University of Idaho student, celebrating 21st birthday, dies of apparent alcohol poisoning
College student dies of apparent alcohol poisoning Rising immigrants in Russia leading to increase in bed bugsMOSCOW - Bed bugs have been making life difficult for people in the Russian capital and figures from the country’s official health watchdog show the population of the blood-sucking insect has doubled due to the influx of immigrants. Documentary: 2007 outbreak of HIV among 147 Uzbek children due to contaminated equipment
Film: 147 toddlers infected in Uzbek HIV outbreak Russia and US agree to step up joint fight against drugs
Russia, US to step up drug fight MOSCOW — The U.S. has promised Moscow that it will step up efforts to combat Afghan drug trafficking to stem the flow of cheap heroin into Russia. 200 children hospitalised after eating Chinese fruitsMOSCOW - Over 200 children, most of them younger than three years, were hospitalised with acute intestinal infection after eating fruits imported from China, Rossiya TV channel reported Sunday. Rabid dog that bit dozens caught in MoscowMOSCOW - A dog infected with rabies had bitten dozens of people in southeastern Moscow before being caught, authorities said. AP interview: Russian drug control chief urges more aggressive US action on Afghan drugsRussia: US fight against Afghan drugs insufficient MOSCOW — Russia’s drug czar says U.S. and NATO anti-narcotics actions in Afghanistan are woefully insufficient and is calling for joint U.S.-Russian action against the Afghan heroin flooding into the former Soviet Union. UN report says Russia could face labor shortages, slowing economic growth as population fallsUN: Russia must adapt to shrinking population MOSCOW — Russia’s population has fallen by 6.6 million since 1993, despite the influx of millions of immigrants, a United Nations report said Monday, and by 2025 the country could lose a further 11 million people. Russia reports first swine flu deathMOSCOW - Russia has recorded its first swine flu death, a media report said Monday. The victim was a female doctor who had recently returned from Bulgaria. Her condition deteriorated over the past two weeks and she tested positive for swine flu a day before she died, Vesti TV news channel reported. |