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Flood chaos after torrential rain
Parts of Scotland have remained under flood water after a month's rain fell in just 36 hours in some places.
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Floods devastate UK Lake District; Many rescued
Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods swamped homes and roads Friday in northern England's picturesque Lake District.
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UN children's convention at 20: Indian boy embodies the plight of millions of downtrodden kids
Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police.
Hundreds stranded after town floods
Water levels in the flood-hit town of Cockermouth, in Cumbria, have at last stabilised - on a night when they reached almost 2.5 metres on the worst affected streets.
A strong storm moving through Friday into Saturday could drop more than a foot of snow at the highest elevations of the Sierra.
Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccines: WHO
"Reporting so far reconfirms that the pandemic flu vaccine is as safe as the seasonal flu vaccine," says WHO vaccine expert Dr.
Radical measures won't stop H1N1
Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu a ' most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms a ' have failed to contain the disease.
Swine flu: NHS bed shortage fears
The UK could suffer a shortage of intensive care beds for children with swine flu, researchers have said.
Fresh flood fears as storms persist
The Environment Agency and the Met Office have warned of a high risk of flooding to property on Thursday.
Judge: Army Corps' failure to maintain navigation channel led to massive flooding by Katrina
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims.
Another storm heading for Washington
The National Weather Service says another strong Pacific storm will hit Washington Wednesday night and Thursday.
Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:36am EST - A man receives a dose of H1N1 flu vaccine as a woman waits for her turn at a hospital in Athens November 16, 2009.
Disaster declaration for farm losses in 5 states
Federal agriculture authorities have declared disaster areas in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee due to crop losses from a combination of severe spring and fall flooding and summer drought.
Czechs celebrate 20th anniversary of Velvet Revolution sweeping away communist regime
Thousands marched through the Czech capital Tuesday in commemoration of a student protest 20 years ago that grew into the human tidal wave sweeping away the communist regime in what was then Czechoslovakia.
Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections.
6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coa
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday off the Queen Charlotte Islands off the west coast of British Columbia.
Craig Koplien's 5a Storm Team Forecast
Today...Becoming mostly cloudy from around I-94 to the south with chance of light rain this afternoon near the Wisconsin/Illinois border.
Had flu? You may have H1N1 protection
People who have had repeated flu infections -- or repeated flu vaccines -- may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Swine flu infects Ukraine's elections
In Ukraine, swine flu is causing electoral fever. In a hard-fought presidential campaign, critics of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko accuse her of stirring up panic to grab the spotlight from rivals by closing all schools and banning mass gatherings to combat what experts say is a relatively moderate outbreak of the disease.
Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:59am EST -Registered nurse Susan Longobucco-Hynes prepares a dose of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine for patients at an Asthma fair at Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts November 14, 2009.
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