The Daily Populous

Monday February 26th, 2018 morning edition

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Measles is pulling off a disconcerting resurgence across the continent of Europe at the same time the vaccination rate is falling, per recent data from the World Health Organization.

Over 21,000 people caught measles across the continent in 2017, “following a record low of 5,273 cases in 2016,” the WHO wrote in a press release.

Some 35 people died as a result, with 15 countries seeing large outbreaks:.

The surge in measles cases in 2017 included large outbreaks (100 or more cases) in 15 of the 53 countries in the Region.

The highest numbers of affected people were reported in Romania (5562), Italy (5006) and Ukraine (4767).

Belgium, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Greece, Russia and Tajikistan all saw hundreds of cases, per the WHO report.

Measles is a potentially deadly virus easily prevented by the MMR vaccine, which also guards against mumps and rubella. »

Yes, the Samsung Galaxy S9 has a headphone jack

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Yes, the Samsung Galaxy S9 has a headphone jack Hurrah!.

Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S9 today, and yes, as indicated by previously leaked images, there is a headphone jack.

While many companies have opted out of including a headphone jack — the iPhone X, Pixel 2, and Huawei Mate 10 Pro — some, like Samsung, have continued to include the headphone jack and be... just fine. »

Egyptian archaeologists discover ancient necropolis south of Cairo

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An ancient necropolis containing 40 stone coffins, small statues and a necklace with an inscription "Happy New Year" has been discovered.

Mr Enany said: "It's only the beginning, we are very soon going to add a new archaeological attraction to Middle Egypt.".

Mr Waziri said that during the last three months the excavation team had discovered a group of tombs and burials that belong to priests of the ancient Egyptian god Thoth. »

Russian athlete filmed in 'I don’t do doping' shirt fails Olympic drug test

Authored by theguardian.com

Nadezhda Sergeeva was the pilot of the bobsleigh team that finished 12th in Pyeongchang, and her positive test result was announced on Friday morning.

Zasport is the official clothes supplier to the Russian Olympic Committee, and provided the neutral designs worn by Russian athletes at this year’s Games.

The disclosure of another positive doping test result came 24 hours after Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky was stripped of an Olympic bronze medal. »

How the Most Hated Animal in America Outwitted Us All

Authored by news.nationalgeographic.com

We’ve traditionally thought of the coyote as a classic trickster figure, which is found among Paleolithic peoples around the world.

I argue that the coyote serves in Native American folk tales more as a deity, who instructs humans about human nature.

If their howls are not answered by other packs, it triggers an autogenic response that produces large litters. »