Pig ‘Ebola’ Virus Sends Shock Waves Through Global Food Chain
By Dan Murtaugh and Enda Curran (Bloomberg)
What started with a few dozen dead pigs in northeastern China is sending shock waves …
Ebola Deaths Top 1,000 in Congo Amid Clinic Attacks
Ebola can spread quickly and kills in up to 90 percent of cases. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain and at times internal and external bleeding, and can start to occur between two and 21 days from infection, according to the World Health Organization.
More than 1,000 people have died from Ebola in eastern Congo since August, the country’s health minister said on Friday, …
Mansa Musa: The Richest Man Who Ever Lived
Mansa Musa travelled to Mecca with a caravan of 60,000 men and 12,000 slaves. The trip to Mecca helped put Mali and Mansa Musa on the map. In a Catalan Atlas map from 1375, a drawing of an African king sits on a golden throne atop Timbuktu, holding a piece of gold in his hand.
By Naima Mohamud (BBC Africa)
The richest man of all time.
That title belongs to Mansa Musa, the 14th Century West African ruler …
Defendants Charged With Stealing From At Least 250 Victims in Employment Fraud Schemes
“In New York’s highly competitive job market, applicants and job seekers are particularly susceptible to fake employment scams." - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.
NEW YORK, NY, Press Release (Manhattan District Attorney Office) – Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictments of OSMOND EWEKA, …
From a Remote Village in Africa Emerges a Medical Visionary
Sixtus Z. Atabong. Author of My Fathers' Gift: How One Man's Purpose Became a Journey of Hope and Healing. Founder of Purpose Medical Mission. Neurosurgery Physician Assistant. Speaker. Cameroonian by birth. American in search of HOPE & PURPOSE.
BROOKLYN (Workers World Today) – Fontem, a remote village in Cameroon, West Africa, is a village where government corruption is as rampant as is …