“We cannot confirm that [human-to-human transmission] has occurred but we cannot rule it out.”
I Nyoman Kandun, director of Indonesia’s communicable disease control centre, following an investigation into whether five human cases of H5N1 bird flu in Sumatra were caused by human-to-human transmission of the virus (AFP, 22 May)
“We understand that [the missile] has been brought to the site, but we are not sure about subsequent moves.”
Japan’s foreign minister Taro Aso, following reports that North Korea is preparing to test a ballistic missile capable of reaching the US (The Boston Globe, 19 May)
“A lot of people think of Einstein as a mathematical genius…
