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UN immunity plea angers Haiti cholera victims UN immunity plea angers Haiti cholera victims
The families of around 8,000 Haitians who died of cholera have reacted angrily to a UN decision to reject their compensation claims. Scientific studies suggest UN peacekeepers from Nepal... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas) Al Jazeera
Cholera   Haiti   Peacekeepers   Photos
A woman holds a candle along with a poster of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez at a candlelight vigil to pray for his health as he remains in a hospital undergoing cancer treatment, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Holding candles, hundreds pray for Hugo Chavez
IAN JAMES Associated Press= CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hundreds of Venezuelans have held a candlelight vigil for President Hugo Chavez, praying for their leader while he remains in a hospital... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos) The Guardian
Cancer   Chavez   Photos   Venezuela   Wikipedia: Hugo Chávez
File - Children read a cholera prevention poster in Cite L'Eternel a poor neighborhood of Port au Prince, Haiti, where the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working to contain the cholera outbreak, 16 November, 20110. UN 'will not pay' for Haiti cholera
The United Nations has said it will not pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation claimed by cholera victims in impoverished Haiti, where an epidemic has killed thousands of people and been... (photo: UN / UNICEF, Marco Domino) Irish Times
Haiti   Health   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: 2010–2013 Haiti cholera outbreak
Two teenager boys hiking and dog with them - nature - outdoors Dog About Town: Hiking, yappy hours and more things to do with your pooch
You and your dog have a rare chance to explore the Trinity River Audubon Center during Paws on the Prairie on Saturday. Along with hiking, there will be adoptions, information about helping the... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Dallas Morning News
Book   Environment   Hiking   Photos   Wikipedia: Hiking
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez pauses during a press conference in front of a portrait of independence hero Simon Bolivar, at the Miraflores palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Chavez has asked his country's legislature for permission to travel to Cuba for more medical treatment after spending much of the past 18 months fighting cancer. Hugo Chavez's 'breathing problems persist'
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering breathing problems following his return from Cuba where he was treated for cancer, officials say. Information... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd) BBC News
Chavez   Cuba   Photos   Venezuela   Wikipedia: Hugo Chávez
A woman carries a relative suffering cholera symptoms as she passes through a container of disinfectant upon arrival to the Doctors Without Borders temporary hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. UN rejects Haiti cholera compensation claims
The United Nations has formally rejected compensation claims by victims of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed almost 8,000 people. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Haitian President... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti) BBC News
Cholera   Haiti   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: 2010–2013 Haiti cholera outbreak
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