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A animal pig was saved from flood due to typhoon Ondoy , Marikina City , Philippines , September 29 ,2009.
Egypt   Livelihood   Photos   Pig   Population		  IRINnews 
EGYPT: Pig cull hits livelihoods
Mon 26 Oct 2009
web Photo: Freefoto CAIRO, 26 October 2009 (IRIN) - The Egyptian government's May 2009 decision to cull the country's entire pig population - ostensibly to stem the spread of H1N1 influenza - has hit... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
An Iraqi refugee at the UNHCR office in Jordan´s Ruwaished camp. Fifty-three of the 150 Palestinians who were living in the isolated desert camp at the beginning of December 2006 were resettled to Canada at the end of that year. Another ten have be
Egypt   Photos   Politics   Society   UN		  IRINnews 
EGYPT: Abdullah Kahiya, "Cairo is better than Mogadishu, but life is still hard"
Sun 25 Oct 2009
web Photo: CAIRO, 25 October 2009 (IRIN) - Officially, there were 6,108 Somali refugees registered with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Cairo in September, the third largest group after the Sudanese... (photo: UNHCR/P.Sands)
Experts want African aid funds channelled away from HIV  The Guardian  Sun 25 Oct 2009
Experts want African aid funds channelled away from HIV
Focus on Aids, they say, has led to neglect of other fatal conditions killing young children... (photo: WN / Eteh)
Africa   Aids   Funds   Photos   Poverty
Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas)  The Guardian  Fri 23 Oct 2009
Endangered species for every country in the world

Humans have accelerated the rate at which species disappear. Find out which countries fare worst International conservation projects help to preserve the habitats of species like the red-eyed tree... (photo: Public Domain / Careyjamesbalboa)
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Egyptian students leave their school exam, as they wear surgical masks outside their school in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 13, 2009. A student dorm at the American University in Cairo was placed under quarantine after seven Americans, six students and one faculty member, were diagnosed with swine flu. IRINnews Thu 22 Oct 2009
EGYPT: Swine flu risk for Cairo's overcrowded schools

web Photo: Emmanuel Dunseath/IRIN CAIRO, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) - The Egyptian ministries of health and education have ordered all schools in Cairo to halve the number of... (photo: AP)
Children   Egypt   Health   Photos   Society
Hundreds of schools have been closed due to H1N1 influenza fears IRINnews Thu 22 Oct 2009
IRAQ: Swine flu panic shuts down 2,000 schools
web Photo: Afif Sarhan/IRIN BAGHDAD, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) - Panic over the possible spread of H1N1 influenza has prompted the closure of more than 2,000 schools in... (photo: IRIN News / Afif Sarhan)
Baghdad   Influenza   Iraq   Photo   Photos
Demonstrators form human chain in Tel Aviv Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 to protest government policy on the rights of migrant workers and Sudanese refugees. The government suspended its decision by three months to expel Israeli born children of refugees and migrants last week. Saturdays protest was to petition the government to allow them to stay in the country legally. IRINnews Thu 22 Oct 2009
ISRAEL: 1,200 children face deportation

web Photo: TEL AVIV, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) - Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai has said he will not grant legal status to some 1,200 children of migrant workers,... (photo: AP / Kobi Wolf)
Children   Israel   Migration   Photo   Photos
Carbon emission from a factory in Davao City, Philippines as seen from the Island Garden City of Samal on March 24, 2009. The Guardian Thu 22 Oct 2009
World carbon emissions, by country: new data released

The US is no longer number one emitter of carbon dioxide, having been overtaken by China in these latest figures. But when did it happen? •... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Carbon   Country   Development   Emissions   Photos
Female students at the Islamic University in Gaza City IRINnews Thu 22 Oct 2009
In Brief: Travel restrictions hit Gaza students
web Photo: TEL AVIV, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) - Some 838 students formally offered places and/or enrolled at foreign universities are unable to leave Gaza, according to the... (photo: IRIN News / Erica Silverman)
Gaza   Israel   Photo   Photos   Travel
South Africa's white farmers hope for Congo National Post Thu 22 Oct 2009
South Africa's white farmers hope for Congo
By Peter Goodspeed, National PostOctober 22, 2009 2:03 AM . Photograph by: Francois Xavier Marit, AFP, National Post Fearing land reforms may soon stifle their... (photo: WN / James D)
Africa   Congo   Farming   Food   Photos


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In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009 photo, a woman seen collecting food aid, in Kariunga village, Lakipia district, Kenya. Food, famine & climate change: How we feed the world on 85p The Observer
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Bangladesh's players celebrate after West Indies' batsman Ryan Hinds, left, was caught out by Mahmudullah, far right, off the bowling of captain Shakib Al Hasan, third left, during the second innings in third day of the second Test match at the National Cricket Stadium in St. George's, Grenada, Sunday, July 19, 2009. Bangladesh wary of Zimbabwe in battle of minnows Khaleej Times
Bangladesh's Shahadat Hossain, right, reacts as teammates embrace bowler Shakib Al Hasan, second right, after the fall of the last West Indies' wicket to win the first Test match at Arnos Vale cricket ground, in Kingstown, St. Vincent, Monday, July 13, 2009  Bangladesh wary of Zimbabw battle Independent online (SA)
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Morgan Tsvangirai, left, leader of the main opposition party in Zimbabwe takes the oath of Prime Minster, in front of President Robert Mugabe, right, at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe swore in his longtime rival Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister Wednesday, ushering in a unity government in an extraordinary concession after nearly three decades of virtually unchallenged rule. Unity Talks Fail to Ease Political Deadlock in Zimbabwe Voa News
Morgan Tsvangirai, left, leader of the main opposition party in Zimbabwe takes the oath of Prime Minster, in front of President Robert Mugabe, right, at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe swore in his longtime rival Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister Wednesday, ushering in a unity government in an extraordinary concession after nearly three decades of virtually unchallenged rule. Zimbabwe leaders in split unity government meet The News Tribune
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues. Oil prices slip back under $US80 The Australian
Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change opposition party, is seen following talks aimed at forming a government of national unity in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, Sept. 9. 2008. Both President Robert Mugabe and the main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai were relatively upbeat when they emerged late Tuesday from negotiations to end Zimbabwe's long political crisi Zimbabwe's Mugabe, Tsvangirai meet after MDC boycott The Star
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