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20 Students Killed in Potiskum, Nigeria By Bomb Blast,

BBC This is very upsetting, what drives a man to kill others who haven't done anything to him. At least 20 students have reportedly been killed by a bomb at a school assembly in the north-east Nigerian town of Potiskum. The explosion happened at a boys’ science and technical school in the town.  “The students had gathered for the morning assembly when something exploded in their midst with a thunderous sound at exactly 7:50 am [06:50 GMT],” a sobbing teacher told AFP news agency. Victims were being rushed to a nearby hospital, said the teacher, who asked not to be identified. A witness told the BBC he saw parents wailing at the sight of the bodies of their children at the hospital. - BBC

"I Survived Ebola" - The Stories of Four

It is possible to contract the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever and still survive it. There have been several individuals who have been fortunate to live to tell the tales of how they survived Ebola Ashoka Mukpo Ashoka Muko is a freelance journalist and cameraman who covered the Ebola outbreak in Liberial for NBC and other outlets. As he witnessed several families get destroyed by the illness, he least expected that he too would fall victim to Ebola. Here is his story. Ashoka Mukpo,   Source:  online.wsj.com " My own battle with Ebola began with a slight body ache on Oct. 1. For weeks, any small pain had made me uneasy, but I had chosen to trust the precautions that I was taking... One night, I felt an unusual ache and stopped at my apartment for a quick check: I watched the thermometer tick upward and eventually stop at 101.3. With no other discernible symptoms, I knew that the most likely explanation for a fever that high was Ebola. Fear enveloped me. Once I ...

Pakistan upholds death sentence for Christian

"Asia Bibi was harvesting berries in Pakistan five years ago when she took the drink of water that could cost her her life. A Christian in the Muslim-dominated and increasingly intolerant nation, the mother of five was quickly assailed by the other women working the field in a tiny village in the Punjab province. First they said they would not drink from the same water bucket as a Christian. Later, they told police Bibi had insulted the Muslim Prophet Mohammad. The crime, blasphemy, is punishable by death. Bibi, who denies insulting Mohammad and maintains her co-workers falsely accused her, was convicted in 2010. Last week, despite an international outcry, a court in Lahore upheld the verdict and affirmed the sentence that Bibi be hanged. The 50-year-old has 30 days to appeal to the nation's highest court." It is more disturbing to hear that a person was executed for daring to say it was an inhuman law. Source: Foxnews

A Must Watch Ebola Documentary

Why is blood transfusion, which has been proven to work in this for 8 out of 7 patients, not being promoted as an Ebola treatment? From 40:15, Nurse Nicole lay dying whilst doctors debate whether blood transfusion from a survivor should be carried out The reason why the foreign doctors had been against the blood transfusion treatment was because they feared the possibility of transferring AIDS, hepatitis B & C. However, this is ludicrous; don't accident victims on the verge of bleeding to death fed with blood? How is this any different? Can't blood from Ebola survivors be equally screened and then transfused into Ebola patients?

Unisex Toilets Introduced In School In An Attempt To Prevent Transphobia?

Children in  Harbour Primary School in Newhaven, East Sussex  will now have to use ‘gender neutral’ toilets in a bid to prevent ‘transphobia’. Picture: confabulous.ca Around 500 pupils, aged 3-11, returned after the summer holidays to find that they have to share facilities with the opposite sex... ...the school has defended the move saying that it is about “preventing transphobia” . -  christian.org.uk '... Parents have  received  this with a shock" and  "...are uncomfortable with the decision." One mother said:  "This was just introduced from the start of term and no one told us before. There are seven-year-old girls using the same toilets as 11-year-old boys. "My daughter has said she doesn't feel comfortable about it. Although we are all up for equality we feel this is not allowing our children to choose. A lot of our children don't want to use toilets of the opposite sex." -  netmums.com Transphobia  is a range...