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War

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Syrian revolution continues to boil

Syrian revolution continues to boil

    We note that the Syrian situation continues to boil despite UN claims of prog...

Syrian opposition welcomes UN involvement

Syrian opposition welcomes UN involvement

  We note that the Syrian bloodletting has not ceased, but the belligerents are bobbing...

South Sudan seizes Helig oil fields

    A potentially dangerous situation is developing in the Suda...

Financial

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Fleeing Greece, who will be left after the exodus?

   We note increased hemorrhage of business assets and human capital as Greece spira...

A very narrow strait through which Europe now must pass

A very narrow strait through which Europe now must pass

We post this item under the heading "financial", however the implications run to the core o...

EU still in danger of sinking, can Spain be saved?

EU still in danger of sinking, can Spain be saved?

We cannot avert our eyes from the yet unsolved EU financial/Gorgon-head debt crisis. We opine...

Big Bird set up at WIPPTREX 2012

This photo shows an oblique view of the World Disaster Report incident response unit - "Big Bird". Our unit served as an interoperative message originator and link/relay point between local hospitals and the WIPPTREX 2012 exercise. We appreciate being able to assist, and have been invited to provide similar support in other upcoming state/county level training. Please notify us if your county would benefit in having our communications assets in play.

Health

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Bon appétit, but did they drop something extra into your Marseill…

  An unfortunate spate of intentional food contamination has prompted us to dig around ...

Food born illness affects your health for life

Food born illness affects your health for life

Danger in your refrigerator What's the big deal with a little salmonella or occasional foo...

Cholera invades Sierra leone

Cholera invades Sierra leone

cholera vanquishes both victor and conquered Cholera kills millions, and Sierra Leone has suff...

Good News

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Cambodian grandmother saves children from flood waters

We are please to pass this good news along to readers seeking a bright ray. A Cambodian Gra...

Man saves child from drowning, then dies of heart attack

We note a truly heroic act in this story. A child was caught in a rip current but a nearby obse...

Dog locates man in rubble of destroyed house

Dog locates man in rubble of destroyed house

We were very please to see the front page coverage of some good news. This helps balance ou...

Nature

US drought spreading

US drought spreading

From Infinite Unknown: “Conditions are starting to worry us now,” Keith Eggleston, a climatologist... Read more

Preparedness

Saving your pet from fire

Saving your pet from fire

We are by no means subject matter experts on the subject of saving pets during fires. That being... Read more

Politics

Air Force rules for use of drones in US …

Air Force rules for use of drones in US airspace

We have located the full text of USAF rules for use of drones and intelligence gathered within U... Read more

Environment

Normandy to be invaded by wind turbines

Normandy to be invaded by wind turbines

We note an item that will have considerable emotional impact as it involves the U.N., the D-Day No... Read more

Technology

World Disaster Report staff and equipmen…

World Disaster Report staff and equipment deployed to Georgia training exercise

              The sun was threatening a hot and humid da... Read more