The first miner rescued on Wednesday was Florencio Avalos.

VOA: special.2010.10.16

One young jurist, who gave only her first name Nadia - said she was glad she had attended Wednesday's debate.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

Earlier Wednesday,health officials announced the first swine flu fatality in the United States was a Mexican baby who was visiting relatives in the state of Texas.

VOA: standard.2009.04.29

The decision late Wednesday from the Geneva-based body comes the same day as Germany and Austria announced their first confirmed cases of swine flu, raising the total number of countries affected to 10.

VOA: standard.2009.04.29