Pentagon looking for future threats beyond ISIL
An exclusive report by USA TODAY last month showed that a six-year, $287 million program to improve resiliency and morale had mostly failed. A giant poll of service members showed that more than half of those surveyed were pessimistic about their jobs .
Hong Kong issues South Korea warning in serious response
The decision came after South Korea reported 23 new infections and the death of an 80-year-old man yesterday, pushing its death toll to six and the total number of cases to 87. With such a spike, South Korea now has the��.
Mers outbreak: Hong Kong travellers may not get refunds.
Tourists expected to bear brunt of cost as health chief advises against visiting South Korea but does not issue formal travel warning.. Two new suspected Mers cases in Hong Kong hours after woman with symptoms rushed to hospital �� Top banker bailed after death of Hong Kong security guard in HK$4.5m Ferrari crash.. Related topics. Mers Virus.. Weather �� Most Popular �� 7 Days Index �� Country Reports �� Homepage Time Machine �� Crossword �� Promotions.
Nashville residents recall harrowing fall of Saigon
NASHVILLE ��� The North Vietnamese captured Saigon on April 30, 1975, sending Americans and South Vietnamese scrambling for a safe exit out of the country. A frenzy of evacuations began April 29 as helicopters flew thousands of Americans and South .
Both sides rest after jury is told Boston Marathon bomber is sorry
BOSTON ��� Both sides rested Monday in the penalty phase of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs trial, minutes after Sister Helen Prejean told jurors he is genuinely sorry for what he did. Prejean, the Catholic nun and anti-death penalty.
South Korea MERS outbreak: 7 dead; 2,500 quarantined.
On Tuesday, South Korea reported that a seventh person has died from MERS and another eight have contracted the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 95. More than 2,500 people remain quarantined,��.
Fox River cleanup resumes in Green Bay area
GREEN BAY ��� If you plan to boat on the Fox River in the Green Bay area, prepare to make room. The Fox River Cleanup Project got underway Monday morning for a seventh season. Its part of a 8 year, billion-dollar effort to remove harmful PCBs from the .
WHO recommends reopening S. Korean schools closed over MERS
A charity group gives free hand sanitizer to people to protect against possible MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, virus on the street in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 10, 2015. South Korea believes its MERS virus outbreak may have peaked, .
Walker promotes tax cuts day before Michigan vote
LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� Likely presidential candidate Scott Walker is in Michigan telling Republicans that tax cuts grow the economy. The Wisconsin governor also told the Ingham County GOP on Monday that the government should measure success by .
Mers inspections tightened at Hong Kong airport as Leung.
. (Mers) outbreak there. So far, four patients have died from the virus in South Korea, and the number infected reached 41 yesterday.. It reported that the virus had not mutated.. Photo: David WongThe Hong Kong government is highly concerned about the epidemic in Korea and has already introduced a series of measures to prevent the Mers virus spreading to the city, Leung said.. SCMP.com SCMP Tablet Edition SCMP Mobile Edition 10-year news archive.
Travellers to Hong Kong must sign health declaration amid.
South Koreas health ministry confirmed this morning that two people have died from Mers, the countrys first fatalities from the virus. Some 25 people have now been diagnosed with the virus. First identified. South Korean president Park delays US visit as Mers outbreak kills two more patients. 10 Jun 2015 - 11:02am. For unlimited access to: SCMP.com SCMP Tablet Edition SCMP Mobile Edition 10-year news archive. Subscribe now. Existing subscribers, login here.
Mers may go nationwide in South Korea, warns expert, as.
South Korea reported its sixth death from the potentially fatal virus on Sunday amid rising fears it may spread further nationwide since the first case was confirmed on May 20, involving a 68-year-old South Korean man with a recent history of. mostly in Seoul or the surrounding province of Gyeonggi - involved in the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) outbreak, while a Hong Kong infectious disease expert warned the epidemic could spread nationwide.
