Mexico mulls reopening businesses and schools, while swine flu spreads around worldMEXICO CITY — Mexico decides Monday whether to reopen businesses and schools or extend a shutdown that has helped choke off the spread of swine flu but caused untold economic harm. The virus continued to spread around the world, with new cases in Europe and North and South America. Asian markets rise on hopes for US economy, fading swine flu worries; Taiwan jumps 6 percentSEOUL, South Korea — Asian stock markets rose Monday on optimism about emerging strength in the U.S. economy and easing fears about swine flu. China denies singling out Mexicans for quarantine after complaints of discriminationBEIJING — Beijing on Monday denied discriminating against Mexicans by quarantining them as a safeguard against swine flu, while the Latin American country said it was sending a plane to China to bring back its citizens. Mexico swine flu toll rises to 22MEXICO CITY - The new variant of influenza A/H1N1, more commonly known as swine flu, has killed 22 people in Mexico, with 1,523 confirmed cases, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos said late Sunday. Swine flu virus jumps from person to pigs; it’s impossible to know where it will go nextMEXICO CITY — Now that the swine flu virus has passed from a farmworker to pigs, could it jump back to people? The question is important, because crossing species again could make it more deadly. Swine flu spreads to 30 US statesWASHINGTON - The swine flu virus spread to 30 US states Sunday with a total of 226 confirmed cases, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. Swine flu virus jumps from person to pigs; it’s impossible to know where it will go nextMEXICO CITY — Now that the swine flu virus has passed from a farmworker to pigs, could it jump back to people? The question is important, because crossing species again could make it more deadly. Swine flu epidemic waning in Mexico, official says; more cases in US, Europe, Latin AmericaMEXICO CITY — Mexico’s health secretary said the swine flu epidemic in his country “is now in its declining phase,” even as the U.S. and five other countries in Europe and Latin America reported new cases Sunday. Case of ritual abuse in 2 Mo. rural churches whittled down to 1 defendant, no trial dateWASHBURN, Mo. — There was a lot of public attention when leaders of two obscure churches in the Ozarks woods were accused of ceremonially abusing girls, preparing them for “service to God” by molesting them. Colo. considers ending costly death penalty, using savings to investigate cold casesDENVER — Colorado is one of 10 states that have considered abolishing the death penalty this year to save money, but Colorado’s proposal has a twist: It would use the savings to investigate about 1,400 unsolved slayings. Parents still seeking answers over collapsed schools 1 year after China quakeQUSHAN TOWN, China — Two things still haunt Wang Bin a year after an earthquake decimated his village: the death of his teenage son and a purchase he made more than a decade earlier. Swine flu in ‘declining phase’ in Mexico, official says; more cases in Europe, Latin AmericaMEXICO CITY — Mexico’s health secretary said the swine flu epidemic in his country “is now in its declining phase,” even as the U.S. and five other countries in Europe and Latin America reported new cases Sunday. UN agency fighting swine flu faces political pressures _ should it have beefed up powers?GENEVA — At the U.N. agency spearheading the fight against swine flu, key decisions are based on more than just health issues — politics plays a big role, too. Ambassador complains 70 Mexicans quarantined in China without flu links or symptomsBEIJING — More than 70 Mexican travelers have been quarantined in hospitals and hotels in China as part of sweeping anti-swine flu measures, the country’s ambassador to Beijing said. CDC optimistic new flu not as dangerous as first feared, but ‘we’re not out of the woods yet’WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are cautiously optimistic that the new swine flu isn’t as dangerous as first feared, but urged people to keep taking commonsense precautions — and they can’t predict if it will roar back in the fall. Encephalitis assumes alarming proportions in UPGORAKHPUR - Fetal encephalitis has made a brutal come back in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur District. Public health experts gauge flu outbreak as Spain leads Europe in swine flu cases with 20MEXICO CITY — Health experts walked a tightrope Sunday, unsure whether the swine flu epidemic was starting to fizzle out or was just in a lull before another surge, as Spain reported 20 confirmed cases, making it the hardest-hit nation in Europe. Health officials walk tightrope between being overly alarmist, laissez faire about swine fluMEXICO CITY — Health experts walked a tightrope Sunday, unsure whether the swine flu epidemic was starting to fizzle out or was just in a lull before another surge. Germany reported two more confirmed cases, and Hong Kong kept 350 people under quarantine in a downtown hotel as a precaution. 49 confirmed swine flu cases in the EU: OfficialsSTOCKHOLM/GENEVA - The number of confirmed cases of swine flu in the European Union has now risen to 49, spread over about half a dozen countries, EU health officials reported Sunday. Malaysian Indian couples’ cases test conversion lawsKUALA LUMPUR - A government decision as well as Malaysian laws related to conversion are poised to be tested by the country’s highest court, thanks to two cases of estranged ethnic Indian couples. No new Asian swine flu cases, experts say too early to see how widely it has spread in regionHONG KONG — Asia reported no new confirmed cases of swine flu on Sunday, indicating the virus’s spread may be slowing, but 350 people remained under quarantine in a downtown Hong Kong hotel as a precaution. Public health officials walk tightrope between being overly alarmist and laissez faireMEXICO CITY — Health experts walked a tightrope Sunday, unsure whether the swine flu epidemic was starting to fizzle out or was just in a lull before another surge. Germany reported two more confirmed cases, and Hong Kong kept 350 people under quarantine in a downtown hotel as a precaution. Islamic appellate court formed in Pakistan; attack on security post leaves 18 deadISLAMABAD — Pakistan has announced the creation of an Islamic appellate court for a segment of its northwest as part of a peace deal aimed at ending fighting between security forces and Taliban militants. Pakistan’s impending ‘Cambodian Moment’ (Comment)The latest news from the Hindu Kush makes one thing painfully apparent: The Taliban/Al Qaeda jihadistani quasi state, ‘Jihadistan Emirate’, has achieved critical mass. It has now metastasized into a killer disease that threatens the survival of Pakistan’s fragile democracy. Mexico raises swine-flu deaths to 19MEXICO CITY - Mexican heath officials have raised the number of confirmed swine-flu deaths in the country to 19 after examining 1,303 cases, Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova has said. 2 Indian-origin teenagers kidnapped, shot dead in CanadaVANCOUVER - Two Indo-Canadian teenage boys were killed in gang-style violence at Abbotsford near here Friday. Abbotsford is home to one of the largest Punjabi communities in Canada. Mexico swine flu deaths jump to 19, experts say virus can mutate and warn against complacencyMEXICO CITY — Mexico reported three new deaths from the swine flu epidemic Saturday and urged citizens not to let their guard down against a virus that has killed 19 in people in Mexico and is spreading across Asia and Europe. Raising pandemic alert level to 6 still possible: WHOGENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday that the risk of a pandemic caused by the A/H1N1 virus was still very high and there was still the possibility to raise the alert level to Phase 6 from the current Phase 5. Mexico swine flu deaths ebb, but experts say virus can mutate, warn against complacencyMEXICO CITY — Mexico said a swine flu epidemic appears to be easing, but urged citizens Saturday not to let their guard down against a virus that has killed 17 people and is spreading across Asia and Europe. Experts warned the virus could mutate and come back with a vengeance. What you need to know about the new swine fluWASHINGTON — As the new swine flu spreads, people have lots of questions about how it affects their day-to-day life. Here are some answers. |
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