China investigates babies' deaths
Belajar Bahasa Inggris melalui berita BBC tentang penyelidikan tentang kematian bayi di Cina dan kekacauan di Kanada akibat badai es.
China investigates drugs company over deaths of babies
Chinese health experts are investigating the deaths of several babies who had received Hepatitis B vaccinations in a government immunisation programme.
State media reported that a team of investigators had been sent to the drug company that produced the vaccines, Biokangtai, in the southern city of Shenzhen.
The babies died in recent weeks shortly after being inoculated.
Cina selidiki pabrik obat terkait kematian sejumlah bayi
Ahli kesehatan Cina tengah menyelidiki kematian sejumlah bayi yang mendapat vaksin Hepatitis B melalui program imunisasi pemerintah.
Media pemerintah melaporkan bahwa tim penyelidik telah dikirimkan ke perusahaan obat yang memproduksi vaksin, Biokangtai, di kota bagian selatan Shenzen.
Bayi-bayi meninggal dalam beberapa minggu terakhir tidak lama setelah disuntik.
Severe ice storm brings chaos to eastern Canada
Snow and freezing rain have caused severe disruption in eastern Canada and parts of the United States, leaving nearly 900.000 homes and businesses without power.
In Canada's biggest city, Toronto, a quarter of a million properties have no electricity; it could take 72 hours for power to be restored.
The city's tram service and parts of its subway system have been shut down.
Travellers were stranded at airports in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal as dozens of flights were cancelled or delayed.
Badai es parah sebabkan kekacauan di timur Kanada
Salju dan hujan yang disertai hawa dingin menyebabkan gangguan parah di bagian timur Kanada dan beberapa wilayah di Amerika Serikat, mengakibatkan terputusnya aliran listrik di 900.000 rumah dan pertokoan.
Di kota terbesar Kanada, Toronto, aliran listrik di 250.000 rumah terputus dan bisa memerlukan waktu hingga 72 jam sebelum pulih kembali.
Layanan trem dan sebagian sistem kereta bawah tanah ditutup.
Para wisatawan terdampar di bandara-bandara di Toronto, Ottawa, dan Montreal karena lusinan penerbangan dibatalkan atau ditunda.
