Topic: Poisoning
AP News | 2009-09-28 14:53:07
FILE - These combination file photographs show Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, before and after his mysterious poisoning. On the left, Yushchenko is seen after he submitted his candidacy papers in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on July 4, 2004. On the ...
AP News | 2009-09-28 14:53:05
<div id="subtitle">Ukraine's Yushchenko asks Russia to hand over key figures in his dioxin poisoning</div><div><p>Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has urged Russia to turn over important figures in his nearly lethal dioxin poisoning five years ago.</p><p>Yushchenko said in an interview ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-09-27 19:00:31
<div><p>China vowed Sunday to crack down on heavy metal polluters after officials confirmed a new major lead poisoning outbreak had left 121 children with excessive levels of the metal in their blood.</p><p>Zhang Lijun, vice minister for environmental protection, told a news conference in Beijing that the government ...
AP News | 2009-09-27 04:46:44
<div id="subtitle">Lead poisoning sickens 121 children living near battery plant in eastern China</div><div><p>Medical tests have shown at least 121 children living near a battery plant in eastern China are suffering from lead poisoning, the latest in a recent string of such cases that have affected hundreds ...
