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Flu death toll soars in Mexico

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More than 140 people are now thought to have died from the new strain of swine flu sweeping Mexico, the country's health minister has said.

Cases of the virus have also been confirmed in four other countries, including the UK.

Matthew Price reports from Mexico City.

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