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INTERVIEW-Liberian leader to Obama: Africa needs investment
10 Jul 2009 05:14:19 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Recession threatens decade of African progress * Investment desperately needed in transportation, power By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - Liberian leader Ellen Johnson- ... 
PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian Newspapers - July 10
10 Jul 2009 03:28:41 GMT
Source: Reuters
Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on July 10. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Telephone: Editorial: +62-21-384-6364. ... 
VIDEO: H2-No: town bans bottled water sales
10 Jul 2009 03:15:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
Jul 09 - A small Australian town has become the first in the country - possibly the first in the world - to ban the sale of bottled water in favour of using reusable containers. Sonia Legg reports. 
VIDEO: G8 nudge emerging powers on climate
10 Jul 2009 03:14:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
Jul 09 - The G8 countries are reaching out to developing countries during their summit in L'Aquila, Italy, as they discuss climate change and trade. Joanna Partridge reports.  
VIDEO: Students die in Afghan blast
10 Jul 2009 03:13:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
Jul 09 - At least 25 people - 15 of them students - have been killed in an explosion outside a school south of the Afghan capital. Sonia Legg reports.
VIDEO: Obama - progress on climate change
10 Jul 2009 03:11:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
July 9 - President Barack Obama says major economies meeting at a forum in L'Aquila, Italy made a good start on the effort to curb climate change, but there is more work to be done. The president's ... 
VIDEO: Housing protest for quake victims
10 Jul 2009 03:10:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
July 9 - Protesters have occupied new houses in L'Aquila, Italy on demand that they are given to earthquake survivors. Playing on the "Yes we can" election campaign slogan of U.S. President Barack ... 
Son of Colombian leader gets Internet death threat
10 Jul 2009 02:39:38 GMT
Source: Reuters
BOGOTA, July 9 (Reuters) - Colombian authorities said on Thursday they are are investigating death threats posted on social networking Internet site Facebook against one of the sons of popular ... 
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - July 10
10 Jul 2009 02:35:01 GMT
Source: Reuters
HANOI, July 10 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories. FINANCIAL NEWS: THOI BAO KINH ... 
Honduras dialogue has timid start, no breakthrough
10 Jul 2009 02:32:01 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For a TAKE A LOOK on Honduras, click [ID:nN28343997]) * Honduras rivals fail to meet, leave delegations talking * Both hold conflicting positions, far from reconciliation * Mediator Arias ... 
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Cyclone Aila: the aftermath on film
09 Jul 2009 15:59:18 GMT
Source: Oxfam GB - UK
Cyclone Aila left 138 dead and thousands homeless. Learn more and see Oxfam's response in action. [Video] 
International development will be at the heart of the G8 agenda today and Friday
09 Jul 2009 15:52:27 GMT
Source: ActionAid
At the summit, ActionAid policy expert Meredith Alexander said the expected announcement around commitments of US$15bn over three years to deal with the global crisis in food and agriculture was welcome as a first step 
Time to show your climate credibility, G8 leaders urged
09 Jul 2009 13:56:00 GMT
Source: Christian Aid - UK
G8 leaders must demonstrate much greater political courage on climate change or they will condemn today's Major Economies Forum declaration to being little more than hot air, Christian Aid warns ... 
Pakistan crisis: HELP starts new project for 500.000 IDPs - German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and New Apostolic Church Charity provide support
09 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT
Source: HELP - Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. / Germany
Since mid-April the Pakistani army is fighting Taliban strongholds in Swat valley and other areas of the Northwest Frontier Province within the framework of the operation „Rah-e-Rast". Since then more ... 
Lilongwe Declaration May 2009 spearheading economic
09 Jul 2009 12:56:25 GMT
Source: DanChurchAid - Denmark
Economic empowerment of a Malawian woman can empower her to hold greater decision-making power in the household, secure food for her family all year around, improve the nutrition intake in her family, pay her 6 children’s school fees, equip her to expand her small-scale maize business â€" and even allow her to put aside small savings for health-related emergencies or a year of bad harvest. 
A young life transformed in northern Uganda
09 Jul 2009 12:56:00 GMT
Source: Church World Service
Micah Lokoropee is from Ngongosowon, in northern Uganda. He is 9 years old, third born in his family. His father, Nalukia, is 70 years old, a prominent and respected old man in the village. Micah is ... 
The fight against Chagas: Time to focus on patients
09 Jul 2009 12:14:00 GMT
Source: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - International
In the coming months, MSF will campaign for greater awareness and commitment to the fight against Chagas. For more information on Chagas disease and the enormous gap between the number of Chagas ... 
Phone interview with Robert Przedpelski, camp manager at Swabi camp, Pakistan, Saturday 4 July 2009
09 Jul 2009 12:02:00 GMT
Source: British Red Cross Society - UK
Swabi camp in Pakistan is home to almost 20,000 people, spread over two sites (camps 1 and 2). Robert is the camp manager, with overall responsibility for both sites. Robert has been at Swabi for 3 ... 
Crisis in Sri Lanka: Caritas impact so far
09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT
Source: Caritas Internationalis
Caritas has delivered vital aid for over 70,000 people in Sri Lanka who had fled their homes in the recent fighting.  
Caritas briefing on climate change announcement at the G8
09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT
Source: Caritas Internationalis
The G8 climate change communiqué showed signs of progress from previous statements but it’s painfully slow. For the first time the world’s richest agreed that it would be a good thing if average global temperatures did not rise above 2 degrees. This is the level scientists say we shouldn’t go over if we are to avert dangerous climate change. 



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