There have been a few outbreaks of the SARS-Like virus which have appeared according to reports, from last year.  Proactive preparations are in progress to suppress the virus before the upcoming Hajj time.

The technical medical terms that is popularly being used to describe the medical condition: nCoV/MERS, NCoV-EMC, or novel coronavirus

The World Health Organization [WHO] is planning to call or already calling the illness Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, the acronym MERS.

Descriptions and othe...
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"Lincoln Gabriel Diaz-Balart, nephew of U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), died Sunday at the age of 29, The Miami Herald reports. Diaz-Balart was the son of Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), a former congressman who retired in 2010."

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/lincoln-gabriel-diaz-balart-dead_n_3306868.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

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Fighting in Syria, in Qusair, the spelling of which is varied due to transliterations, located near Lebanon, continues on.  In that context, and a framework of media stories of Hezbollah teamed with military of Assad led Syria, during the May 2013 fighting in Qusair, there are recent media shouts about an opposition rallying for support against Hezbollah, perhaps pointing to a reputation of Hezebollah as perceived as militants by some western views, as a method to add weight to a method to ga...
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The long-time slug fest of whether Puerto Rico will be a U.S. state, or remain a territory has not rested.
Pedro Pierluisi supports statehood, governor of Puerto Rico supports continued status as territory, says Pierluisi.
Concerned that over 3 and a half million U.S. citizens has minimal to no voting representation.

Pedro Pierluisi, a Demecrat, is the Puerto Rico representative to U.S. Congress.

The governor of Puerto Rico is Alejandro Garcia Padilla.

This the status per online sources as of May ...
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Audi is planning a factory in Mexico, and there has been an announcement that they will do an unprecedented purchasing of 90% of components sources from that local region.
Components of what, car parts, factory parts?  "...the main technologies and components, such as harnesses, pressed parts and plastic parts"  Source, explaining with further details: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130520/OEM02/305209978/audi-plans-90-local-sourcing-in-mexico#axz...
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The city of Moore, Oklahoma, set geographically the region of south Oklahoma City, was hit hard by tornadoes recently.

   Recovery work round the clock, survivors treated at OU

   Tower Plaza caught fire.  Pictures of destruction in the area reminiscent of similar storms in 1974, thereabout, USA.


Apple, the computer builder, is being accused of tax related matters.  Heads of the organization are reported to be upcoming to be on the inquiry stand.

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In Milwaukee, authorities are looking for a 22 year old female that went missing about 9 days ago.

In other places, family violence has broken into increased amounts, from what was extremely abnormal and rare, to a crime of almost regularity.

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In China, per finance of chinanews.com, between 7 to 8% of restaurants serving rice and related products did not meet the standard for cadmium content.  Cadmium is a heavy metal, and too much Cadmium in the rice can be dangerous for health.

Relaxed control and innovation seem to be key themes of focus concerning the brokerage industry, respective to recent conferences.

"For the majority of Chinese investors, the capital market, "China Dream" is actually quite simple, that is, after a long bear ...
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In the U.S., everyone from the lower Mid-Atlantic, to the Midwest, are anticipating news of, or preparing for tornadoes and their ramifications, generally, however slight or severe.

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Several were killed and dozens injured in blasts occurring outside a government building in Dagestan.  Eruptions of violence involving bombings have occurred with marked media attention within the past few years.

The tolls are near or exceed a hundred people in incidents in Iraq.  Baghdad among the regions hit by violence.

Altogether, some say including Hezbollah, about 80 died in clashes in the Qusayr region.  The event has reports of involving Syrian objectives, and opposition to Syrian gover...
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Protests in Turkey have increased in number over recent weeks.  At least in name of the group, the 'philosophy and, or psychology' of the groups varies.

A matter of one clear-cut political stance versus another might not be the totality of what the protests are all about.

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It could almost be expected, because of the basing off the atmosphere in areas in Tunisia.  The news spread that about 40,000 people were to participate in a 'Salafists' congress or convening this past Sunday.  This time, the casualties, although one person is reported dead, can be conjectured as comparatively lighter than what could have or could take place, especially if matters escalate.

Whether marchers engage in self-harm, or receive injuries resultant from uniformed security measures, an...
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Guantanamo hunger strike taking place.