Contrary to goals, ER visits rise under Obamacare
By contrast, fewer than half of doctors reported any increases last year in the early days of the Affordable Care Act. Such hikes run counter to one of the goals of the health care overhaul, which is to reduce pressure on emergency rooms by getting.
Reports: Fox cancels The Mindy Project
Hulu declined to comment on the reports to USA TODAY and FOX said it would not confirm any cancellations or renewals until Monday. Eonline.com is asking for folks to save Mindy, with 11 reasons why another network needs to pick up the show.
One of four suspected Mers cases picked up at Hong Kong.
���Because our country has relatively frequent contact with people from South Korea and the Middle East, and especially now that South Korea has an outbreak, our experts have assessed that the risk of importing cases has increased. The Southern Metropolis News reported that all 75 people who had come into close contact with the 44-year-old after he entered mainland China were about to finish their 14 days of quarantine after testing negative for the virus.
Liberia ready to declare itself free of Ebola
Reintroduction of the virus can be all too easy, UNICEFs Yett said. All you need is a canoe to cross a river or a jungle path to bring in another case into Liberia, he said. There have been more than 11,000 deaths in West Africa since the outbreak.
Seoul: MERS-infected doctor put 1,500 at risk | News - Home
The announcement by Mayor Park Won-soon came amid a MERS outbreak in South Korea, where the respiratory virus has killed four people since May and more than 1,000 schools have been shut to prevent the viruss spread.. The first South Korean case, concerning a man who returned to the country after traveling to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Bahrain, was reported on May 20.. About three to four out of every 10 people reported with MERS have died.
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Small plane crashes into busy Atlanta interstate; 4 killed
Police look toward the wreckage of a plane crash on Interstate 285, Friday, May 8, 2015, in Doraville, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman). ATLANTA (AP) ��� A small passenger airplane dropped from the sky and grazed the hood of a tractor-trailer before it.
Packers open season at Bears; host Bears on Thanksgiving
The Green Bay Packers 2015 schedule ��� highlighted by the Thanksgiving night game at Lambeau Field against the Chicago Bears, the first home Thanksgiving game since 1923, and four other prime-time contests (subject to flexible scheduling) ��� was .
Town quarantined in South Korea as Hong Kong expert.
South Korea reported its fifth death from MERS and number of infections rose to 64.. A 72-year-old woman who tested positive for the virus in South Korea ignored an order to stay at home in isolation and travelled into the town, where she is believed to have come into contact with more than 100 people. The incident raised. It relied on individual countries to report outbreaks, meaning it cant respond until it had possession of that information, he said. Also, WHO��.
Thousands in other cities protest death of Baltimore man
Protestors demonstrate against the police-custody death of Freddie Gray outside City Hall, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. Hundreds of protesters marched through downtown calling for swift justice in the case of Gray, a black man who suffered .
Wolves kill more dogs than normal this month
TOWN OF BREED ��� Wildlife experts say wolves have killed or seriously injured six dogs in the state this month, including two deaths in Oconto County. People in northern Oconto County might not see a lot of wolves, but they say they know there are.
Local animal activists plan protest of Shrine Circus
ASHWAUBENON ��� Elephants are being phased out of whats known as the ���Greatest Show on Earth.��� By 2018, The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus says it will no longer feature the animals. The decision came among increasing public .
South Korea reports 11th death from MERS virus outbreak
More than 120 people in South Korea have contracted Middle East respiratory syndrome since the country reported its first case last month. The outbreak has been contained only in hospitals but it has caused widespread fears and rumors, and about 2,790 .
South Korean MERS Scare: More Films Cancel Screenings.
Two more major South Korean films awaiting releases this summer have been canceled due to the MERS outbreak.. Now, Its Personal: The Epic, Inside Drama Behind the New Hollywood Agency Wars. Warner Bros. Film Chief on Wonder Woman, J.K. Rowlings Fantastic. been canceled due to the MERS outbreak. As of Tuesday, seven Koreans have died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, a deadly viral illness that was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 2012.