New Zealand donates $380,000 for China earthquake
                   
people.com.cn     May 16, 2008            

New Zealand will donate 500,000 NZ dollars (380,000 U.S. dollars) to the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) to assist victims of the Sichuan earthquake in China, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced on Friday. "The full scale of this disaster is rapidly emerging, and it is... [read full story]                    


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Sri Lanka: Free Journalist and Other Critics

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Source: Human Rights Watch (New York, August 8, 2008) – The Sri Lankan government should release a prominent journalist and two others connected to a website critical of the government, Human Rights Watch said today. The three ...                    

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Among gays, young partyers spread HIV: study

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Younger men who binge drink and abuse drugs are the gays and bisexuals most likely to transmit HIV to others, and prevention programs should be developed to target them, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.                    

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Human Rights Watch: No Improvement in Burma's Human Rights Since 1988 'Massacre'

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A prominent human rights group is alleging that the Burmese government has made no moves to improve human rights over the past 20 years. Human Rights Watch issued a report Thursday on the eve of the 20th anniversary of what it...                    

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Support grows for cancer boy

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SYMPATHY and offers of help for nine-year-old cancer patient Josaia Temo has started flowing in. People have offered to help Josaia with his trip overseas for his treatment and are willing to pay for his travel and medical...                    

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