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  • President Bush will make a statement on the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai at 12.30 pm ET, White House sources tell @BreakingNewsOn.
  • 26 foreigners were killed. From USA, Israel, Australia, Germany, UK, Thailand, Japan, Canada, Italy, France, Singapore and Mauritius.
  • Death toll from the Mumbai attacks has been revised to 183. +300 were wounded. More than 600 were rescued in hotels and the Jewish Centre.
  • The gunmen who attacked Mumbai killing at least 195 people wanted to go down in history for an Indian 9/11 -- media reports.
  • Reuters: Suspected U.S. drone fires missile in Pakistan's North Waziristan, 2 dead - security officials
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Bird flu outbreak in Assam, culling operations on

November 29th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Kamrup (Assam), Nov 29 (ANI): Authorities in Assam have started culling chicken and ducks since Friday following a fresh outbreak of bird flu in poultry. According to official reports samples have been ...

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Nine Thai provinces under bird flu watch

November 13th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangkok, Nov 13 (Xinhua) Thailand Thursday placed nine northern provinces under a special watch for the deadly bird flu after the disease was detected in two districts in the region recently. Health ...

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American Google Flu Trends

November 13th, 2008 - 11:12 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi -
The flu season may have decreased. Incase, anyone has a fever, headache and running nose, sneezes. Then a click of search Google and type the words "flu symptoms" will ...

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Flu vaccines do protect kids from respiratory virus

November 3rd, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 3 (ANI): A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center has shown that the administration of all recommended flu vaccines to kids reduces their ...

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Lily Allen sick, cuts down on parties

November 2nd, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Nov 2 (IANS) British singer Lily Allen, known for her wild partying ways, did not stay long enough at a party recently because of her illness.Allen was partying at the Lipsy ...

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Vaccinating family may help protect newborns against flu

October 27th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): Vaccinating new mothers and other family members against influenza can protect newborns against the life-threatening virus, say researchers from Duke Children''s Hospital. The researchers suggest that vaccinating ...

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Director Baz Luhrmann says shooting for Australia was punishing

Director Baz Luhrmann says shooting for Australia was punishing

October 15th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): Aussie director Baz Luhrmann has said that shooting for his outback epic Australia was extremely difficult as the set was struck by a string of problems. The Moulin ...

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Delivering flu vaccines straight into lungs could give better results

September 25th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 25 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the University of Melbourne has found that delivering flu vaccines straight into the lungs rather than through routine jabs could trigger ...

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Nicole Kidman believes Australian “fertility waters” helped her conceive

September 24th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Sept 24 (ANI): Aussie actress Nicole Kidman credits the waters of the Kununurra for her pregnancy, and calls it the fertility waters. Kidman, 41, and six other women had become pregnant ...

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New flu vaccine that could end yearly jabs in human trials (Re-Issue)

September 7th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 7 (ANI): A universal flu vaccine is being tested on humans that could end the need for yearly injections. Vaccines, which are currently available, work only on certain strains of ...

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New flu vaccine that could end yearly jabs in human trials

September 6th, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 6 (ANI): A universal flu vaccine is being tested on humans that could end the need for yearly injections. Vaccines, which are currently available, work only on certain strains of ...

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Coming soon, a device that can detect bird flu outbreak in two hours

August 14th, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug 14 (ANI): Researchers from Nottingham Trent University in Britain are developing a device that can detect an outbreak of bird flu in two hours. Presently, it takes two to three ...

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Vapour rub in socks may knock out your kids coughing

August 12th, 2008 - 11:05 am ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Aug 12 (ANI): Heres another way to knock out your little kids coughing through winter nights- vapour rub in socks. Rubbing some vapour ointment on the feet of kids and covering ...

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Brit fear factor: Flu more dangerous than terrorism and floods

August 8th, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug.8 (ANI): According to a register of risks that was kept secret until today, a pandemic flu bug would pose a greater threat to Britain than terrorism or floods. Until now, ...

