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A health worker wears a protective suit while sitting with people who came in close contact with the Korean Mers patient.

Panic Ensues As Two People Die Of MERS In South Korea; Disease Continues To Spread?

In South Korea, widespread panic ensued as the country experienced its first two deaths by Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infection on Tuesday. In the last two weeks, 25 people had already been infected by the virus.

Iggy Azalea's boyfriend Nick Young

Iggy Azalea Engaged To Nick Young; Watch Proposal With $500,000 Ring

Iggy Azalea is engaged. Her basketball star boyfriend Nick Young proposed to her just two days after he told PEOPLE he had a “big surprise” planned for her.

Emma Stone Is Asian In ‘Aloha’; Why Are Critics Fuming? Movie Raked In Only $10 Million This Weekend

Emma Stone, who everybody knows to be nothing but American, surprisingly played an Asian character named “Allison Ng” in the Cameron Crowe film “Aloha.”

Caitlyn Jenner

Goodbye Bruce: Caitlyn Jenner Breaks The Internet With Vanity Fair Cover

Goodbye, Bruce Jenner. Hello, Caitlyn. The former Olympian revealed his, or rather her, true self on the cover of Vanity Fair as Caitlyn Jenner.

Rescue workers conduct a search in the Yangtze river after a ship carrying 458 people sank on Monday night.

Ship Sinks In China’s Yangtze River, More Than 450 People Missing; What Caused Ship To Sink?

A cruise ship with 458 passengers sank around 9:28 p.m. Monday after passing a storm in the Yangtze River in southern China. While 10 people were rescued, one person was killed and nearly 450 remain missing, most of senior age, according to state media Tuesday.

Microsoft Corp's Ashley Frank talks about Windows 10

Windows 10 Launches July 29; Free Download Available; What Is In The Last Ever Version Of Windows Operating System?

Microsoft announced the release of Windows 10, its latest operating system. The news was made more exciting as the software is going to be available to customers via free download for one year starting July 29.

A health worker wears a protective suit while sitting with people who came in close contact with the Korean Mers patient.

18 MERS-Infected South Koreans Triggers Panic; President Scolds Health Officials’ Incompetence

The number of MERS infection cases in South Korea have risen to 18 on Monday.

Australian Defense Minister Kevin Andrews

Australia Ignores China’s Air Defense Zone Over South China Sea; Countries Must Sign Code Of Conduct; What Is China’s Response?

Australia has decided to join the United States and other involved nations in fighting China’s sovereignty over the South China Sea.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian-West at the Time 100 Gala

Twitter Christens Kim Kardashian’s Second Child ‘South West’; What Is Kim and Kanye’s Reaction?

Kim Kardashian breaks the Internet once again with the announcement of her second pregnancy.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian-West at the Time 100 Gala

Kim Kardashian Is Pregnant Again, Says Conceiving Second Baby With Kanye West ‘Was Really Hard’

It is official. Reality star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West are expecting their second child.

A boy cools himself off as he stands under a water fountain in New Delhi on Saturday.

Almost 2,200 Killed In India’s Worst Heatwave; Rain Brings Little Relief As Intense Heat Continues; What Caused Heatwave?

Almost 2,200 have been killed since the India heatwave mid-April, despite expected relief from rain over the weekend. The thundershowers this Sunday brought little relief, as intense heat is set to continue for the next four or five days, said weather officials.

The Centers for Disease Control

Two Dozen People Being Treated After Live Anthrax Accidentally Sent To US And South Korea Labs; What Can Happen?

The U.S. military reportedly shipped live anthrax samples accidently to a total of nine states in the United States and one in South Korea, leaving over two dozen people infected. Those who have been in contact are now going through precautionary treatment after getting infected by the deadly bacteria.

Is Mama June Shannon Suing TLC? ‘Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’ Matriarch Livid Over TLC’s Double Standard With ’19 Kids And Counting’

It appears that Mama June Shannon, the matriarch in TLC’s canceled reality hit “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” is threatening to sue the network for treating her unfairly as compared to the Duggars.

An elephant in Thailand takes

'Elphie' Goes Viral; Elephant Takes Selfie With Tourist’s GoPro

Christian LeBlanc, 22, from Canada, went to see the island of Koh Phangan in Thailand earlier this year. Little did he know, he would become famous after an elephant borrowed his GoPro and took an “elphie” during his trip.

Local residents crowd to collect free drinking water supplied by a municipal corporation water tanker.

India Heat Wave Kills More Than 1,000; Hottest Temperatures Reach 49 Degrees Celsius

The heatwave in parts of southern and northern India has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in just weeks, according to officials Tuesday. Unfortunately, it is expected to endure for a couple more days in the remaining week.

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