Mexico Shuts Schools Amid Deadly Flu Outbreak
Scrambling to contain an outbreak of swine flu that has killed at least 16 in recent weeks, authorities are shuttering schools for millions. nytimes.com |
WHO Says Swine-Flu Virus Could Infect 2 Billion
Senior official says global epidemic still in its early stages voanews.com |
President Lugo Fires Paraguay's Military Chiefs
President Fernando Lugo fired Paraguay's military chiefs Wednesday, a day after denying he had worries about a coup amid calls for his impeachment. feeds.nytimes.com |
International Relief Operations Under Way in Haiti
UN says aid agencies working under severe constraints; most people in Haiti have had no food for couple of days www1.voanews.com |
Crushed and Gashed, Dozens in Haiti Now Lose Limbs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- For two days, Ticia Vital refused doctors' pleas to allow them to amputate her festering left leg, even as the gangrene spread and the alternative became death. feeds.nytimes.com |