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Giving flu shots to under 16s can cut infection cases by upto 97pc”

August 5th, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug 5 (ANI): Flu can virtually be wiped out if all children under 16 are given jabs to fight the disease, suggests a new report. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has ...

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Man dies of bird flu in Indonesia

August 3rd, 2008 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Jakarta, Aug 3 (Xinhua) A 19-year-old Indonesian man has died of bird flu, raising the toll in the avian influenza to 112 in the country, the health ministry said Sunday. The man ...

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Researchers discover how bird flu adapts in patients

July 9th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Researchers at Mahidol University, Thailand, have discovered how bird flu adapts in patients - offering a new way to monitor the disease and prevent a pandemic. Despite the ...

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Celebrities” secret phobias revealed

Celebrities” secret phobias revealed

July 7th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, July 7 (ANI): Whether it''s cockroaches or heights, spiders or flying - everyone has a fear, and if you thought that the phenomenon of phobias do not exist for celebrities, ...

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New bird flu outbreak in Pakistan

June 23rd, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, June 23 (Xinhua) Pakistan has confirmed a new outbreak of avian flu in a poultry farm in the country's northwest, The News daily reported Monday. The virus was detected in Hamid ...

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China confirms bird flu outbreak

June 17th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Beijing, June 17 (Xinhua) China Tuesday confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in the southern province of Guangdong but said it was under control. Laboratory tests of dead ducks at Yashan village ...

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Australia develops vaccine for humans hit by bird flu

June 17th, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Canberra, June 17 (Xinhua) Australia has developed a vaccine to protect humans against infection by the avian influenza virus, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said here Tuesday. "The first Australian-made vaccine to protect ...

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Australia develops human vaccine for bird flu

June 17th, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, June 17 (ANI): A vaccine to protect people against bird flu has been developed in Australia, said the countrys federal Health Minister. "The first ever Australian-made vaccine to protect humans ...

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Nations must cooperate to control pandemics: PM

June 12th, 2008 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) No nation acting alone can solve the problem of global pandemics like avian flu and regional cooperation to tackle them is a must, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...

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Hong Kong culls thousands of chickens as bird flu hits

June 7th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Hong Kong, June 7 (DPA) Thousands of chickens have been slaughtered and poultry imports from mainland China banned after an outbreak of bird flu at a Hong Kong market, officials announced Saturday. ...

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Bangladesh announces first human bird flu victim

May 23rd, 2008 - 9:45 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Dhaka, May 23 (DPA) Bangladeshi health authorities have announced the detection of the first case of human infection by the H5N1 bird flu virus, officials said Friday. A spokesman for the health ...

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Bird-flu risk in six districts of Nepal

May 23rd, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by admin -
Kantipur (Kathmandu), May 23 (ANI): Six districts of Nepal bordering India are at risk of bird flu according to the Avian Influenza Control Project. Dr Manas Kumar Banerjee, the coordinator of ...

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Bird flu spreads in Darjeeling

May 16th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by admin -
Kolkata, May 16 (ANI): The report of Bhopal based Animal Disease Laboratory has confirmed the outbreak of bird flu at Pool Bazar Bijanbari block in Darjeeling sub division of the District. ...

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Culling operation continues in Darjeeling, Siliguri

May 13th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by admin -
Kolkata, May 13 (ANI): West Bengal, which has been struggling to contain an outbreak of bird flu since January, continues its culling operations in the bird flu affected areas of Darjeeling ...

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Paltry compensation for culled birds sparks fresh cases of bird flu in West Bengal

May 11th, 2008 - 8:53 pm ICT by admin -
Sukna (West Bengal): While officials in West Bengal blame residents for the outbreak of the bird flu virus, resident complain that they are not being compensated enough for the culled birds. Veterinary ...

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Bird flu resurfaces in Bengal

May 9th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by admin -
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Bird flu has resurfaced in Darjeeling district in eastern India, West Bengal's Animal Resources Development (ARD) Minister Anisur Rehaman confirmed Friday. The H5NI strain of the virus has ...

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