While on the subject, the unanimous decision as to the occurrences of prisons in the Arab World, speaks for itself.


The words to use to arrive at the meaning, is 'of grave concern'.  The phrase was not used to prevent ambiguous interpretation.  Some people are dying in these conditions.

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UN: 3 peacekeepers abducted between Israel-Syria
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013, a few minutes after 7pm E.S.T., here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/05/16/4863800/un-3-peacekeepers-abducted-between.html
From the webpage: "The Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. peacekeeping chief says armed men broke into a U.N. outpost in a buffer zone separating Israel and Syria early Wednesday and abducted three U.N military observers.

Herve Ladsous told a group of reporters Thursday that the u...
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Conduct Internet searches for more information on tornadoes that struck yesterday, may 15, 2013, on the following locations in the region of north Texas:

• Ranchos Brazos, casualties occurred
• Granbury
• Hood
• Ennis
• Cleburne
• Montague and Ellis Counties

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A suicide attack in Kabul is reported to be responsible for claiming the lives of about a half dozen Americans.

NATO military convoy was the target of attack that left about 15 persons dead, was report, event occurring Thursday, May 16, 2013.

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What all right minded leaders and people can agree on: the right thing to do is call for the rejection of terror. 
That is what was done according to this story here: 'Tunisia’s Marzouki calls on Salafists to reject terror'
source: http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2013/05/91029/tunisias-marzouki-calls-on-salafists-to-reject-terror/

Rejection of terror, is distinguished from a translation from revelations from the Quran which often is seen as "striking terror in the hearts of those that turn th...
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Blog post title: Protests in Greece, Turkey, Palestine/Israel Dispute
Date of post: May 15, 2013
Protests have taken place in a number of different areas around, between yesterday and today. 
Free food handed out in Greece in a protest. 

Students in Ankara protested matters pertinent Syria, are reports. 

Also reports, are protests and gatherings respective to Nakba Day, 65th anniversary, declaration of State of Israel, in the region.

On May 2, 2013, there was May Day protesting.
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Blog post title:
Big Changes Upon Adjacent the India Continent: Cyclone in Sri Lanka and Moving to More Places, Pakistan Leader.  Problems Respective to Syria Continuing. A Moment Looking at Guatemala.

Sri Lanka:

Cyclone killed 7 recently in Sri Lanka, displacing several thousand, a few people missing.  Cyclone predicted to start heading to other locations in the broader region soon.

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Pakistan:

reports are votes are in for new leader, who was a leader from earlier years.

   News reports say...

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Bagram plane crash

A plane crash does appear to be validated as having occurred in the Bagram area in Afghanistan on Monday.

Of concern, is the video of the crash that has been released and accessed by popular websites, seems to outnumber the news stories about the event which took place days ago.

Syria

There is a news story which is indicative that Syrian President Assad has sent message to the Tanzanian President that they, Syria, have been the victims of a terrorist conspiracy.  Referenc...

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Originally written and posted on 4/29/2013

Explosion occurred in Prague, Czechoslovakia

location of event: near the Vitava River, and National Theater; [in universal/practical terms, a part of downtown Prague where many tourists go]

what was effected: buildings damaged

time of event: Monday, about 10:00am 

who was effected: at least 3 dozen, meaning over 36, people are reported hurt thus far.  Some say there are some people still not found yet

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Dhaka, Bangladesh building collapse status in...

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Originally written and posted on 4/25/2013

In Savar area, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a building collapse occurred yesterday morning, meaning Wednesday morning.  The building was a garment factory.  Apparently there are still survivors trapped in the building.   Time is starting to run out on them.  They need robots, heavy concrete moving equipment, search resources,and find-and-recover capabilities.  Hard to obtain/access equipment might be scarcer in parts of Bangladesh, than in heavily populat...

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Post originally written 4/19/2013

Authorities have pointed to 2 brothers as main suspects of the Boston Marathon bombs that went off earlier this week.  Some Internet sites are saying they the suspects are from Chechnya.  Ramifications of the geopolitical circumstance that interact with recent turbulence about Chechnya result in complexities which are more that a simple cut-and-dried two point scenario of good guys on one side and bad guys on the other.

Many questions are asked as soon as...

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