Kashmir Quake stories
U.N. Immunizes Kids in Pakistan Quake Zone
A two-week campaign has been launched in Kashmir to immunize 800,000 children against infectious diseases including diphtheria, measles, polio and tetanus. They will also get vitamin A. A third crossing has been opened on the border, but still only a token amount of aid has been let through, and no Kashmiri residents. The amount of money donated is still well short of what is needed.
Bird flu stories
China Tests Poultry Worker for Bird Flu
A Chinese poultry worker was being tested for bird flu on Saturday in an area where there have been outbreaks among poultry. If confirmed, it would be China's first human case. Vietnam reported two new outbreaks.
Japan warned that two teenagers died after taking Tamiflu. One jumped in front of a truck; the other fell from a tall building.
Bangkok toddler confirmed as bird flu victim
A Bangkok toddler has bird flu, likely caught from infected chickens at home.
Hurricane stories
FEMA Has Yet to Reopen No-Bid Contracts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has not yet re-opened four of the biggest no-bid contracts it awarded for Hurricane Katrina work, and will not do so until they are virtually complete. There has also been little done to award contracts to local small and minority-owned businesses. Minority-owned businesses have only received 1.8 percent of the value of total contracts.
Miss. Park Tells Katrina Evacuees to Pay
A south Mississippi state park is charging Hurricane Katrina evacuees living in their own travel trailers campsite rental. The park says that FEMA is paying the people for the rental. The people say they thought FEMA would be paying it, and that people living in FEMA trailers are not being charged.
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