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A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.
A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.
A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.
A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.
Learn more about influenza and science's struggle against it in the Photo Essay.
Scientists have long forecast the appearance of an influenza virus capable of infecting 40 percent of the world's human population and killing unimaginable numbers. Recently, a new strain, H5N1 avian influenza, has shown all the earmarks of becoming that disease. Until now, it has largely been confined to certain bird species, but that may be changing.
WIDE ANGLE explores the role of Angola's military, the only functioning arm of the state, in its bold attempt to combat the AIDS pandemic.
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