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Saudi Arabia

Is SARS Back? Similar Virus Kills Five In Saudi Arabia

AL JAZEERA (Qatar), LE MONDE, AFP (France), SPA (Saudi- Arabia)

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RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s health ministry has announced that five people have recently died from a new SARS-like virus, and that two more are being treated in an intensive care unit, reports Al Jazeera.

The statement, released late Wednesday night, noted that the five deceased were all residents of Al-Ihsa province in eastern Saudi Arabia, reports AFP.

Known as novel coronavirus or HcoV-EMC, the virus was first detected in mid-2012, and is a cousin of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which triggered a worldwide scare a decade ago when it erupted in East Asia, reports Le Monde.

According to Al Jazeera the health ministry said it was taking “all precautionary measures for persons who have been in contact with the infected people, and has taken samples from them to examine if they are infected as well.”

Sixteen people have now died from 23 cases detected in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and Britain. Saudis have accounted for most of the deaths, with 11 people, including the five new fatalities

The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that a 73-year-old Saudi man died in Munich, Germany in March from the lethal new virus. However, the organization does not yet know how the virus is transmitted or how widespread it is due to lack of information.

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In Nicaragua, A Tour Of Nightlife Under Dictatorship

Nicaraguan publication Divergentes takes a night tour of entertainment spots popular with locals in Managua, the country's capital, to see how dictatorship and emigration have affected nightlife.

In Nicaragua, A Tour Of Nightlife Under Dictatorship

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MANAGUA — Owners of bars, restaurants and nightclubs in the Nicaraguan capital have noticed a drop in business, although some traditional “nichos” — smaller and more hidden spots — and new trendy spots are full. Here, it's still possible to dance and listen to music, as long as it is not political.

There are hardly any official statistics to confirm whether the level of consumption and nightlife has decreased. The only reliable way to check is to go and look for ourselves, and ask business owners what they are seeing.

This article is not intended as a criticism of those who set aside the hustle and bustle and unwind in a bar or restaurant. It is rather a look at what nightlife is like under a dictatorship.

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