Life & Culture -- October 21, 2005

• Bird flu continues ominous journey
• EU health ministers meet on avian flu
• EU considers ban on bird imports from Russia
• Global treaty aims to curb US cultural domination
• Hurricane Wilma targets Yucatan, Florida

• Mausoleum of China's first emperor expected to remain unexcavated for long
• Navy sued over sonar's harm to whales
• S. Korea opens stem cell research bank
• Thailand confirms 13th death from bird flu
• Thai PM offers to help neighbors fight bird flu

• 'Wash your hands to fight fatal outbreak'