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The navies of the United States, Australia, India, Japan and Singapore have begun a massive naval exercise, codenamed “Malabar”, in the Bay of Bengal.

Thirty-four ships and submarines from the five countries have joined the six-day exercise, about 100 nautical miles off the Andaman archipelago.

Some analysts say the war games are an attempt by these countries to contain China’s growing power. The participants deny this, but Beijing has expressed its concerns.

China, which has not officially commented on the drill, is known to be unhappy over the event as it is being conducted in the Bay of Bengal for the first time. China has been cultivating naval cooperation with Bangladesh and Myanmar to gain access to the Bay of Bengal. China has also been strengthening military cooperation with Sri Lanka

“This will perhaps be the biggest ever peace-time joint naval exercise in Asia,” Indian navy spokesman Captain Vinay Garg said.

Date: September 3, 2007
Article: Five-nation naval exercise begins
Reference: News Post

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The 2007 NFL season opened on Thursday night with the 2006 Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts facing off against the New Orleans Saints.

In a game that was hyped with multiple commercials featuring Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and Saints running back Reggie Bush, the much anticipated contest was really no contest.

By the end of the night, the Colts proved themselves to still be dominant, crushing the Saints 41-10.

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Infectious diseases are emerging more quickly around the globe, spreading faster and becoming increasingly difficult to treat, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.

In its annual World Health Report, the United Nations agency warned there was a good possibility that another major scourge like AIDS, SARS or Ebola fever with the potential of killing millions would appear in the coming years.

“Infectious diseases are now spreading geographically much faster than at any time in history,” the WHO said.

It said it was vital to keep watch for new threats like the emergence in 2003 of SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, which spread from China to 30 countries and killed 800 people.”It would be extremely naive and complacent to assume that there will not be another disease like AIDS, another Ebola, or another SARS, sooner or later,” the report warned.

Since the 1970s, the WHO said, new threats have been identified at an “unprecedented rate” of one or more every year, meaning that nearly 40 diseases exist today which were unknown just over a generation ago.

Over the last five years alone, WHO experts had verified more than 1,100 epidemics of different diseases.

With more than 2 billion people traveling by air every year, the U.N. agency said: “an outbreak or epidemic in one part of the world is only a few hours away from becoming an imminent threat somewhere else.”

Date: August 23, 2007
Article: Infectious diseases spreading faster than ever: U.N.
Reference: Fox New

First it was pet food, then toys, now the safety of Chinese made clothes is being called into question.

New Zealand’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs is investigating claims that clothes contaminated with high levels of formaldehyde are being sold in New Zealand.

The gas is commonly used in clothing manufacture, but the programme found levels up to 900 times higher than considered safe by the World Health Organisation in garments it tested. Exposure to high levels of formaldehyde can cause cancer in humans.

The claims are being aired on a New Zealand television program called Target.

Authorities are also investigating safety issues involving Chinese-made children’s flannelette pyjamas. The Warehouse has withdrawn the TWL brand of pyjamas while the Commerce Commission investigates whether the garments were faulty.

Last month, two boys suffered minor burns when their TWL pyjamas ignited.

Date: August 21, 2007
Article: NZ investigates claims of Chinese clothes contamination
Reference: The New Zealand Herald
Reference: Taipei Times

Two Chinese shoemakers and a French supermarket group have been ordered to pay Nike compensation over fake shoes, China’s state media agency has said.

Jinjiang Longzhibu Shoes, Jinjiang Kangwei Shoes and France’s Auchan, must pay a total of 350,000 yuan ($46,100; £23,300) to Nike, China’s Xinhua said.

The fake Nike trainers were found on sale in Auchan’s Shanghai store.

Despite Beijing’s pledges to clamp down on counterfeiting, fake goods are still widely produced and sold in China.

This has led to repeated complaints from Western governments, most recently by the US, which last week formally requested that the World Trade Organization crack down on Chinese piracy and counterfeiting.

Date: August 21, 2007
Article: Nike compensated over China fakes
Reference: Xinhuanet