An outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in southern California has led to three deaths, according to a Dec. 8 health advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The total of five reported cases all involved affected people
More than 900 pigs are set to be culled in Hong Kong after authorities detected the presence of the deadly African swine fever (ASF) in animals at a licensed farm in the New Territories district. Authorities at the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
The tiny Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles declared a state of emergency Thursday after a huge blast at an explosives depot occurred after deadly flooding hit other parts of the country. Three people died in the flooding, the president said. More
Military officials have identified the service members who were on board the U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey that crashed last week off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan. An Air Force spokesperson said after days of “intensive, 24/7 search and rescue operations”
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says foreign terrorists are responsible for a Sunday bombing during a Catholic mass in the country’s south that killed four people and wounded dozens of others. The bomb went off during in a gymnasium at Mindanao
Japan has suspended all flights by its Osprey aircraft after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission on Wednesday, killing at least one of the eight crew members. A senior Defense Ministry official
A ‘heartbroken’ dog owner has warned to look out for signs of deadly Alabama rot after losing her beloved pet. Hannah Povey, from Farringdon, Hampshire believes her cocker spaniel Betsy contracted the disease during a walk in Chawton Park Wood, within the
A 10-year-old boy has met a tragic end after being attacked and fatally mauled by a group of monkeys in the Indian village of Salki, Gujarat. The vicious assault happened on Tuesday while the young boy was playing with his friends near
NASA has among its ranks countless asteroids listed as potential threats to Earth. Space rocks across our Solar System and the Universe at large are currently whizzing through space at breakneck speed, some on a collision course with our home. Luckily for
But when they arrived in the garden, the family was staggered to find a four-foot diamondback rattlesnake. The child said: “I thought it was a stuffed animal.” His father, Alex, told WESH2 that he could hear a “real loud hiss” – audible