Gates of Vienna News Feed 12/21/2015

Gates of Vienna Newsfeed

A strain of bacteria that is resistant even to “last resort” antibiotics has been discovered in the UK. It had previously appeared only in China, and it was expected to take at least three years to reach Europe, so its discovery in Britain was a surprise to epidemiologists.

In migration news, the Islamic State is said to possess tens of thousands of blank passports which it intends to use to smuggle jihad fighters into Europe disguised as refugees.

In other news, a young woman in Las Vegas deliberately ran down pedestrians with her car, killing one person and injuring dozens more. The woman, who had a young child with her in the car, is now in police custody.

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