A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers and wounding 200, a government official and doctors said. Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor confirmed that “some” civilians were killed in the northeastern town of Rann, The Associated Press reports. In the military’s ... Read More »
McDonald’s Canada is adding nuts to the menu, meaning the restaurant chain is now off limits to thousands of Canadians who live with allergies. A statement on the fast food chain’s website says starting today it will begin to serve products that use nuts that are not individually packaged. That means all food in Canadian restaurants will now come with ... Read More »
New study suggests that antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV could boost the susceptibility of gay and bi men to the bacteria which causes syphilis. Syphilis cases in several countries have risen sharply in recent years, primarily affecting men who have sex with men. In this study, researchers investigating the outbreak hypothesize that medications used in highly active antiretroviral therapy ... Read More »
A giant alligator nicknamed Humpback has become a major tourist attraction for visitors to a Florida nature reserve. Kim Joiner recorded a video of the large and captivating reptile on a Facebook post which has since been shared over 7,000 times, with over 1,000 reactions. The video was captured at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland. Kristi Buckley was also ... Read More »
Despite its affordable price, the 2017 Chevy Cruze Hatchback doesn’t feel or look like a budget hatchback. Its exterior is attractive, as is its two-toned interior, but beyond its good looks, there’s lots of tech packed inside to help make the Cruze look and feel like a more premium vehicle. The Cruze slots in the middle of Chevrolet’s sedan lineup, ... Read More »
Astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, has died aged 82 in Texas, NASA has announced. Eugene “Gene” Cernan, a retired Navy captain, was one of 14 astronauts that NASA chose in October 1963. His cause of death was not immediately known. He piloted the Gemini 9 mission alongside command pilot Tom Stafford, and was the ... Read More »
Natalie Griffin, a 19-year-old college student survived a car crash that killed her best friend on Wednesday by clinging to a tree for 12 hours during a winter storm before swimming through freezing waters to reach safety the next day. Jenna Santos and Natalie Griffin, both 19, were driving on Highway 101 toward the Castro Valley when Santos’ car hydroplaned, ... Read More »
High blood pressure may protect elderly people against dementia, researchers have found. Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, discovered patients who develop hypertension between 80 and 89-years-old are 42 per cent less likely to get dementia. Professor Maria Corrada author of the study, revealed the results. She said: “In this first-of-its-kind study, we find that hypertension is not a ... Read More »
Scientists have found that humans may have first arrived in America 10,000 years earlier than was originally thought. This has been demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt by Ariane Burke, a professor in Université de Montréal’s Department of Anthropology, and her doctoral student Lauriane Bourgeon, with the contribution of Dr. Thomas Higham, Deputy Director of Oxford University’s Radiocarbon Accelerator ... Read More »
Kim Kardashian has revealed more details about her Paris robbery in a new police report. Her reported police statement was published by French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, which confirmed that the star first spoke to authorities at around 4.30am on 3 October. “I heard a noise at the door, like footsteps, and I shouted out to ask who was ... Read More »
The FBI arrested Noor Salman on Jan. 16. She is Omar Mateen wife, the instigator of the Pulse massacre in June 2016. She has been charged with “aiding and abetting by providing material support to a terrorist organization and obstruction of justice,” according to a statement by Orlando Police Chief John Mina published in Orlando Weekly. Mateen was killed in ... Read More »
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