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Daily Archives: December 25, 2005

Redistribution Of Flu Shots Raise Questions About T ...

by admin • DEC 25, 2005

Health officials across New England are shuffling flu vaccine shots from hospitals and clinics with oversupplies to those facing shortages, raising questions about a flu shot distribution system that some critics say is inadequate.

Vandals Destroy California Menorah Display

by admin • DEC 25, 2005

A 15-foot high menorah in California — aimed at encouraging understanding about Judaism — has been destroyed by vandals.

Pace charts military deployments in Iraq

by admin • DEC 25, 2005

The number of U.S. troops remaining in Iraq in 2006 will be determined by the insurgency as well as the capabilities of Iraqi forces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday.

Russian rocket takes three navigation satellites in ...

by admin • DEC 25, 2005

A Russian Proton-K rocket blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan carrying three GLONASS navigation satellites.

India state to build 100 villages

by admin • DEC 25, 2005

The government of the western Indian state of Maharashtra is to create 100 new villages to rehabilitate victims of this year’s floods.

Libya lifts ‘HIV medics’ sentence

by admin • DEC 25, 2005

Libya‘s supreme court has overturned death sentences on six foreign health workers who were charged with infecting Libyan children with HIV.