Asia Pacific Program for 14 October 2011
Tuvalu's water crisis
The government of the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu says a water crisis is likely to last until at least January, when there's more chance of heavy rain.
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Economic cost of flooding in the Mekong region
Floods in South east Asia have killed at least 500 people in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam ...
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Outbreak of viral encephalitis in India's Uttar Pradesh state
An outbreak of viral encephalitis in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, has killed over 400 people, mainly children.
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Sydney University health fund to fight disease in East Timor
The University of Sydney has established a charitable fund which will collaborate with the country's Ministry of Health, the National University of East Timor and the World Health Organisation to help improve health care in a range of areas.
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Maori collection on show in Paris
A new exhibition of Maori art and culture has opened at the Quai Branly museum in the French capital, Paris.
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