Game Simulates Life With Autism

Autism education is going interactive thanks, in part, to Vancouver-based video game designer Taylan Kadayifcioglu. Kadayifcioglu, who goes by the name Taylan Kay, and  his two other team members created a video game demonstration called “Auti-Sim” that mimics living with hypersensitivity, a common symptom for…

WHO confirms 15th case of deadly new virus in Saudi Arabia

The World Health Organisation headquarters are pictured in GenevaBy Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A Saudi man infected with a deadly new virus from the same family as SARS has died, becoming the ninth patient in the world to be killed the disease which has so far infected 15, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The 39-year-old developed symptoms of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) on February 24 and died on March 2, several days after being hospitalized, the WHO said in a disease outbreak update. …

U.S. soldier accused of Afghan massacre to have sanity review

Photograph of a courtroom sketch by artist Silver shows U.S. Army Special Forces Capt. Fields testifying at the military Article-32 Investigation of Staff Sgt. Bales at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WashingtonBy Laura L. Myers TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier charged with slaying 16 civilians in Afghanistan will undergo a sanity review set to begin next week to determine his mental state during the killings and his ability to stand trial, a military official said on Wednesday. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, and his defense attorneys have indicated they are preparing a possible mental health defense. …

Argentina’s Pope Bergoglio a moderate focused on the poor

Newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the VaticanBy Alejandro Lifschitz BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The first Latin American pope, Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio is a theological conservative with a strong social conscience, known for his negotiating skills as well as a readiness to challenge powerful interests. He is a modest man from a middle class family who declined the archbishop's luxurious residence to live in a simple apartment and travel by bus. …

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