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May 9, 2008: U.N. Suspends Aid to Myanmar
from Wall Street Journal, US News
The U.N. World Food Program has suspended aid shipments to Myanmar after the country's military government seized all the food and equipment that had been flown into the country for cyclone victims. Video
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May 8, 2008: 1st. big foreign aid flights finally let in by Myanmar junta (AP)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_cyclone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.0ca79daebc784f318c44e34c062e6889.myanmar_cyclone_myn111.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=DsCT_KNtTNkGlkytY9Iv9Q--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A Myanmar girl walks next to a house damaged by Cyclone Nargis on the outskirt of Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday May 8, 2008. Myanmar's isolationist government blocked United Nations efforts Thursday to airlift urgently needed food aid to survivors of the cyclone that may have killed more than 100,000 people, officials said. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Myanmar's military regime allowed in the first major international aid shipment Thursday, but it snubbed a U.S. offer to help cyclone victims struggling to recover from a tragedy of unimaginable scale.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 8, 2008: Burma Cyclone: Exile Describes Victims' Anger
from Newsweek Top Stories
A leading Burmese exile discusses the junta's slow response to cyclone relief and why many see the cyclone as divine intervention against their despotic leaders.
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May 8, 2008: Burmese Junta Stifling Aid for Cyclone Victims
from NPR Top Stories Feed
More than 100,000 people may be dead and millions homeless in Burma - also known as Myanmar - following the devastating cyclone that hit the Southeast Asian country this week. But the military government has made delivering aid difficult. Jeff Wright, a disaster relief specialist with Worldvision; and Tin Thaw, who works with the Burmese-American Buddhist community, give an update on international efforts to provide aid.
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May 8, 2008: Lack of Access Could Raise Death Toll in Myanmar
from NPR Top Stories Feed
Relief supplies from the United Nations are arriving in Myanmar, following last weekend's deadly cyclone. But U.S. military planes with aid for victims are still being denied. U.N. Under-Secretary General John Holmes talks with Melissa Block.
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May 8, 2008: Myanmar 'not ready' for foreign rescue teams: state media (AFP)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/ts_afp/myanmarweathercycloneaidreject"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ncw93.090508042407.photo00.photo.default-404x279.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=22egGteMcVBnpMlxZlXjlw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="(afp.com)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Myanmar is "not ready" for foreign search and rescue teams after the deadly cyclone, the foreign ministry said Friday in a state newspaper, announcing that some aid workers had been deported.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 8, 2008: Myanmar?s Biggest City Still Paralyzed After 5 Days
from New York Times International Feed
A Times reporter in Yangon found that basic utilities have yet to be restored and that streets were choked with fallen trees, showing how difficult recovery from the cyclone could be.<br/><br/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=eb54a725f4ed49bda4c939b004c9c010&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/world/asia/09yangon.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=eb54a725f4ed49bda4c939b004c9c010&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/world/asia/09yangon.html" border="0"/></a>
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May 8, 2008: The Lede: Myanmar Disaster Relief: How to Contribute
from New York Times International Feed
An alphabetical list of contact information and links for some agencies that plan to provide relief to the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar.<br/><br/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=eb54a725f4ed49bda4c939b004c9c010&u=http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/myanmar-disaster-relief-how-to-contribute/index.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=eb54a725f4ed49bda4c939b004c9c010&u=http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/myanmar-disaster-relief-how-to-contribute/index.html" border="0"/></a>
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May 8, 2008: U.N. Aid Arrives in Myanmar
from Wall Street Journal, US News
Myanmar allowed four planes with food and medicine to land in the cyclone-ravaged country but refused permission for U.S. military planes to fly in aid and withheld visas for some U.N. disaster-relief experts. Video
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May 8, 2008: U.N. says 1.5 million people affected by Myanmar storm (Reuters)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/ts_nm/myanmar_cyclone_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_08t112321_450x283_us_myanmar_cyclone.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=HOa1FXMIEh6Thh_hJGM24w--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Survivors are seen at their home, which was destroyed by Cyclone Nargis, near the town of Kyaiklat, southwest of Yangon, May 7, 2008. (Strringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The United Nations estimated 1.5 million
people have been "severely affected" by the cyclone that swept
through Myanmar, as the United States expressed outrage with
the country's junta over delays in allowing in aid.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 8, 2008: UN 'disappointed' at Burma access
from BBC Front Page News
The UN says it is disappointed at Burma's slow progress in allowing access to victims of last weekend's cyclone.
