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WHO chief, Mexican president open flu summit in Cancun
Cancun, Mexico - A two-day summit on the swine flu pandemic that has sickened more than 77,000 people around the world opened Thursday in the Mexican resort city of Cancun. We need to watch very carefully what happens during the current winter seaso ...
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Hong Kong employer fined for forcing maid to kowtow 100 times
Hong Kong - A Hong Kong couple assaulted their Filipino maid and forced her to kowtow 100 times after she served an inadequately cooked meal, a court report said Friday. Secretary Wan Sau-yee grabbed maid Julieta Binggas Selga by the hair and pushed ...
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Nepal confirms two more swine flu cases
Kathmandu - The Nepalese government Thursday said more swine flu cases have been discovered in the country since the virus was first reported in the country earlier this week. The new cases were confirmed in two children in the Kathmandu valley, the ...
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Hey presto! - Instant Polaroid photography set for a comeback
Berlin - Press the shutter, pull the tab and wave it about - 90 seconds later you get a unique, white-framed snapshot created as if by magic. Polaroids were great for those party shots and artists liked them too but digital photography spelt the deat...
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Even rich Manhattan sees falling apartment prices in recession
Washington - Manhattan, the most expensive place in the United States, has begun to see apartment prices fall as a nationwide recession is scaring away even the wealthiest Americans, according to a real estate report Thursday. Sales of apartments in ...
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Montreux Jazz Festival to feature 100 performers
Geneva - The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland will start its 43rd annual round of show on Friday, featuring 100 artists from various genres, including rock, pop, soul, blues and of course jazz. British hip hop singer Lily Allen will do a gig, as...
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