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Colombia confirms first H1N1 flu virus death
10 Jun 2009 00:02:41 GMT
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BOGOTA, June 9 (Reuters) - Colombia has reported its first confirmed death from the H1N1 flu virus which has killed more than 125 people across the world, authorities said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Patrick Markey in Bogota)


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