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Ebola nurse Kaci Hickox defies quarantine order by leaving her house in Maine

Nurse Kaci Hickox has defied the Ebola quarantine order, leaving her house in Maine for a brief bike ride. She…

10 years ago

Burkina Faso protests: Parliament building and ruling party HQ in flames

Burkina Faso protesters angry at plans to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament.…

10 years ago

Rabbi Yehuda Glick shot at Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has described the closure of the disputed Jerusalem holy site Temple Mount as a "declaration of…

10 years ago

Trumenba: Meningitis vaccine approved in US

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a vaccine for the first time for the deadly type of meningitis that…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Liberia sees decline in spread of infections

Liberia, the country hardest hit in the Ebola outbreak, is seeing a decline in the spread of infections, the World…

10 years ago

Fed ends quantitative easing stimulus program

The Fed is ending its quantitative easing (QE) stimulus program begun in 2008. The central bank said it was confident…

10 years ago

White House computer network attacked by hackers

The White House unclassified Executive Office of the President network was attacked, according to the Washington Post. Authorities are reported…

10 years ago

Is Vladimir Putin suffering from pancreatic cancer?

Recent reports claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin might be suffering from either spine or pancreas cancer. Rumors regarding Vladimir…

10 years ago

Kim Jong-un had leg surgery

Kim Jong-un has had surgery to remove a cyst from his ankle, according to South Korean intelligence. A spy agency…

10 years ago

Sri Lanka landslide: Ten dead and 200 missing after heavy monsoon rains in Badulla

At least 200 people are missing and 10 people are reported dead following a landslide in central Sri Lanka, disaster…

10 years ago