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Yusuf Islam AKA Cat Stevens Four Date Tour Starts Sunday

Yusuf Islam has taken his time between tours, 33 years. The popular folk singer who was known as Cat Stevens will open in Dublin this Sunday on his "Guess I'll Take My Time Tour."
Nov 13, 2009 by  KJ Mullins in Entertainment - 1 comment

Aid Workers Released in Darfur

Two aid workers kidnapped by armed men in July in the Darfur region of Western Sudan have been released, after an ordeal which lasted more than 100 days.
Oct 18, 2009 by  Chris Dade in World - 1 comment

UN index: Norway is the best place to live

According to the United Nations human development index, Norway takes the number one spot. The UN human development index makes judgments based on the country's life expectancy, literacy, school enrollment and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.
Oct 5, 2009 by  Joe Gullo in Lifestyle - 2 comments

Ugandans return home after 20 years in displaced camps

Over a million Ugandans, who fled their homes during the decades of violent conflict have begun returning gradually to their homeland.
Oct 2, 2009 by  Bob Ewing in World

Aid Agency Launches East Africa Appeal, 23 Million Lives at Risk

The international aid agency Oxfam has launched a £9.5 million ($15 million) emergency appeal for East Africa as 23 million people in the region find their lives under threat from hunger.
Sep 29, 2009 by  Chris Dade in World

Ugandan gorillas search for friends on the Internet

In an effort to save the Ugandan mountain gorilla the Uganda Wildlife Authority have launched a programme which will involve the endangered gorillas appearing on line as they look for friends.
Sep 26, 2009 by  Gemma Fox in Environment - 2 comments

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

HIV Circumcision Study Cut Short

An Uganda study has suggested that females are not protected from contracting HIV if a man is circumcised. It has been prior knowledge that women are better protected from HIV if the male has been circumcised.
Jul 19, 2009 by  Andrew Moran in Health - 1 comment

Microinsurance is lucrative, so will it be the next 'revolution'?

Microinsurance works like microfinance: It enables the poor who live in developing nations to access life insurance, crop insurance, and insurance for damage caused by natural events.
Jun 25, 2009 by  Stephanie Dearing in Business - 3 comments
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