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Swine Flu H1N1 Virus

Friday, 05.01.2009, 09:28pm

There have been multiple cases of swine influenza (swine flu) reported in the United States as well as internationally. While the initial outbreak occurred in Mexico, several states in the U.S. have reported cases of swine flu that are being closely monitored by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

 

North Korea slams report that it torpedoed South Korean ship

Thursday, 05.20.2010, 02:52pm
North Korea denied Thursday that it fired a torpedo that sank a South Korean warship in March, killing 46 sailors.

South Korean military officials on Thursday announced the results of an official investigation into the sinking of the Cheonan, prompting North Korea to accuse them of fabricating evidence.
Female suicide bombers blamed in Moscow subway attacks

Monday, 03.29.2010, 12:28pm
Russian investigators combing two subway stations attacked by female suicide bombers think Chechen rebels may have been behind the rush-hour strike that killed dozens of people.

"Our preliminary assessment is that this act of terror was committed by a terrorist group from the North Caucasus region," said Alexander Bortnikov of the Federal Security Service, in reference to the investigation at one of the blast sites.
TV presenter gets death sentence for sorcery

Friday, 03.19.2010, 06:37pm
Amnesty International is calling on Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to stop the execution of a Lebanese man sentenced to death for "sorcery."

In a statement released Thursday, the international rights group condemned the verdict and demanded the immediate release of Ali Hussain Sibat, former host of a popular call-in show that aired on Sheherazade, a Beirut based satellite TV channel.

Amnesty International is calling on Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to stop the execution of a Lebanese man sentenced to death for "sorcery."
War in Iraq was 'right decision'

Friday, 03.05.2010, 12:45pm
Britain's involvement in the invasion of Iraq "was the right decision and it was for the right reasons," Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday in his first response at an inquiry into country's role in the March 2003 conflict.

Brown was answering a question from the chairman of the inquiry, John Chilcot, about whether he thought taking military action in March 2003 was the right decision, especially given that it led to such a great loss of life among military personnel and civilians.
The Facebook games that millions love (and hate)

Tuesday, 02.23.2010, 10:34am
Early each morning, millions of farmers around the world rise to toil in their fields. By night, gangs of mobsters scheme and legions of poker players shuffle up and deal.

Sure, none of it's real. But the overwhelming popularity of so-called social gaming -- simple games that let people play with their friends on networking sites such as Facebook -- is changing the face of video games, experts say.
Britain releases new UFO files

Thursday, 02.18.2010, 07:19am
A hovering Toblerone and a silky-white residue join near-misses and strange lights in the British government's latest release of its files on UFO sightings.

Made public Thursday, the files are the fifth collection of records about unidentified flying objects to be released by the Ministry of Defence and The National Archives as part of a project to open the files up to a wider audience.
Man goes undercover to combat child sex slavery

Tuesday, 02.09.2010, 07:57am
Aaron Cohen first met Jonty Thern and her older sister, Channy, in 2005 while singing in a karaoke bar in Battambang, Cambodia. He has come back to see them every year since.

The California native often schedules his trips for November, the month when Cambodians celebrate the Bonn Om Teuk water festival, marking the end of the rainy season.
Iran to tell U.N.: Enrichment to start Tuesday

Monday, 02.08.2010, 10:14am
Iran will inform the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it will begin enriching uranium to 20 percent on Tuesday, the country's atomic chief said.

Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali-Asghar Soltanieh, said his country handed over a letter to the agency stating its intention, Press TV reported.
N. Korea says it is releasing U.S. citizen
Friday, 02.05.2010, 08:42am
North Korea said Friday it was releasing an American detained in North Korea after reportedly illegally entering the country in December, state-run media reported.

"The relevant organ of the DPRK decided to leniently forgive and release him, taking his admission and sincere repentance of his wrongdoings into consideration," KCNA reported. The news agency earlier reported a lengthy account of what were said to be Park's misunderstandings about the North and how they had been proven wrong since crossing the border.
Detained Americans thought they met with Haitian police

Wednesday, 02.03.2010, 07:01am
Ten Americans accused of illegally trying to take children out of Haiti met with people they thought were Haitian and Dominican authorities the week before being stopped at the border, said interpreters who worked with the group.

The Americans were turned back Friday as they tried to take 33 children across the border into the Dominican Republic. At least some of the group are members of the Central Valley Baptist Church in Meridian, Idaho. They are being held in a jail in Port-au-Prince.
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In late April, WHO announced the emergence of a novel influenza A virus.

This particular H1N1 strain has not circulated previously in humans. The virus is entirely new.

The virus is contagious, spreading easily from one person to another, and from one country to another. As of today, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases have been reported in 74 countries.

This is only part of the picture. With few exceptions, countries with large numbers of cases are those with good surveillance and testing procedures in place.

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