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The European Union is deeply concerned by recent developments in the human rights situation in Iran. The EU is particularly troubled by the recent wave of arrests of civil society and women's rights activists. Teachers, students, union members, scholars |
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A few days after Doctor Bernard Kouchner's appointment as France's minister of foreign affairs, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) notes a potential confusion between his new responsibilities and the role he has played in humanitaria |
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The United Nations World Food Programme Today Condemned A Series Of
Armed Attacks And Looting Of WFP Food Trucks, Mainly In The South And West
Of Afghanistan And Said It Is Working With The Authorities To Step Up
Security Measures. The Attac |
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A global conference on Cancer Control in Africa was recently held in London (10-11th May) to raise awareness of the looming cancer epidemic facing the African continent. The meeting was organised by Prof David Kerr, University of Oxford and founder of Af |
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Conditions for Iraqi children affected by violence and displacement have reached a critical point, UNICEF said today. The children's organization requires million to provide relief over the next six months for children inside Iraq, as well as those |
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This Memorial Day, the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) will pause to remember the price our military pays for protecting our freedoms even when it does not cost their lives.
Gunfire can have a profound impact on s |
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has opened an office in Beijing to increase HIV prevention efforts in China and control the spread of the virus in the country, the Seattle Times reports. The Gates Foundation and the Chinese government still are wor |
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Kakà , a player widely regarded as the best in world football, has
dedicated his participation in the UEFA Champions League Final tomorrow
to
the cause of hungry children. Kakà combines his role as an
attacking
midfielder f |
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Forecasters will test a new technique this summer that provides a detailed 3-D view of an approaching hurricane every six minutes and allows them to determine whether the storm is gathering strength as it nears land. The technique, developed by researche |
