A quiet weekend has afforded me time for the latest interesting news article round-up.

"justice" delayed?
African Union Panel on Darfur Will Meet ICC: Mbeki

Interesting, in terms of how little has been reported on the impact an actual pandemic of flu would have on the developing world. [As if the current pandemic weren't evidence enough.]
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It's a bit long at 6 minutes, but very informative.

Was boy first to get flu?

U.S. / POLITICS
Obama on Spot as Rulings Aid Gay Partners
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: March 13, 2009
President Obama must decide whether to provide health insurance to same-sex partners of federal employees.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/us/politics/13benefits

Roche to drop HIV therapy researchBy Andrew Jack in London ( Read more... )

Turmoil disrupts AIDS care in Kenya