-- "The Ebola outbreak raging in DR Congo is growing exponentially, with more than 2,500 deaths now recorded, with half in the last 20 days. The epidemic is spreading widely. It's now covering an area that is bigger than France ... It is growing faster and wider than the Ebola response." --
-- "Locals have also reportedly shown high levels of distrust of foreign humanitarian aid workers and others in the health sector, attacking quarantine locations, stealing the bodies of the dead, and spreading rumors that Ebola is not a real disease." --And meet 'Georgia man', Babajide Adesayo.
-- "With many of the remaining migrants being forced to live in makeshift accommodations on Ceuta’s beaches, Sánchez said that people are afraid to go down to the beaches, saying: 'They are occupied, they are full of huts, people are eating there, throwing food, it’s full of clothes, of excrement, of cigarettes.'" --
-- "According to a report from the local El Pueblo de Ceuta newspaper, the University Hospital of Ceuta treated at least five girls under the age of 14 years old after they were raped." --Meanwhile... back at the ranch...
-- "Toronto man has Premarine Persaud, 34, has been charged after assaulting a Toronto Police Parking Enforcement Officer in North York on Sunday." --
-- "Ugandan soccer star David Owori, 27, was beaten to death by suspected robbers Tuesday near his home in the country’s capital, Kampala, and he died the next day. Witnesses said a group of attackers hit Owari with paving stones before robbing him and fleeing the area." --
-- "According to reports, the human traffickers accused terrified passengers of witchcraft whenever something went wrong during the 11-day voyage, such as engine problems, food shortages or even rough seas. The Olive Press expat news website reports that at least 50 people were thrown overboard." --
-- "The death toll has climbed to 67, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, the Spanish government said Saturday. After days of chaos and streets packed with people who had hoped for a better life in Spain, residents of Ceuta woke up Saturday to an uneasy calm." --
The BEE, as usual... nails it.
UPDATE: The final death toll numbers are shocking
-- "Sudanese serial asylum seeker Douk Deng, 21, has been jailed after pleading guilty to entering a school premises while carrying items including petrol, a hand axe, and a seven-inch knife. Deng was rejected for asylum three times after leaving his wife and children behind in South Sudan." --Meanwhile back at the ranch...
-- "Toronto man is Metin Ugur, 57, is facing numerous charges in connection with a child luring and online child exploitation investigation." --AND THERE'S THIS.
-- "In the video, King Misuzulu criticises his wife, who he married last November, for making excursions without his approval. ‘She's out there without my permission. When you're a wife, you ask for permission. At least let your husband know,’ he told the queen, who is his third wife. After repeatedly insulting the queen, he told her he had a girlfriend waiting for him." --
Somebody at the BBC needs to look up the word 'regret' in the dictionary.
Oh, look... the Beeb got over their usual aversion to physically describing criminals...
Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the man, who is a white British national, was arrested at an address in Newton Abbot, Devon, on Friday and is in custody.
-- "The cost to rename Dundas-Square was initially pegged at more than $300,000, but officials said in 2024 that associated costs could balloon by as much as $600,000. A survey from that year found that an overwhelming majority of residents disapproved of the decision to rename the square." --
Catering to certain groups is always hazardous, it seems.
-- "A Ghanaian witch doctor named Nana Kwaku Bonsam cursed English star Harry Kane before England’s game against Ghana. Bonsam warned of his powers as he announced the curse, claiming responsibility for the 2014 knee injury to Portuguese star Ronaldo." --
-- "Africa CDC epidemiologist Wessam Mankoula said there should be 17,000 to 35,000 contacts for the 894 confirmed cases – but so far only about 4,000 contacts have been traced, or about 15 percent of the total. ‘We are still far from controlling the situation of this outbreak,’ he warned.". --Carney could fill up the nursing homes... there's a strategy...
-- "One of the biggest problems facing health workers is mistrust and hostility from people living in the eastern Congo." --Don't get me started on mistrust.
-- "A man in northern Nigeria, Mohammed Saidu, has been sentenced to two weeks in prison after neighbours complained that he was storing bags of human faeces outside his home, which they said made life unbearable. Saidu, whose job is to empty sceptic tanks, is believed to have been selling the faeces to farmers to use as fertiliser - a common practice in the region." --
-- "Containing the outbreak has proven a major challenge for health workers due to widespread mistrust of health workers, local practices such as traditional burials that involve contact with infected persons, and an ongoing conflict in which multiple warring militias." --Nota bene…
-- "Many locals do not believe that Ebola is a real virus and fear that health workers addressing outbreaks are there to kill them." --Hey... let's do AIDS in South Africa...
-- "Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said this week she wanted to give citizens choices, including traditional treatments like garlic, lemons and beetroots, instead of championing anti-retroviral drugs." --
-- "The spokesperson added that there are no current confirmed cases of Ebola in the province. It is unclear when the person came back to Canada and what symptoms they are experiencing. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, an Ebola strain that has no approved vaccine." --
So... special rules for special people?
RELATED: Here we go again
--"'Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing,' Trump continued. 'He will no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan operations to target Americans.'" --And...
-- "The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday confirmed killing Hamas military chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the terror group’s leader in Gaza, in a 'precise strike' on Gaza City. Separately, the IDF said it also killed two other Hamas terrorists who invaded Israel during the October 7 onslaught." --Here's where we could really use drone strikes...
The protest drew about 500 demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags to Washington Square Park, where chants of 'globalize the intifada' rang out as one speaker declared Israel has no right to exist and said Palestinians would take over Israel 'by any means necessary.'" --
-- NAIROBI — "Police in Kenya say a Canadian man accused of wielding a machete and injuring almost half a dozen people at a mosque in Nairobi has pleaded not guilty. A post on the department’s social media says back in February, a man entered a mosque posing as a worshipper. It alleges that once inside, he locked the main doors, pulled a machete and attacked congregants." --WAIT ONE ALLAH-WORSHIPPING MOMENT!!!
-- "A 32-year-old Canadian national, Mohamed Mohamed alias Mohamed Abdul Mohamed, appeared before Kahawa Law Courts on Thursday and charged with terrorism and multiple related offences following a machete attack." --
OPP CONCURS... No we're not telling you their names
Those darned Canadians...
-- "On Thursday, members of the Hate Crime Unit executed a search warrant and arrested the man, identified as Muhammad Anas Sial of Toronto." --THAT'S SOME 'RELIGION OF PEACE'...
-- "Dutch Police have launched a manhunt for a suspected terrorist after the building of a Christian pro-Israel group was bombed on Friday evening." --
-- "As part of an extensive investigation known as Project Stratis, officers determined the accused were not only carrying out the robberies but also arranging for the stolen vehicles to be re-vinned and resold or shipped overseas to Africa. Two of the suspects in custody were arrested at Toronto Pearson International Airport as they attempted to board a flight to Ghana." --And...
-- "York Regional Police investigators are trying to identify several suspects involved in a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewellery store at Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill." --
-- "Ibrahim George Kallon, an illegal immigrant training to be a Delaware County Prison Corrections Officer in Pennsylvania was arrested on suspicion of rape and other sexual offenses, federal authorities said Friday." --
-- "Kenyan man Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 35. was hit with two life sentences for plotting a 9/11-inspired attack on Atlanta, Georgia — even training overseas with the terror group al-Shabaab and taking flight lessons. He also spent about a year in Somali safehouses for military-style training, which included how to make explosives and fire an AK-47 assault rifle." --
