Sconty empire

Sonic attacks injure 19 US diplomats based at embassy in Cuba 14:34, UK,   Saturday   02   September   2017 Image: The US Embassy in Cuba is located in Havana         US diplomats targeted by sonic attacks in Cuba have suffered permanent hearing loss, brain swelling, loss of balance and concussion, it has emerged. Some 19 government personnel based at the American embassy in Havana have been affected by the use of a covert device. Officials had  previously said the attacks ended in spring 2017 , but it has now been revealed there was a further incident last month. Video: July 2016: Obama announces new Cuba policy Investigators have been searching to identify the device used to attack the diplomats, who are believed to have been attacked in their homes in the Cuban capital. However, so far nothing has been found. The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) union said staff had suffered ...

One-of-a-kind police pooch Billie leading the fight against sex offenders as he tracks down rapists by sniffing out semen The cocker spaniel helps investigate assault cases by sniffing out the very specific evidence – cutting laboratory delays at a time when sex crimes are increasing Billie sniffs out evidence of semen to help in rape and assault cases A one-of-a-kind police  dog  is leading a force’s fight against sex offenders. Cocker spaniel Billie helps investigate rape and  assault  cases by sniffing out evidence of semen – cutting laboratory delays at a time when sex  crimes  are increasing. Billie’s handler PC Dean Allen said: “All he finds is seminal fluid. There are other dogs in the country that can detect it but they look for blood and other bodily fluids too.

Is Ecuador's Mashpi Lodge the most sustainable way to stay in the jungle? By Andrea Lo, Heidi Pullyard, CNN Updated 0159 GMT (0959 HKT)  Ecuador's sustainable rainforest reserve 02:44 Story highlights Ecuadorian eco-resort Mashpi Lodge sits in the middle of the Chocó-Andean forest. Constructed using environmentally friendly techniques, the property is designed to be at one with nature. It's considered a sustainability success story -- thanks to the architects' painstaking efforts to minimize its impact on the environment. (CNN) Building a resort in the middle of a forest is nothing new. But few can boast as many credentials in sustainability as this retreat in South America. Located 950 meters above sea level in the Chocó-Andean forest of Ecuador -- a three-hour drive from the capital of Quito --  Mashpi Lodge  is designed to blend seamlessly into one of the mo...