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INTACH signs agreement with Swiss Red Cross for Tsunami-affected communities

indiasnews.net     19 hrs ago   2 related          

New Delhi, Sep 4 : Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), a nationwide non-profit organization founded to protect the common national heritage, has signed an agreement with the Swiss Red Cross to...                    

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Haiti facing storm 'catastrophe'

bbc.co.uk     12 hrs ago   58 related          

Tropical Storm Hanna has caused widespread flooding in Haiti Haiti faces a "catastrophe" after being hit by a series of storms in recent weeks, President Rene Preval has said. Tropical Storm Hanna killed 61 people and...                    

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Brazil rejects Gilead patent for HIV/AIDS drug Viread

pharmiweb.co.uk     19 hrs ago   4 related          

The patent application had been opposed by a coalition of Brazilian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and a government pharmaceutical laboratory, and represents the first time that a patent related to an antiretroviral...                    

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Then & Now - War Hospital, Corsham

wiltshiretimes.co.uk     12 hrs ago          

Last week we featured Corsham's grand Town Hall and this week we take a look at one of its functions at the early part of the 1900s. History tells us that from around 1300 Corsham held its market on the site of the Town...                    

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Kraft Foods Sends Aid to Feed Louisiana and Alabama Families in Need (PR Newswire)

yahoo.com     yesterday   2 related          

Wednesday September 3, 3:22 pm ET Company Donates $150,000 to Support Families Impacted by Hurricane Gustav NORTHFIELD, Ill., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- News ) announced today it will donate three truckloads of...                    

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Hopes slim for any Congo plane survivors (AAP)

yahoo.com     yesterday   139 related          

UN and Congolese troops will have to climb a mountain to reach the site of a humanitarian aid plane crash in a race to see if survivors can be found, the UN peacekeeping mission says. "There have been no signs of life to...                    

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14 illegal immigrants die trying to reach Gran Canaria island

people.com.cn     yesterday          

The Spanish Civil Guard intercepted on Wednesday a migrant boat with 14 dead illegal immigrants and several injured ones and towed it to Puerto Arguineguin, south of Gran Canaria, the Emergency and Security Coordinator...                    

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Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease...

redorbit.com     yesterday   1 related          

Posted on: Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 18:00 CDT MEDIA ADVISORY: WHAT: Officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) will meet with government institutions and top experts...                    

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Evacuee Loses House And Car

wkrg.com     yesterday          

By Tiffany Craig Special Assignment Reporter Published: Wed, September 03, 2008 - 6:50 pm First, he evacuates for the storm and his house burns down. Next, a man takes off in his car. What could possibly happen next? The...                    

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Red Cross National Relief Fund In The Red

firstcoastnews.com     yesterday          

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Inside the American Red Cross there is never a moment's rest. Workers are busy. They are not only tracking the tropics, but cleaning up loose ends from Tropical Storm Fay and coming to the rescue of...                    

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