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May 7, 2008: $271 Million for Research on Stem Cells in California
from New York Times Health Feed
The awards represent the largest chunk of money given at one time by California?s taxpayer-backed stem cell program, which plans to spend about $3 billion over a decade.<br/><br/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=07ef2180cee44d9abb689f9f7fe272d1&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/us/08stem.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=07ef2180cee44d9abb689f9f7fe272d1&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/us/08stem.html" border="0"/></a>
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May 7, 2008: Burma: Will the Cyclone Weaken the Junta?
from Newsweek Top Stories
As aid workers struggle to help the victims of Cyclone Nargis, analysts consider whether the disaster could weaken the junta.
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May 7, 2008: Cyclone Toll May Reach 100,000
from Wall Street Journal, US News
As many as 100,000 may have died in the cyclone that hit Myanmar, with most buildings in the affected area destroyed, a U.S. envoy said. The disaster is driving up the cost of basic commodities and could stir new protests against the nation's military rulers. Video
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May 7, 2008: Myanmar Disaster May Stir Unrest
from Wall Street Journal, US News
The devastating cyclone that killed at least 22,000 people in Myanmar is driving up the cost of basic commodities and could stir fresh protests against the country's military rulers, who violently put down a pro-democracy uprising last year. Video
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May 7, 2008: News Buzz: Myanmar Aid, Clinton Campaign Money, and More
from U.S. News & World Report
Each day, news of the extent of destruction in Myanmar from Saturday's Cyclone Nargis gets worse.
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May 7, 2008: Survivors in Myanmar Make Way to High Land
from New York Times International Feed
Myanmar?s rice trading town of Labutta has become a beacon of hope for tens of thousands who lived through the fury of last weekend?s cyclone.<br/><br/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=eb54a725f4ed49bda4c939b004c9c010&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/world/asia/08scene.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=eb54a725f4ed49bda4c939b004c9c010&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/world/asia/08scene.html" border="0"/></a>
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May 6, 2008: Aid Groups Struggle to Help Myanmar
from NPR Top Stories Feed
Aid groups and donor countries are mobilizing to get assistance to the survivors of a devastating cyclone in Myanmar. The United Nations says hundreds of thousand people are in need of help. Getting visas and travel permission from the government of Myanmar is still a problem. The U.S. is among those trying to get in.
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May 6, 2008: Aid workers race to reach Myanmar cyclone victims (AFP)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080506/ts_afp/myanmarweathercyclone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080506/capt.cps.ncj05.070508011609.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=vMUbcaROsIozLxJVUT2ZxA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Residents collect water in Yangon. Aid workers battled Wednesday to get food and water to desperate cyclone survivors in Myanmar, whose government is under fire after more than 22,000 people died in one of Asia's worst natural disasters.(AFP/Khin Maung Win)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Aid workers battled Wednesday to get food and water to desperate cyclone survivors in Myanmar, whose government is under fire after more than 22,000 people died in one of Asia's worst natural disasters.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 6, 2008: Burma Reels as Storm Toll Rises
from Time Magazine Top Stories
A humanitarian crisis looms in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone that has killed at least 22,000 people<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/time/topstories/~4/284582000" height="1" width="1"/>
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May 6, 2008: Burma's cyclone death toll soars
from BBC Front Page News
Burma's death toll has risen to more than 22,000 after a cyclone hit the country on Saturday, state media say.
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May 6, 2008: Burma's death toll may top 15,000
from The Boston Globe
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Burma struggled yesterday to recover from a cyclone whose official toll soared past 10,000 dead, while its military leaders proceeded with a constitutional referendum on Saturday that would cement their grip on power.
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May 6, 2008: Cyclone Rips Through Burma
from Time Magazine Top Stories
The disaster has killed almost 4000 people in Southeast Asia<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/time/topstories/~4/284130661" height="1" width="1"/>
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May 6, 2008: Death Toll at 15,000 After Myanmar Cyclone
from NPR Politics
Official media in Yangon say 10,000 people were killed in one town alone after Cyclone Nargis. Another 30,000 people are said to be missing and aid has reportedly been delayed by government reluctance to grant visas.
