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Quarantined foreign students swell to at least 178 in China Beijing (AFP) July 20, 2009 ![]() Swine flu deaths mount in Central, South America ![]() The death toll from swine flu continued to mount throughout Central and South America on Monday, with Panama reporting its first fatality from the A(H1N1) virus -- a nine-month old baby. Panama's Health Ministry said in a statement that the infant died Sunday night at a children's hospital in the capital of "respiratory complications." So far, authorities in Panama have confirmed 541 ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano ![]()
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Africa needs access to newer AIDS drugs: MSF![]() Africans with AIDS increasingly need access to newer medications in order to survive, but the latest drugs are still priced far out of reach for people who need them, Doctors Without Borders said Monday. The global medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) warned that at one of the continent's longest-running treatment schemes, based in Khayelitsha township outside Cape Town, more ... more Iraq struggles in fight against latest foe: sandstorms ![]() Sitting in an emergency room, Saadi Ibrahim held an oxygen mask up to his face, his voice barely rising above a whisper, the casualty of Iraq's latest scourge -- sandstorms. "I cannot stand these sandstorms, I cannot breathe," the 46-year-old said in central Baghdad's Ibn Nafis hospital. Since the onset of summer, such storms have struck Iraq on a near-daily basis, making day-to-day life ... more Australia swine flu tally hits 10,000, virus 'prefers young' ![]() Australia's swine flu cases topped 10,000 Wednesday as officials in the worst-hit Asia-Pacific country reported two more deaths and warned the virus "preferred young people." Health Minister Nicola Roxon said the national tally was now 10,387, more than 10 percent of the global total confirmed by the World Health Organization with 123 people in hospital. South Australia and Queensland ... more |
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Second Briton with swine flu dies: govt![]() A second Briton has died after contracting swine flu, the Scottish government said Sunday. The 73-year-old man died in hospital in Paisley, central Scotland, late Saturday and had "serious underlying health problems", having been in intensive care for two weeks. Scotland's Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "Although it is concerning that the patient had swine flu, we are aware that ... more Two dead, 60 hospitalised after China factory brawl: media ![]() A brawl at a toy factory in China ended with two dead and 60 in hospital after a dispute flared between Han Chinese and Uighur workers from the Muslim Xinjiang region, media reported on Sunday. More than 400 police were called to break up the fight involving hundreds of people at the factory in Shaoguan, in the southern province of Guangdong, early Friday, the official Xinhua news agency ... more Britain expects swine flu surge within months ![]() Britain could see tens of thousands of swine flu cases every week within months and the strategy to cope with outbreaks is being changed, the chief medical officer said Thursday. Liam Donaldson said the virus was likely to thrive in the colder months. "We still think we are heading for a larger surge of cases in the autumn and winter," he told journalists, adding there could be "tens of ... more |
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