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Woman infected with bird-flu virus in Vietnam
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HANOI: A 23-year-old woman has been infected with bird flu in
Vietnam, the second human case confirmed since the beginning of the
year in the country, a health official said Sunday.
“The patient test result was positive to
H5N1,” said Nguyen Quoc Hung, deputy director of northern Quang
Ninh provincial hospital, referring to the deadly strain of avian
flu.
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Drought-hit China to divert water from longest rivers
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BEIJING: China will divert water from its two longest rivers to
irrigate drought-stricken farmland, a Ministry of Water Resources (MWR)
official told media Saturday.
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84 dead, towns destroyed in southeastern
Australia’s wildfire
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SYDNEY: At least 84 people were killed and entire towns razed as
wildfires raged across southeastern Australia in a disaster Prime
Minister Kevin Rudd described Sunday as “hell in all its fury.”
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Biden vows changes in foreign policy
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MUNICH, Germany: US Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday promised a
“new tone” in foreign policy under Barack Obama but warned other
nations that improved relations were a two-way street.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. : One man has died and more than 100 others had to
be rescued Saturday when their fishing outings turned perilous as an
ice floe drifted into Lake Erie, the US Coast Guard said.
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