JOHOR BARU: The influenza A(H1N1) virus has come as a double whammy to the tourism industry that is still reeling from the effects of the global recession. Tour groups in Singapore have cancelled plans for travel in June, which is a popular holiday period during the island republic's school break. Malaysian...
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![Providence is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, and one of the first cities established in the United States.[3] Located in Providence County, it is the estimated second or third largest citya[›] in the New England region. Despite the city proper only having an estimated population of 171,557 as of 2008, it anchors the 36th largest metropolitan population in the country, with an estimated MSA population of 1,600,856, exceeding that of Rhode Island by about 60% due to its reaching into southern Massachusetts.[4][5][6] Situated at the mouth of the Providence River, at the head of Narragansett Bay, the city's small footprint is crisscrossed by seemingly erratic streets and contains a rapidly changing demographic.](http://cdn9.wn.com/vp/i/73/bd017efcf81c99.jpg){kind=small}
![The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is a species of Bottlenose Dolphin. The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin grows to 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) long, and weigh up to 230 kilograms (510 lb).[3] It lives in the waters around India, northern Australia, South China, the Red Sea, and the eastern coast of Africa.[3] Its back is dark-grey and belly is lighter grey or nearly white with grey spots.](http://cdn1.wn.com/vp/i/03/1f85712265cc09.jpg){kind=small}
