HEALTH CONCERN: First U.S. Death Related to Zika Virus Reported(A Puerto Rican man in his 70s)

Deaths are not common in Zika virus infection. The main concern is its link to abnormal births and neurological disorders in newborns.
The Puerto Rican man in his 70s who died from complications of the Zika virus was the first case of his kind in the U.S.
Reports say rate of infection could go up due to impending climate change.

I believe this has to do with the vector(aedes aegypti mosquito) of this disease because study has it that aedes aegypti mosquito is more active during the day...

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China blocks US Navy aircraft carrier...

The People's Republic of China (PRC) blocked a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier from arriving at a port in Hong Kong because of on-going rift over disputed islands in the South China Sea. Read more

NATURAL DISASTER: &.3 Mag. Earthquake Hits Vanatu in

Vanuatu, a South Pacific Ocean nation made up of over 70 islands was hit by a powerful earthquake according to reports.
The blast hit around 95km from the island town of Santo, triggering a tsunami warning for coastal areas within 300km of the epicentre.
There are no reports of any casualties.

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NIGERIA: Inability of state's to pay salaries despite bail-out is a matter of great concern- Buhari

President Buhari says it is a matter of great concern to him that nearly two-thirds of states of the federation are still having difficulties with salary payments despite the bail-out funds provided to them by the Federal Government. Speaking at a meeting with members of the Nigeria Governor Forum at the Presidential Villa yesterday April 28th, President Buhari said that he was very disturbed by the hardship which state government workers across the country and their families were facing due to the non-payment of salaries.

To ameliorate the hardship being faced by affected workers, the President said that the Federal Government will strive to make more funds available to the states by expediting action on refunds due to them for the maintenance of federal roads and other expenses incurred on behalf of the Federal Government. He added that he will establish an inter-ministerial committee to study a Fiscal Restructuring Plan for the Federation which was presented to him by the governors.

Buhari said that the committee will review the plan to improve the finances of state governments and make recommendations on how proposals in the plan should be dealt with by the Presidency, the Federal Executive Council and the National Assembly through legislation. He urged the governors, however, to understand that while he was ready to do all within his powers to help the states overcome their current financial challenges, the Federal Government also has funding problems of its own to contend with.

"You all know the problems we have found ourselves in. You have to bear with us," he told them.

The Chairman of the Governors Forum, Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State and the Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, who chaired the committee that worked on the Fiscal Restructuring Plan, asked the Federal Government to do more to help the states financially.

The governors told the President that while they had resolved to take other measures to boost their internally-generated revenue, the implementation of the Fiscal Restructuring Plan will help them to deal with their funding problems on short, medium and long-term bases.

They said that if the plan was adopted and implemented by the Federal Government, states of the federation will become more financially empowered to fulfil their constitutional responsibilities.

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FOOTBALL: Lee Chung-yong hits out at Pardew

Crystal Palace's South Korea midfielder Lee Chung-Yong has blamed Alan Pardew for the Eagles' disappointing second half of the season in a remarkable series of criticisms of his manager.
He hit out at Pardew's reluctance to rotate his starting XI and claimed he once had to remind the coach how many substitutes he had used during a match.

               "Pardew is very smart in training but he's too hot tempered in matches, so he even forgets                   how many substitutes are left," Lee told Sports Seoul.

               "He told me to warm up, then we used all three substitutes, so I sat on the bench again.                       Five minutes later, he told me to warm up again so I told him there was no substitutes left.                    He just said: 'Oh, sorry.'

L.C Yong is now seeking a move to another club where he'll/can get more play time.

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ALLEGEDLY: Inside Kim Jong-un's pleasure squad made of schoolgirls chosen to serve North Korea's elite

According to new reports, North Korea's Kim Jong-un's secret "Pleasure Squad" includes schoolgirls as young as 13. The girls are allegedly picked at random by soldiers, sometimes the teenagers are picked from their own school and forced to serve a small military circle of North Korea's top social elite. These teenage girls are part of what is known as the leader’s Gippeumjo, or Pleasure Squad.

Their medical histories are monitored by the regime and routine checkups are performed to make sure their virginity is intact.
The claims were made by a couple of defectors that managed to escape the tyrannical country.

One of the escapees told her story to Marie Claire in 2010 after she escaped to South Korea. She said she was 15 years old when guards took her from her classroom without warning and asked her if she had ever had sex with a boy, when she said  No, they took her away.
She spent a full decade servicing Kim Jong-il, the father of Kim Jong-un, who never called on her for sex, but she believes he would have if she had stayed longer.

Other femaless have spoken of wild sex parties where men would shave their heads and women would have their pubic area shaved. It is believed Kim disbanded the group who entertained his father Kim Jong-Il when he came to power in 2011.

But now Kim, who is married to singer Ri Sol-ju and has a daughter, has renewed the tradition and sent out his officials to recruit "tall and beautiful" young women for the pleasure of the elite in his circle of friends.

One source told Chosun Ilbo that the women are currently staying at the centerpiece Koryo Hotel in Pyongyang undergoing security training.

Kim Jong-un allegedly decided to resurrect the tradition when he was being treated for gout last year and was waited on by a lot of tall, beautiful women.

Katt Williams Arrested Again After Fighting In Atlanta Restaurant

Just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, East Point police responded to a fight call inside Spondivits restaurant in the 1200 block of Virginia Avenue, Capt. C.R. Chandler said in a statement.

“Once at the location, the officers found an individual bleeding from an injury to his upper lip,” he said. “Interviews of this victim and witnesses were conducted and Katt M. Williams was identified as the alleged perpetrator of this incident.”

Williams left before police arrived. He was found a short time later.

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Lil Wayne's Dad, Birdman Launches “Respek” Clothing Line

Birdman has launched a Respek clothing line to capitalize on the word he made famous on The Breakfast Club last week. Read more

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27 Killed At Syrian Children’s Hospital In Missle-Launchin’ Air Attack

An airstrike on a pediatric hospital in Syria has killed 27 people, including children, rights groups say, as the U.N. warns that a nationwide “cessation of hostilities” is under serious threat of collapse.

The U.N. special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, warned at a news conference in Geneva Thursday that a humanitarian disaster was unfolding in Syria with increased fighting in Aleppo and three other locations.

Al Quds field hospital, situated in a rebel-held neighborhood in Aleppo, was hit by a missile from a fighter jet Wednesday, witnesses said. It’s unclear for which side in the conflict the fighter jet was flying.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 27 people were killed at the hospital, including at least three children and three doctors. A civil defense worker at the scene also reported that the death toll was 27. 

R.I.P to the lives lost...

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Pregnant IG model alleges Lil Wayne flew her out & refused to feed her unless she gave him anal sex

She claims the rapper flew her out to his house and allegedly refused to feed her until he gets anal sex... Pics of rants after the cut