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Female genital cutting sworn off by thousands of African villages
World NowEight thousand communities in Africa have sworn off female circumcision, including almost 2,000 that abandoned the practice this year, the United Nations Population Fund and UNICEF announced today. In northern and eastern stretches of Africa and the... -
'Easily affordable' to save 2 million children, report says
World NowThe world could save 2 million children every year if it helped the neediest countries take 13 recommended steps to conquer malnutrition, according to a new report from Save the Children.... -
Top 10 things to do this weekend
TribLocal - ElmhurstNot a clue what to do this weekend? Check out these suburban happenings, hand-picked by our editors. The Grove Players present ‘Wrong Turn at Lungfish’ …... -
Jackie Granat Joins Rotary Polio Vaccinations and Summit in India
TribLocal - EvanstonEvanston Resident/Wilmette Rotary Club MemberJoins Mass Polio Vaccination and Polio Summit in India WILMETTE, Ill., March 15, 2012 – Evanston resident and Wilmette Rotary Club …... -
Heidi Klum, Tom Hanks and more sing karaoke for UNICEF
Pop2itIn case you missed it, the second annual UNICEF Playlist with the A-List was held last Thursday (March 15) and it delightfully featured some of our favorite stars getting their grooves on, karaoke-style.... -
Does star power do any good? A Q & A on 'celebrity diplomacy'
World NowCelebrities are often criticized for co-opting struggles from across the world and making themselves the stars instead, selling simplified stories with familiar heroes to draw Westerners to causes they might otherwise overlook. The Times talked to... -
Effort to stop polio aims to vaccinate 111 million children in four days
World NowHealth groups are trying to immunize more than 111 million African children against polio in only four days, hoping to squelch an incurable disease that is all but gone in the West.... -
Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week
Lehigh Valley MusicTop 5 Concerts of the Coming Week 1. MELANIE In the dark night and rain of Aug. 15, 1969, a 22-year-old stood on a festival stage in a farm field in upstate New York, singing to a crowd that was...... -
NKorea food shortage worst in years despite farms
SUNAN, North Korea (AP) — It’s an unlikely sight: hundreds of ostriches, a bird native to sunny Africa, squatting and squabbling in the morning chill on a sprawling farm in North Korea. Even stranger: In winter, some wear quilted vests....Tags: European Union, Career and Workplace, Foreign Aid, Economy, Business and Finance, Lee Myung-bak
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Hagerstown Rotarians hear update on polio
Members of the Hagerstown Rotary Club recently attended the Rotary International District 7350 and 7370 combined annual Rotary Foundation dinner at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center in State College. Rotarians were welcomed by 7350 District Gov....Tags: Measles, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Pakistan, Tuberculosis
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Culver City gallery owner gives crutches to Sierra Leone disabled
As a Culver City art gallery owner and marketing and advertising executive, Lisa Schultz wondered whether there was anything she could do about the plight of disabled men, women and children in Sierra Leone.
Many had lost limbs during unspeakable...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Physical Disabilities, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts, Sierra Leone
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