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81 feared dead from swine flu in Mexico
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MEXICO CITY: Mexicans took new precautions Sunday amid fears that a
new flu epidemic believed to have killed up to 81 people in the
country could reach “pandemic” proportions and spread to the
United States and worldwide.
Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova
raised the probable death toll from the new multi-strain swine flu
in Mexico to 81, including 20 already confirmed.
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Kim inspects Army unit, enjoys music amid tension
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SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il inspected a military unit and
watched a musical performance, state media said Sunday, amid
heightened tensions since the country’s rocket launch on April 5.
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Obama seen as America’s most ‘Asian’ Leader
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WASHINGTON, D C : Barack Obama made history as the first
African-American president but in his first 100 days he has also
shown himself to be America’s most Asian leader yet, community
members say.
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Humanitarian chief urges ‘pause’ war in Sri Lanka
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COLOMBO: UN humanitarian chief John Holmes on Sunday appealed to Sri
Lanka to halt their military offensive against the Tamil Tigers in
order to allow aid workers to help civilians trapped in the war zone.
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YANGON: Myanmar’s military government is constructing a new
international airport in the administrative capital Naypyidaw that
will be able to handle 10 5 million passengers a year, state media
said Saturday Work on The Nay Pyi...
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