Monday, October 21, 2013

Voice of America: Nigerians Outraged by Aviation Minister's $1.4 Million Cars

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Nigerians Outraged by Aviation Minister's $1.4 Million Cars
Oct 22nd 2013, 03:19, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)

A government minister has angered Nigerians by buying two bullet-proof limousines for $1.4 million while 60 percent of the country lives on less than $1 a day.   The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said it ordered the BMW 760 Li vehicles for 225 million Nigerian naira two months ago at the request of Aviation Minister Stella Oduah, who claimed they were necessary for security.   "It is internationally customary to convey our minister and... foreign dignitaries in a security ...

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Voice of America: Flu Virus Disarms Immune System’s First Responders

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Flu Virus Disarms Immune System's First Responders
Oct 22nd 2013, 01:54, by webdesk@voanews.com (Jessica Berman)

Infection by the influenza virus may be more complicated than previously thought. Scientists say the pathogen appears to disarm the immune system's first responders, which are the first line of defense against disease.  When confronted by the influenza virus, the body's immune system generates white blood cells that produce antibodies specifically designed to attach to the invading microorganism and neutralize it, preventing infection. These virus-specific cells also retain a memory of ...

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Voice of America: VP Reports Arrests in Malawi 'Cashgate' Scandal

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VP Reports Arrests in Malawi 'Cashgate' Scandal
Oct 22nd 2013, 02:46, by webdesk@voanews.com (Lameck Masina)

Malawi's Vice President, Khumbo Kachale, has announced that the government is cracking down on corruption in the cabinet in the wake of what has become known as the "Cashgate" scandal, in which more than $10 million has been discovered to be missing from public coffers.    Speaking to parliament on Monday, Vice President Kachale said the investigations conducted so far have found massive looting of public finances dating back to 2006.   He said this was largely ...

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Voice of America: Flu Virus Disarms Immune System’s First Responders

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Flu Virus Disarms Immune System's First Responders
Oct 22nd 2013, 01:54, by webdesk@voanews.com (Jessica Berman)

Infection by the influenza virus may be more complicated than previously thought. Scientists say the pathogen appears to disarm the immune system's first responders, which are the first line of defense against disease.  When confronted by the influenza virus, the body's immune system generates white blood cells that produce antibodies specifically designed to attach to the invading microorganism and neutralize it, preventing infection. These virus-specific cells also retain a memory of ...

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Voice of America: VP Reports Arrests in Malawi 'Cashgate' Scandal

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VP Reports Arrests in Malawi 'Cashgate' Scandal
Oct 22nd 2013, 02:46, by webdesk@voanews.com (Lameck Masina)

Malawi's Vice President, Khumbo Kachale, has announced that the government is cracking down on corruption in the cabinet in the wake of what has become known as the "Cashgate" scandal, in which more than $10 million has been discovered to be missing from public coffers.    Speaking to parliament on Monday, Vice President Kachale said the investigations conducted so far have found massive looting of public finances dating back to 2006.   He said this was largely ...

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Voice of America: Officials Blame Yau Yau as Scores Killed in Jonglei Attack

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Officials Blame Yau Yau as Scores Killed in Jonglei Attack
Oct 22nd 2013, 01:01, by webdesk@voanews.com (Phillip Thon Aleu, John Tanza)

More than 40 people were killed and 60 others wounded in an attack in South Sudan's restive Jonglei state that officials have blamed on rebels loyal to David Yau Yau. But Yau Yau denied that his forces were involved in the attack, in which houses in Twic East County were set ablaze, hundreds of head of cattle were stolen and women and children were abducted early on Sunday. "They're not from our group," Yau Yau told VOA News in a phone interview. "Our group remains ...

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Voice of America: Flu Virus Disarms Immune System’s First Responders

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Flu Virus Disarms Immune System's First Responders
Oct 22nd 2013, 01:54, by webdesk@voanews.com (Jessica Berman)

Infection by the influenza virus may be more complicated than previously thought. Scientists say the pathogen appears to disarm the immune system's first responders, which are the first line of defense against disease.  When confronted by the influenza virus, the body's immune system generates white blood cells that produce antibodies specifically designed to attach to the invading microorganism and neutralize it, preventing infection. These virus-specific cells also retain a memory of ...

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Voice of America: VP Reports Arrests in Malawi 'Cashgate' Scandal

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VP Reports Arrests in Malawi 'Cashgate' Scandal
Oct 22nd 2013, 02:46, by webdesk@voanews.com (Lameck Masina)

Malawi's Vice President, Khumbo Kachale, has announced that the government is cracking down on corruption in the cabinet in the wake of what has become known as the "Cashgate" scandal, in which more than $10 million has been discovered to be missing from public coffers.    Speaking to parliament on Monday, Vice President Kachale said the investigations conducted so far have found massive looting of public finances dating back to 2006.   He said this was largely ...

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Voice of America: Officials Blame Yau Yau as Scores Killed in Jonglei Attack

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Officials Blame Yau Yau as Scores Killed in Jonglei Attack
Oct 22nd 2013, 01:01, by webdesk@voanews.com (Phillip Thon Aleu, John Tanza)

More than 40 people were killed and 60 others wounded in an attack in South Sudan's restive Jonglei state that officials have blamed on rebels loyal to David Yau Yau. But Yau Yau denied that his forces were involved in the attack, in which houses in Twic East County were set ablaze, hundreds of head of cattle were stolen and women and children were abducted early on Sunday. "They're not from our group," Yau Yau told VOA News in a phone interview. "Our group remains ...

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Voice of America: Flu Virus Disarms Immune System’s First Responders

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries 
Flu Virus Disarms Immune System's First Responders
Oct 22nd 2013, 01:54, by webdesk@voanews.com (Jessica Berman)

Infection by the influenza virus may be more complicated than previously thought. Scientists say the pathogen appears to disarm the immune system's first responders, which are the first line of defense against disease.  When confronted by the influenza virus, the body's immune system generates white blood cells that produce antibodies specifically designed to attach to the invading microorganism and neutralize it, preventing infection. These virus-specific cells also retain a memory of ...

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