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| Jan.22 |
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Human bird flu confirmed Thailand has confirmed 2 cases, as the WHO warned the outbreak could mutate and become more dangerous
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| Jan.24 |
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PM admits bird flu secrecy Thaksin Shinawatra's government suspected an outbreak of avian flu about 2 weeks ago
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| Jan.25 |
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Bird flu claims first Thai victim| One of two boys sick with the virus died | |
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| Jan.28 |
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Crisis talks as flu hits Bangkok Health experts are meeting as parts of the Thai capital are declared 'danger zones'
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Bird flu crisis: Mass cull needed World Health Organization: A mass slaughter of infected chickens and ducks is the only way of controlling the flu
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| Feb.4 |
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Bird flu kills 2 more children Human toll from the disease is at least 14
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| Feb.14 |
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Bird flu claims its 20th fatality 13-year-old boy died in Thailand. Across the region the disease hit some exotic species in zoos
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| Feb.19 |
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Cats, leopard die from bird flu 2 domestic cats and a leopard have died from the same bird flu that has devastated the nation's poultry industry
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| Mar.27 |
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Scores injured in bomb blast| A bomb blast outside a bar, in a town on the border with Malaysia, has injured about 30 people | |
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| Mar.30 |
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Explosives stolen in attack 10 suspected Islamic militants have stolen a large quantity of bomb-making material in the south of the country
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| Apr.27 |
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97 killed in attacks| Co-ordinated attacks on security posts by black-clad bandits in the country's predominantly Muslim south | | |
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| Apr.28 |
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Split over deadly attacks Prime Minister is placing the blame on criminal gangs. A defense minister is linking the attacks to Islamic separatists
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| Jul.11 |
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Annan urges action against Aids| At the Aids conference the Secretary General has warned the international community it is not doing enough | |
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| Jul.12 |
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Condom divide at AIDS meet A controversy over whether abstinence or condoms are more effective has struck up a debate among delegates
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| Jul.14 |
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U.S. rejects U.N. AIDS plea The United States has rejected outright a call for more money for the global fund to fight AIDS
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| Oct.3 |
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14 dead in fireworks fire A massive explosion at fireworks factory in the ancient capital of Ayuthaya is causing the building's roof to collapse
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| Oct.26 |
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78 die after riot| People were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks in Muslim-dominated south | | |
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| Oct.29 |
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PM bids to calm restive south The government moved to ease tensions over the deaths of 85 accused Muslims rioters in southern Thailand
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| Dec.23 |
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Deadly blast in southern Thailand At least one person has been killed and several wounded after a bomb exploded at a Siam Commercial Bank branch
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