PAHO launches new initiative to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of four diseases
FROM PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.paho.org WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.who.int The series of interventions seek to reduce the number of children born with HIV, syphilis, Chagas disease,…
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The military’s burning of hazardous waste was more dangerous than initially thought
By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica From Business Insider The federal government appears to have significantly underestimated the amount of lead, arsenic and other dangerous pollutants that are sent into the air from uncontrolled burning of hazardous waste at the Radford Army…
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Giant inflatable chicken takes roost outside the White House while Trump is on vacation
AP From Business Insider WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump may be out of town, but one plucky protester is keeping an eye on the White House. A giant inflatable chicken bearing the unmistakable hairstyle of the commander in chief…
Fukushima disaster: ‘WW2 bomb’ found at Japan nuclear site
From BBC A suspected unexploded bomb has been found at the site of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. The US is thought to have dropped the 89cm-long (3ft) device during WW2. It was found by workers building a car…
Cayman makes Tribune picture picks
Pictures of the day: August 9, 2017 From THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE A T-72 tank’s barrel is seen while driven through the course of the Tank Biathlon competition, part of the International Army Games 2017, at a range in the settlement…
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Cuban diplomats expelled by US amid ‘hearing loss’ claims
From BBC Washington has expelled two Cuban diplomats after US embassy staff in Havana suffered mysterious physical symptoms, the US state department said. It was not immediately clear what had happened, with spokeswoman Heather Nauert saying there were no “definitive…
Over half of Google employees polled say the web giant shouldn’t have fired the engineer behind the controversial memo
By Julie Bort From Business Insider Former Google engineer James Damore’s memo on diversity generated lots of controversy. So too, as it turns out, has the web giant’s subsequent decision to fire him. Employees across Silicon Valley are deeply divided…
UK: Benefits cheat to miss his wedding and Caribbean honeymoon after being jailed
By Harley Tamplin From Metro.co.uk A benefits cheat will miss his wedding and Caribbean honeymoon next month after he was jailed for 16 months for falsely claiming almost £77,000. Barry Firmager took part in a 100-mile walk for charity and…
Cartoon of the Week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Robbery Thu morning at Cayman Islands private school in George Town, 10 August
From RCIPS Thu 10th Aug 2017 This morning just before 9:15AM, police received a report of suspicious activity at the private school Truth for Youth at the corner of Goring Avenue and Walkers Road. When they arrived at the location…
