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China urges authorities to step up education of deadly disease Beijing (AFP) May 7, 2008 
China on Wednesday urged local health authorities to step up public education of a highly contagious disease that has led to the deaths of 28 children. Despite the numbers of infections surging by thousands more, the Health Ministry and the World Health Organisation insisted there was little cause for alarm, saying the disease would have no impact on the Beijing Olympics. Hand, foot and ... read more |
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Myanmar cyclone death toll could top 100,000: US diplomat
Yangon (AFP) May 8, 2008The death toll from the Myanmar cyclone could top 100,000, the top US diplomat in the country said Wednesday, as thousands of shell-shocked survivors emerged from the flood waters, desperate for food. The dramatic warning came as global pressure mounted on Myanmar's ruling generals to open up to foreign aid, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling it a "critical moment" for one of the ... more Myanmar survivors emerge desperate for help 
Labutta, Myanmar (AFP) May 7, 2008Thousands of shell-shocked survivors of the Myanmar cyclone emerged Wednesday, desperate for food and water after trekking for days through flood waters littered with the bodies of the dead. An AFP reporter who reached the remote southern delta hardest hit by the storm, which left more than 60,000 dead or missing, said there was virtually no food or fresh water in this ruined town blanketed ... more Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 19 
Jakarta (AFP) May 7, 2008The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua rose to 19 on Wednesday as bad weather forced a halt to the search for survivors, miners involved in the rescue effort said. A spokesman for Freeport Indonesia, which operates a nearby mine, said it was unclear how many people had been buried when a cliff slid down on an illegal mining operation late Monday. "As of ... more Myanmar's generals shun US aid, see risk to political power 
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2008Tsunami-hit Indonesia and earthquake-jolted Pakistan once risked a backlash from their predominantly Muslim populations and allowed in US military forces to help in relief operations. But cyclone-ravaged Myanmar's ruling military junta is suspicious of any US aid. As the cyclone's official death toll soared to 22,000, two US Navy ships are standing by off Thailand awaiting the green light fr ... more UN denies slow response to Myanmar cyclone 
United Nations (AFP) May 7, 2008UN humanitarian chief John Holmes on Wednesday defended the world body's response to the cyclone disaster in Myanmar, saying foreign aid efforts were moving ahead despite delays. "Our reaction has been reasonable in the circumstances. We need to do better ... It's the beginning," he said in response to charges that the UN response to the devastating weekend cyclone had been inadequate. ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) May 6, 2008Ten doctors and officials in China have been punished for mishandling a virus that has killed 26 children, state media reported as the number of infected youngsters rose to more than 12,000. The punishments have been meted out in the eastern province of Anhui, where most of the deaths have occurred and local officials have been accused of being too slow to report the disease, Xinhua news age ... more Asian Development Bank mulling response to Myanmar cyclone 
Madrid (AFP) May 6, 2008The head of the Asian Development Bank Tuesday expressed his condolences to Myanmar over the country's devastating cyclone, and said the institution would decide how best to respond. "I would like to take a moment to offer, on behalf of all of us at ADB, our heartfelt condolences to the people of Myanmar who are struggling through the aftermath of Sunday's cyclone with huge losses of life an ... more Myanmar says more than 10,000 killed in cyclone
Yangon (AFP) May 6, 2008Myanmar said Monday more than 10,000 people died in the cyclone that battered the impoverished nation, whose secretive military rulers made a rare appeal for international help to cope with the tragedy. Reeling from the weekend disaster, which also left thousands missing, the Southeast Asian country once known as Burma - one of the world's poorest - warned that the staggering death toll ... more Beijing latest victim of China virus outbreak: state media 
Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2008A deadly viral outbreak that preys on children has appeared in Olympic host city Beijing, and the number of infections in China has grown to more than 9,000, state media reported Monday. The latest reported death occurred in eastern Zhejiang province, where a person died of hand, foot and mouth disease, the state-run Zhejiang Online news site said, without giving further details. ... more |
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London (UPI) May 5, 2008 The victory of Boris Johnson in London's mayoral election represents the emergence of a new generation of politicians into the struggle for power. The baby boomers are starting the long, sad slide into senescence. The generation X-ers are on the march. The first sign of this great shift came in Russia earlier this year when Dmitry Medvedev, at 44 just two years older than Johnson ... more Virus kills 25 in China, WHO says no cover-up 
Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2008The World Health Organisation on Sunday dismissed claims that local authorities in China had covered up the outbreak of an intestinal virus, as the death toll rose to 25. The virus, known as Enterovirus 71 or EV71, has already killed 22 children in the eastern province of Anhui and three others in southern Guangdong province, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported late Sunday. ... more United We Stand: When Cooperation Butts Heads With Competition 
Jerusalem (SPX) May 05, 2008Phrases such as "survival of the fittest" and "every man for himself" may seem to accentuate the presence of political and social competition in American culture; however, there obviously are similar instances of inter- and intra-group conflict across almost all known organisms. So what makes competition so prevalent for life and why does it sometimes seem to be preferred over cooperation? ... more Stonehenge excavation may alter history 
Salisbury, England (UPI) May 3, 2008 A new excavation of Stonehenge may alter historians' concept of the British landmark site's purpose, researchers say. By studying a set of unusual stones linked to the historical site, a team of archaeologists are attempting to prove Stonehenge was not an ancient burial site, but actually a temple of healing, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. Wessex Archaeology researcher ... more
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