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U.S. policy seen as factor in Somalia famine deaths
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — It was the catastrophe everyone knew was coming yet no one seemed able to stop. According to analysts, a violent Islamist militia was partly to blame for thousands of deaths in Somalia's food crisis from 2010 to 2012,...
Tags: Mercy Corps, Africa, Terrorism, Natural Disasters, United Nations
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Fierce lobbying counters White House push for food aid reform
Reuters* White House seeks biggest change in aid since Cold War * Opposition began work months ago on Capitol Hill * Reforms have mostly detractors, few supporters in Congress By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - A White House plan to modernize...Tags: Justice System, Budgets and Budgeting, Pakistan, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice
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$3.9 Billion Pledged to Prevent E. Africa Famines
Channel 2 NewsInternational donors say they won't allow a repeat of last year's Horn of Africa famine and are gearing up to spend billions of dollars on programs to let communities withstand cyclical droughts. International donors have pledged to spend $3.9...Tags: Africa, Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters, Charity, Droughts
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Somalia's famine eases in some areas
World NowSomalia's famine eases in some areas: Somalia's famine has eased in three of six famine-hit regions, but three areas remain in famine and 250,000 are likely to die of starvation according to the United Nations.... -
Somali towns warned to expect continuous Kenyan attacks
World NowKenya's incursion inside Somalia: Residents of 10 towns have reportedly been warned by Kenya’s military to expect to be “under attack continuously” as Kenya moves forward with the intervention into Somalia, according to international... -
Somalis fleeing famine killed by Kenyan raid, aid group says
World NowAid group says Kenya forces attacked camp. Aid group Doctors Without Borders said five Somalis were killed and dozens injured Sunday in an airstrike by Kenyan forces on a displaced persons camp in the southern Somalia town of Jilib.... -
Aid can't get through to many Somalia famine victims, expert says
World NowMany Somali famine victims are not getting help. As UNICEF and other aid agencies struggle to upscale their humanitarian operations in southern Somalia, most famine victims are still beyond their reach.... -
George Clooney, Bono drop the F-bomb for famine relief
Ministry of GossipGeorge Clooney, Bono, Christy Turlington and more have participated in a new PSA to end famine, a campaign for the One organization.... -
Maryland relief agencies combat famine in Africa
Waves of refugees arrive daily to Kenya, some having walked weeks through unforgiving desert with virtually no possessions, and yet local relief workers report optimism among the millions threatened by the historic famine and drought spreading through the...Tags: Maryland, Carroll County (Maryland), Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Health and Safety at Work
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Mail Call - Aug. 18
“I see old John Boehner did it again. He’s getting rid of an institution down in Congress, the page program. Said he’s going to save $5 million a year — a whole $5 million. Wow, John, you’re supposed to save jobs, not...Tags: Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Government Health Care, Medicare, AAA
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Closing Comments: It's Hot
KIAHHot as hades outside huh?! To help put it in perspective, throughout the horn of Africa, in countries like Ethiopia and Kenya, as many as 11-million people are at risk of severe malnutrition or starvation as the region faces the worst drought conditions...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Water Restrictions, UNICEF, Islam, Human Interest
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