A DNA test for the Mexican strain f swine flu, is prepared at a laboratory. The World Health Organization (WHO) and developing nations called Friday during a swine flu summit here for measures to ensure poorer countries have access to a future A(H1N1) vaccine.Laboratories with the capacity to produce a vaccine for swine flu.
WHO, poor nations urge global access to swine flu vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) and developing nations called Friday during a swine flu summit here for measures to ensure poorer countries have access to a future A(H1N1) vaccine. Laboratories with the capacity to produce a vaccine for swine flu, which has developed into the first pandemic of the 21st century, are mostly located in Europe.

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Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 5:53 PM GMT

DNA test kits for the the A(H1N1) or swine flu virus at a British laboratory in Southampton. The World Health Organisation says it still expects the swine flu pandemic to subside in the northern hemisphere over the summer, despite its persistence in the likes of the United States and Britain.The World Health Organisation still expects the swine flu pandemic to subside in the northern hemisphere over the summer, despite its persistence in the likes of the United States and Britain. Sylvie Briand, interim head of the WHO's influenza programme, said that cases of flu should still be expected but transmission would slow down thanks to the combined impact of the heat and school holidays.

Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 5:27 PM GMT

China's Health Minister Chen Zhu delivers his speech before the WHO World health assembly's in Geneva in May 2009. Zhu, Friday, apologized to his Mexican counterpart for failing to warn him about the tough measures Beijing imposed on Mexicans to combat swine flu.China's Health Minister Chen Zhu Friday apologized to his Mexican counterpart for failing to warn him about the tough measures Beijing imposed on Mexicans to combat swine flu. "I regret that I did not talk first" to Minister Jose Angel Cordova, Chen said on the sidelines of a meeting in Cancun about the swine flu pandemic.

Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 2:14 PM GMT

The anti-viral drug Tamiflu is prescribed to treat influenza A (H1N1). Hong Kong has detected a strain of swine flu that was resistant to Tamiflu.Hong Kong on Friday detected a strain of swine flu that was resistant to Tamiflu, the main anti-viral flu drug, the health department reported on its website. The statement said the resistant strain of influenza A (H1N1) was detected during routine tests of its sensitivity to anti-virals.

Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 3:53 PM GMT

A mother comforts her son as a doctor performs a circumcision in 2007. Thirty-one teenage boys have died from complications after botched traditional circumcision rites in South Africa's rural Eastern Cape region.Thirty-one teenage boys have died from complications after botched traditional circumcision rites in South Africa's rural Eastern Cape region, officials said on Friday. "Since the beginning of June, two deaths are being recorded almost every day," regional health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo told AFP.

Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 5:36 PM GMT

A scientist prepares a DNA test for the A(H1N1) virus. The Croatian government on Friday announced the country's first swine flu case in a woman who had recently returned from Australia.The Croatian government on Friday announced the country's first swine flu case in a woman who had recently returned from Australia. "The first case of the A(H1N1) pandemic virus was confirmed in Croatia," Health Minister Darko Milinovic told reporters.

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Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir attends the 13th African Union summit in Sirte, Libya. The African Union has decided not to cooperate with a war crimes warrant against Beshir and again appealed to the United Nations to delay the case, delegates said Friday.
AU to shelter Beshir from war crimes warrant: delegates

The African Union decided Friday not to cooperate with a war crimes warrant against Sudan President Omar al-Beshir and again appealed to the United Nations to delay the case. "The conference decided not to cooperate in that field," the top AU official Jean Ping told reporters.

Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 9:03 PM GMT

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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (L) and his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-Jeou pose during a press conference in Managua. Ma arrived in Nicaragua Friday for a two-day official visit, aiming to boost ties with one of the poorest nations in Central America.
Taiwanese president in Nicaragua to boost ties

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou arrived in Nicaragua Friday for a two-day official visit, aiming to boost ties with one of the poorest nations in Central America. "We want to express our desire here to pursue bilateral cooperation" with Managua, Ma said at a welcoming ceremony where he was greeted by Vice President Jaime Morales and Foreign Minister Samuel Santos.

Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 10:21 PM GMT

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A view of the Volkswagen logo. Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday
Volkswagen plans electric car in 2013: head

German auto maker Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday. "We are going to use our New Small Family line to offer our first electric vehicle in 2013," he said in a speech, according to an advance text.

Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 8:08 PM GMT

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