World health officials tackle swine flu challenges
CANCUN, Mexico - Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico.
Nations:Mexico Canada Argentina Brazil Australia Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-07-02
GM bankruptcy exit hearing closes
NEW YORK (AFP) - The fate of General Motors was placed in the hands of a New York judge Thursday who must decide whether the largest US automaker can execute a swift exit from bankruptcy protection by selling its best assets to a new company.
Nations:Canada Source:(AFP)
2009-07-02
Barnes: record score on pushover US Open course
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - Another day at the U.S. Open ended with a familiar drill. Players dodged puddles in the parking lot as they headed to their cars, a round left incomplete for the third straight day. The maintenance crew grabbed squeegees and pumps as they headed out to Bethpage Black to wage a losing battle against the rain.
Nations:Canada People:Phil Mickelson Padraig Harrington Paul Casey Ernie Els Jim Furyk Mike Weir Activities:2009 U.S. Open Source:(AP)
2009-06-20
Flu death toll in US, Canada reaches 100
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Figures released Friday by US and Canadian health authorities show that the swine flu pandemic has killed 100 people in Canada and the United States.
Nations:Canada U.S. Mexico Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AFP)
2009-06-20
US rejects victory claim by Iran's Ahmadinejad
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario - The U.S. on Saturday refused to accept hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's claim of a landslide re-election victory in Iran and said it was looking into allegations of election fraud.
Nations:Israel Canada Iran Lebanon People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Holocaust 2009 Iran Election Iran-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-06-13
Shootout kills 16 gunmen, 2 soldiers in Acapulco
ACAPULCO, Mexico - It was a shootout straight from Hollywood in the former playground of its biggest stars: Outlaws holed up in a hillside mansion fought heavily armed Mexican soldiers with a rain of gunfire and grenades that had tourists cowering in hotels nearby.
Nations:Mexico Canada People:Felipe Calderon Elizabeth Taylor Source:(AP)
2009-06-08
Obama: Nationalization of GM to be short-term
WASHINGTON - In a defining moment for American capitalism, President Barack Obama ushered General Motors Corp. into bankruptcy protection Monday and put the government behind the wheel of the company that once symbolized the nation's economic muscle.
Nations:Canada U.S. Italy People:Ralph Nader John Boehner Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin.
2009-06-01
CAW votes to accept cost-cutting deal with GM
TORONTO - Canadian Auto Workers members voted 86 percent in favor of a cost-cutting deal with General Motors Canada as the automaker bids to qualify for more government loans and assure its future in Canada.
Nations:Canada Source:(AP)
2009-05-26
WHO meets on production of swine flu vaccine
GENEVA - As swine flu cases topped 6,600 worldwide, vaccine makers and other experts met Thursday at the World Health Organization to discuss the tough decisions that must be made quickly to fight the evolving virus.
Nations:Mexico U.K. U.S. Canada Denmark Switzerland People:Michael Bloomberg Activities:2009 Swine Flu
2009-05-15
Mexico's schools cleaned, ready to resume classes
MEXICO CITY - Scoured and disinfected, most of Mexico's primary schools and kindergartens stood ready to welcome back millions of students Monday after a nationwide shutdown ordered to help put a brake on the spread of swine flu.
Nations:China Mexico U.S. Canada Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-05-11
Spain leads Europe in swine flu cases with 40
MEXICO CITY - Swine flu extended its reach through Europe and Latin America, with at least five countries reporting new cases on Sunday. Health experts were investigating a case of the virus jumping from a person to pigs, trying to determine if the disease was reaching a new stage.
Nations:Mexico Iraq U.K. Hong Kong Egypt Canada People:Felipe Calderon Barack Obama Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-05-03
GM could follow Chrysler into bankruptcy: analysts
DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) - General Motors could soon follow Chrysler into bankruptcy protection and the process is unlikely to be simple or swift for either troubled automaker, analysts warned.
Nations:Canada U.S. Italy People:Stephen Harper Barack Obama Activities:2009 Chrysler Bankruptcy Source:(AFP)
2009-05-03
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