Wednesday, November 6, 2013

from Daily Mail, Tuesday, November 5, 2013


Island of debris the size of TEXAS from 2011 Japanese tsunami is headed straight for the U.S.
Part of the over one million tons of debris dispersed in the Pacific, the trash island is located northeast of the Hawaiian Islands
The first documented tsunami debris to reach California arrived in April 2013
Boats, a dock, a soccer ball, and motorcycle have all been identified on the West Coast as confirmed tsunami debris


Beautiful moment Arctic sunset bathes family of polar bears in warm glowing light
A photographer has captured the moment a stunning Arctic sunset bathes a family of polar bears in a warm light - turning their usually white fur into a deep orange.
The shots show a polar bear mother and her cubs walking along the shore under a dramatic, clear sky.
These beautiful images were captured by Seattle-based photographer Jon Cornforth in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.


Card. Gracias: Shocked by the attack on Nunciature in Damascus
The president of the Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) expressed "admiration for the courage of Msgr. Zenari" nuncio in Syria. According to the Indian cardinal "peace talks are the only option" to solve the crisis in the Middle Eastern country.


Thousands of Filipino migrants treated "like animals" by Saudi authorities
More than 6,700 Filipino workers are detained across the country. The first who returned home tell stories of violence and abuses by police. On Sunday, Riyadh began its crackdown on undocumented immigrants. The step was supposed to begin last January but was suspended until now to allow workers to apply for amnesty.


Husband saved his new wife's life by donating her a kidney after she was told the day before their wedding she needed a transplant 
Sarah Dalton has reflux nephropathy - condition occurs when tubes to the bladder are positioned wrongly so allow urine to pass back to the kidneys
She had her first kidney transplant when she was 17 years old
The day before her wedding in 2011 she was told she needed another one
She was put on dialysis while she waited for a donor kidney to be found
Her husband, Conor, offered to donate one of his and the surgery took place last month - they are both now recovering at home


More than 150 soldiers sentenced to death for their part in bloody Bangladeshi mutiny that left 74 dead
846 defendants tried in connection with two-day revolt over wages in 2009
Further 161 people given life imprisonment, 256 more given up to 10 years
Human rights groups called trial an 'affront to international legal standards'


Could a low-salt diet help stop you snoring? A new study suggests excessive salt intake contributes to obstructive sleep apnoea
With sleep apnoea, the throat closes repeatedly at night, blocking air-flow
Excessive salt intake might lead to a build up of fluid in the body
When the patient lies down, this fluid shifts into the neck during sleep
It's thought this leads to a narrowing of upper neck airways


Dutch chapter of children's rights group Terre des Hommes created 10-year-old girl and posed as her in internet chatrooms
Researchers were approached by 20,000 predators from 71 countries and they have identified 1,000 of these and given their identities to Interpol
Of these 1,000 a hundred came from Britain and 254 from the United States


Beautiful pictures taken in the Lake District as the colours of autumn sweep across Britain following week of storms
But rain is set to return overnight as temperatures fall to 5C in London and as low as -3C in parts of Scotland


Kuwaiti woman, driving in Saudi Arabia, pulled over with her diabetic father in passenger seat
Police detained her and she is being held in custody pending investigation
Comes a week after women protested their driving ban in Saudi Arabia


The AeroMobil 2.5 has a maximum speed of 99mph when driven as a car but in airplane mode can soar through the skies at 124mph
The hybrid vehicle is the brainchild of designers Stefan Klein and Jurak Vaculik based in Bratislava, in the Slovak Republic
The vehicle can be driven on normal roads and fit into a standard parking space when its wings are tucked in, according to the designers


Touching moment pregnant mom almost stabbed to death by intruder while talking to her husband on FaceTime meets her baby girl for the first time after giving birth by emergency c-section
Rachel Poole met her baby girl Isabella for the first time today
Rachel gave birth via early caesarean section on Friday after she was brutally attacked in her El Paso, Texas, home on Wednesday
Despite her critical condition, she gave an interview last week, saying the health of her daughter, Isabella, remains her utmost concern:
She suffered a collapsed lung, a displaced vertebrae and was stabbed in her eye during the vicious attack
Rachel's alleged assailant, Corey Bernard Moss, 19, has had his bail raised from $60,000 to $150,000



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