Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
Saturday, June 13, 2009 LONDON: Andy Murray continued his bid for a maiden grass-court title with victory over Mardy Fish in the quarterfinals of the Aegon Championships at Queen's.The 22-year-old top seed beat his American opponent 7-5 6-3 and will meet Juan Carlos Ferrero in the semi-finals. Andy Roddick overcame Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) and will face fellow American James Blake in the semi-final. Blake saw off Russian Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 in Friday's final match at Queen's. Ferrero, the former world number one now ranked 90th, reached his first semi-final on grass with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over Steve Darcis of Belgium.
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