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Toxic gas leak kills 5, sickens dozens in Karachi port city

A toxic gas leak killed five people and sickened dozens of others in a coastal residential area in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, police said Monday. The source of the leak, which occurred on Sunday night, and the type of gas that had leaked were not immediately known. There was no suspicion of sabotage. Authorities Read More

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Varcoe: ‘As a Canadian, it sickens me’ — frustrated oilpatch eyes less spending as discount deepens

Varcoe: ‘As a Canadian, it sickens me’ — frustrated oilpatch eyes less spending as discount deepens

Total Energy Services will shutter branches in Western Canada for the first time in its history — and CEO Daniel Halyk isn’t pulling punches about what’s wrong with the state of the country’s energy sector today.

Oil and natural gas prices in Canada are suffering steep price discounts because of…

Eleven people reported feeling ill and three were taken to a hospital Tuesday after an envelope containing an unidentified substance was opened at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in suburban Washington, officials said. The fire department in Arlington, Virginia, where the facility is, said that the three hospitalized victims were stable but that their conditions weren’t immediately available. A gunnery sergeant opened the envelope, which was received at about 4 p.m.

ET, the base said Tuesday night.People who were exposed reported symptoms including itchy hands and faces and bloody noses, a Marine official told .The building was evacuated immediately.

Closely following the situation at Ft.Myer in Arlington.This is scary, I hope very much that everyone involved will be alright.

https://t.co/19WHBmUNCp The Marine Corps said the FBI was assisting with the investigation. Henderson Hall, the Marine Corps’ headquarters company unit, is part of the Army-commanded multi-service facility, which is home to the Arlington National Cemetery Honor Guard. Source: NBC News.

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Hepatitis A outbreak sickens 89 people in 7 states CDC says

A continuing beginning of foodborne hepatitis A affiliated to arctic strawberries has sickened 89 bodies in seven states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. No deaths accept been reported, admitting 39 patients accept been hospitalized. Health admiral accepted 70 bodies are ill in Virginia, area the beginning aboriginal appeared, forth with added infections in Maryland (10), New York (1), North Carolina (1), Oregon (1), West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin (1).Hepatitis A is a viral alarmist infection that is awful catching but does not aftereffect in abiding infection. Affection accommodate chicken eyes or skin, belly pain, or anemic stools. Acknowledgment to the virus can action by arresting attenuated aliment or through absolute acquaintance with addition being who has the infection.Nearly all of the ill bodies arise bubbler smoothies absolute strawberries at Tropical Smoothie Cafés in Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia above-mentioned to August 8. Some of the victims catholic to these locations on vacation. The strawberries were alien from Egypt.Generally, Hepatitis A infections accept an evolution aeon of 15 to 50 canicule afore affection appear. Because of this connected lag time, new cases accept developed abounding canicule afterwards August 8, back all attenuated aliment articles were removed from the restaurants and added cases are to be expected.Anyone who captivated a smoothie afterwards August 8 is not anticipation to be at accident for hepatitis A and accessible abstracts does not announce a connected accident at these restaurants, the CDC stated. Tropical Smoothie Café arise switching to addition supplier for all restaurants nationwide.According to the CDC, there are amid 1,700 and 2,800 cases of the awful catching virus anniversary year in the United States. The majority of accouchement who become adulterated with hepatitis A appearance no signs of illness, admitting added than 80% of adults will acquaintance symptoms. Once recovered from their illnesses, patients are adequate adjoin reinfection for life.Along with several states and the Aliment and Drug Administration, the CDC continues to investigate cases of hepatitis A accompanying to this outbreak. A hepatitis A vaccine became accessible in 1995, consistent in a 95% abatement in infections, according to the CDC. Taken anon afterwards exposure, the vaccine or anesthetic can be accessible to anyone fearing they ve appear in acquaintance with the virus.