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May 6, 2008: First international aid reaches Myanmar after cyclone (AP)
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_cyclone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080507/2008_05_06t103504_450x357_us_myanmar_cyclone.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=QuoC2gL10w_2SyV22vcDIQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="People wash up and collect water on a street in Yangon May 6, 2008, after Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar's main city on Saturday. (Strringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - International aid began to trickle into Myanmar on Tuesday, but the stricken Irrawaddy delta, the nation's rice bowl where 22,000 people perished and twice as many are missing, remained cut off from the world.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 6, 2008: Mangrove loss 'left Burma exposed'
from BBC Front Page News
Mangrove deforestation in Burma left coastal areas exposed to the full fury of Cyclone Nagris, a top politician suggests.
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May 6, 2008: Mangrove loss 'put Burma at risk'
from BBC News | Science/Nature
Mangrove deforestation in Burma left coastal areas exposed to Cyclone Nagris, a top politician suggests.
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May 6, 2008: Myanmar Appeals for Global Aid as Death Toll Rises
from NPR Top Stories Feed
In a rare move, Myanmar authorities have appealed for help from international aid agencies as food and water run short after a deadly cyclone. A World Vision official for the Asia-Pacific region says there are reportedly piles of bodies in the hardest-hit areas.
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May 6, 2008: Myanmar cyclone death toll soars past 22,000: state radio (AP)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080506/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_cyclone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080506/capt.1902c4b7cefb41a3ba5de6ae229f6047.myanmar_cyclone_myn103.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=XmdA_V0lai9_Euplbsx43A--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Advertising board is seen fallen following last weekend's devastating cyclone, Sunday, May 4, 2008, in Yangon. Myanmar announced Tuesday it is delaying a crucial constitutional referendum in areas badly hit by a cyclone that killed more than 10,000 people and may have left as many as a million homeless. Officials feared the death toll could soar. (AP photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - The cyclone death toll soared above 22,000 on Tuesday and more than 41,000 others were missing as foreign countries mobilized to rush in aid after the country's deadliest storm on record, state radio reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 6, 2008: Myanmar cyclone toll climbs to nearly 22,500 (Reuters)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080506/ts_nm/myanmar_cyclone_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080507/2008_05_06t083636_450x272_us_myanmar_cyclone.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=iW9bqQFQTyy3vSyFGiXx7Q--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Central Yangon's Traders hotel is seen in the background as a vehicle with men drives past a damaged billboard in the former capital on May 4, 2008, a day after the former capital was hit by a cyclone. (Democratic Voice of Burma/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Myanmar's military government raised its
death toll from Cyclone Nargis on Tuesday to nearly 22,500 with
another 41,000 missing, almost all from a massive storm surge
that swept into the Irrawaddy delta.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 6, 2008: Myanmar Cyclone's Devastation Rivals Tsunami
from NPR Top Stories Feed
The death toll in Myanmar continues to climb after a cyclone struck Saturday. Authorities say at least 22,000 people have been killed, and hundreds of thousands are homeless.
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May 6, 2008: Myanmar Death Toll Hits 22,000
from Wall Street Journal, US News
The death toll from the cyclone that hit Myanmar climbed to more than 22,000 and international aid agencies fear such a calamity in a major rice-growing area could drive up the cost of bringing food to other crisis-afflicted parts of the world. Video
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May 6, 2008: Myanmar says cyclone death toll tops 22,000 (AFP)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080506/ts_afp/myanmarweathercyclone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080506/capt.cps.ncg55.060508173700.photo05.photo.default-337x512.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=1dRRSOkLNjlA8ugET9IL0w--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Map showing areas worst-hit by Tropical Cyclone Nargis. More than 22,000 people were killed in Myanmar's devastating cyclone, with thousands more feared dead after the storm left rice fields littered with corpses.(AFP Graphic)" border="0" /></a>AFP - More than 22,000 people were killed in Myanmar's devastating cyclone and 41,000 are still missing four days after the storm slammed into the country's southern coast, the government said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 6, 2008: Reaching Family in Myanmar Proves Difficult
from NPR Top Stories Feed
Thousands of Burmese-Americans are having trouble contacting their loved ones after the cyclone that hit Myanmar this weekend. Zauya Lahpai, pastor of the Burmese Christian Community Church in Silicon Valley, discusses his failed efforts.
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May 6, 2008: Stem cells may lessen transplants
from BBC News | Science/Nature
Scientists examine how liver and bone disease could be treated using embryonic stem cells.
