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Global health authorities warned Wednesday that swine flu was threatening to bloom into a pandemic, and the virus spread farther in Europe even as the outbreak appeared...
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Parish Reyes of the Asia-Pacific team from Yona, Guam, celebrates as he scores the game-winning run off a hit by teammate Johnny Quenga in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Europe team from Emilia, Italy, during pool play of the Little League.
