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Glenn Rabonza, administrator of the government's Office of Civil Defense, said most of the deaths were caused by landslides, drowning and flying debris. Typhoon Chan-Hom, the fifth to batter the Southeastern Asian state this year, slammed into the country...
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jjackson@henryherald.com The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a second case of the novel Type-A H1N1 influenza virus in Henry County, according to state health officials. The Georgia Division of Public Health said the latest confirmed...
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Typhoon Chan-Hom, the fifth to hit the Philippines this year, destroyed roads and bridges and felled power lines in several provinces on the main island, Luzon. Thirteen villagers were killed in landslides in northern Ifugao province, a mountainous area...
Tags: Philippines, Luzon, northern philippine, Cagayan Valley, Pangasinan, Typhoon Emong, boat capsized, deaths toll
Canadian scientists have discovered the H1N1 influenza spreading through the country is the same strain as the deadly virus in Mexico even though symptoms here are mild. Canadian researchers at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg were the...
Tags: swine flu, Mexico City, Texas, World Health Organization, flu deaths, Ontario, deaths toll, confirmed cases
MEXICO CITY: Mexico voiced hope on Friday (May 1) it might be getting control of an outbreak of a new flu strain as it lowered its estimate of deaths to 101 people there, days after shutting down large parts of the country and raising fears of a global...
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One person died in a crash on a rain-slickened road in Whitesboro. Whitesboro Police Chief Scott Taylor said one person was killed in a head-on accident on U.S. Highway 377 in the Grayson County town. "Weather will probably be a factor," Taylor said.
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Open feature match of the day between Black Watch (0-2) and Lechuza Caracas (1-1) was cancelled because of a health problem with a number of the Lechuza Caracas horses. Fourteen polo ponies died Sunday afternoon according to Dr. Scott Swerdlin of the...
Tags: polo horse, Florida Department of Agriculture, South Florida, Lechuza Caracas, horse die, caracas team, deaths toll, Wellington, open polo
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday reserved part of the oil he traditionally consecrates in the run-up to Easter for the earthquake-ravaged L'Aquila archdiocese in central Italy. "I wish to send these holy oils to our dear brother (L'Aquila Archbishop) Giuseppe...
Tags: Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, deaths toll, earthquake victims, L'Aquila, central italy, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Italian
A Mexican earthquake rescue team has sent eight members to Italy's quake-ravaged Abruzzo region, Mexican media said on Wednesday. The rescuers from the Tlaltelolco-Azteca International Rescue Brigade left Mexico City early Wednesday, and a second...
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Death toll soared during Victoria's heatwave Health authorities believe Victoria's record-breaking heatwave might have contributed to the deaths of about 374 people. As temperatures soared between January 26 and February 1, so did the state's death toll...
Tags: Victoria, deaths toll