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May 6, 2008: The Lede: The Cyclone?s Wake, Seen in Taxi Headlights
from New York Times International Feed
Some firsthand impressions, including messages from Westerners who were in Myanmar when the devastating storm struck over the weekend.
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May 6, 2008: U.S. Eases Sanctions to Permit Disaster Aid to Myanmar
from U.S. News & World Report
The U.S. government is relaxing financial sanctions against cyclone-ravaged Myanmar.
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May 5, 2008: Burma's Storm Toll Nears 4,000
from Time Magazine Top Stories
Almost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing in Burma as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone, state media reported<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/time/topstories/~4/283473968" height="1" width="1"/>
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May 5, 2008: Burmese storm toll 'tops 10,000'
from BBC Front Page News
More than 10,000 people were killed by a devastating cyclone that hit Burma on Saturday, a minister says on state TV, and thousands more need shelter.
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May 5, 2008: Cyclone death toll nears 4,000 in Myanmar, state radio says (AP)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080505/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_cyclone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080505/capt.cps.nby31.050508134850.photo02.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=_YGuHcrIQgyZ0ZjXoqIluA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Destroyed fishing boats at the port of Yangon after cylone Nargis on May 4. The death toll from the cyclone that hit Myanmar over the weekend has reached 3,969, with state television warning that thousands more could be dead.(AFP/Khin Maung Win)" border="0" /></a>AP - Almost 4,000 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others are unaccounted for after a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, a state radio station said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 5, 2008: Cyclone Kills 4,000 in Myanmar
from Wall Street Journal, US News
The death toll from a weekend cyclone in Myanmar rose to 4,000, with thousands of people still unaccounted for in the town of Bogalay. The overall toll could reach as high as 10,000, an official said. Hundreds of thousands more were homeless and without clean drinking water.
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May 5, 2008: Cyclone Kills Thousands in Myanmar
from NPR Top Stories Feed
Myanmar's foreign minister says the death toll from a devastating cyclone that hit Saturday could reach more than 10,000. The storm knocked out electricity to the country's largest city and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless.
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May 5, 2008: Myanmar believes cyclone killed at least 10,000: diplomat (Reuters)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/ts_nm/myanmar_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080505/2008_05_05t100206_450x338_us_myanmar.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=vWxH2SESGr3G2Av2_CRiJA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A boy is taken to hospital in Yangon after Cyclone Nargis swept through May 4, 2008 in this picture distributed by China's official news agency Xinhua. (Xinhua/Zhang Yunfei/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Myanmar's military government has a
provisional death toll of 10,000 from this weekend's
devastating cyclone, with another 3,000 missing, a diplomat
said on Monday after a briefing from Foreign Minister Nyan Win.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 5, 2008: Myanmar cyclone death toll tops 10,000: foreign minister (AFP)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080505/ts_afp/myanmarweathercyclonetollfm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080505/capt.cps.nbz69.050508172601.photo00.photo.default-512x362.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=3X9vWrSuojQmn6TbDAnDag--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Photo released by the Democratic Voice of Burma shows people looking at a downed tree in Yangon. More than 10,000 people have been killed in a tropical cyclone that struck Myanmar at the weekend, Foreign Minister Nyan Win told state television, adding that his nation would welcome international aid.(AFP/HO/AFP)" border="0" /></a>AFP - More than 10,000 people have been killed in a tropical cyclone that struck Myanmar at the weekend, Foreign Minister Nyan Win told state television, adding that his nation would welcome international aid.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 5, 2008: Myanmar Cyclone Kills at Least 4,000
from Wall Street Journal, US News
The death toll from the weekend cyclone in Myanmar, earlier put at 350 people, rose to 4,000, and could climb to more than 10,000. The tragedy adds more woe to the troubled Southeast Asian nation and increases strains on its military government.
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May 5, 2008: News Buzz: Myanmar's Cyclone Death Toll, Tuesday's Primaries, and More
from U.S. News & World Report
Myanmar's foreign minister said the death toll from tropical cyclone Nargis could be as high as 10,000.
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May 5, 2008: Region Poses Challenge for Aid Delivery
from New York Times International Feed
The area worst affected by the cyclone that struck Myanmar on Saturday is a vast and populous delta crisscrossed by canals and inlets.
