WorldPingCBS News
Rescuers race to find Colombia earthquake survivors as death toll rises
Over 1,100 homes were destroyed when Colombia was struck by its strongest earthquake on record.
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Al Jazeera
Stronghold of Syrian revolution celebrates Assad’s death sentence
Syrians in Idlib gathered in celebration after a court sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad…
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WorldPingNPR
The death toll climbs from Monday's 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia
Hundreds of rescue workers have been deployed in hardest hit cities trying to free victims still trapped under the rubble. Hundreds of people are still missing.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR
Al Jazeera
DR Congo Ebola death toll surpasses 2,000
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly, with the death toll surpassing 2,000.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingThe Hindu
Colombia earthquake death toll tops 200 as rescuers race to find survivors
In the hardest-hit cities, rescuers worked through the night with cranes, excavators and, at times, their bare hands, cutting through twisted steel and passing buckets of debris in desperate searches for those still trapped.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingLive Science
Genetics triggers male black widows to blackflip into death, study finds
A wild cannibalistic sexual behavior in spiders has a simple genetic explanation, new study finds.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Live Science
WorldPingSTAT
Stopping statins in people over 75 at low risk for heart disease didn’t increase deaths
Stopping statins in people over 75 at low risk for heart disease didn’t increase deaths, a new study finds.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT