A TEAM EFFORT: In order to educate the public and prevent another SARS outbreak, the DOH chief urged everyone to have their temperature taken twice a day
By Melody Chen
The nation still needs to remain vigilant against the epidemic although the disease appears to be gradually coming under control, said Director-General of the Department of Health (DOH) Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) yesterday.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) removed Singapore from its map of SARS hot zones yesterday as health officials in the city-state urged vigilance to avoid a Toronto-style relapse.

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DAMAGE DONE: The US secretary of state defended intelligence about Saddam's alleged possession of the weapons on Friday, but earlier he wasn't so confident
Jack Straw and his US counterpart, Colin Powell, privately expressed serious doubts about the quality of intelligence on Iraq's banned weapons program at the very time they were publicly trumpeting it to get UN support for a war on Iraq, the Guardian has learned.

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The UN Correspondents Association (UNCA) is challenging China's representative at the UN to debate the Taiwan issue.

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