WHO Sends Experts to Prevent Spread of Plague Beyond Madagascar

The World Health Organization says that since the beginning of August there have been about 1,800 cases of plague in Madagascar with 127 resulting in death. Bubonic plague is not uncommon in the island nation, but this year the population also has been hit by plague pneumonia, which is spreading fast through the densely populated areas. Health officials say the outbreak is unusually severe and there are five more months before the end of the plague season. VOA's Zlatica Hoke has more.
The Great Plague of 1665 killed 100,000 Londoners

‘Redefine what it means for a woman to thrive’ - Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump, special advisor to her father, President Donald Trump, spoke at Japan's annual World Assembly for Women on Tuesday, arguing that corporate culture needs to be updated to reflect women's ever greater inclusion.

The dreaded iPhone X long lines of hell!

Thousands are lining up for the iPhone X around the world. In the United States, some reportedly fought outside the San Francisco Apple Store to figure out who was first in line. If you can't wait three more days for one and have to be the first in line, you've got other issues, that I can tell you. Oddly, I don't see a lot of senior citizens in these photos.