BBC News Rome schools ordered closed after H1N1 flu casesReutersROME (Reuters) – Two Rome high schools have been ordered closed for a week after four students caught the H1N1 flu virus on a school trip to New York, Italy’s Health Ministry said on Friday.Video: More NYC Schools Close After Swine Flu Death The Associated PressFlu [...]
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CORRECTED: Nikkei slips as yen weighs on exporters, techs (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Japan’s Nikkei stock average lost 1.2 percent on Thursday, with Honda Motor Co (7267.T) and other exporters down as the yen climbed to a 2-month high on the dollar and after the Federal Reserve cut its outlook for the U.S. economy. Tech shares fell in the wake of losses by their U.S. peers, with Sony Corp (6758.T) dropping 1.6 percent, despite saying it plans to halve the number of its parts and …
Recession lingers at meat case as swine flu fades (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
At supermarket meat counters, the recession continues to guide buying decisions with consumers favoring lower cost items like hot dogs, while worries about swine flu are quickly fading, retail analysts told Reuters.