Uzbekistan closes border with Kazakhstan

(Reuters) - Uzbekistan has closed its border with central Asian neighbor Kazakhstan to all but citizens of each nation returning home, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Monday, as swine flu spreads in both countries.
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Kazakhstan and other countries ban U.S. pork amid swine flu fears

(Reuters) - Outbreaks of swine flu have prompted several countries to ban the import of pork, raising the prospect the disease will add a further protectionist blow to sagging world trade.

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