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- 'Jackie Chan stars in TV ad urging children to beware of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hong Kong film actor and martial arts star Jackie Chan is lending his action-hero status to the fight against bird flu, appearing in an advert urging children to stay away from dead birds.
'Mexico bans poultry from bird flu-hit Michigan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mexico has halted all poultry and bird imports from Michigan, the government said on Wednesday, after U.S. tests revealed two swans in the state were likely infected with a low-pathogen strain of bird flu.
'Watchers circle rare bird (The Frederick News-Post)
By Ike Wilson News-Post Staff FREDERICK -- A Eurasian collared dove spotted at Stadler Garden Center is drawing birdwatchers far and near. A chance to see a bird that is not native to Maryland made Steve Sanford's trip from Randallstown worthwhile, he said.
'S. Korea bans US poultry from bird flu (WOOD TV 8)
South Korea says it's freezing U-S poultry imports because bird flu was found in two wild swans in Monroe County, Michigan.
'Scottish crossbill name Britain's only unique bird species (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Bird lovers were aflutter after Britain's biggest bird society confirmed the Scottish crossbill as the only bird species unique to the British Isles.
'Jackie Chan Hired by UN to Warn of Bird Flu Danger (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Jackie Chan, martial arts star of movies such as ``Rush Hour'' and ``Rush Hour 2,'' was hired by the United Nations to lead a television campaign to be broadcast globally that highlights the dangers of bird flu.
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