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SARS Scare in Toronto

April 25, 2003
Toronto is the Western city most affected by Sars, with 140 cases reported so far. The World Health Organization recently warned travelers to stay away from the city, infuriating Toronto officials, who say Sars in Toronto can be traced to one carrier and is under control. The Centers for Disease Control in the US have not warned against travel to Toronto, further complicating the situation. In...

Mini-Nukes, Maxi-Danger

April 24, 2003
The development by the Pentagon of so called, “baby nukes,” could only threaten United States security, the Mercury News editorializes. Arguing that it would undermine counter-proliferation efforts and set a dangerous precedent for nuclear powers such as India, Pakistan and potentially North Korea, the San Jose newspaper believes that US development of tactical nuclear weapons would threaten...

U.S. Officials Consider Ways to Punish France

Brian Knowlton April 23, 2003
The French reacted “brusquely” to recent discussions of consequences for its behavior throughout the Iraq crisis. Countering US Secretary of Defense Colin Powell’s remarks that France would suffer consequences for its opposition in the UN Security Council, French officials stated that they will continue in their commitment to defend international law. Despite this apparent rift, US President...

Health Officials Seek Help from U.S. to Control Virus

Lawrence Altman April 23, 2003
Responding to studies which show that the SARS virus can survive for up to 24 hours on objects and recently infected health care workers in two Toronto hospitals, Dr. James Young, the Ontario commissioner of public safety, invited a Center for Disease Control (CDC) team from Atlanta to discuss and help strengthen infection control measures. The US and Canada have been working together and...

A High Point in 2 Decades of U.S. Might

R.W. Apple Jr. April 10, 2003
The US faces a thousand and one decisions to win the peace.

War and a Slowdown Empty Caribbean Beaches

David Gonzalez April 8, 2003
Just as tourists to the Caribbean were getting used to new travel realities in the post-Sept. 11 environment, other global events have caused yet another downward slide in the fortunes of the scenic island nations. First, the general slump in the American economy has meant fewer tourist dollars for countries such as Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. And now the war on Iraq has discouraged all...

Mystery Ailment Watch Expands

Barbara Feder Ostrov April 4, 2003
With nine residents affected by SARS, Santa Clara County in California has the highest concentration of infected people in the United States. Though the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have published guidelines for American public health officials about how to deal with the illness, Santa Clara officials have broadened the CDC’s definition of the disease in order to quarantine more possible...