Nigeria : WHO – New HIV Infections Down By 17 Percent – AllAfrica.com
Abuja A new data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said new HIV infections had been reduced by 17 per cent in the last eight years. According to the new data, “2009 AIDS

China Reports 8 Cases of Swine Flu Mutation – ABC News
Last week, the World Health Organization said it was investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths in Norway. But Shu Yuelong, director of the Chinese National Influenza Center, told the official Xinhua News Agency that the mutated

Death Toll in China Mining Blast Rises to 107 – ABC News
missing under ground at the state-run Xinxing mine in Hegang city, Heilongjiang province. China’s mine safety authorities have blamed crowded conditions, insufficient ventilation and slow rescue efforts for the high death toll in the gas

Hazy conditions disrupt air travel in China – YAHOO!
“As of 3 pm today, about 280 flights in and out of the airport experienced delays,” an official in the information centre of Beijing Capital Airport, who declined to give his name, told AFP. An airport statement attributed the poor visibility to “a

Teck says debt falling as China coal demand soars – Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA — Teck Resources, which has spent the past year digging itself out from a mountain of debt taken on to purchase Fording Canadian Coal Trust, expects to have debt levels back within target ranges soon, the company s chief executive said on

China doesn’t want `empty’ Copenhagen deal: Xinhua – Bangladesh News 24 hours
BEIJING, Nov 25 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) – China will demand next month’s Copenhagen climate summit culminates in a real deal, Xinhua news agency quoted a Chinese negotiator as saying, but appears to have accepted that a legally binding agreement must

China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal – South Coast Today
BEIJING China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday for their roles in the sale of contaminated baby formula severe punishments that Beijing hopes will assuage public anger, reassure importers and put to rest one of the country

NKorea’s Kim Jong Il meets China defence chief, says bilateral ties – Canada East
BEIJING – North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Il says ties with China are “unbreakable” and has called for increased co-operation between the communist nations amid international pressure on Pyongyang to return to nuclear disarmament talks. North Korean

China Pacific says wins approval for Hong Kong IPO – Forbes
SHANGHAI, Nov 25 (Reuters) – China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Ltd, China’s third-largest life insurer, has received government approval for its plan to float shares in Hong Kong. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the company’s

Beijing Autos says will reevaluate Saab bid – Newsday
China’s Beijing Autos ‘regrets deal for Chinese manufacturer Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp. to buy Hummer is awaiting approval by the U.S. and Chinese governments. Another bid, by China’s Geely Group for Swedish automaker

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