Angus Nicoll of the European Center for Disease Prevention says that at this point no one knows whether the virus will become more or less virulent in the months ahead.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

The United States has already pledged But the United Nations says it needs no less that $543 million to provide shelter,food, water and medical care for those affected by the war.

VOA: standard.2009.06.03

The Kremlin leader says expenditures will exceed revenues for the first time in ten years, creating a budget deficit of no less than seven percent of the country's gross domestic product.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25