Official: Ukrainian Election May Be Postponed Due To Swine FluUkrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is considering postponing the country's presidential election scheduled for January due to the spread of swine flu in the country.The deputy head of Yushchenko's secretariat, Ihor Popov, made the announcement on November 6, saying "if the government fails to control the situation" with the flu epidemic the poll could be pushed back until the end of May. Health officials in Ukraine said that 109 people have died from the flu epidemic, though only 14 of those were confirmed to have contacted swine flu. Nationwide, some 763,000 people are reported ill with flu and respiratory infections. compiled from agency reports sponsored by  China: Beijing to restrict NGO activitiesA new law introduces restrictions on how independent Chinese NGO can get foreign funding. Experts say authorities are increasingly intolerant of independent groups in every sector of society, including charities. Uzbekistan: Baptist pastor sentenced to 10 years in prisonFound guilty of trafficking large quantities of drugs, but the faithful charge that the sentence is "fabricated." Prison and torture for those who practice their religion without authorization. Copyright (c) RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.
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