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Children in southern Congo face acute starvation Special

With the eyes of the international community being focused on the war-torn northeast region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a human tragedy is unfolding in the south of the country, where thousands of children face death by starvation.
Oct 14, 2009 by  Miriam Mannak in World - 2 comments

UN Attack Helicopters Kill 7 Rebels In Congo

United Nations attack helicopters have fired rockets at Congolese rebels, killing seven of them. Rwandan rebels in the northwestern part of Congo tried to take over a military camp, after which the Congolese army requested assistance.
Oct 1, 2009 by  Christopher Szabo in World - 2 comments

African Sickle-Cell Anemia Deaths Heighten By Vaccine Shortage

Despite readily available vaccines, death rate of sickle-cell anemia in African children remains to be a growing concern, researchers said Thursday.
Sep 11, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Health - 1 comment

US Corporate Interests or Real African Development?

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s seven-country tour of Africa included stops in Nigeria and Angola, the continent’s top two oil producers and the Congo. Naturally the issue of US corporate interests in Africa’s natural resources come to mind.
Aug 13, 2009 by  Sadiq Green in World

Opinion: AFRICOM, The Real Reason Behind Hillary Clinton’s Africa Tour

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emphasized that her seven-country tour of Africa was intended to promote unity and democracy, fight corruption, and boost US investments in African trade and agriculture.
Aug 12, 2009 by  Sadiq Green in World - 5 comments

Clinton Congo outburst blamed on 'nervous' audience member

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's ill-tempered outburst to a question from a student in the audience leads to a scramble from aides to explain her embarrassing behavior.
Aug 12, 2009 by  Michael Krebs in World - 16 comments

Mosquito bites transmit malaria 'vaccine'

In a very risky experiment in conducted in Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Scientist opted to used mosquitoes as "artificial injections," delivering live malaria parasites through their bites.
Jul 29, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Health - 1 comment

A Spotlight on the Work of the American Refugee Committee Special

When I visited the World Refugee Day celebration that was held in Minneapolis on June 20, one of the people I met was Therese Gales, the Public Affairs Manager with the American Refugee Committee (ARC).
Jul 21, 2009 by  Chris Dade in World - 2 comments

Homophobia and its impact on AIDS rates in Africa

In the newest HIV/AIDS study conducted by various researchers from Oxford University, the Population Council of Ghana and the Kenya Medical Research, they found how men who have sex with men have no safe access to relevant HIV/AIDS information.
Jul 20, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Health - 3 comments

Want to Live Green and Be Happy? Move to Costa Rica

In surveys of the most desirable place to live on earth, Costa Rica scores high. People are also happy living there more than in the United States. What makes Costa Rica desirable and what can other places learn about this country’s desirability?
Jul 9, 2009 by  Carol Forsloff in Lifestyle
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