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...
Friday, December 25, 2009 VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI has especially advised Christian community to avoid selfishness during his speech on the eve of Christmas celebration here in front of a huge mass gathering at midnight on Thursday.82-years-old Pope said selfishness bears in people isolation with one another and obstruct the way of truthfulness.The Christmas celebrations commenced at 10pm – two hours early, keeping in view Pope’s rising age and illness while thousands of christens attended the celebrations.Earlier, at his arrival for Christmas message, a lady knocked him down but Pope remained unharmed while security guards held women under custody.
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