World AIDS Day marked by warnings and services
World AIDS Day spanned the globe with solemn services and warnings that far more must be done to treat and prevent HIV AIDS. Ukraine’s President Viktor Yushchenko admitted Ukraine is losing ground with 100 000 officially registered HIV cases and 40 new diagnoses daily. He urged action as UNICEF warns Eastern Europe and Central Asia face a potential epidemic, and Russia reports hundreds of thousands of HIV cases though experts say the true total is near a million. In London Westminster Cathedral hosted services and a concert by London Gay AIDS activists.
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Ukraine
Viktor Yushchenko
Europe
Yushchenko
Unicef
Asia
Gennady Onishchenko
Russia
London
Westminster
Winter storm causes crashes along Interstate 44
A tractor-trailer and a car sit along Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City after separate accidents. Steve Peterson clears ice from his vehicle in Joplin, Missouri as southwest Missouri braces for up to 10 inches of snow, marking the season's first winter storm.
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Steve Peterson
Joplin
Peterson
Missouri
Midwest snowstorm cripples highways and power across several states
The season's first major snowstorm blanketed the Plains and Midwest, halting thousands of schools and shutting down power to over 2 million customers. A FedEx cargo plane slid off a runway at O’Hare as cities faced dozens of flight cancellations. at least three deaths were blamed on the storm.
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Plains
Midwest
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Canada
Peru
Kenosha
Wis
Charles Parker
Milwaukee
Missouri
Holly Foster
Matt Blunt
Texas
Snow
St. Louis
Ron Zdellar
Ameren Corp
FedEx
O’hare International
Oklahoma
Mayon Volcano mudslides swamp Philippine villages
In Albay province, a wall of volcanic mud and debris from Typhoon Durian devastated Mayon slopes. About 198 people died and 260 were missing, with 130 injured as homes were flattened and communities wiped out. rescue teams struggled amid downed lines and widespread devastation.
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Philippines
Durian
Mayon
Luzon
National Office of Civil Defense
Rosal
Fernando Gonzalez
Albay
Benedict XVI
Vatican
Glen Rabonza
Civil Defense
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Noel Rosal
Legazpi City
Poisoning probe widens as Litvinenko case grows
In Britain ex spy Litvinenko death probes expand with positive tests for radioactive substance in his body, his wife and a Italian security expert linked to the case. Evacuation of a southern England hotel and a sweep of an Irish hospital treating a Russian opposition leader are reported. Italy seeks public reassurance.
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Magent
Britain
Alexander Litvinenko
England
Italy
Mario Scaramella
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Sheraton Hotel
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