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By Charlene Gubash, NBC News Producer CAIRO – Amidst overflowing bags of garbage, Abu Sayed raises pigs, chickens, ducks, pigeons and goats on a small muddy plot of land in order to feed and clothe the extended family of 14 with whom he shares a blackened makeshift shack.  
Since he doesn’t own a radio or [...]

By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer
BEIJING en route to NEW YORK via LONDON – 
My flight to London was half-full – perhaps from last-minute cancellations over swine flu fears, but more likely the result of the global economic recession, which has drastically reduced tourism and business travel, or maybe it was just due to [...]

By Mary Murray, NBC News Producer
MEXICO CITY – Almost two weeks ago Paola Alquicira woke up, complaining to her husband of a scratchy throat. As the day progressed, the young housewife felt even worse, but went about her normal day.
She dragged herself to an exercise class, called her mom once or twice and [...]

By Andy Eckardt, NBC News Producer
GENEVA – Despite fears of swine flu turning into a full-blown pandemic, the atmosphere in the main hall of the 1970s-style headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva seems very business as usual.
On Tuesday morning, small groups of international health experts engaged in scientific talk over cups of [...]

By Tom Aspell, NBC News Correspondent
NICOSIA, Cyprus – On a small island like Cyprus, it’s comforting to see the government hastening to reassure the population that there is no need to panic about swine flu and show precautions they have already taken to deal with a possible outbreak, even though officials have yet to diagnose [...]