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H1N1 flu cases pass 500 in Australia, state's alert level raised
June 3, 2009
East Asia / Pacific - Australia
Australia raised the H1N1 flu alert level in the worst
hit state of Victoria on Wednesday and warned more areas would follow as
the national total topped 500.
Worried About Flu, China Confines U.S. Students
May
29, 2009
When 21 students from a private school in Silver Spring, Md.,
arrived in the Chinese city of Kaili last Friday, they enjoyed a weekend of
exploring the regional province of Guizhou. . . At
lunch on Monday, Chinese officials quarantined the group to their rooms in
the Heaven Sent Dragon hotel, Mike Kennedy, interim head of the school, the
Barrie School, said Thursday.
Japan reports 135 swine flu cases, closes schools
May
19, 2009
Japan on Monday reported 135 swine flu cases and
shuttered more than 2,000 schools and kindergartens in a bid to slow the
spread of the virus that may already have infected hundreds.
Europe - Russia
Registration Rules Stir Up Confusion
Feb. 5, 2007
Moscow, Russia: According to a new
law that came into effect Jan. 15, foreigners are now required to hand over
their registration papers to migration officials -- via their employer or
other sponsor -- every time they leave the country and re-register upon
subsequent entry into the country.
Thai airport hit by runway cracks
1/29/07
Bangkok -
Thailand's transport ministry is to recommend some domestic flights be
transferred from Bangkok's new airport to the decommissioned old one.
Union calls off British Airways
strike action
1/29/07
UK
- A planned two-day
strike by British Airways cabin crew has been called off.
Islamabad Marriott
Hotel Attack
Pakistan -
It was reported that on January 26, 2007, at
approximately 2:37 p.m. local time, a bomb exploded at the back area
of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan..
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