Vittorio Hernandez
Cyclone Pam: Military Flights From New Zealand, Australia Deliver Aid To Vanuatu
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 17, 2015 01:40 AM EDT |
Bigger Oceania neighbors Australia and New Zealand deployed military planes to deliver water, sanitation kits, medicines and temporary shelter to the island of Vanuatu which was heavily ravaged on Saturday by Cyclone Pam.
Grandma Celebrates 100th Birthday By Skydiving
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 16, 2015 09:53 PM EDT |
While the contemporaries of South African woman Georgina Harwood are either six feet below the ground, in homes for the aged or spending their sunset years in rocking chairs or pushed around in wheelchairs, she is still strong and daring.
Alibaba To Move Into Social Media With Snapchat Investment
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 16, 2015 08:01 PM EDT |
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's decision to invest US$200 million into photo and message sharing app Snapchat goes beyond financial gains. The foray into social media is part of the company's strategy to grow into a bigger player in the U.S. market for online shopping and content creation.
Indonesian Pilots Practicing For Air Show Eject After Jets Collide Mid-Air
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 16, 2015 02:46 AM EDT |
Four Indonesian pilots who were practicing on Sunday for a Malaysia acrobatic air show were able to eject from their jets that collided mid-air and crashed.
Americans Without Health Insurance Could Still Sign Up With No Fines
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 15, 2015 10:04 AM EDT |
The Obama administration has offered Americans who have not signed up for health insurance a one-time offer to enlist with no fines. Not signing up when they could afford to carries an average fine of US$170 for low and center salary people as well as independently employed agents.
Border Patrol Notices Big Hike In Number Of Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders Sneaking Into The U.S.
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 15, 2015 08:33 AM EDT |
From October 2014 to February 2015, U.S. border patrol agents have caught 144 foreign sex offenders who have sneaked into the United States. It is up from the 93 apprehended for the same time 5-month time frame a year ago.
Illinois Man Credits Bottle of Hot Sauce For Saving Life
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 15, 2015 08:20 AM EDT |
Randy Schmitz, 30, from Orland Park, Illinois, thanks a bottle of hot sauce for saving his life. The special education job coach got a toothpick sample of Pepper Palace's Flashbang sauce from the retailer's branch in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Funeral Of Tony Robinson Jr Attracts Hundreds Of Sympathizers
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 15, 2015 06:28 AM EDT |
The funeral of 19-year-old Tony Robinson Jr, the bi-racial unarmed Wisconsin man shot dead by a police officer, attracted around one thousand people.
University Of Maryland Investigates Frat Member Who Encouraged Rape, Racial Insults On Women In 2014 Email
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 15, 2015 06:17 AM EDT |
After the racist video scandal at the Oklahoma University that led to the expulsion of a freshman and sophomore members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, it looks like it's the turn of the University of Maryland to do some investigating, and possibly, cleansing among its fraternities too.
Australia To Make Decision Within Weeks If It Would Join China-Backed AIIB
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 15, 2015 03:34 AM EDT |
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Saturday that Canberra would announce within weeks if the country would join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
Male Genital Adds To List Of Organs That Can Be Donated After 1st Successful Penis Transplant In South Africa
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 15, 2015 02:39 AM EDT |
With more people being encouraged to donate organs or sign organ donation cards, another body part may soon be added to the usual list of body parts to be harvested after one's death.
33 Dead In Myanmar Ferry Sinking, 26 Passengers Still Missing
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 14, 2015 10:19 PM EDT |
While ferrying more than 200 passengers from the town of Kyaukphy to Sittwe, a town in the western state of Rakhine, the vessel Aung Takon 3 sank off the coast of western Myanmar. The accident resulted in the death of 33 passengers.
Burglars Gang Rape Elderly Indian Nun
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 14, 2015 10:09 PM EDT |
Indian rapists are getting worse. Despite the punishment by a mob of a car trader suspected of raping a college student last week, another rape was reported on Friday.
Friday The 13th Mississippi Massacre Leaves 2 Dead After Man Shoots Family Of 5
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 14, 2015 10:04 PM EDT |
An argument between two men is believed to be the reason behind the Friday, the 13th, shooting rampage on a Mississippi family of five that left two members dead.
Pastor Creflo Dollar Asks Congregation To Pay For US$65 Million Private Jet
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Mar 14, 2015 09:41 PM EDT |
Prosperity Gospel teachers abound in Christian communities, and a Bronx pastor appears to have mastered the gospel of "conning" people.
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