Australia Braces for Locust Plague
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New South Wales, Australia, is bracing for what authorities predict will be the worst locust plague in 25 years.
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AN OUTBREAK of a disease that can kill babies has sparked a warning for Territory parents to vaccinate their children. An Australia-wide alert has been called after Western Australian health
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ROME -- Swarms of locusts that have devastated crops and pastures across West Africa may hit countries as far away as Pakistan, a UN agency said yesterday as it announced an intensified control campaign. The desert locusts are moving into southwest Libya, southern Algeria, and the borders of Morocco, the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organization said. Other swarms were ...
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The huge locust swarms that have ravaged swaths of western Africa are likely to plague the region for several years, a senior U.N. official said.
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The World Health Organization is warning Asian nations that its current struggle with bird flu could lead to the next deadly human flu pandemic across the globe.
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The Sudanese government has readied 13 planes for fighting swarms of desert locusts, poised to enter the country from Egypt.
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Diarrhea, malaria, dengue fever, and even meningitis and flu may be waiting to cause a second wave of misery across Indian Ocean coastal
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The UN appeals for extra international aid to battle swarms of locusts that are spreading across west Africa.
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Tens of millions of locusts have descended on Cyprus and the island now has less than 10 days to act before the invasion turns into a self-perpetuating plague.
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Ministry of Agriculture expresses hope temperature drop and change in windâs direction would assist in overcoming problem. After millions of locusts invaded southern Israel on Sunday, the Ministry of Agriculture
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International health officials warned yesterday that the world was closer to its next pandemic - a potent mix of avian influenza and a human flu virus - and that Asia was likely to be its epicentre.
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West Africa may lose up to a quarter of its grain harvest this year if the worst locust infestation for 15 years is not brought under control, regional agriculture experts warned.
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Australia plans to create what it  believes will be the most lethal force of fighter jets in  Southeast Asia by equipping its aircraft with long-range  missiles in a move critics said could antagonize neighbors.
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Australia warned on Sunday of possible  imminent terrorist attacks in Indonesia, including on the  resort island of Bali, and told its citizens to think twice  before traveling there.
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Travellers to the Indian Ocean are being warned about an increased risk of the crippling Chikungunya virus.
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BANGKOK A day after Thai and international officials confirmed the first probable human-to-human transmission of a virulent strain of avian influenza in this country, public health systems around the globe were scrambling to prepare for a possible pandemic
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Wild camels in drought-stricken Australia are in plague proportions, damaging the environment and property as they compete with native animals for food and water.