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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