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World
Ebola Reaches Capital of Guinea, Stirring Fears
With 13 Ebola cases in Conakry, Guinea’s densely populated capital, residents are on edge, with some carrying bottles of bleach and pharmacies selling out of hand sanitizer.Ebola virus disease, West Africa (Situation as of 7 April 2014)
As of 7 April, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) of Liberia has reported a cumulative total of 5 laboratory confirmed cases and 16 suspected and probable cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), including 10 deaths. All 5 laboratory confirmed cases have died. The most recent death is in a probable case of EVD from Montserrado. Three cases have occurred in health care workers, all of whom have died. The date of onset of the most recent confirmed case is 6 April, with 6 patients currently hospitalised. At present 28 contacts remain under medical observation.
There has been no change in the epidemiological situation of EVD in Sierra Leone. The Ministry of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone has confirmed that 2 suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever are laboratory confirmed as Lassa fever which is endemic in Sierra Leone.
The Ministry of Health of Mali has reported a cumulative total of 6 suspected cases as of 7 April, 2 of which have tested negative for ebolavirus infection and other viral haemorrhagic fever viruses in assays conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. Samples from the 4 remaining suspected cases have today been sent to CDC and the Institut Pasteur, Dakar, for testing.
The Ministry of Health of Ghana has excluded EVD in a 12 year old girl who died of an acute febrile illness in Kumasi City and who was reported in the media as a suspected case of ebolavirus infection. Laboratory testing of her clinical samples was conducted at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana in Accra.
As this is a rapidly changing situation, the number of reported cases and deaths, contacts under medical observation and the number of laboratory results are subject to daily changes due to consolidation of case, contact and laboratory data, enhanced surveillance and contact tracing activities and ongoing laboratory investigations.
WHO does not recommend that any travel or trade restrictions be applied to Guinea, Liberia, Mali or Sierra Leone based on the current information available for this event.
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N.Y. / Region
Rivals for New York Casino Licenses Must Pay Millions to Play
It will take a fortune just to open the doors of a full-scale casino resort in New York, starting with a $1 million nonrefundable application fee."In economics, a beggar-thy-neighbour policy is an economic policy through which one country attempts to remedy its economic problems by means that tend to worsen the economic problems of other countries.
Original application
Adam Smith made reference to the term in claiming that mercantilist economic doctrine taught nations 'that their interest lies in beggaring all their neighbours'.The term was originally devised to characterise policies of trying to cure domestic depression and unemployment by shifting effective demand away from imports onto domestically produced goods, either through tariffs and quotas on imports, or by competitive devaluation. The policy can be associated with mercantilism and neomercantilism and the resultant barriers to pan-national single markets.
According to economist Joan Robinson beggar-thy-neighbour policies were widely adopted by major economies during the Great Depression of the 1930s.[1]
Alan Deardorff has analysed beggar-thy-neighbour policies as an instance of the prisoner's dilemma known from game theory: each country individually has an incentive to follow such a policy, thereby making everyone (including themselves) worse off.[2]
An early appearance of the term, which presumably originates from the name of the Beggar-My-Neighbour card game, is seen in the title of a work on economics from the early period of the Great Depression:"
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N.Y. / Region
Holder, in New York City, Calls Terror Trials Safe
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said that last week’s conviction of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith had “proven beyond any doubt” that terrorism trials can “safely occur” in New York City.
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U.S.
School Funding Deal in Kansas Complicates Governor’s Campaign for Re-election
Late additions to the bill included diminishing job protections for teachers, which would almost certainly become a thorny campaign issue for Gov. Sam Brownback should he sign the measure.
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N.Y. / Region
Drivers in New Jersey to Lose Link as Pulaski Skyway Route Closes
The rickety bridge serves as a critical link for roughly 40,000 vehicles in and around Jersey City and Newark and for commuters to New York City. It is set to close Saturday for two years for repairs.
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Science
Fearing Punishment for Bad Genes
Many people at risk of serious inherited diseases would like to know if they carry the genes, yet fear a positive result could be used against them.
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Dining & Wine
Tavern on the Green Accepting Reservations
After two years of renovations, Tavern on the Green in Central Park will open for dinner on April 24.
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Opinion
Trade Controls on Ivory
The Fish and Wildlife Service takes issue with an Op-Ed article, “The Wrong Way to Protect Elephants.”
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Fashion & Style
Banking on My Future as a Father
A spate of reports on potential fertility problems among older men sends the author on a mission to the sperm bank.
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U.S.
Army Base Shooting Highlights Difficulty in Identifying At-Risk Soldiers
The recent Fort Hood shooting has shed light on the difficulties the military has had in identifying soldiers at high risk of violence and deciding whether to restrict their access to firearms.
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U.S.
Pacific Gas and Electric Charged With 12 Felonies in Explosion
Charges against Pacific Gas and Electric were linked to a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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U.S.
Chicago Mayor Seeks Alterations to Repair Badly Underfunded Pension Plan
Rahm Emanuel wants to raise property taxes and require some city workers and retirees to contribute more for their retirement benefits to repair a pension system at risk of insolvency.
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Science
Before the Silk Road, the Grain Road
More than 5,000 years ago, nomadic shepherds in Central Asia used imported grain from China and elsewhere, perhaps in funeral rituals, a new study has found.
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World
Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban After Court Calls It Illegal
The social media site was unblocked after a two-week ban, following a ruling from the country’s highest court that the ban violated freedom of expression.
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World
2 Koreas, After Exchanging Fire, Rearm With Insults
North Korea’s state news media called the South’s president an “eccentric old spinster” and “a frog in a well.”
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N.Y. / Region
Friends Without Words
Jaime Herrera, who has been deaf since he was a child, is a janitor at the main branch of the New York Public Library.
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Business Day
Fake Meats, Finally, Taste Like Chicken
Demand is growing from younger consumers seeking a more healthful or more ethical diet, but innovation is pushed by investors who see a potential solution to big problems.
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Opinion
Yes He Can, on Immigration
It has been frustrating to watch President Obama’s promises on immigration reform fade to protestations of impotence and the blaming of others.
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Business Day
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