Everything seemingly is spinning out of control (AP)
Sunday, 22 June 2008 11:13

In this Oct. 3, 2002 file photo, Eusie Leboeuf of Pointe Aux Chenes, La., plays in the water in front of the Knights of Columbus Hall. A levee in this small south Louisiana town broke as Hurricane Lili came ashore, causing hundreds of homes to be flooded. It is the second time in ten years that Pointe Aux Chenes has flooded because of hurricanes. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, file)AP - Is everything spinning out of control? Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism.


 

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Taiwan combats virus as death toll hits seven (AFP)

AFP - Taiwan has barred children aged under five from going to public play areas in a bid to contain the spread of a highly contagious virus that has killed seven so far this year, officials said Sunday.