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May 5, 2008: Supplies Dwindle After Deadly Cyclone Hits Myanmar
from NPR Top Stories Feed
Residents of Myanmar's largest city are lining up to buy the last of the city's safe water. Instead of electricity, they're using candles — which have doubled in price. Those are some of the conditions facing survivors of a tropical cyclone. Official broadcasts say the storm killed almost 4,000 people. Thousands more are missing.
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May 5, 2008: Thousands Killed in Myanmar Cyclone
from NPR Top Stories Feed
The storm killed thousands and left tens of thousands without shelter, drinking water or power.
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May 5, 2008: Thousands More Deaths Expected in Myanmar
from New York Times International Feed
As the death toll from the devastating cyclone over the weekend escalated to nearly 4,000 people, the foreign minister said that it could rise to 10,000. Hundreds of thousands were reportedly homeless.
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May 4, 2008: At least 351 killed in Myanmar cyclone (AFP)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080504/ts_afp/myanmarthailandweathercyclonetoll"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080504/capt.cps.nbu31.040508163108.photo00.photo.default-512x362.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=9xJbQPhnq5J.uQhm.l9S9Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="This photo released by the Democratic Voice of Burma shows people looking at a downed tree in Yangon after tropical cyclone Nargis. At least 351 people were killed when cyclone Nargis tore through military-run Myanmar this weekend.(AFP/HO/AFP)" border="0" /></a>AFP - At least 351 people were killed when cyclone Nargis tore through military-run Myanmar this weekend, state media reported Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 4, 2008: Burma 'must allow aid workers in'
from BBC Front Page News
Burma's military rulers are urged to allow aid agencies to operate freely in the country in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Nargis.
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May 4, 2008: Burma cyclone death toll 'at 351'
from BBC Front Page News
A tropical cyclone has killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, state TV reports.
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May 4, 2008: Cyclone damage assessed in Myanmar (Reuters)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/ts_nm/myanmar_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080505/2008_05_04t164821_450x338_us_myanmar.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=yGTHjSfOwmR2u9EZ1duIzg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="An electric pole is broken by strong wind on a street in Myanmar's biggest city Yangon May 3, 2008 in this picture distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency. (Xinhua/Zhang Yunfei/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Authorities and foreign aid workers in
army-ruled Myanmar struggled on Monday to assess the damage
from a severe cyclone that killed more than 350 people and left
tens of thousands homeless.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 4, 2008: Cyclone Kills 350 in Myanmar
from New York Times International Feed
Myanmar?s military government declared disaster areas in five states on Sunday after a Category 3 cyclone tore through the Irrawaddy delta region, killing at least four people in Yangon, state newspapers said.
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May 4, 2008: Cyclone kills at least 351 in Myanmar, state-run TV reports (AP)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080504/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_cyclone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080504/capt.2899826a99ed44e6955ddb3ac6c9d176.aptopix_myanmar_cyclone_bk105.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=x9CeJjEcYVf0TakjGzfPwg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="In this photo released by Democratic Voice of Burma, a fallen tree is seen on a street after tropical cyclone Nargis hit Yangon on Sunday May 4,2008. More than 350 people have died in Myanmar from a powerful cyclone that knocked out power in the impoverished country's commercial capital and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday. (AP Photo/ Democratic voice of Burma, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday. Some dissident groups worried that the military junta running Myanmar would be reluctant to ask for international help.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 4, 2008: Cyclone Kills Hundreds in Myanmar
from Wall Street Journal, US News
A powerful cyclone in Myanmar killed more than 350 people, destroyed thousands of houses and knocked out electricity. Five regions of the country were declared disaster zones.
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May 4, 2008: Cyclone kills hundreds in Myanmar; junta response a concern (AP)
from Yahoo Top News Stories
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080505/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_cyclone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080504/capt.000dead336a94aed97d7f0d41a3e8686.myanmar_cyclone_xin102.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=8NOLEoeNxiGiuShIvnNMDw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, people walk past fallen trees at a street in Myanmar's biggest city Yangon Saturday, May 3, 2008. Tropical Cyclone Nargis ripped through Yangon early Saturday, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and knocking out electricity. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Yunfei)" border="0" /></a>AP - A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday. Some dissident groups worried that the military junta running Myanmar would be reluctant to ask for international help.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 4, 2008: Cyclone Kills More Than 350 in Myanmar
from New York Times International Feed
A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people, destroyed thousands of homes and knocked out power in the country?s largest city, state-run media said
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May 4, 2008: Hundreds killed by Burma cyclone
from BBC Front Page News
A tropical cyclone killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, state TV reports.
