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U.N. Security Council moves toward new sanctions on North Korea
WASHINGTON -- The U.N. Security Council moved Tuesday toward approval of new sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear test last month, drawing a furious reaction from Pyongyang. The proposed sanctions, introduced by the United States with the support...
Tags: Politics, South Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea), China, National Government
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Hugo Chavez: Words that grabbed headlines
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died Tuesday at age 58, was a flamboyant figure on the world stage, often snagging headlines with his dramatic declarations in speeches and to the media. Here are some of the remarks that garnered international...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Holidays, PlayStation, Hugo Chavez, Haiti
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Children lack schooling in Syria crisis, UNICEF says
BEIRUT — Syria’s civil conflict has battered the nation’s education system, depriving hundreds of thousands of children of schooling, UNICEF said Tuesday. One in 5 Syrian schools have suffered damage or have been converted into...
Tags: Politics, International Organizations
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JPL's Robert Haw speaks on climate change at Kiwanis Club meeting
Robert Haw, a JPL systems engineer who has worked on exploration missions spanning the solar system from Mercury to Pluto, was the featured speaker at the Feb. 6 meeting of Kiwanis Club of La Cañada. Using slides to illustrate his talk, Haw, the...
Tags: Weather, Conservation, Global Change, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues
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Kiwanis Club looking to add members
A service group in Aberdeen that aims to help kids won't be stopping its work anytime soon, its president said. While the local Kiwanis Club of Aberdeen is looking for new members, the roughly 30-member group remains viable, active and willing to help,...Tags: Human Interest, Tetanus, The Salvation Army, Mental Health
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Shakira, Gerard Piqué debut baby boy
Shakira has debuted the first photo of her baby boy with Gerard Piqué -- and we're talking a real baby pic, not one showing just his adorable kicks. The singer posted the pic of her boyfriend, 25, kissing the cheek of his son Milan on her UNICEF page...Tags: NBC (tv network), Google Inc., Christina Ricci
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Shakira, boyfriend Gerard Piqué welcome a baby boy
Shakira and her beau Gerard Piqué are brand new parents. The Colombian-Lebanese pop singer, 35, and her soccer star boyfriend, 25, welcomed their baby boy in Spain on Tuesday. The tiny tot's name: Milan, which means "dear, loving and gracious in Slavic;...Tags: Google Inc., Spain, Barcelona (Spain), France, Social Media
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Selena Gomez does 'Cry Me A River'; Justin Bieber, you listening?
Selena Gomez appears to be coping with her possibly final Justin Bieber breakup rather publicly, crooning a cover of Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" on Saturday at an acoustic concert in New York to benefit UNICEF. "I’ve kind of been...
Tags: Harry Styles, Spring Breakers (movie), Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Justin Timberlake
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Angie Harmon becomes UNICEF ambassador
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelAngie Harmon has a large fan base for “Law & Order” and TNT's “Rizzoli & Isles.” Now she'll be putting her stardom to use as a UNICEF ambassador. Through public-service announcements, she will try to raise awareness about child... -
U.N. seeks $1.5 billion to help Syria residents and refugees
The United Nations and its partners are seeking donations of more than $1.5 billion to aid Syrians inside and outside the battered country over the next six months as the chill of winter descends, the biggest appeal it has ever launched for such a crisis....
Tags: South Korea, Politics, Bashar Assad, United Nations, Refugee
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Commentary: Provide medical care to the third world
Despite the global village and medical advancements, there remain areas of the world where the inhabitants carry on in the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Jared Diamond, an established American scientist, details the lifestyle and lack of medical knowledge of...Tags: Politics, Government, Demographics, National Government, Vaccines
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Joel Brinkley: Food security still a major issue in Southeast Asia
American VoicesLUANG PRABANG, Laos -- Travel through Southeast Asia, and wherever you go you'll find statues of Buddha -- meditating, cogitating, calling for peace or for rain. The multiple poses are varied, and each one has its own meaning. But only one pose shows the...Tags: The New York Times, Laos, Vietnam, Buddhism, Renewable Energy
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