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Bird flu virus spreads in China: China has detected suspected bird flu in three more provinces, amid fears the virus has been under-reported.

Asia's Bird Flu Death Toll Rises to 12: A teenage boy in Vietnam and a woman in Thailand on Monday became the latest deaths from the bird flu as world health authorities sought to confirm the first possible case of human-to-human transmission of the virus. Bird flu has now killed 12 people in Asia and millions of chickens have been destroyed to prevent the spread of the virus. (reg. req.)

Millions of Chinese Watch Super Bowl: China tuned in to an American tradition Monday, with millions turning from morning routines to catch a glimpse of the NFL's Super Bowl live for the first time—and listen to play-by-play and commentary in Chinese. (reg. req.)

Chinese activists evade web controls: Chinese dissidents say that despite the government's best efforts to stop them, they are successfully using the internet to spread their messages ever more widely through the world's most populous country.