 Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid Wed 16 May 2012
AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) France24
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 Kylie Minogue supports Cannes Aids gala Mon 14 May 2012
Alec Baldwin, Kylie Minogue and Janet Jackson are to support a gala dinner and auction at the Cannes Film Festival to raise money for Aids research. The annual event,... (photo: Creative Commons / basic_sounds) BBC News
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 As foreign troops leave, Afghan refugees and poverty increase Mon 14 May 2012
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gulam recalls the evening she fled her home in northern Afghanistan on foot, running with her teen daughters under the cloak of... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Star
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 Rs4,500 crore aid may come Maharashtra's way Mon 14 May 2012
The state government has urged the Centre to grant Rs4,500crore to upgrade 12,550km roads across Maharashtra under the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yogna (PMGSY). Union... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) DNA India
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 Greece Will Lose 'Financial Aid' Without Austerity, German Bank Chief Warns Sat 12 May 2012
BERLIN -- The head of Germany's central bank is warning that there would be no basis for further financial aid to keep Greece afloat if the country backs off agreements... (photo: AP / Markus Schreiber) Huffington Post
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 Prevention pill new phase in AIDS fight Sat 12 May 2012
CHICAGO - Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with the... (photo: AP / Jeff Chiu) Clarion Ledger
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 Aid group slams Nigeria for lead poisoning Sat 12 May 2012
A deadly lead poisoning outbreak that began two years ago in northern Nigeria continues to claim young victims even today, an aid agency official has said. Ivan Gayton of... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Al Jazeera
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 Aid cuts could cripple Afghan peace Thu 10 May 2012
"Expecting people to keep on living in these kinds of conditions is simply not acceptable’’ ... Valerie Amos. Photo: AP THE sudden withdrawal of aid money and foreign... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Canberra Times
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 Germany warns Greece it will halt aid unless it commits to bailout agreements Wed 9 May 2012
Germany has threatened to halt vital financial aid to Greece unless a new government commits to the terms of the country’s bail-out agreements. Germany's Angela... (photo: AP / Michel Euler) The Daily Telegraph
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 Cuts to foreign aid 'could cost 250,000 lives' Wed 9 May 2012
BITTER disappointment at the budget decision to strip back promised foreign aid worth almost $3 billion over the next four years has quickly turned to cynicism within... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Canberra Times
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 Winter Killed at Least 100 Afghan Refugee Children, Study Estimates Wed 9 May 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan — After a harsh winter killed children in refugee camps around the Afghan capital and brought attention to poor conditions there, a new study by... (photo: UN / Fardin Waezi) The New York Times
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 INDIA'S URBAN SLUMS: Rising Social Inequalities, Mass Poverty and Homelessness Wed 9 May 2012
Former World Bank and UN official Manmohan Singh was never projected as Indias Prime Minister; he was imposed on 1.2 billion hapless Indians. Former World Bank [WB]... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) GlobalResearch
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 New rearing system may aid sterile insect technique against mosquitoes Mon 7 May 2012
The requirement for efficient mosquito mass-rearing technology has been one of the major obstacles preventing the large scale application of the Sterile Insect Technique... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) PhysOrg
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 The heavy co$t of AIDS - With global funds to dry up, Jamaica in peril Sun 6 May 2012
Byron Buckley, Contributor CARIBBEAN AIDS prevention advocates fear that crucial funding to sustain hard-won gains over the last decade could dry up by year end.... (photo: ABr / ABr) The Gleaner
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 Poverty definition in the line of fire Sun 6 May 2012
Even as Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, spends lakhs of rupees daily on his foreign trips, it is hypocritical that the commission sets... (photo: PIB of India) The Hindu
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 Greek socialist leader Venizelos warns of 'mass poverty' Sat 5 May 2012
The leader of Greece's Pasok party Evangelos Venizelos has said Greece faces a choice between austerity and "mass poverty" in elections on Sunday. "On... (photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis) BBC News
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 Aid crisis leaves millions at risk Fri 4 May 2012
Fighting for life ... a malnurished Malian refugee child is weighed at the Medecins sans Fronti?res medical centre of the M'bere refugee camp. Photo: AFP MILLIONS of... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Canberra Times
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 Democrats in GOP-leaning House races may aid Obama Thu 3 May 2012
Click photo to enlargePresident Barack Obama steps off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. upon his return from Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 2, 2012.... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Denver Post
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 Tea Tree ointment perfect for any first-aid kit Tue 1 May 2012
For all you Preppers out there who are looking for a well-rounded, first-aid product that can help with any number of physical ailments, try Tea Tree ointment. You can... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Examiner
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 Obama releases $147M in aid to Palestinians Sat 28 Apr 2012
DANIELLA CHESLOW Associated Press= JERUSALEM (AP) — American aid officials said Saturday they will restore development programs for Palestinians after President Barack... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) The Guardian
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