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Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:50:00 GMT

Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the Northern Hemisphere, global health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.

More than 20 killed in separate Afghan blasts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:43:00 GMT

Reuters - HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in southwestern Afghanistan killed 17 people Friday, and an Afghan lawmaker escaped a separate blast on the outskirts of Kabul but five of his bodyguards were killed, officials said.

EU names Belgian PM Van Rompuy as first president

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:41:00 GMT

Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who is little known outside his own country, as the bloc's first president on Thursday to lead efforts to make it more influential on the world stage.

Canada to have vaccine soon for half population

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:00 GMT

Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Enough H1N1 flu vaccine for almost half of Canada's population will have been shipped out by the end of the next week, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said on Friday.

U.S. missile strike kills 8 in Pakistan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:02:00 GMT

Reuters - PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Eight Islamist militants were killed in a U.S. missile strike in northwest Pakistan on Friday, officials said, after three policemen were killed in a bomb blast.

Colombia says will not be provoked by Venezuela

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:00 GMT

Reuters - BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will not be provoked into armed conflict with Venezuela despite the neighboring country's aggressive rhetoric and its dynamiting of two cross-border pedestrian bridges, Colombia's defense minister said on Friday.

Somalia to join child rights pact, only U.S. outside

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:14:00 GMT

Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Somalia has announced it plans to ratify a global treaty aimed at protecting children, leaving the United States as the only country outside the pact, UNICEF said Friday.

Powers urge Iran to reconsider nuclear offer

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMT

Reuters - BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Senior officials from six world powers said on Friday they were disappointed Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential to make nuclear bombs, and urged Tehran to reconsider.

Abbas confirms Palestinian vote to be postponed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:32:00 GMT

Reuters - RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said presidential and legislative elections scheduled for January will be postponed, confirming that he has accepted advice not to hold the vote.

Britain hit by floods after record rainfall

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:00 GMT

Reuters - COCKERMOUTH, England (Reuters) - Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was killed as torrential rain flooded homes, washed away bridges and closed roads.