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...
Monday, November 23, 2009 MEXICO CITY: More at home on the dark side in the outer reaches of space Darth Vader looked a little out of place flying in these sunlit skies. The striking hot air balloon joined almost 100 others at a festival in Mexico. The design, based on the Star Wars character, stood out among the bright balloons floating over the town of Leon. Thousands of enthusiasts joined together to celebrate the eighth International Hot Air Balloons Festival.
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