30 Chinese students diagnosed with swine flu Syracuse | (AP) - GUANGZHOU - Authorities in southern China closed an elementray school after 30 students there fell ill from swine flu, Chinese state media reported, as infections from the virus continued to climb across the Asia-Pacific region. | Six students from Shipai Township Central Primary School in ...
Won sets back South Koreans' overseas education plans The Boston Globe | SEOUL (Reuters) - The global credit crunch has caused investment banks to crumble, stock markets to plunge and South Korean parents to wonder if they can still afford to be the world's largest exporter of foreign students to U.S. schools. | The South Korean won has been one of the worst performing...
More Hawaii students in South Korea to be released Syracuse | (AP) - HONOLULU - Five Hawaii students who were initially quarantined in South Korea because of swine flu fears will be released by Sunday. | Ruth Limtiaco is a spokeswoman for the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, which sponsored the trip. | She ...
Hawaii students in South Korea await test results Syracuse | (AP) - HONOLULU - Seven more of the 21 Hawaii students quarantined in South Korea over swine flu fears have undergone blood tests and are awaiting results. | Ruth Limtiaco, a member of the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council board of directors, says ...
30 Chinese students diagnosed with swine flu Syracuse | (AP) - GUANGZHOU - Authorities in southern China closed an elementray school after 30 students there fell ill from swine flu, Chinese state media reported, as infections from the virus continued to climb across the Asia-Pacific region. | Six studen...
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SKorean ex-president Roh dies in apparent suicide Denver Post | SEOUL, South Korea—Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, embroiled in a broadening corruption scandal, jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his ru...
South Korean ex-president Roh dies in apparent suicide Khaleej Times SEOUL – Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, embroiled in a broadening corruption scandal, jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural southern home, ...
SKorean ex-president Roh dies in apparent suicide The Guardian | KWANG-TAE KIM | Associated Press Writer= SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, embroiled in a broadening corruption scandal, died Saturday af...
Swine flu closes school Hong Kong Standard A Kwun Tong secondary school was yesterday ordered to shut its doors for 14 days after a teenager who attended her graduation ceremony was confirmed to be suffering from human swine flu (H1N1). | //--> Adele Wong | Friday, May 29, 2009 | A Kwun Tong ...
Universal criticism ensnares North Korea Seattle Times | TOKYO - North Korea's detonation of a nuclear device Monday appears not to have been a significant technical advance over its first underground test more than 2 ½ years ago. But it has triggered a swifter, stronger and more uniform wave of internat...
School closed after five Year 7 children hit by swine flu as British toll hits 27 The Daily Mail | Britain's toll from the deadly swine flu virus has hit 27 as nine new cases were confirmed by the Health Protection Agency. | Seven children, five at the same school, were among the latest sufferers diagnosed with the killer disease. | The five wer...
Report Says NKorea's Kim Convalescing By The Sea CBS News News Report Says Kim Jong Il Likely Convalescing At NKorean Seaside Villa, Young Son In Charge | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments Photo | () (AP) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been living at an east coast villa since mid-May and is likely convalescing after reportedly suffering a stroke last year, a newspaper said Sunday citing U.S. an...
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Class 10 boards: Sibal hints at dropping some proposals The Times Of India | 5 Jul 2009, 1337 hrs IST, PTI Text: NEW DELHI: With a few states opposing his agenda of educational reforms, including making Class 10 board examination optional, HRD minister Kapil Sibal has hinted at dropping some of his proposals if there is a "rationale" behind it. | "These reforms ar...
