Monday, June 6, 2016

#Jordan - Manhunt in Jordan after attack on Baqaa refugee camp: Al Jazeera English

Published on 6 Jun 2016
A manhunt is under way for a gunman who killed five people in an attack on security office in Jordan. It happened at the Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp which is north of Jordan's capital Amman. A government spokesman described it as a 'terrorist attack'. Al Jazeera's Victoria Gatenby reports.-

#USA - Mark Zuckerberg's been hacked: CNET

Published on 6 Jun 2016
It looks like a LinkedIn data breach lead to the Facebook CEO's Twitter and Pinterest accounts being compromised.

#Ukraine - Trash Business: Escalating number of landfills endangers both environment, economy: UKRAINE TODAY

Published on 6 Jun 2016
Three firemen killed in the landslide at a Lviv region junkyard were laid to rest this weekend. The body of the fourth victim, an ecologist is yet to be found. The rescue operation had to be terminated due to the severely dangerous conditions at the Hrybovychi waste site.

The tragic incident certainly brought attention back to the systemic issues within Ukraine's recycling industry. According to ecologists, garbage sorting and recycling is nothing more than a myth to Ukrainians. Nearly all discarded stuff end up at landfills just like the one in Hrybovychi regardless whether it is glass, wood, or paper.

Ukraine does have one garbage recycling plant. Located in Kyiv, the facility that was built in 1986 continues to operate today, continuously converting waste to alternative energy sources.

#USA - CDC Report: U.S. Counties at Risk of HIV Outbreak: Wall Street Journal

Published on 6 Jun 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 220 counties in the U.S. at risk for an HIV or hepatitis C outbreak, based on analysis of pharmacy sales of prescription painkillers, overdose deaths, and unemployment rates, among other factors. Photo: Getty Images