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President cautions youth against HIV/AIDS pandemic 104.9 Ssuubi FM He said that promiscuity is still the main route through which the pandemic spreads and noted that all other ways of preventing the scourge have been observed by the youth but the spread of the pandemic through sex remains the biggest challenge to ... and more »

Sydney Morning Herald

Study of deadly flu sparks debate amidst fears of new pandemic Ars Technica By John Timmer | Published February 3, 2012 2:12 PM The 2009 flu pandemic, although not especially deadly, revealed just how quickly a new influenza virus could elude surveillance and spread internationally. It also left health experts eying the ... Bird flu mutation sparks fears of deadly pandemicSydney Morning Herald Live debate airs major divisions in H5N1 research battleCIDRAP Don't Censor Influenza ResearchNew York Times Pediatric SuperSite -Voice of America (blog) all 45 news articles »

The Associated Press

Mexico health sec: Swine flu way up after low year The Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - Swine flu is back in Mexico, the epicenter of a world pandemic three years ago that panicked people around the globe. The country registered more cases of all types of flu and more incidents of the H1N1 strain, originally called ... Mexico sees surge of swine flu as authorities urge calmGlobalPost all 144 news articles »

Focus Taiwan News Channel

Kinmen foot and mouth pandemic worries local cow farmers Focus Taiwan News Channel 4 (CNA) Kinmen County's cow farmers expressed concern Saturday that the recent foot and mouth pandemic will make their beef unmarketable, while county officials urged the public not to panic. The Council of Agriculture's (COA's) Bureau of Animal and ... and more »

Lexington Herald Leader

With memories of the 2009 pandemic, Mexico braces for flu season Los Angeles Times As it spread to other continents, the outbreak became a pandemic, which was not declared over until August 2010. Today "we know the threat we are facing," said Pablo Kuri Morales, deputy health minister for prevention. "We know the virus. Swine flu spikes in Mexico after hiatus, but government says cases are within ...Washington Post Swine flu returns to MexicoDigitalJournal.com Mexican health officials keep careful eye on Swine flu spikeCBS News all 29 news articles »

CTV.ca

Pandemic 2009 H1N1 virus gives wings to avian flu Nature.com (blog) Has the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic increased the risk that the H5N1 avian flu virus could evolve to create a human pandemic? That's a possibility raised by the work of Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, the main conclusions of which ... Scientists to Pause Research on Deadly Strain of Bird FluNew York Times Caution Urged for Mutant H5N1 Avian Flu WorkScientific American Has bird flu biology opened bioterror box?USA TODAY CIDRAP -Fox News -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel all 199 news articles »

French Tribune

Flu Pandemic, Climate Change May Be Linked, Study Says Huffington Post A shifting global climate pattern could portend a flu pandemic, and possibly an opportunity to stop the virus early, a study suggests. The link, according to researchers, is weather's influence on the migratory patterns of wild birds, the primary pool ... Study Links Flu Pandemics to La NiñaVoice of America La Nina could set stage for next flu pandemic, study findsGlobe and Mail Under the Weather: How La Niña May Influence the Outbreak of Flu PandemicsTIME (blog) French Tribune -CBC.ca -Gant Daily all 58 news articles »

Los Angeles Times

Research into mutant flu 'must go on' The Independent One of the scientists at the centre of the controversy over the creation a highly dangerous form of bird flu which could cause a devastating human pandemic has denounced attempts by the US Government to censor the research over fears that the findings ... Researchers defend benefits of mutant flu researchNature.com The Missing Bird Flu ReportNew York Times Bird Flu Research Debate Leaves Docs Up in the AirMedPage Today Sci-Tech Today -Hindustan Times -TopNews New Zealand all 93 news articles »

KSDK

Byron Generating Station Power Failure: Tests Show No Radiation Increase Huffington Post Monday's outage started when an electrical insulator failed and fell off the metal structure that it was attached to. That interrupted power and caused the reactor to automatically shut down as a precaution. Lab tests show no measurable increase in radiation at northern Illinois ...Washington Post (blog) Air samples near Byron nuclear plant come back cleanWREX-TV all 141 news articles »

National Post (blog)

Pyongyang's worst power outage in years leaves North Korean capital freezing ... National Post (blog) By Jeremy Laurence SEOUL - North Korea's capital faces its worst electricity shortages in years just as a new leadership takes power in the impoverished state and pushes ahead with lavish building projects to celebrate the centenary of its founder's ... and more »

Deutsche Welle

Egypt minister admits security flaws gulfnews.com Cairo: Egyptian Interior Minister Mohammad Ebrahim yesterday admitted that chiefs of police in the coastal city of Port Said were responsible for not tightening security at the football match that was followed by rioting which claimed 74 lives. Street battle rages near Egypt's Interior MinistryReuters Egypt riots enter fourth dayDeutsche Welle Egypt Soccer Riot: Clashes Between Police, Protesters Turn Deadly In SuezHuffington Post RT -Vancouver Sun all 1,892 news articles »

Daily Beast

New Riots Rock Egypt Amid Finger-Pointing Over Soccer Deaths Daily Beast Today, four protesters and one policeman were confirmed dead as another round of antigovernment rioting-the third in as many months-rocked central Cairo and the eastern city of Suez. The civilians were all killed by police gunfire. Egypt rioting depressingly familiar for soccerFox News Egyptian Soccer Riot Kills More Than 70New York Times all 6,098 news articles »

The Guardian

Joblessness and 'toxic relations' with police are blamed for Tottenham riot The Guardian A "citizens inquiry" into the riots in Tottenham will conclude they were partly caused by high youth unemployment and toxic relations with local police, arguing the disorder reveals the need for a major regeneration project in the area.

Gothamist

Four "Occupartiers" Charged With Felonies For Rioting, Assault Gothamist Three men and one woman are charged with riot, assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct according to information obtained from the Brooklyn DA's office by the Post. Though the NYPD could would not confirm to us whether any officers were injured ... 4 indicted for OWS partyNew York Daily News all 4 news articles »

The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Riot outside your window The Massachusetts Daily Collegian If you live in Southwest and are not aware of its notorious history of rioting, well, I don't know why you are living in Southwest. The underclassmen Mecca has long been the campus capital for overindulgent college behavior. and more »

Newsday

Egypt rioting depressingly familiar for soccer Newsday Click here Egypt rioting depressingly familiar for soccer Published: February 2, 2012 4:12 PM By The Associated Press GRAHAM DUNBAR (AP Sports Writers), JOHN LEICESTER (AP Sports Writers) (AP) -- The riots that killed 74 people in Egypt were ... and more »

Metro

Noel Gallagher praises Margaret Thatcher and claims Adele won't last Metro The 44-year-old highlights his case by drawing on the London riots. 'Last August I was on tour in Europe and people were asking me about the riots. All over the world, Syria and Egypt, people were rioting for freedom. And these kids in England are ... 'It was all better under Thatcher': Noel Gallagher on Britain's glory days ...Daily Mail Noel Gallagher Praises Margaret ThatcherEntertainmentwise all 12 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Senegal Riots Leave One Dead After President Approved to Seek Re-Election Bloomberg 26 election, paving the way for him to extend his 12-year rule of the West African country into a third term and sparking riots in the capital, Dakar. Wade's candidacy for next month's election was approved by Senegal's Constitutional Court late ... Cops on guard after night of violenceIndependent Online Opposition group calls for protests over Senegal election rulingCNN all 1,375 news articles »