Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Singapore's Health Ministry said Tuesday that it has ordered two pre-schools and five childcare centers to close as it tightens its policy on hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).
The latest figures showed that the number of HFMD cas ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
A fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported in India's northeast state of Tripura Tuesday a week after culling operations were completed in Dhalai district in the state, according to Indo-Asian News Service Tuesday
"The samples of th ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
All schools in the Orissa state of India have been closed for the summer vacation at least eight days in advance after some 25 people died over the last three weeks due to heatstroke, according to the NDTV's report on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Hong Kong Center for Health Protection on Tuesday received six reports of influenza-like illness outbreaks involving 27 students from one secondary school, three primary schools and two kindergartens, a government press release said.
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Michel Ayroles, a renowned French musician has said here that he hopes music could help to defuse tensions between France and China as his orchestra prepares for a week-long tour to China.
"There are real difficulties in France-Chi ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Hong Kong Ocean Park's young panda couple Le Le and Ying Ying will soon embrace a "Kung Fu star" panda this summer, the park announced Tuesday
Le Le and Ying Ying's new friend is named Po, whose lifelong dream of being a Kung Fu mas ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
In the next five years, China will introduce 300 items of advanced technology for the optimal allocation and protection of water resources, construction of water environment and ecology, and disaster prevention and mitigation.
In additi ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
The U.S. dollar eased into the upper 102 yen range Tuesday morning in Tokyo.
At noon, the dollar traded at 102.97-103.00 yen against Monday's 5 p.m. quotes of 103.22-32 yen in New York and 103.31-34 yen in Tokyo.
The euro wa ...
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