Archive for May 19th, 2009

Indonesian plane crashes, at least 68 dead (AP)

Written by on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 in 241184.

AP – An Indonesian military plane carrying more than 100 people crashed and burst into flames Wednesday, killing at least 68 people, officials said.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Indonesian military plane crash, 57 reported dead (AFP)

Written by on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 in 236861.

File photo shows a woman watching an Indonesian military Hercules plane depart from an airport in Bandung, Java. An Indonesian military transport jet crashed in East Java killing at least 57 people, a military doctor and local media reported.(AFP/File/Oka Budhi)AFP – An Indonesian military transport jet crashed in East Java killing at least 57 people, a military doctor and local media reported.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

WHO seeks swine flu vaccine help for poor nations (AP)

Written by on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 in 236859.

Japanese junior high school students wear masks as precaution against swine flu during a school tour at the upper house of the Parliament in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Japan confirmed dozens more swine flu cases overnight bringing its tally to 176, health officials said Tuesday, as the government considered scaling down quarantine checks at airports while focusing on its domestic outbreak. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP – The World Health Organization urged drugmakers to reserve some of their pandemic swine flu vaccine for poor countries, but received few concrete offers as experts told that an effective flu shot is still months away.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back



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