Avian flu the topic of Global Review (Daily Vidette) The nightmarish scenario of an actual avian flu pandemic was discussed last Thursday night by Gail Russ, a professor from the College of Business, during the Global Review. Russ cautioned she was no expert on the topic, but the very idea of a pandemic would have serious business ramifications in this country and abroad. [News Source]

Kuwait detects cases of deadly bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News) Kuwait announced on Sunday that it had detected the deadly strain of avian influenza in poultry and birds such as falcons and had shut the nation's only zoo. [News Source]

Kuwait Confirms 20 Cases Of Avian Flu In Birds (CattleNetwork.com) KUWAIT CITY (AP)--Kuwait has confirmed 20 cases of the deadly avian flu in birds including falcons, chickens and turkeys, a spokesman for the Health Ministry said Sunday. Ahmed al-Shatti said there were no human cases and an emergency plan has been activated. [News Source]

Mild weather takes edge off Chinese ice festival. Harbin's popular ice festival -- based on a local tradition of making ice lanterns and sculpting snow that reaches back almost 1,400 years to the Tang Dynasty -- has been undercut by climbing temperatures. [News Source]