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At least 8 tourists killed in Tunisia parliament attack

Exchanges of gunfire have been heard at Tunisia's parliament building, Reuters is reporting citing the TAP state news agency. A large police presence is moving to evacuate the building, reports say. At least three gunmen have also taken…

Interschutz 2015, the biggest Interschutz Ever

Innovation at an all-time high: this year’s INTERSCHUTZ to feature more exhibitors than ever before –       Deutsche Messe expecting some 1,400 exhibitors and over 100,000 square meters of booked space –       German Interior Minister…

Tracheal intubation: tips for a good VL technique

MEDEST118 by dr. Mario Rugna - A debate is ongoing among #FOAMED social media about increasing first passage rate in tracheal intubation and some difficulties when using VL. At the beginning of my experience with VL I experienced some…

First large-scale anit-ebola vaccine trials to begin

The first large-scale trials of an experimental vaccine against Ebola are due to begin in Liberia. The potentially preventative medicine was taken under strict security to a secret location in the West African country. Scientists aim to…

Stanger gunmen kill 2, storm hospital

Durban - Two men were killed and two were injured on Wednesday when a group of men opened fire on a security convoy going through Stanger Manor, KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal police said. According to KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo…

"Adress vulnerability, don't try to stop a Typhoon"

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 December)– “We cannot stop a storm but vulnerability is something we can address.” This was the key message of Dr. Gemma Teresa Narisma, head of the Regional Climate Systems Program of the Manila Observatory, to…

Ebola crisis: Huge risk of spread - UN's Tony Banbury

The head of the UN Ebola response mission in West Africa has told the BBC there is still a "huge risk" the deadly disease could spread to other parts of the world. Tony Banbury declined to say if targets he had set in the fight against…