Mosquito Fever Strikes Indonesia and Philippines
Jakarta and Java report dengue outbreaks killing 352 and infecting over 22 000 since January 1 with hospital strain as many as 800 patients in a day. Philippines urges elimination of standing water after 400 infections in early year. Caribbean eruption Montserrat̃s Soufriere Hills Volcano vents ash to 20 000 feet with no injuries. Cyclones Monty Evan and Ivy affect Australia and Vanuatu with homeless counts and rains. FAO notes one third of global meat exports hit by animal disease outbreaks.
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Vanuatu
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U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
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Plymouth
Bovine Contact May Shield Children From Asthma
New Zealand researcher Dr. Jeroen Douwes links early cow contact to lower allergic asthma in children. He suggests immune responses to farm microbes like bacterial endotoxin from live stock, noting hygiene limits in Western countries may raise asthma risk and exploring tools to mimic protection.
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New Zealand
Jeroen Douwes
Center For Public Health Research
Massey University
Douwes
Elton John denies plans to marry David Furnish
Elton John, while backing gay marriage, says he has no plans to wed longtime partner David Furnish. The remark follows Rosie O'Donnell and Kelli Carpenter's San Francisco nuptials as a high profile same sex couple.
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Elton John
David Furnish
David
John
Rosie O’donnell
Kelli Carpenter
San Francisco
Maria Shriver Serves On Jury In California Case
Journalist and California first lady Maria Shriver sits as a juror in a U S District Court product liability trial. She joins two other women on the panel hearing a man’s claim of nerve damage from a fall from an extension ladder.
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California
Maria Shriver
Shriver
U.S. District Court
Associated Press
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Today’s Birthday List Highlights TV and Music Figures
actor James B Sikking turns 70. singer Eddy Grant and actor Michael Warren celebrate. Dire Straits keyboardist Alan Clark is 52. Marsha Warfield from Night Court and Penn Jillette are noted. Eva Mendes of Fast & Furious, Jake Lloyd of Star Wars turn 15.
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Hill Street Blues
Doogie Howser
M.D
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Eddy Grant
Alan Clark
Dire Straits
Marsha Warfield
Night Court
Penn Jillette
Joan Frusciante
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Niki Taylor
Eva Mendes
Jake Lloyd
Regulator bans Elle Macpherson lingerie ad in London
The Advertising Standards Authority ruled Bendon UK Ltd cannot repeat a Vogue ad showing a model in a bra and panties with thumbs hooked inside the briefs, framed through a keyhole. Regulators found the image too intimate and offensive.
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Knight Ridder
Elle Macpherson
London
Associated Press
Advertising Standards Authority
Bendon UK Ltd
Vogue
Springer to Help Ohio Democrats Campaign
Jerry Springer plans to return to Cincinnati in April or May to campaign for Ohio Democrats in the November elections. The former Cincinnati mayor and 1982 gubernatorial candidate aims to aid races for the Ohio Senate and House, with possible interest in a 2006 governor bid.
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Jerry Springer
Cincinnati
Springer
Ohio
Senate
House
Dale Butland
ABC eying new legal series from The Practice creator
ABC discusses a new legal drama by David E. Kelley to replace The Practice next fall. James Spader is front runner to star, with Lloyd Braun saying it will share bloodlines but not be a spin off. Marla Sokoloff returns as Lucy Hatcher for a multi episode arc.
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Practice
TV Guide Online
James Spader
Lloyd Braun
Marla Sokoloff
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