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Coronavirus: A Mysterious Illness in China
By: Jhoemz Vercide |
At least 17 people have died and more than 500 suffered from a mysterious illness that started in China.
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It was started from a pneumonia outbreak then and developed and attributed to a virus.
The new Chinese coronavirus is a cousin of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the deadly virus which also originated in China and infected thousands in 2003.
Scientist Leo Poon, a virologist at the School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong who first decoded the virus, thinks it likely started in an animal...
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Celebrities, Sports World and Others Mourn the Death of Kobe Bryant
By AJ Virtuz |
Kobe Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna, 13, were among of the nine people who were killed in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif on Monday, January 27.
Michael Jordan, a six-time NBA Champion is one of many who mourned the death of Kobe Bryant, stated that the retired NBA star was “like a little brother” to him.
“I am in shock over the tragic news of Kobe’s and Gianna’s passing,” said Jordan, regarded by many as the greatest basketball player in history.
“Words can’t describe the pain I’m feeling. I loved Kobe – he was...