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End of smallpox
Although polio has been reduced to its lowest level in history, three countries still have polio transmission — Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Last year 223 polio cases were reported. So far in 2013 there have been 19 cases, according to the...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Politics
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Niger villagers take mass public vow to end female genital mutilation
Reuters* Niger outlawed female genital mutilation in 2003 * Rate at about 2 percent from about 5 percent in late 1990s * Ceremony sponsored by government, NGOs and UNICEF By Abdoulaye Massalatchi MAKALONDI, Niger, May 16 (Reuters) - About 14,000 villagers...Tags: Health Organizations, Social Issues, United Nations, Niger, Africa
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Man celebrates birthday with fundraiser
An Aberdeen man wants to use his birthday to raise money for an immunization project. Â Glenn Jakober, who will turn 70 on May 23, is raising funds to support Kiwanis International's efforts to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus in developing countries....Tags: Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines
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Diab calls for strict implementation of sanitation guidelines
The Lebanon Daily StarThe Education Ministry called Monday for the strict implementation of sanitation and hygiene guidelines in Lebanon's public schools after recent cases of poisoning among students. Caretaker Education Minister Hassan Diab chaired a meeting Monday to...Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), Health and Safety at School, Lebanon, Public Schools, Water Supply
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The Oakland Tribune Chris Treadway column
The Oakland TribuneA distinguished group of recipients make up the class of 2013 who will be honored at Richmond's annual Historic Preservation Awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m. May 17 in the City Council Chambers 440 Civic Center Plaza. Front and center are Orton...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Students, Biotechnology Industry, Culture, Ceremonies
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African superstar headlines Nightfall
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.If there were a royal court of African music, Zimbabwean vocalist Oliver Mtukudzi would undoubtedly occupy a place close to the throne. Since the release of his debut single, "Stop After Orange," in 1975, Mtukudzi -- or Tuku, as his fans...Tags: Feminism, Robert Mugabe, Music, Entertainment
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EDITORIAL: Support strategies that help victims of sex trafficking
Seattle TimesON two separate continents, in two different cultures, efforts to end the sex trafficking of minors are under way with remarkable parallels. Washington state has passed 33 laws since 2002 clamping down on sex traffickers and improving funding for victim...Tags: Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Prostitution, Sex Crimes, Kolkata (India)
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USAID develops a bad reputation among some foreign leaders
WASHINGTON — When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region. It...
Tags: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Evo Morales, Political Systems
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READER SUBMITTED: Tibetan Buddhist Center Will Bless Friendly Animals Of All Sizes
ReddingThe Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace (DNKL), who recently co-hosted the Dalai Lama's visit to Connecticut, will host an Animal Blessing under the spiritual direction of Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa. The Animal Blessing will take place on...Tags: Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Religion and Belief, Animal Planet (tv network), Animals
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Running the gauntlet: delivering food in Syria
ReutersBy Samia Nakhoul and Michael Stott DAMASCUS, April 30 (Reuters) - Aid workers in Syria are struggling to navigate a lawless archipelago of armed groups to get food to Syrians trapped in a fast-intensifying civil war, the head of the World Food Programme'...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Bashar Assad, American Red Cross, Free Syrian Army
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Good life goes on as Syrian elite sit out war
ReutersBy Michael Stott and Samia Nakhoul DAMASCUS, April 29 (Reuters) - It might sound absurd to talk about normal life in Syria after two years of civil war which have killed more than 70,000 people and left five million more destitute and homeless. Yet in...Tags: Iran, Apple iPad, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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INSIGHT-Good life goes on as Syrian elite sit out war
ReutersBy Michael Stott and Samia Nakhoul DAMASCUS, April 28 (Reuters) - It might sound absurd to talk about normal life in Syria after two years of civil war which have killed more than 70,000 people and left five million more destitute and homeless. Yet in...Tags: Iran, Politics, Apple iPad, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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