"another scene from an empty Mexican mall #swineflu #mexico #influenza" (Posted by @olivcris, Mexico City, April 27, 2009, additional TwitPics from the mall posted here)
April 27, 2009
Featured TwitPic: Empty mall in Mexico City
"another scene from an empty Mexican mall #swineflu #mexico #influenza" (Posted by @olivcris, Mexico City, April 27, 2009, additional TwitPics from the mall posted here)
WHO raises pandemic flu alert level to 4
Since the announcement, "pandemic" buzz is increasing on Twitter, but tweets suggest a wide variety of views. Here's some of them:
ashleytastic (Tucson, Ariz.) I love the word "pandemic". It instantly strikes fear into the hearts of millions. Can't have "pandemic" without "panic". #swineflu
ColleenHart (Chicago, Ill.) "Most brides worry about rain on their wedding day. I'm worried about drug cartels and a global pandemic."
Thoughts from Cancun Bride-to-Be
xxlea (New York City, N.Y.) Just when the "terror alert Color scale" had been buried & forgotten in the backs of our minds, we now have a Pandemic Alert Scale #swineflu
_bme (Undisclosed) @22samurai i'm emphatically NOT worried. but i am amused by the idea of a flu pandemic.
H4RB0URT (Ohio) @Veronica Please be aware of the 1918 H1N1 pandemic. http://bit.ly/nRDFg It killed aprox. 25 million.
AmyBlogTalk (Connecticut) Nothing like a flu pandemic to get our minds off the economy :(
mathewi (Toronto, Canada) "in a pandemic, having people wrap their fears in 140 characters and blurt them out might have dangerous consequences": http://bit.ly/B8GE9
South Africa celebrates Freedom Day
Thousands of South Africans packed at sports stadium in Durban to celebrate Freedom Day, the day 15 years ago when they gave the African National Congress a sweeping victory in the country's first post-apartheid elections.
Citizens of South Africa and friends all over the world are twittering about the day:
Razerkoul (Johannesburg, South Africa) It's freedom day in South Africa and I'm not free coz I'm bored outta my skull
towerofgrace (Pretoria, South Africa) Happy Freedom day to all in South Africa. 15yrs ago on this day we got freedom. Enjoy the day and remeber that true freedom comes from k ...
pauldtheripy (Atlanta, Ga.) This day in history:1994 South Africa began its 1st multiracial elections, which continued over three days. Today is known as 'Freedom Day'.
Earthquake strikes near Acapulco, Mexico
CNN reports there are no visible signs of damage and residents are generally in "high spirits."
Twitterers in Mexico and across the world expressed their concern.
Omar_Ramirez (Guadalajara, Mexico) earthquake in Mexico... and swineflu... maybe the Mexican apocalypses is coming! o_O
vikiero (Mexico City, Mexico) I ALMOST DIE!!!!!! IN MEXICO A FEW MINUTES AGO WAS A TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE .. EVERYTHING AROUND ME MOVE AND MOVE
sdphost (Mexico City, Mexico) Stolen iphone, stolen car, Swine Flu and now Earthquake. Thanks for letting me feel welcome Mexico City.
SimpleJack (Pasadena, Calif.) Great... My Dad was in Mexico City but left because of the Bird/Swine flu and now Gets a 6.2 Earthquake in Acapulco (45 miles west)...
smoagyemang (Accra, Ghana) an earthquake just hit near acapulco Mexico reports CNN. first it was the SWINE FLU now an EARTHQUAKE..makes me wonder how prepared is GHANA
KeithBlanchard (New Jersey) Poor Mexico! First the swine flu, and now an earthquake in Acapulco. (http://tinyurl.com/mexicoquake). Then the swine flu again
The following account was sent to Breaking Tweets via email from Connie O'Kane:
"My son, his wife and baby were in Acapulco on vacation this week. On the 27th, they were in a hotel on the 14th floor. They were shaken badly and really scared. Across the street there was a parking garage which collapsed and killed a family of 4 in their car. Really sad for them what with the flu going on also."
Protest underway at Indian Embassy in London
Here are some initial tweets from Twitterers near the scene:
soniamcp First day back and i'm late. Caught the protest at indian embassy though. Wonder what that's about?
nick_thompson there are loads of police outside the Indian embassy in London chanting + smashed windows... Wow. Wonder why....
awheewall It's all kicking off at the Indian Embassy on the Strand. Windows smashed and an angry mob outside. http://yfrog.com/089j2j
EGNadiaElghamry http://twitpic.com/43c25 - Police outside india house on aldwych
lewisbryan Windows smashed at India House on Aldwych in protest this morning. Traffic on Aldwych very slow. They're still protesting, loads of police.
BBC editor @smartin has posted links to pictures of the event in his profile. He calls it a "disturbance."
If you have information on this event and why it might be taking place, please contact us on Twitter @breakingtweets or leave a comment.
AOL launches new Web site covering politics
Initial reviews from Twitterers praised the site:
johnr831 (Clinton, N.Y.) This new site looks great!
http://www.politicsdaily.com/
helinjung (Undisclosed) shiny and new http://politicsdaily.com/ -- can't speak for the commentary, but it looks pretty
davorado (Murrieta, Calif.) A good move in these times RT @BuzzEdition RT @the_tech_update: AOL Launches Online “News Magazine” PoliticsDaily http://bit.ly/qYjml
One contributor of the site tweeted shortly after the launch.
TonyRomm (Washington, D.C.) AOL debuts Politics Daily, an awesome new Web site. With it, my work gets a new home: http://www.politicsdaily.com/bloggers/tony-romm
Some Twitterers poked fun at the company behind the endeavor.
JoePeicott (Los Angeles, Calif.) Breaking! Breaking! AOL launches interesting product! Only took 'em 12 years. PoliticsDaily http://bit.ly/Gwwhk
08lovell (Washington, D.C.) They keep on trying to come back from the dead don't they RT @TechCrunch AOL Launches Online "News Magazine" PoliticsDaily http://tcrn.ch/l2
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