4 World News Stories You Havent Heard

If you've spent any time on the Internet at all, you've likely come across a few world news stories that are just plain unbelievable. For example, a fake news story about the death of a 19-year-old Candy Crush addict whose roommate bludgeoned him to death with jellybeans. World News received 438,599 Facebook engagements. Malaria kills half a million people each year. And there's no proof that a "ninth planet" exists.

Fake news stories were widely distributed during the 2016 US presidential election. In fact, more people shared fake stories on Facebook than real news sources. One Buzzfeed investigation traced the sources of fake news stories to Veles, a small town in Macedonia. The investigation also uncovered over 140 fake news websites.

Fake news stories are a significant factor in influencing US election results. Although they do not have a wider audience than "hard" news, they are still enough to influence many voters. The study found that one in ten former Obama voters read fake news stories and voted for Trump.

A viral tweet has gone viral claiming that the Yamagata virus is now extinct. However, the truth is that the virus is still alive. In fact, two distinct lineages of influenza virus have been identified. However, one of these has been missing for nearly a year. It appears that this may be because of protections against pandemics and eradication measures.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, B/Yamagata virus has been suppressed globally, resulting in a marked decline in cases of influenza. While there are some concerns about this, it seems to be a good sign. It will provide opportunities for improving influenza vaccines.

Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease, but it remains a major health issue in many parts of the world. There are currently 91 countries that experience ongoing transmission of the disease, and about 3.2 billion people are at risk of contracting malaria. Last year, there were 216 million new cases and 445,000 malaria-related deaths worldwide.

Malaria is especially deadly for children. According to UNICEF, a child under five dies of malaria every two minutes. The disease is still the number one cause of infant and child illness in Uganda. Rodney Ogwang, a malaria researcher, contracted malaria as a teenager, but his private boarding school helped him reach the hospital quickly. Unfortunately, children in other parts of Uganda are not so fortunate.

Although the idea of a "ninth planet" has captivated the public for years, astronomers have not yet been able to prove that it exists. This is due in part to the lack of a conclusive method to detect the object. In fact, critics have pointed out that the data presented by Brown's team could be a statistical fluke.

The idea of a ninth planet is not without controversy, as the idea of it jars with current theories of how the solar system formed. Astronomers have suggested that the planet might be an ejected failed planet core, or a captured exoplanet. While it is tempting to think that a planet would be so small and inconsequential that we can't tell the difference, astronomers don't allow wayward iceballs in the outer solar system to convince them of their existence.