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Oct 27, 2016
The complexities of funding the fight against the Zika virus
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Congress took eight months to approve allocating $1.1 billion to help fight the outbreak.
Jun 3, 2016
Fighting over Zika funding continues in Congress
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Congress has to decide how much to spend and on what.
Jan 29, 2016
WHO warns Zika virus could infect 4 million
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Trade is unlikely to be affected but the travel industry is already seeing impact.
Jul 12, 2013
Deadly virus among piglets puts hog farmers on alert
The virus is deadly for piglets less than a week old. Suspected to come from China, it does not affect humans.
Apr 5, 2013
China tackles a new outbreak of bird flu
Officials in China announced today that a sixth person has died from a new strain of bird flu. 14 people near Shanghai have been infected, and today authorities there decided to close all of the city's poultry markets.
Jul 9, 2012
If you’re having Internet trouble, blame the DNS Changer
Is a computer of yours other than the one you’re reading this on not connecting to the Internet this morning? Plus, aliens come to earth and they love Andy Gibb.
Apr 6, 2012
Thousands of Mac computers reportedly infected
There are reports that 600,000 Apple computers around the world have been infected with a virus. The company has released a fix to protect customers.
Apr 6, 2012
Apple users get a wake-up call with virus threat
The Flashback Trojan has reportedly infected 600,000 Apple computers around the world. Before this, Macs had a reputation for being all but immune to viruses.
Oct 19, 2011
Duqu. Sounds like a cute robot, right?
Well it most certainly is NOT. According to security firm Symantec, Duqu is a pre-cursor to the next Stuxnet virus. That could mean big trouble in…
Sep 26, 2011
Virus mid-life crisis
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first known computer virus. Known as Creeper, the virus was developed and released as a test, to see what…