights group
Close to 50 starved and sick monkeys were rescued from filthy living conditions in a South African private zoo on Saturday, and were whisked away to a care facility, an international animal rights group said. International Primates Rescue (IPR) founder Sue Mousley said after failed attempts by the owner of Little Falls garden centre to…
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No signs of trauma or suicide in Prince’s death: police
By Piya Sinha-Roy and Jill Serjeant (Reuters) – Police found no signs of suicide or obvious trauma in the death of U.S. music superstar Prince, but it could take weeks before autopsy results reveal how the groundbreaking performer died, authorities said on Friday. The intensely private musician, whose hits included “Purple Rain” and “When Doves…
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Valeant gets additional notices of default from bondholders
The notices do not accelerate its indebtedness, the company said. The Quebec-based drugmaker said last week it had received a notice of default from its bondholders. The company has since received an extra month from its lenders to file the annual report.
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Heavy flooding causes chaos in southern India state
Widespread flooding across the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has driven more than 200,000 people from their homes, shut down factories and paralyzed the airport in the state capital Chennai, government officials said on Wednesday. The floods, caused by heavy rain over the past two weeks, swilled over the runway of the international airport…