Australia quarantines farm to contain H7 bird flu outbreak
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s first outbreak of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus in 15 years should be contained by a cull of 50,000 chickens, authorities said on Friday, although they do not know what caused the case at an egg farm in New South Wales state. The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) said all chickens at the property in Maitland, 160 km (100 miles) north of Sydney, will be destroyed after the H7 virus was detected last week. …
Cricket-Australia squad for second test v South Africa
MELBOURNE, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Australia named the following 13-man squad for the second test against South Africa in Adelaide next week. Michael Clarke (captain), Shane Watson, David Warner, Ed Cowan, Rob Quiney, Ricky Ponting, Mike Hussey, Matthew Wade, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc (Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
Japan sets course for December 16 election and seventh PM in six years
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is set to dissolve parliament’s lower house on Friday for a December 16 election that is likely to return the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power with a conservative former prime minister at the helm. However, few expect the poll, three years after a historic victory swept the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) to power for the first time, will fix a policy stalemate that has plagued the economy as it struggles with an ageing population and security challenges due to China’s rapid rise. …
Atlanta police: Arrest warrant issued for ex-WNBA star Holdsclaw on aggravated assault charge
ATLANTA – Atlanta police say a warrant has been issued for former WNBA star and Olympic gold medallist Chamique Holdsclaw who is accused of shooting into a woman’s car after using a bat to break its windows.
U.S. charges Iranian man in military aircraft part scheme
(Reuters) – U.S. authorities announced charges Thursday against an Iranian national accused of scheming to illegally export aircraft parts from the United States to Iran. A federal grand jury in Manhattan returned an indictment Wednesday against Alireza Moazami Goudarzi, 28, for plotting to buy and export military-grade aircraft parts. Authorities said Goudarzi emailed an unnamed U.S. supplier in October 2010 about buying civilian aircraft parts to ship to Iran. The supplier then contacted the government, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office said. …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
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