ZMapp, it’s the Ebola virus drug that could be key in beating back the spread of the deadly disease sweeping across Western Africa and now trickling into Spain and the United States. Though the initial few doses of the experimental
Government ministers and medical professionals are among dozens of people taking part in a huge Ebola readiness exercise across Britain on Saturday. During eight hours of activities at secret locations across the country, actors were simulating symptoms of the deadly
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Six U.S. military planes arrived in the Ebola hot zone Thursday with more Marines, as West Africa’s leaders pleaded for the world’s help in dealing with a crisis that one called “a tragedy unforeseen in modern
(Reuters) – Fears that the Ebola outbreak will spread globally rose on Thursday with the deteriorating health of an infected Spanish nurse, a British man who died in Macedonia being tested for the virus and more demands by U.S. lawmakers
The doctor who treated Spanish Ebola patient Teresa Romero during the time she had not yet been confirmed to be carrying Ebola sent a scathing internal letter to superiors at his hospital, alleging that he only found out about her
(AFP) Worries over the worldwide spread of Ebola grew Thursday after three more health workers were quarantined in Spain and North America threw up border controls at main ports of arrival from the plagued African states. The United States and
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone burial teams have gone back to work one day after organizing a strike over pay and abandoning the dead bodies of Ebola victims in the capital. In neighboring Liberia, however, health workers said
UPDATE: Madrid authorities have confirmed the dog has been euthanized. Excalibur is a 12-year-old rescue dog who currently resides in an apartment in Madrid. His owner, María Teresa Romero Ramos, is the first person known to have contracted Ebola outside of
María Teresa Romero Ramos became internationally known this week as the first person to contract Ebola outside of the continent of Africa. The Spanish auxiliary nurse, currently quarantined in a Madrid hospital, spoke to a reporter for national newspaper El
A company specializing in selling plush toy models of microorganisms tells Breitbart News interest in their Ebola products– both stuffed animal Ebola viruses and the putty “petri dish” variety toy– have been selling out, with high interest coming from both
Spain’s health authorities are monitoring at least 50 people for signs of the Ebola virus after a Madrid nurse became the first person to contract the virus outside of Africa. Teresa Romero Ramos, 44, had caught the virus while treating
Opposing wind farms is “irrational”, claimed Liberal Democrat MP Vince Cable at his party conference yesterday. Actually, no. Here are some reasons why anyone who doesn’t oppose wind farms is most probably either deluded, criminal or insane. 1. Wind turbines
MADRID (AP) — Health officials scrambled Tuesday to figure out how West Africa’s Ebola outbreak got past Europe’s defenses, quarantining four people at a Madrid hospital where a Spanish nursing assistant became infected. Determined to contain the spread of the
(Reuters) – Four people have been hospitalized in Spain to try to stem the spread of Ebola after a Spanish nurse became the first person in the world known to have contracted the virus outside of Africa, health authorities said
Only 2 in every 10 Catalans back the controversial referendum for Catalan independence from Spain, due to be held on the 9th November, a new poll has found. The referendum is currently the subject of ongoing clashes between the Spanish
In the town of Cástulo, Spain, archaeologists have discovered one of the earliest-known images of Jesus, which shows him short-haired and beardless. The newly found depiction of Jesus is engraved on an 8.6-inch glass plate known as a paten, estimated
Westchester Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler insists that hospitals in the lower Hudson Valley in New York are all prepared for any Ebola cases they might encounter. “I think we are as ready as possible,” Dr. Amler said. “You never
When an Argentinian visitor, we will call him Pedro, fractured his ankle in Oxford St, an ambulance was at his side in five minutes. The latest in splints was applied and he was soon in a well- equipped Accident and
Dr. Robert Lahita, the Chairman of Medicine and Vice President of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center described current Ebola screening procedures in the US as “pretty lousy,” and predicted that the US would have more cases of the virus on
A nursing auxiliary in Madrid has tested positive for Ebola after treating a patient in the Spanish capital, according to Spanish newspaper El Pais. The case is believed to be first in which a person contracts Ebola from a source
