Survivors of 1918 flu seem immune to swine flu, which thrives more in lungs than regular fluWASHINGTON — The way swine flu multiplies in the respiratory system is more severe than ordinary winter flu, a new study in animals finds. Pakistani refugees return home to Swat Valley; blast in country’s center kills 11BARIKOT, Pakistan — After weeks in sweltering camps, refugees from Pakistan’s Swat Valley boarded buses and began heading home Monday — the first day of an official repatriation program for those uprooted by fighting between the army and Taliban militants. Pakistani refugees return home to Swat Valley; blast in country’s center kills 9CHARSADDA, Pakistan — Hundreds of Pakistani refugees who spent weeks in sweltering relief camps began heading home to the battle-scarred northwest Swat Valley on Monday under a government repatriation program, traveling on buses with security escorts. Swat refugees begin returning home, as blast kills 9 in Pakistan’s eastCHARSADDA, Pakistan — Hundreds of Pakistanis who fled a military offensive against the Taliban in Swat Valley began trickling back home Monday, but many families refused to leave refugee camps, demanding promised government assistance and citing security concerns. Pakistan: Swat refugees start heading home, as blast kills 9 in country’s eastCHARSADDA, Pakistan — Hundreds of Pakistanis who fled a military offensive against the Taliban in Swat Valley began trickling back home Monday, but many families refused to leave refugee camps, demanding promised government assistance and citing security concerns. Bodies stack up in a century of global warfare: Experts disagree on how to count the deadNEW YORK — War is hell, it’s long been said. But just how hellish it can be is a more difficult question, judging from disputes among researchers at several highly respected international peace institutes. They cannot agree on whether war is becoming more or less deadly — or even on how to count the dead. As refugees return home to northwest Pakistan, government must help them or risk failureSULTANWAS, Pakistan — Crammed into rickety vans with electric fans and sacks of flour roped to the roof, the first of Pakistan’s 2 million refugees have begun returning to their homes after the army said it expelled Taliban militants from some northern strongholds. Pakistan says some 2 million who fled army offensive in Swat will return home next weekISLAMABAD — Pakistan will allow some 2 million people who fled an army offensive against the Taliban in Swat Valley to return home next week, the prime minister announced Thursday, saying the region was now secure and essential services restored. Pakistan says some 2 million refugees who fled Swat battle to be allowed home next weekISLAMABAD — Pakistan will allow the some 2 million people who fled an army offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley area to return home beginning next week, the prime minister announced Thursday, saying the region was now secure and essential services had been restored. UN chief says $1 billion may be needed for antivirals, vaccines against swine flu this yearGENEVA — The United Nations may need more than $1 billion this year to help poor countries fight the global swine flu epidemic, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. New Myanmar refugees flee into Thailand as others resettled in world’s largest programMAE SOT, Thailand — As the 50,000th Myanmar refugee to be resettled abroad recently left Thailand for the United States, thousands of others fled their military-ruled homeland to seek shelter under tarps and in temples along the Thai-Myanmar border. Mexico’s gets praise, Argentina and Britain criticism for swine flu response as caseload growsCANCUN, Mexico — As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health. Researchers say swine flu inefficient in binding to nose and throat, but could get worseWASHINGTON — With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is — so far — more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. World health officials tackle swine flu pandemic, spreading in Southern Hemisphere, EuropeCANCUN, Mexico — Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico. Britain revamps swine flu strategy to handle 100,000 new cases a day by end of AugustLONDON — Britain faces a projected 100,000 new swine flu cases a day by the end of August and must revamp its flu strategy to cope, the nation’s health minister said Thursday. Britain revamps swine flu strategy to handle surge of 100,000 new cases a day by AugustLONDON — Britain faces a projected 100,000 new swine flu cases a day by August and must revamp its flu strategy, the nation’s health minister said Thursday. Beyond exterminating, New Hampshire city rallies around refugees to get rid of bedbugsMANCHESTER, N.H. — After all the officials took turns explaining a plan to end a bedbug infestation in an apartment building where mostly refugees live, Michel Ndayavugwi simply pointed to the young boy dozing in a chair in the back of the room. WHO working on formulas to model spread of swine flu as actual cases outpace reported numbersGENEVA — The World Health Organization said Wednesday it is working to mathematically model the spread of swine flu in an attempt to better understand how the outbreak developed from a handful of cases to a global epidemic in less than two months. Roche gives poor countries easier access to swine flu drug TamifluBASEL, Switzerland — Pharmaceutical maker Roche Holding AG said Wednesday a new initiative will ensure that poor countries get its antiviral drug against swine flu at a lower price. Pregnant women, elderly, kids urged to skip hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia due to swine fluRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with chronic diseases should stay away from the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to prevent catching swine flu, health experts recommended Tuesday. Britain says a 9-year-old girl with swine flu dies, the country’s third fatalityLONDON — A 9-year-old girl infected with swine flu has died in Britain, the third swine flu fatality in the U.K., a hospital reported Monday. Betrayal, remorse and fear: An exiled Chinese informer fights deportationBEIJING — Dozens of small white scars mark the inside of Li Yuzhou’s left arm, where he slashed himself repeatedly with a piece from a broken tea cup. The scars speak of his terror of being deported from Thailand back to China. Fleeing conflict from their country, Somalis create largest refugee camp in worldDADAAB, Kenya — The bloody conflict in Somalia has created the world’s largest refugee camp, with 500 hungry and exhausted refugees pouring into this wind-swept camp in neighboring Kenya every day, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. WHO: 51 more swine flu deaths reported as pandemic spreads and cases top 50,000GENEVA — The World Health Organization says the global tally of deaths from swine flu has increased by 51 to 231. Pope: countries must receive refugees despite difficulties; migration causes must be addressedSAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that countries must continue receiving refugees despite the difficulties they create while also addressing the causes that drive so many people from their homes. Clinton urges countries to combat refugee crisis, says US committed to helpWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. is committed to helping the world’s 34 million refugees build safe and fulfilling lives, calling their struggle a “humanitarian emergency.” Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt donate $1 million to UN agency caring for Pakistan refugeesGENEVA — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated $1 million to the U.N. refugee agency providing aid to hundreds of thousands uprooted by violence in Pakistan. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad.Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countriesTRENTON, N.J. — French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis plans to donate millions of doses of swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organization for use in poor countries, Chief Executive Christopher Viehbacher said Wednesday. Drugmaker Sanof-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countriesTRENTON, N.J. — The drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis says it will donate millions of doses of swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organization for poor countries. |
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