14

Jan

Italy bans hunting, other activities in regions hit by swine fever

Italy banned hunting and several other outdoor activities in two northern regions affected by a recent outbreak of African swine fever, a deadly hog disease. African swine fever is harmless…

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04

Jul

China says G4 swine flu virus not new; does not infect humans easily

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday that the so-called "G4" strain of swine flu virus is not new and does not infect or sicken humans and…

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01

Jul

Chinese study warns new swine flu virus has ‘pandemic’ potential

Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that could be capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study published on Monday in the US science…

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11

Dec

Germany on alert as swine fever nears border

Germany is deploying a full array of defences to stop boars from bringing swine fever into the country and avert a disaster for its thriving pork industry. Among the measures…

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21

Jun

Corporate Midday Dispatch – Financial and Corporate News Roundup

Less than 15 per cent of Malta's debt is held by non-residents, in stark contrast with the situation in other member states. Eurostat on Friday reported that there were significant differences…

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03

Sep

Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning The main news around the world report how thousands of years of historical artefacts were destroyed as a huge fire has engulfed Rio's history museum in Brazil. In…

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02

Sep

China culled 38,000 pigs due to Swine flu

China culled more than 38,000 hogs as of Sept. 1 due to African swine fever outbreaks, the agriculture ministry said on Sunday. Xinhua China has reported African swine fever outbreaks…

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01

Sep

Bulgaria reports outbreak of swine fever (pig-flu)

Euronews reports that  Bulgaria reported its first outbreak of African swine fever on Friday, with authorities saying seven backyard pigs at a farm close to the Romanian border had been…

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