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The Boston Globe Thu 27 Oct 2011 Young South Africans call for jobs, end to poverty JOHANNESBURG-Thousands of young South Africans brought their frustration over poverty and joblessness to the streets Thursday, responding to a call by the tough-talking youth leader of the governing... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) Africans Economy Environment Photos Wikipedia: Poverty |
BBC News Tue 25 Oct 2011 Turkey earthquake: More aid pledged to worst-hit areas The Turkish government has pledged more aid to thousands of people affected by Sunday's deadly earthquake in the east. Officials said 12,000 more tents would be delivered to the cities of Ercis and... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Disaster Earthquake Photos Turkey Wikipedia: 2011 Van earthquake |
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KDVR Tue 25 Oct 2011 U.S. increases food aid to Horn of Africa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is increasing food aid to drought-hit and strife-torn Horn of Africa nations where millions of people are at risk of starvation... (photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh) Africa Food Photos Washington Wikipedia: Horn of Africa |
Independent online (SA) Tue 25 Oct 2011 Clinton vows funds for famine relief Washington - American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday pledged another $100-million in food aid to drought-hit East Africa amid warnings that millions of... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) Clinton Famine Funds Photos Wikipedia: 2011 East Africa drought |
The Guardian Mon 24 Oct 2011 Focus on HIV-Aids cost family planning a decade, says UN population chief Babatunde Osotimehin says it was hard to talk about cutting birth rate as families lost their children Executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, Babatunde... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Aids Cost Decade Photos Wikipedia :HIV |
The New York Times Mon 24 Oct 2011 Head of U.N. Humanitarian Aid Paints Dire Scene in North Korea SEOUL — North Koreans, especially children, urgently need outside aid to fight “terrible levels of malnutrition,” the United Nations’ humanitarian... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Humanitarian Malnutrition NKorea Photos Wikipedia: Propaganda in North Korea |
The Charlotte Observer Mon 24 Oct 2011 S.C. Sen. Graham fights to save foreign aid programs South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who’s taken on tough tasks from immigration reform to climate change, faces another one as he calls for spending billions of... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Bloom) Carolina Economy Photos U.S. Wikipedia: Lindsey Graham |
Detroit news Sun 23 Oct 2011 Red Cross struggles to increase blood donations in Metro Detroit Detroit - Walter Willis began giving blood in the 1960's and does so a couple times a year. So when he got the call that the American Red Cross was in need of blood... (photo: Creative Commons / Agnostic PreachersKid) Blood Detroit Donations Photos Red Cross Wikipedia: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement |