AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-30

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1.The number of confirmed swine flu cases in the US has risen to 91, that includes a toddler from Mexico who is being treated at a Texas hospital and later died. Cases are now being reported in at least ten states.

2.Meantime the World Health Organization says the swine flu outbreak has become a pandemic. The UN health agency raised its alert level from phase four to five, which indicates widespread human to human transmission.

3.Authorities say more than two dozen people were hurt after a school activity bus rolled onto its side on a North Carolina highway. Emergency responders reported six people with serious injures, another 23 suffered minor¹ injuries. It is not clear yet why the bus swerved² off the road.

4.The Federal Reserve says it sees signs the recession may be easing but it’s warning the economy will likely remain weak. The Fed held its key lending rate at a record low of between zero and 0.25 percent.