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Early Monday morning an earthquake with a magnitude of about 7.8 struck New Zealand’s South Island, killing two.
According to the US Geological Survey, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 and above can cause considerable damages to structures that are not specifically designed to withstand earthquakes.
Read more: Queen city connection to Christchurch Quake
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It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. A woman has been arrested in Russia for beheading a girl and setting her parents’ house ablaze. A CCTV video in Moscow shows the woman, believed to be the victim’s nanny, carried the severed child’s head into the city’s metro station.
Read more: Regina parents advised after Moscow child beheading
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A recent case of the Zika virus reported in the United States has been linked to being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite.
In Saskatchewan, health officials are watching these developments closely.
Read more: Sask. health officials, residents keep eye on Zika virus
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Following the incident in Cologne, Germany where over 100 women and girls claimed they were sexually abused and robbed by gangs of men of “Arabic and North African appearance” in major cities on New Year's Eve, public concerns have been raised on how refugees and immigrants are educated for life in their new countries.
Read more: Alleged asylum seekers’ sexual assaults in Germany: A concern for Regina?
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