Britain’s Royal Air Force has detected a defect within the Eurofighter Typhoon jets, causing production in Germany to be put on hold whilst the fault is investigated. Both Germany and Britain have halved the recommended annual flight time for the
Senior courtiers are looking at the possibility of Prince Charles taking over HM The Queen’s duties as she approaches her 90th birthday, according to the Daily Telegraph. A legal mechanism known as the Regency allows an elderly or mentally incapacitated monarch
Amid polemics featuring prominent Catholic cardinals, another bishop has stepped forward supposedly speaking for Pope Francis regarding the question of admitting divorced and remarried Catholics to Holy Communion. “The Pope himself told us that a person married in the Church
Iberian region Catalonia is making preparations for a referendum on it’s future in November, despite all efforts by the Spanish government which has declared the vote illegal, and sworn to use “all means necessary” to prevent Catalan independence, shy of
A Spanish court has remanded in custody a man accused of leading an ISIS-linked terrorist cell located in Melilla, a Spanish exclave on the Moroccan coast. Eight other men, thought to be members of the cell, were also detained. In
Those interested in separatist movements around the world will shift their focus from Scotland immediately onto the Spanish region of Catalonia, following the announcement in the past 24 hours that the Catalan government has formally approved independence referendum plans, and
The men and women picked to run the EU for the next five years face a grilling by the European Parliament this week which could claim the scalp of at least one of them. France’s Pierre Moscovici, the incoming economic
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The president of Spain’s powerful northeastern region of Catalonia on Saturday formally called an independence referendum, the latest secession push in Europe and one of the most serious challenges to the Spanish state in recent years.
Whilst the world watched as hundreds of thousands took to city streets on Sunday to lobby their governments for more green taxes, in Madrid a very different rally was taking place. Thousands of pro-lifers marched through Madrid to demand that
Next Saturday evening, Pope Francis will head across town to church of the Gesù to pray with his brother Jesuits, in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the reconstitution of his order. The Society of Jesus, better known as the
MADRID (AP) — Doctors treating a Spanish priest who was repatriated from West Africa on Monday after being diagnosed with the Ebola virus said there were no samples of experimental drug ZMapp available in the world right now, and they
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has welcomed Scotland’s vote against independence, saying it has avoided the “the serious economic, social, institutional and political consequences that separation from the United Kingdom would have brought.” The Spanish daily El País reports that
Even in a week of great political upheaval, politics can be dully predictable. I spent the first part of the week in Madrid for the unveiling of the Margaret Thatcher Plaza, which a vast array of media outlets excitedly reported
LONDON (AP) — Breaking up is hard to do, especially after 307 years. The entire United Kingdom will find out just how hard if Scotland chooses independence in Thursday’s vote. WHAT’S AT STAKE A Yes vote will trigger 18 months
National independence movements are on the rise across Europe. From Scotland to Spain – as the European Union’s stranglehold hardens, demands for sovereignty are becoming even more vocal. In Scotland, a 300-year-old Union is under threat, as cession from the
BRUSSELS (AP) — If Scottish voters this week say Yes to independence, not only will they tear up the map of Great Britain, they’ll shake the twin pillars of Western Europe’s postwar prosperity and security — the European Union and
It was lauded as the first, befitting tribute to the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but only 24 hours after the Plaza was unveiled in the Spanish capital this week, it was vandalised, disgracefully, by Brits. Breitbart London exclusively
BRUSSELS (AP) — If Scottish voters this week say Yes to independence, not only will they tear up the map of Great Britain, they’ll shake the twin pillars of Western Europe’s postwar prosperity and security — the European Union and
Scotland’s bid to join the European Union as an independent nation could be blocked by Members of the European Parliament if the new Scottish government insists on keeping British-gained opt-outs from the Euro and on open borders, and the VAT
MADRID, Spain – The governing council of Spain’s capital city, Madrid, today unveiled the country’s ‘Margaret Thatcher Plaza’, marking the culmination of the first major project following the former British Prime Minister’s death last year. The project was pioneered by
