Swine Flu could spell the end of Garbage City
Published: 11 May, 2009, 14:47
While the world holds its breath watching the statistics fluctuate, a community of pig farmers in Egypt worries more about their future than about pandemics.
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Two Mexican football clubs decided to withdraw from the Libertadores Cup after their opponents refused to play in Mexico because of Swine Flu, AP news agency reports.
07.05.2009, 12:21
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There will be cases of swine flu in Russia, but the country has the resources to tackle the disease, says Cardiologist Simon Matskeplishvili.
06.05.2009, 09:16
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Around 1700 people in 21 countries are now thought to be infected with swine flu worldwide, and the death toll from the disease is climbing slowly, prompting countries not to relax just yet.
30.05.2009, 08:53
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Proposing a solution to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in Swaziland, which has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS in the world, has sparked public outrage and threatens to cost a government official his job.
09.10.2009, 21:07
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The state of New York’s requirement that health care workers be immunized with the swine flu vaccine is causing protests, Barbara Loe Fisher, President of the National Vaccine Information Center, told RT.
05.07.2009, 17:09
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It is initiation season, the time when many South African males are sent away boys and expected to return as circumcised men. Some don't make the cut and end up in critical condition. Some don't return at all.
The TV cameras, reporters and the political leaders from across the world are long gone. Now, the thousands of quake survivors face new problems in the encampments while the ground continues to shake.
05.05.2009, 12:58
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The swine flu virus from Mexico that has spread worldwide, infecting more than fourteen hundred people, has created a pandemic of black humour in Mexico itself.
13.01.2010, 01:59
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The Council of Europe will launch a probe into pharmaceutical companies after reports that vaccine manufacturers pressured the World Health Organization into declaring swine flu pandemic seeking increase in profits.
13.05.2010, 16:59
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Oil spills, global warming, species extinction and foreign wars in oil-producing countries all in the name of short-lived consumerism. How much more can the natural world handle?
Published: 11 May, 2009, 14:47
While the world holds its breath watching the statistics fluctuate, a community of pig farmers in Egypt worries more about their future than about pandemics.