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Britain and Croatia confirm cases of bird flu
By wire services
Published October 22, 2005
LONDON - Britain and Croatia confirmed cases of bird flu on Friday as countries around the world scrambled to put in place measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
Croatia's first cases of bird flu were confirmed in six swans found dead in a national park. British officials said a parrot imported from South America died of bird flu in quarantine.
In both cases, it was unknown if the birds had the deadly H5N1 strain that has devastated poultry stocks across Asia and killed 60 people in the last two years.
India's top pharmaceutical company, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., said Friday it is talking to Roche of Switzerland for a license to manufacture a generic version of the antiflu drug Tamiflu, which could help meet demand for medicine in the event of a pandemic.
Turkey pledges $150M for earthquake victims
GHANOOL, Pakistan - Turkey announced a $150-million aid pledge Friday for survivors of South Asia's massive earthquake, as NATO agreed to deploy hundreds of military engineers and medics to bolster relief efforts weeks before winter begins.
Russia won't turn over bodies of raid suspects
NALCHIK, Russia - Authorities on Friday refused to release the bodies of men suspected of being involved in last week's deadly assault on law enforcement offices, angering their families who said even accused terrorists deserve a proper burial. Some residents allege that their relatives had been unfairly identified as participants in the militant raid.
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