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 Medan, Indonesia (AFP) Sept 15, 2009 
At least 38 people were killed in flash floods in a remote region of Indonesia's North Sumatra province Tuesday, a spokesman for the provincial government said. The early morning flood hit the coastal district of Mandailing Natal 275 kilometres (170 miles) southwest of the provincial capital Medan, Edy Syopian told AFP. "Our latest information from the local district head is that 38 ... read more 
Dalian, China (AFP) Sept 16, 2009Once a simple port city on China's northeast coast, Dalian is now the hub of the country's booming outsourcing and IT industries, with dozens of the world's top high-tech firms on site. In little more than a decade, the city -- located where the Bohai and Yellow Seas meet -- has become home to seven massive business parks, spread out along 30 kilometres (20 miles) of rolling green hills. ... more |
Education for girls hit hard by India's drying wells
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Copenhagen (AFP) Sept 15, 2009Swine flu will have a "devastating effect" on poor countries where lives will be lost due to ill-equipped health care facilities, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday. "The pandemic will test the world on the issue of fairness in a substantial way," WHO chief Margaret Chan said in a speech in Copenhagen where the body has its regional office for Europe. She noted that swine ... more  
Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2009The World Bank on Tuesday called on rich countries to step up the battle against global warming, saying their assistance is essential to help developing countries reduce their carbon footprints. Developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while promoting development and reducing poverty, but this depends on financial and technical assistance from high-income countries, the World ... more  
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 16, 2009Researchers are developing technologies that use lasers to create arterial stents and longer-lasting medical implants that could be manufactured 10 times faster and also less expensively than is now possible. New technologies will be needed to meet the huge global market for artificial hips and knees, said Yung Shin, a professor of mechanical engineering and director of Purdue's Center for ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2009US drug regulators approved a swine flu vaccine on Tuesday, keeping officials on track to begin a mass vaccination campaign by next month, Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. "I am pleased to report that today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved applications for vaccine for the 2009 H1N1 virus for four of the (five) manufacturers of the US licensed seasonal influenza ... more 
Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2009The top US military commander for Asia said Tuesday he was "cautiously optimistic" on forging a conflict-free path ahead with China, despite US concerns about Beijing's rapid military buildup. The assessment by Admiral Timothy Keating, head of the Hawaii-based US Pacific Command, came despite new US intelligence guidelines listing China and Russia as main challengers and warning that Beijing ... more 
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 15, 2009Some swine flu victims remain contagious more than eight days after their symptoms have vanished, much longer than expected, said two studies presented at a meeting of experts. Currently, US health authorities recommend that people who contract the A(H1N1) virus wait 24 hours after the fever has subsided before returning to their normal activities to avoid any risk of spreading the disease. ... more |
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