A bird flu virus found in poultry in Hungary last week was the highly infectious H5N1 strain which is also dangerous for humans, chief veterinarian Miklos Suth said on Friday."This afternoon we received confirmation from the British laboratory that it was the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza which had infected poultry in Hungary," he told Reuters. It was the first time that H5N1 had been found in poultry in Hungary. Suth said the test result was not a surprise and the government had taken measures to protect health. "By the time the confirmation arrived, all poultry within the one-kilometer protective zone in Bacs-Kiskun county had been culled," Suth said. ...
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 Skydiver Gets Second Miracle Pregnant When Chute Malfunctioned; Fell To Earth; Has Healthy Baby |
"Lucky to be alive" isn't a cliche when it comes to Shayna West. In October, she was making her first solo skydive, when her parachute failed to open properly, and she spiraled out of control. West fell thousands of feet and crash-landed in a parking lot. Incredibly, she survived. Shortly after the accident, she learned she was several weeks pregnant. And this week, another miracle: West gave birth to a baby boy, Tanner. She and her husband, Rick West, chatted with The Early Show co-anchor Rene Syler Friday, as they held Tanner. Shayna said, "I was very concerned about the baby, all the way through the pregnancy. And they constantly reassured me that he was fine and, until I was holding him in my hands, it was actually hard to fully comprehend that he was going to be OK." ...
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| Vermont hands down first death sentence in 50 years |
A federal court handed down Vermont's first death sentence in almost 50 years on Friday to a 26-year-old man convicted of abducting and slaying a grandmother. Donald Fell crossed state lines while on the run after the murder of Teresca King, making him eligible for the federal death penalty. "I truly am sorry for my crimes. What I did was horrible, I understand that," Fell said in a barely audible voice before U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions handed down the sentence. "I have caused so much pain. If it comes down, in the end, that I do die, it is no less than what I deserve." Left-leaning Vermont is one of 12 U.S. states that does not impose the death penalty for state crimes. ...
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| Baghdad mosque blast kills 13, wounds 28 |
A shoe bomber blew himself up inside an important Shiite Mosques during Friday prayers, killing at least 13 people and wounding 28, as violence persisted in the capital despite a massive security operation aimed at restoring order. The imam of the Buratha mosque in northern Baghdad, a leading politician and deputy with the governing Shiite coalition who often spoke out against the late terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, blamed al-Qaeda in Iraq for the attack. The security operation in Baghdad has imposed a driving ban during Friday prayers to prevent suicide car bomb attacks, as well as a curfew. About 75,000 troops are in the streets of the capital. "They were targeting me for the second time and the prayers also," said the imam, Jalal Eddin al-Sagheer, in an interview with the Associated Press. ...
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| Report reveals global slum crisis |
Slum-dwellers who make up a third of the world's urban population often live no better - if not worse - than rural people, a United Nations report says. Anna Tibaijuka, head of the UN Habitat agency, urged governments and donors to take more seriously the problems of at least a billion people. Worst hit is Sub-Saharan Africa where 72% of urban inhabitants live in slums rising to nearly 100% in some states. If no action is taken, the world's slum population could rise to 1.4bn by 2020. Habitat - the UN's human settlements programme - is hosting an Urban Forum in Vancouver next week on how to stem the crisis. Its report is billed as a ground-breaking survey of urban growth, making a clear distinction between slum and non-slum development for the first time in UN history. ...
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| Maine begins testing wild birds for avian flu |
Maine, the closest U.S. state to migration routes for birds coming from Europe, has begun testing for avian flu as the United States steps up preparations for its possible spread to North America. Maine has modeled its plan after Alaska, where many expect the first U.S. case of bird flu to be detected, Mark Stadler, director of the wildlife division of Maine's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, told Reuters in an interview.Stadler said wildlife biologists have started testing Arctic terns, common eiders and pigeon-sized black guillemots in the state's rugged and remote eastern islands, and that they soon plan to test Canada geese, ducks, loons and other birds."The testing will spread southward across the state over the summer," he said....
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