Apr 26 2009

High alert for swine flu – Edmonton Sun


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High alert for swine flu
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By CLARA HO, SUN MEDIA As the World Health Organization declared the swine flu outbreak that has gripped Mexico a "public health emergency of international concern" yesterday, provincial health officials were on high alert and local agencies were …
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Apr 26 2009

Suspected Mexico flu toll hits 81 – BBC News


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Suspected Mexico flu toll hits 81
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The Mexican authorities say 81 people are now thought to have been killed by an outbreak of a human swine flu virus. Public buildings have been closed, large events cancelled and people told to stay at home in an attempt to prevent the spread of …
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Apr 25 2009

Students Fall Ill in New York, and Swine Flu Is Likely Cause – New York Times


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Students Fall Ill in New York, and Swine Flu Is Likely Cause
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tests show that eight students at a Queens high school are likely to have contracted the human swine flu virus that has struck Mexico and a small number of other people in the United States, health officials in New York City …
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Apr 25 2009

From Sandy Strip of Sri Lanka, Tales of Suffering as War Traps … – New York Times


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From Sandy Strip of Sri Lanka, Tales of Suffering as War Traps …
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A Sri Lankan soldier on Friday looked over civilians who had fled the war zone in the northern part of the country controlled by Tamil rebels.
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Apr 25 2009

Health Agencies Warily Monitor Swine Flu Strain – New York Times


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Health Agencies Warily Monitor Swine Flu Strain
New York Times
A Mexican woman and her child wear masks inside a metro station in Mexico City Saturday. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. and LIZ ROBBINS The World Health Organization decided not raise the pandemic alert level in the wake of a swine flu outbreak in Mexico, …
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Apr 25 2009

Burnt, broken, silent: the child victims of Tamil war – Times Online


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Burnt, broken, silent: the child victims of Tamil war
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A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Tamil girl with a severe leg injury was sharing a hospital bed yesterday with her elder sister, who had burns to her face.
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Apr 25 2009

First Android/ARM Netbook To Cost $250, Maker Says

ericatcw writes “There was a flurry of excitement earlier this week when the first Google Android netbook, the Skytone Alpha 680, was spotted by Slashdotters. Now, Computerworld has scored an exclusive interview with Skytone’s co-founder. Among many tidbits, he reveals that the Alpha 680 builds upon the success of last year’s 0 Alpha 400, which shipped 100,000 units, mostly in Europe under names such as Elonex OneT; that the new Alpha 680 will weigh 1.5 pounds, 25% less than the first Eee 701 netbook; that its ARM11 chip (basically the same as the one used in the iPhone) can handle YouTube video; and that he hopes to have Chinese manufacturing partners producing the 0 Alpha 680 within 3 months.”

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Apr 25 2009

Fighting Deadly Flu, Mexico Cancels More Events – New York Times


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Fighting Deadly Flu, Mexico Cancels More Events
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Gregory Bull/AP Hundreds of public concerts, sporting events and meetings were canceled in Mexico City on Saturday as authorities tried to contain an outbreak of swine flu.
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Apr 25 2009

From Sandy Strip of Sri Lanka, Tales of Suffering as War Bears Down – New York Times


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From Sandy Strip of Sri Lanka, Tales of Suffering as War Bears Down
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A Sri Lankan soldier on Friday looked over civilians who had fled the war zone in the northern part of the country controlled by Tamil rebels.
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Apr 25 2009

Swine Flu Could Cause Pandemic, WHO Says – Washington Post


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Swine Flu Could Cause Pandemic, WHO Says
Washington Post
By Rob Stein The swine flu virus that is responsible for an outbreak in Mexico and has been detected in the southwestern United States has the potential to cause a pandemic, a top international health official said today.
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