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 Ulu Geroh, Malaysia (AFP) Nov 9, 2009 
Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia blooms the world's biggest flower -- a massive fleshy orb designed by nature to attract insects by mimicking the colour and stench of rotting meat.
The bizarre bloom, named Rafflesia after famed British colonialist Sir Stamford Raffles who stumbled across one in Borneo in 1818, is under threat from deforestation and harvesting for traditional medicine. ... read more 
Kiev (AFP) Nov 7, 2009An epidemic of flu and respiratory infections has now taken 135 lives in Ukraine, the health ministry said, as the country Saturday received a new portion of medical aid from Europe. A total of 871,037 people have been recorded ill with flu and acute respiratory infections since late October, with 39,603 of them hospitalized, including 317 people in a grave condition, the ministry said. ... 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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Belgrade (AFP) Nov 5, 2009Serbia on Thursday reported its third death from swine flu, a 58-year old woman with a heart condition, B92 radio said. The woman showed first symptoms on October 29 and died in a hospital of the central town of Cuprija. The second swine flu patient had died on her way to a hospital on Tuesday while the first death was reported on October 21. Serbian authorities have registered nearl ... more  
San Antonio, Texas (AFP) Nov 5, 2009Up to three gunmen who opened fire Thursday on a US military base, killing 11 people and wounding 31 others, were all American soldiers, the Fort Hood commander said. "A shooter opened fire. That person was killed. At this time, we are looking at 12 dead and 31 wounded. They are dispersed among the local hospitals in this area in Texas," said Lieutenant General Bob Cone. The shooter was ... more 
Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2009The fight against AIDS in developing countries is facing a drastic funding shortfall amid rapidly rising treatment and prevention costs during the global financial crisis, experts said Tuesday. But the funding contraction also presents an opportunity to do better with less and save more lives by eliminating waste while improving the efficiency of medical care, said Robert Hecht, co-author of ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2009 President Barack Obama declared swine flu a "national emergency" on Saturday, as the United States reels from millions of cases of infection and more than 1,000 deaths. The emergency declaration, which Obama signed late Friday, lets doctors and nurses temporarily bypass certain federal requirements so they can better handle a spike in influenza A(H1N1) patients. The declaration comes ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2009A chemist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has developed a technology intended to rapidly assess any presence of microbial life on spacecraft. This new method may also help the military test for disease-causing bacteria, such as a causative agent for anthrax, and may also be useful in the medical, pharmaceutical and other fields. Adrian Ponce, the deputy manager for ... more 
London (AFP) Oct 21, 2009Britain launched a mass vaccination programme Wednesday to prevent the spread of swine flu, following similar action in other European countries and the US where the vaccine has drawn a mixed reaction. Seriously ill patients in hospitals and the doctors and nurses caring for them will be the first of 14 million people identified as priority cases to receive the jab in Britain, the European ... more |
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