August 2019 – Page 12

China destabilising Indo-Pacific: U.S. Defence Secretary

Reuters05/08/201905/08/2019

by Reuters05/08/201905/08/20190367

SYDNEY (Reuters) - China is destabilising the Indo-Pacific, U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper said on Sunday, charging Beijing with predatory economics, intellectual property theft and "weaponising the global commons"....

Featured International

Asteroid ‘2019 OK’ Slip Pasts the World Surprising Scientists

EMTV Online04/08/201905/08/2019

by EMTV Online04/08/201905/08/20190990

The asteroid, named 2019 OK, was about 130 metres big, zooming past planet Earth at a speed of 55, 000 miles per hour. However, not...

Cricket Sport

Burns shows his worth to hit unbeaten century

Reuters03/08/2019

by Reuters03/08/20190604

Rory Burns' superb maiden test century and 57 from Joe Root put England in a strong position -- 17 runs behind with six wickets in...

Football Sport

Messi banned from internationals for three months for ‘corruption’ outburst

Reuters03/08/2019

by Reuters03/08/20190290

Argentina's Lionel Messi has been banned from international duty for three months and fined $50,000 (£41,142) after levelling accusations of "corruption" at South American soccer...

International

Astronomers find that Milky Way is a warped and twisted galaxy

Reuters03/08/2019

by Reuters03/08/20190379

Astronomers have created the most precise map to date of the Milky Way by tracking thousands of big pulsating stars spread throughout the galaxy, demonstrating...

International

Grasshoppers take Vegas by swarm, disrupting weather radar, tourism

Reuters03/08/2019

by Reuters03/08/20190367

Swarms of grasshoppers have descended upon America's Sin City in unusual abundance this week, disrupting weather radars, deterring tourists and invoking hysteria on social media....

Emergency International World

Philippines weighs re-use of controversial dengue vaccine

Reuters03/08/2019

by Reuters03/08/20190308

The Philippines is considering re-introducing a dengue vaccine whose use it halted because of links to the deaths of several children, as authorities battle to...

Emergency International World

Congo races to contain Ebola after gold miner contaminates several in Goma

Reuters03/08/2019

by Reuters03/08/20190342

Congolese authorities were racing to contain an Ebola epidemic on Thursday, after a gold miner with a large family contaminated several people in the east's...

Emergency International World

Strong earthquake kills at least one in Indonesia

Reuters03/08/2019

by Reuters03/08/20190441

A powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java has killed at least one person and briefly displaced more than...

Health News

Goroka General Hospital CEO Refutes Claims of Improper Equipment

EMTV Online03/08/2019

by EMTV Online03/08/20190862

Goroka General Hospital refutes public claims that they are not using proper equipment and testing to detect bacteria and viruses. Director Curative Health Services,...