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Honduran Congress puts off vote on Zelaya return
28 Jul 2009 02:40:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For full coverage of Honduras, click on [nN28343997]) * Congress avoids vote on Zelaya return * U.S. reiterates support for reinstatement * Micheletti argues Zelaya removal was not a coup ( ... 
Clinton to meet Somali president in Africa trip
28 Jul 2009 01:49:04 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Clinton will meet Somali leader in Kenya * Visits seven countries in Africa * Trip aimed at reinforcing Obama's message (Adds details, quotes) By Sue Pleming WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) - U ... 
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - July 28
28 Jul 2009 01:42:42 GMT
Source: Reuters
HANOI, July 28 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories. FINANCIAL NEWS: THANH NIEN ... 
Cambodia: ‘AIDS Colony’ Violates Rights
28 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT
Source: Human Rights Watch
The Cambodian government should urgently address dangerous conditions in a de facto AIDS colony it has created and immediately stop sending HIV-affected families there, more than 100 international ... 
Australia mulling more coal support in carbon plans
28 Jul 2009 00:39:04 GMT
Source: Reuters
By James Grubel CANBERRA, July 28 (Reuters) - Australia's government is considering doubling compensation for coal miners under its carbon trade scheme, media reports said on Tuesday, as a new poll ... 
Scores missing as Haitian boat capsizes in Atlantic
28 Jul 2009 00:17:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Haitian vessel capsizes off Turks and Caicos * 40 rescued, two dozen still stranded on reefs * Four bodies found, scores of passengers missing MIAMI, July 27 (Reuters) - A boat with between ... 
Clinton to meet Somalia's president on Africa trip
28 Jul 2009 00:12:57 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to meet the president of Somalia's transitional government during a seven-nation trip to Africa next week, the State ... 
Haiti, Dominican Republic add troops on border
27 Jul 2009 23:56:33 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 27 (Reuters) - Haiti and the Dominican Republic reinforced troops at their shared border after violence broke out at a protest in the Dominican Republic ... 
Obama calls for deeper U.S.-Chinese ties
27 Jul 2009 23:52:49 GMT
Source: Reuters
* U.S., China talk about how, when to lift stimulus * U.S. tells China free-spending consumption is over * China questions U.S. deficits, voices investment worry (Recasts, adds comments by U.S. ... 
(OFFICIAL)-Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
27 Jul 2009 21:47:37 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Deletes reference to first soldier being killed in operation "Panther's Claw" after Ministry of Defence amended earlier statement to say neither soldier was involved in the operation ... 
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Combating Persistent Poverty in Africa, International Medical Corps and Joint Aid Management Launch Strategic Partnership
27 Jul 2009 23:57:00 GMT
Source: International Medical Corps (IMC) - USA
Contact: Margaret Aguirre (310) 826-7800 maguirre@imcworldwide.org Los Angeles, Calif. - In an effort to find sustainable solutions to persistent poverty on the African continent, International ... 
World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7: Need for nutrition doesn't stop for emergencies
27 Jul 2009 18:16:00 GMT
Source: Church World Service
July 27, 2009 In northwest Pakistan peace is scarce at the moment. In the chaos of fighting that displaced more than 3 million in Pakistan since army and Taliban forces began clashing in late May ... 
Climate change: Bangladesh â€
27 Jul 2009 15:44:00 GMT
Source: Oxfam GB - UK
Ben Beaumont is returning to Bangladesh to pass on messages of support to vulnerable people already being hit by climate change. First watch my video...
Rap battles for street kids in Kinshasa
27 Jul 2009 14:02:00 GMT
Source: War Child - UK
Rap battles

Many are beaten or abused. Most are simply ignored. 13,000 children are living virtually invisible lives on the streets of ... 

Climate Change & Health
27 Jul 2009 12:03:00 GMT
Source: Health Unlimited
Climate change poses huge threats to the sustainability of the environmental resources we all depend on. It also threatens human health and could increase social instability. Developing countries ... 
Climate Change & Health
27 Jul 2009 12:03:00 GMT
Source: Health Unlimited
Climate change poses huge threats to the sustainability of the environmental resources we all ... 
MAG Sri Lanka - June 2009 report
27 Jul 2009 11:35:00 GMT
Source: MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
Reporting Period: 1 - 30 June 2009 Activities & Outputs Summary: - Operations in support of IDP returns and sustainable livelihoods - Ongoing General Mine Action Assessment (GMAA) and ... 



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