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WHO: Swine flu virus is top strain worldwide LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization's flu chief said the swineflu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide.
November 05, 2009 at 18:52 | Associated Press
Update: EU's Barroso warns Yushchenko over gas flows, IMF BRUSSELS, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The European Union urged Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Nov. 5 to prevent any delays in payments for Russian gas that might affect gas flows to EU citizens.
November 05, 2009 at 18:42 | Reuters
GM boss: US aid can be used to fix Opel if needed DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. could tap some of the US dollars 50 billion in aid it has received from the U.S. government to help finance its plan to restructure its European Opel unit, GM's top executive said Thursday.
November 05, 2009 at 18:30 | Associated Press
Berlin holds MTV awards, 20 years after Wall fell BERLIN (Reuters) - Pop star Beyonce and hip hop artist Jay-Z will perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, being held in the German capital to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
November 05, 2009 at 18:17 | Reuters
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November 05, 2009 at 18:16
WHO: H1N1 to cause more deaths in northern winter GENEVA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The H1N1 swine fluvirus has picked up steam in the northern hemisphere and is expected to cause more serious infections and deaths as cold weather sets in, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.
November 05, 2009 at 18:04 | Reuters
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is checking reports of the seizure of a Greek vessel, the Delvina, with seven Ukrainian crewmembers onboard.
November 05, 2009 at 17:59 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine and Belarus are planning to ask European institutions for a loan to implement a project to build a highway between Minsk and Kyiv as part of the Eastern Partnership initiative.
November 05, 2009 at 17:54 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russia: 2 suspects in lawyer, journalist killings MOSCOW — Russian investigators on Thursday announced the arrests of two suspects in the killings of a human rights lawyer and a journalist who were shot in central Moscow in January.
November 05, 2009 at 17:50 | Associated Press
Hurricane Ida pummels Nicaragua east coast MANAGUA (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida slammed into Nicaragua's Caribbean coast on Thursday after dumping heavy rain on little-developed offshore islands where hundreds of people were evacuated from flimsy homes.
November 05, 2009 at 17:44 | Reuters
Lukashenko: No crisis in Belarusian-Russian relations The presence of some differences over certain issues in the Belarusian-Russian relations does not mean the Union State is in crisis, said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
November 05, 2009 at 17:38 | Interfax-Ukraine
Somalis hijack grain ship, take Spaniards hostage MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates seized a Greek-owned vessel full of wheat in the Indian Ocean on Thursday and threatened to hand three Spanish captives to the families of two suspected gunmen being held in Spain.
November 05, 2009 at 17:36 | Reuters
Jump in productivity puts job creation in doubt in the U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies across the U.S. economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon.
November 05, 2009 at 17:23 | Associated Press
Russia Today: Ukraine didn’t stop weapons supply to Georgia The supply of the Georgian army with weapons and military equipment from Ukraine continues uninterrupted, according toLieutenant General Alexander Shlyakhturov, Head of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate. Read the story here.
November 05, 2009 at 17:02
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian security forces arrested an Agence France Presse reporter covering Wednesday's rally marking the anniversary of seizure of the U.S. embassy, the agency said on Thursday.
November 05, 2009 at 16:53 | Reuters