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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Stamford, Interest Rate, Nasdaq Composite, Music
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New bird flu may be capable of human to human spread - study
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - The new H7N9 bird flu virus can be transmitted between mammals not only via direct contact but also in airborne droplets, and may be capable of spreading from person to person, Chinese and American researchers have found. A study...Tags: Research, Flu, United Nations, Science and Technology, Health Organizations
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New bird flu strain may be capable of spreading from human to human-study
ReutersBy Lavinia Mo HONG KONG, May 24 (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact but also through airborne exposure, researchers at the University of Hong Kong have...Tags: Research, Flu, United Nations, Science and Technology, Health Organizations
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H7N9 bird flu can pass between mammals, researchers find
Scientists are gaining a better understanding of the H7N9 bird flu that has sickened more than 130 people -- and killed more than 30 -- in China and Taiwan since February. The latest research into the virus, which before this year had never been...
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WHO: 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus
GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a sample. Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO's...
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Health officials probe deadly respiratory illness in Alabama
ReutersBIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - U.S. and state health authorities are investigating an unidentified respiratory illness that has killed two of 10 people hospitalized with it in Alabama since last week. Preliminary tests do not indicate the bird flu,...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Flu, MRSA, Health Organizations, Swine Flu
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China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. experts said on Tuesday. Health authorities worldwide must be...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Consumer Confidence, Flu, Epidemics and Plagues, Respiratory Disease
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H7N9 bird flu outbreak costs more than $6.5 bln so far -U.N.
ReutersGENEVA, May 21 (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has caused economic losses of more than $6.5 billion so far, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday. "The economic impacts of H7N9 have been...Tags: Consumer Confidence, China
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Jose Mourinho in quotes
Reuters(Reuters) - Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season having once again produced some golden quotes. Here are some of the Portuguese coach's most memorable utterances over the years as well as what others have said about him. WHILE...Tags: George Clooney, Human Interest, Omelets
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Soccer-Jose Mourinho in quotes
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season having once again produced some golden quotes. Here are some of the Portuguese coach's most memorable utterances over the years as well as what others have said about him....Tags: Soccer, George Clooney, Sports, Omelets
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China trying to manage exposure of corruption online
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's Internet is brimming with disclosures of officials collecting bribes, homes and luxury accessories as casually as they do mistresses. But while the government tolerates such anti-corruption vigilantism, it is also extremely...Tags: Social Media, Government, Wen Jiabao, Brookings Institution, Criminal Laws
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Death toll from new bird flu in China rises to 36: WHO
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The United Nations health agency said...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Medical Procedures and Tests, Politics, United Nations, Health Organizations
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