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Swine flu deaths rise to 29 - Cyclist Armstrong Sends Support To Hartson - FTSE hits 4-wk high .



Swine flu deaths rise to 29

A tourist is among the latest victims as figures show 29 people have now died in the UK after contracting swine flu.

Cyclist Armstrong Sends Support To Hartson

The 34-year-old former Celtic, West Ham United and Arsenal striker remains in a critical condition at the Morriston Hospital in Swansea.

FTSE hits 4-wk high

Upbeat results from JP Morgan boosted banks while energy and pharmaceutical stocks also gained, leading Britain's top share index to close at a one-month high, up for a fourth session Thursday.

Swine flu death toll now 29: health agency

Twenty-nine people with swine flu have so far died, health officials said Thursday, in a sharp increase in the death toll from 17 earlier this week.

House fire kills brother and sister

An eight-year-old boy has died in hospital following a house fire which also claimed the life of his 19-year-old sister.

NASA unveils refurbished video of 1969 moon landing

With the help of Hollywood, those historic, grainy images of the first men on the moon never looked better. NASA unveiled refurbished video Thursday of the July 20, 1969, moonwalk restored by the same company that sharpened up the movie "Casablanca."

Astronauts inspect space shuttle for launch damage

Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship Thursday as engineers on Earth pored over launch pictures that showed debris breaking off the fuel tank and striking the craft.

NYC to auction off Apollo 11 items

NEW YORK - Marking the 40th anniversary of man's first lunar landing, more than 50 items related to the Apollo 11 mission are to go on the auction block Thursday.

Investigators find safe stolen from Fla. couple

Investigators say they've found a safe stolen from a Florida couple's home during a deadly break-in last week.

Ex-candidate's suit against DA in Penn. dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed a former congressional candidate's lawsuit against a central Pennsylvania prosecutor.

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