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Pigs, as well as humans, can harbor influenza viruses adapted to other species, allowing the viruses to exchange genes and create a pandemic strain.
However, with time the meaning of the Holiday evolved to an apolitical celebration of women with an emphasis on their beauty and motherhood. Most late Soviet 8th of March postcards carried no political meaning.
The Nobel Prize for Peace in 2008 awarded Martti Ahtisaari "for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts".
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