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May 4, 2008: Hundreds Killed in Burmese Cyclone
from Time Magazine Top Stories
A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/time/topstories/~4/283473968" height="1" width="1"/>
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May 4, 2008: More Than 200 Dead as Cyclone Hits Myanmar
from New York Times International Feed
Myanmar?s military government declared disaster areas in five states on Sunday after a Category 3 cyclone tore through the Irrawaddy delta region, killing at least four people in Yangon, state newspapers said.
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May 4, 2008: Myanmar cyclone kills at least 351 (AFP)
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080505/ts_afp/myanmarthailandweathercyclone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080505/capt.cps.nbw59.050508050951.photo00.photo.default-512x362.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=5Zc2U9rCTyd7dQyjureong--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="This photo released by the Democratic Voice of Burma shows people looking at a downed tree in Yangon after tropical cyclone Nargis. At least 351 people were killed and nearly 100,000 left homeless when tropical cyclone Nargis tore through Myanmar, razing thousands of buildings and knocking out power lines.(AFP/HO/AFP)" border="0" /></a>AFP - At least 351 people were killed and nearly 100,000 left homeless when tropical cyclone Nargis tore through Myanmar, razing thousands of buildings and knocking out power lines, state media said.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 4, 2008: Over 200 dead in Myanmar cyclone (Reuters)
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080504/ts_nm/myanmar_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080504/2008_05_04t094455_450x300_us_myanmar.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qzGnNaCrZuJdUish2oVIuA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Damage from Cyclone Nargis is seen in central Yangon on May 2, 2008. A tropical cyclone slammed into Myanmar's main city on Saturday, ripping off roofs, felling trees and power lines and forcing the military authorities to close the airport. Picture taken on May 2, 2008. (Democratic Voice of Burma/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - More than 200 people have been killed in
military-ruled Myanmar by a Category 3 cyclone that ripped
through Yangon and the Irrawaddy delta, where it flattened two
towns, officials and state media said on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 4, 2008: Over 350 dead as cyclone pounds Myanmar (Reuters)
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080504/ts_nm/myanmar_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080504/2008_05_04t110608_450x340_us_myanmar.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=Znibn_ER5RBNx7ZyqIxcDQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="People walk past fallen trees on a street in Myanmar's biggest city Yangon on May 3, 2008 in this picture distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency. More than 200 people have been killed in Myanmar by a Category 3 cyclone that ripped through Yangon and the Irrawaddy delta, where it flattened two towns, officials and state media said on Sunday. Packing winds of 190 km (120 miles) per hour when it hit on Saturday morning, Cyclone Nargis devastated the former Burma's leafy main city, littering the streets with overturned cars, fallen trees and debris from battered buildings. Picture taken May 3, 2008. (Xinhua/Zhang Yunfei/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A cyclone killed more than 350 people in
military-ruled Myanmar, ripping through Yangon and the
Irrawaddy delta where it flattened at least two towns,
officials and state media said on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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May 1, 2008: Foreign Clinics Lure Americans With Unproven Treatments
from U.S. News & World Report
Stem cells are on offer, but do they work?
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April 24, 2008: Scientists Find Efficient Way to Grow Heart Cells
from NPR Research News
A team of scientists in Canada has developed an efficient way to produce heart cells from human embryonic stem cells, a significant step for potential organ repair. But the study must move to trials with laboratory animals before the cells can be used with human patients.
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April 17, 2008: Is the New Apple Clone Just a Hoax?
from U.S. News & World Report
Even if it is, maybe it will spur new challenges to the Mac "monopoly."
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April 17, 2008: Monsoon warning for Bangladeshis
from BBC Front Page News
Aid agencies say millions of Bangladeshis are still in dire need of help five months after Cyclone Sidr.
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April 15, 2008: A Mac Clone? Get Them While They Last
from U.S. News & World Report
A small PC maker says it’s willing to load the Mac OS on a generic PC.
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April 15, 2008: Ethical Questions Follow Stem Cell Advances
from NPR Research News
Scientists have solved one ethical dilemma by finding a way to make the equivalent of human embryonic stem cells without destroying human embryos. But a new ethical dilemma is looming. It may be possible to derive eggs and sperm from the stem cells. Will a child someday be born to a parent who started life as a stem cell line?
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