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World bird flu conference opens in Beijing
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-01-18 08:40
Deputy Director-General of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wang
Xiaolong sits with other officials at the opening ceremony of the
"International Pledging Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza"
in a hotel in Beijing January 17, 2006. The international bird flu
conference which the World Bank hopes will raise US$1.2 billion opened on
Tuesday with delegates warning that there is no time to waste in fighting
the virus. [Reuters]
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