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Newlyweds turn back clock on deforestation
The people of Indonesia’s Java Island still follow wedding traditions passed down centuries ago by their ancestors. Family members gather for an all-day ceremony that begins with the groom bringing a gift to the bride’s house
Outbreak bad luck for one Hong Kong business
In the world of business — where book titles like "Only the Paranoid Survive" thrive — successful executives hope for the best but plan for the worst. But no amount of planning could have prevented the bad luck that befell the Metropark hotel group last week
Mexican citizens to return from China
Amid the global swine flu outbreak, an airplane is headed to China to pick up dozens of Mexican citizens who want to return home after being held by Chinese officials for "health reasons," Mexico’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday.
U.S. military says video does not show attempt to convert Afghans
The U.S. military is denying that troops in Afghanistan have been attempting to convert Afghans to Christianity, countering video showing a chaplain delivering a sermon about religious conversion and Bibles printed in local languages.
Burma tops list of worst places to be a blogger
Bloggers in Burma, Iran and Syria work under some of the most repressive conditions in the world, facing tactics such as regulation, intimidation and even imprisonment, according to a report from the Committee to Protect Journalists. The organization released a list of the “10 worst countries to be a blogger” to call attention to online oppression in connection with World Press Freedom Day, which was observed Sunday. “Bloggers are at the vanguard of the information revolution, and their numbers are expanding rapidly,” the group’s executive director, Joel Simon, said in a report posted on the organization’s Web site.
Confirmed cases of H1N1 virus approach 900
The World Health Organization cautioned that the swine flu outbreak could gain momentum in the months ahead, despite claims by the health secretary of Mexico — the epicenter of the outbreak — that the virus "is in its declining phase." The outbreak is only about 10 days old, and even if the illness is declining, it could return, said Gregory Hartl, the WHO spokesman for epidemic and pandemic diseases, at a briefing Sunday. “I …
Nations with worst religious tolerance named
A U.S. government panel listed 13 countries Friday as "egregious" violators of religious freedom. The U.S.
Canada: Farmer possibly gave swine flu to pigs
More than a week after the swine flu outbreak rattled the world, with cases of infected people popping up from Mexico to South Korea, the new virus strain has shown up in a herd of swine. The catch, Canadian officials say, is that the animals may have caught the flu from a human. Canadian officials are quarantining pigs that tested positive for the virus — scientifically known as 2009 H1N1 — at an Alberta farm in what could be the first identified case of pigs infected during the recent outbreak
Confirmed cases of H1N1 virus now at 787, WHO says
The number of H1N1 cases worldwide now stands at 787 with two additional deaths reported in Mexico, the World Health Organization announced early Sunday.