October 29, 2009 at 1:04 pm
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Oslo - Norway had as of Thursday registered a higher number of swine flu cases and fatalities than its Nordic neighbours, sparking speculation of a possible mutation of the A(H1N1) virus. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health reported Norway has r...
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October 29, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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Taipei - A Taiwan student has consumed cow dung in protest against the government's decision to renew US beef imports, local television reported Thursday. The student, Chu Cheng-chi, of the National Taiwan University's PhD programme in sociology, was...
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October 29, 2009 at 10:28 am
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Rabat, Morocco - Eighty-two cases of the H1N1 influenza have been diagnosed in Morocco in a single day, press reports said Thursday. The cases were discovered in the cities of Casablanca, Fes, Meknes, Kenintra and Rabat on October 28, Health Minister...
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October 29, 2009 at 4:40 am
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Wellington - An ice cream developed in New Zealand is undergoing trials to see if it can combat some of the unpleasant side-effects of chemotherapy for cancer patients, it was reported on Thursday. Developed by the Fonterra dairy company and Auckland...
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October 28, 2009 at 8:46 pm
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Havana - The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to send 200 million doses of vaccine for the H1N1 influenza virus to about 100 developing countries, WHO director-general Margaret Chan said Wednesday in Havana. In a press conference at the end of h...
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