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BY MOHAMMED IQBAL
DOHA: Amid fears of a possible spread of swine flu among children here with re-opening of the schools after Ramadan, the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has come out with an action plan for schools that aims to limit the spread of the disease.
The plan, developed jointly wit [more...]
Posted on:9/3/2009 Indonesia quake kills 42
PANGALENGAN: The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Indonesia, which killed at least 42 people and forced thousands to flee buildings, is likely to rise, government agencies said early yesterday morning.
The 7.0 magnitude quake shook buildings in the capital Jakarta yesterday afternoon and [more...]
Posted on:9/3/2009 iPhone can warn of swine flu outbreak
Washington: Apple iPhone owners wondering if there is a case of swine flu nearby can now find out instantly with a new program that tracks outbreaks of infectious diseases.
“Outbreaks Near Me” is an application for the popular smartphone developed by researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston in c [more...]
Posted on:9/3/2009 Netherlands to try Arab body for Holocaust cartoon
The Hague: An Arab organisation will be put on trial in the Netherlands for publishing a Holocaust-denying cartoon in response to offensive caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), prosecutors said yesterday.
“This cartoon is discriminatory,” the prosecuting authority said of the sketch on the [more...]
Posted on:9/3/2009 Qatar professor on nuclear studies advisory panel
DOHA: Carving a niche for Qatar in nuclear technology studies and research, a faculty member of Qatar University (QU) has been selected to a prestigious position at the World Nuclear University (WNU). Prof Ilham Al Qaradawi, QU Associate Professor of Nuclear Physics, has become a member of the Advis [more...]
Posted on:9/3/2009 Qatar takes 10pc voting stake in Porsche
FRANKFURT: Qatar has taken a 10 percent voting stake in Porsche Automobil Holding SE as agreed, the German automotive group said yesterday.
It gave no financial terms for the sale, which was announced last month and gives outsiders a say at the family-owned company for the first time.
Qatar w [more...]
Posted on:9/3/2009 Megrahi under emergency care in hospital
TRIPOLI: The terminally-ill Libyan convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been moved into the emergency room of a hospital in Tripoli, a Libyan official source said yesterday.
Abdel Basset Al Megrahi was released from prison in Scotland last month on the grounds that he has prostate cancer a [more...]
Posted on:9/3/2009 Number of swine flu cases crosses 450
DOHA: The number of confirmed cases of swine flu in Qatar has crossed 450, a senior official of the Supreme Council of Health said yesterday.
The Council has, meanwhile, issued guidelines to schools on how to deal with suspected cases of swine flu.
“Every day we have a few cases. But the good [more...]
Posted on:9/3/2009 Tips for parents on dealing with flu
DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has issued guidelines for parents and schools on preventive measures against swine and how to deal with the disease.
Children with chronic health problems such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, metabolic conditions or neurological and neuromuscular diso [more...]
Posted on:9/3/2009 Obama readies ‘new phase’ in health debate
WASHINGTON: Faced with falling poll numbers and rising opposition to his reform plans, President Barack Obama is completing a new strategy to strike a deal on his proposals to overhaul US healthcare.
Senior administration officials said yesterday Obama, who has staked significant political capita [more...]
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