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Anglican bishops lead 'poverty march' through London - Summary

earthtimes.org     14 mins ago   10 related          

London - Hundreds of Anglican bishops led a protest march through central London Thursday urging world governments to show the political will to fulfil pledges of eradicating global poverty by 2015. The colourful march, which...                

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From child soldier to Congolese carpenter

alertnet.org     16 mins ago          

He rests his hands among the wood shavings scattered across a board on his workbench, as if touching the curls and chips reminds him of who he now is — a furniture-maker in Goma and, at 17, almost a man. It's dark inside his...                

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Famine looms in East Africa

bbc.co.uk     2 hrs ago          

Nick Danziger is an award-winning photographer The relief agency Oxfam is warning that millions of people in East Africa may be facing a famine caused by the soaring cost of food. The price of rice in Somalia has soared by...                

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Food Price Catastrophe In Africa

sky.com     10 hrs ago   22 related          

Rising food prices are pushing millions of people towards severe hunger and destitution across East Africa, prompting Oxfam to launch a new appeal to bolster its aid work in the region. An Ethiopian villager suffers from...                

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Peru declares state of emergency at Canadian mine site

newslookup.com     11 hrs ago   1 related          

The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency at the site of a mine owned by a Vancouver company, saying its toxic chemicals are putting the capital's water supply at risk. A 60-day state of emergency was put in...                

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Rising food prices pushing east Africa to disaster, warns Oxfam

guardian.co.uk     14 hrs ago   53 related          

More than 14 million people in the east Africa region require urgent food aid due to drought and spiralling cereal and fuel prices, aid agencies say. In an emergency appeal launched today, Oxfam warns that millions of people in...                

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Where hunger lurks

mg.co.za     9 hrs ago          

The map will replace this text. Shitaye, a widow and grandmother of 10, says the crisis is worse than the hunger that killed about a million people in Ethiopia in 1984. In the West Arsi zone of central Ethiopia the combination...                

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Forget the credit crunch, get charity chic

middletonguardian.co.uk     14 hrs ago          

'CHARITY Chic' has emerged as one of the latest ways to help you look good, without breaking the bank. After drawing inspiration from top celebrity fashion designer Gok Wan, I hit the charity shops in Middleton to see what I...                

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Oxfam stages unusual protest at Doha talks

sabcnews.com     21 hrs ago   36 related          

Richard Newton, Geneva International aid agency, Oxfam International, has called on the major role players at the Doha talks to stop gambling with the livelihoods of the poor. Staging a somewhat unusual protest in Geneva today,...                

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East Africa food crisis looms

bbc.co.uk     16 hrs ago   95 related          

Millions of people in East Africa face a humanitarian crisis because of soaring food prices and drought, the UK-based charity Oxfam has warned. The BBC's Karen Allen travelled to Ethiopia to meet some of those struggling to...                

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