The World Health Organisation confirmed the 25th bird flu death in Indonesia, an health official said Monday.
The man lived in the town of Tangerang, part of the metropolitan complex of Jakarta. Officials said that he had contact with sick poultry.
Indonesia has the most bird flu deaths this year and is behind Vietnam for the most deaths since the disease was first reported in 2003.
Jakarta has concentrated most of its bird flu efforts near urban areas where domestic birds still live in close contact with humans.
WHO wants more efficient bird flu reporting
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Monday, May 08, 2006
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Attempts to rescue Australian mine workers snag
Rescue workers have nearly reached two Australian miners trapped for two weeks but ran into problems Sunday.
The jackhammers used to dig threw a collapsed tunnel were unable to penetrate the last rock barrier separating the miners from rescuers.
Officials said the rock was up to five times harder than concrete and they had resorted to "low-shock blasting."
The miners were able to survive the tunnel collapse in a steel cage and have been surviving by consuming water and food through a PVC pipe that was snaked down to the men last Monday. Until then they drank water dripping from rocks and shared a snack bar.
The Australian nation has been captivated by the fortitude and spirit of the miners whose communications with rescuers have been broadcast by the media.
Rescuers face unexpected problems in reaching Australian miners
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The jackhammers used to dig threw a collapsed tunnel were unable to penetrate the last rock barrier separating the miners from rescuers.
Officials said the rock was up to five times harder than concrete and they had resorted to "low-shock blasting."
The miners were able to survive the tunnel collapse in a steel cage and have been surviving by consuming water and food through a PVC pipe that was snaked down to the men last Monday. Until then they drank water dripping from rocks and shared a snack bar.
The Australian nation has been captivated by the fortitude and spirit of the miners whose communications with rescuers have been broadcast by the media.
Rescuers face unexpected problems in reaching Australian miners
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Saturday, May 06, 2006
Michelle Wie enters third round and history books
Although rain washed out the third round, Michelle Wie made history as the first woman to make the cut in a major men's tour event since 1945.
The Hawaiian-born Wie entered the third round of the SK Telecom Open on Saturday in South Korea.
Michelle Wie waves at the SK Telecom Open in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, May 5, where she became the first woman to make cut in PGA tour since 1945. AP photo from Yahoo News.
Babe Zaharias was the last woman to make the cut on the PGA Tour at the 1945 Tucson Open.
The accomplishment may have been sweeter as it came in Wie's ancestral homeland of Korea, where both her parents were born. Her arrival in the country has fueled a media frenzy.
The Hawaiian-born Wie entered the third round of the SK Telecom Open on Saturday in South Korea.
Michelle Wie waves at the SK Telecom Open in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, May 5, where she became the first woman to make cut in PGA tour since 1945. AP photo from Yahoo News.
Babe Zaharias was the last woman to make the cut on the PGA Tour at the 1945 Tucson Open.
The accomplishment may have been sweeter as it came in Wie's ancestral homeland of Korea, where both her parents were born. Her arrival in the country has fueled a media frenzy.
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