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 Manila (AFP) Sept 30, 2009 
Doctor Joanna Remo and her staff could only weep as muddy waters overwhelmed their public hospital in eastern Manila at the height of tropical storm Ketsana.
Medical equipment and medicines were rendered useless as the hospital's first floor was swamped on Saturday afternoon, and about 200 patients were hastily transferred to the second floor.
Just hours after the waters started to reced ... read more
Manila (AFP) Sept 29, 2009Hundreds of Philippine flood survivors poured into the presidential palace on Tuesday after President Gloria Arroyo threw open the seat of government as part of disaster relief efforts. In a series of extraordinary scenes, street sweepers and other members of Manila's poorest sectors flocked to Malacanang Palace in search of food, medicine and shelter. The first arrivals included about 3 ... 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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Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Sep 28, 2009The 2009 Lennart Nilsson Award is to be presented to American planetary scientist Carolyn Porco and Iranian photographer and science journalist Babak A. Tafreshi in recognition of their photographic work, which - each from its own perspective - recalls humankind's place in the universe. The prize is the world's most prestigious distinction in scientific and medical photography. ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 22, 2009The World Health Organization said Tuesday it was worried that up to a quarter of the fatal swine flu cases in the Western Pacific were patients with no underlying medical condition. By September 19, an estimated 25 percent of the 352 death cases reported in the region had no prior medical problems, the WHO announced at its Western Pacific annual conference in Hong Kong. "That worries ... more  
Kinshasa (AFP) Sept 22, 2009Separate lightning strikes killed three women in the same region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after torrential rains began, a local chief said Tuesday. A 26-year-old cook at a convent in the Tshimbulu district died in hospital after being struck by lightning on Friday, chief Laudes Nkashama told AFP. A second woman was killed at her home in Tshidimba, five kilometres from Tshimbu ... more |
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London (AFP) Sept 10, 2009Britain is "tantalisingly close" to beating swine flu, the chief medical officer said Thursday, as figures showed the death toll had risen by five over the past week to 75. Unveiling plans to double the numbers of intensive care beds to cope with an expected surge in cases during Britain's coming autumn and winter months, Liam Donaldson said the death toll for the current pandemic was ... more  
Seoul (AFP) Sept 9, 2009South Korea plans to supply four types of food including its famed kimchi for use in a Russian experiment to test the feasibility of a space flight to Mars, a state institute said Wednesday. The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute said it has signed a joint research agreement with Moscow's Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) for ready-to-eat versions of bulgogi (barbecued beef) ... more 
Kathmandu (AFP) Sept 9, 2009The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged Asian countries to prepare for a surge in swine flu cases as the northern hemisphere's winter approaches. Much of Asia has so far been hit relatively lightly, but the WHO said hospitals in the region should be prepared for "a surge of severe cases requiring active case management. A winter surge is a real possibility in the Southeast ... more |
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