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SOUTH AFRICA: The less shiny side of platinum
RUSTENBERG, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - South Africa's mining houses have received kudos for being among the earliest industries to adopt workplace pol...

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UGANDA: Faith: "My greatest birthday present was my CD4 count reaching 500"
KAMPALA, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - Faith is a member of the Ariel Children's Club, a group for HIV-positive children supported by the Elizabeth Glase...

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GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemic claims more lives
BISSAU , 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - Up to 3,160 people have now contracted cholera and 73 people have died across the country and health minister Cami...

IRIN

NIGER: Amoumene, Sometimes, I think I am close to losing my mind
AGADEZ, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - Amoumene, 27 years old (not his real name) fled fighting last November in the Air Mountains, coming south to Agadez...

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SOUTH AFRICA: Maize may suffer from high input costs
JOHANNESBURG, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - High fertiliser and fuel prices in South Africa may impact the 2009/2010 maize harvest in the region's larges...

IRIN

SOMALIA: Humanitarian situation "increasingly acute"
NAIROBI, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - Somalia is moving more rapidly than expected into a serious humanitarian crisis, with an estimated 3.2 million peo...

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BURUNDI: FAO predicts serious food shortages
BUJUMBURA, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - Parts of eastern and southern Burundi are threatened with acute food shortages following low agricultural yields...

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ETHIOPIA: Thousands more displaced as floods spread
ADDIS ABABA, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - Flash floods following torrential rains in Ethiopia's Gambella regional state have spread to four woredas [dis...

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THAILAND: Protests against Thai leader intensify
BANGKOK, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - For a last-stage lung cancer patient like Arom Meechai, travelling all night from her home town in Nakhon Si Thamm...

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AFGHANISTAN: VHF outbreak in Herat Province kills three
HERAT, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - An outbreak of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) has killed at least three people in Herat Province, western Afghanistan...

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SRI LANKA: Newly displaced, rising food costs prompt UN, NGO plea for more aid
COLOMBO, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - The rising cost of food and the urgent humanitarian needs of newly displaced people in Sri Lanka's war-torn distri...

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IRAQ: Some Palestinian refugees to get special IDs
BAGHDAD, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) - The Iraqi government has launched a registration process for Palestinian refugees who arrived between 1948 and 196...

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Tensions are high in Europe, after Russia formally recognized ...
Wed Aug 27th at 10:01 pm

(AFPTV) - Tensions are high in Europe, after Russia formally recognized the independence of the Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on T...

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An old Georgian woman, who took refuge in Tbilisi after the ...
Wed Aug 27th at 10:01 pm

(AFP) - An old Georgian woman, who took refuge in Tbilisi after the Ossetian attack of her village of Ikoti, cries in the bus as she comes back to ...

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South Ossetians celebrate the recognition of their independence ...
Wed Aug 27th at 10:01 pm

(AFP) - South Ossetians celebrate the recognition of their independence by Russia in Tskhinvali. Russia warned NATO on Wednesday over its naval pre...

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Zina, a 68-year-old Georgian woman, glances out of the front ...
Wed Aug 27th at 9:13 pm

(Reuters) - Zina, a 68-year-old Georgian woman, glances out of the front door to her house in Mosabruni, a village just inside South Ossetia, Augus...

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Russian troops on an armoured personnel carrier move past a ...
Wed Aug 27th at 9:13 pm

(Reuters) - Russian troops on an armoured personnel carrier move past a Georgian police officer (L) stationed at a checkpoint in Mosabruni, a villa...

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A Georgian demonstrator sits amid rubbish piled up in front ...
Wed Aug 27th at 9:13 pm

(Reuters) - A Georgian demonstrator sits amid rubbish piled up in front of the Russian embassy during a protest in Tbilisi August 27, 2008. (David ...

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Kugia, a villager, looks for transport between checkpoints controlled ...
Wed Aug 27th at 9:13 pm

(Reuters) - Kugia, a villager, looks for transport between checkpoints controlled by Georgian policemen and Russian troops near the towns of Odaisi...

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Georgian troops look at a Russian helicopter flying over head ...
Wed Aug 27th at 7:18 pm

(Reuters) - Georgian troops look at a Russian helicopter flying over head as they withdraw from the village of Mosabruni, just inside South Ossetia...

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Maria, a 78-year-old Georgian woman, is seen in the courtyard ...
Wed Aug 27th at 7:18 pm

(Reuters) - Maria, a 78-year-old Georgian woman, is seen in the courtyard of her house in Mosabruni, a village just inside South Ossetia, August 26...

Georgia Unrest on Yahoo! News Photos

A woman waves at a Russian navy ship in the Black Sea port of ...
Wed Aug 27th at 5:32 pm

(Reuters) - A woman waves at a Russian navy ship in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol as it returns from an operation at Georgia's sea border, Augus...

Georgia Unrest on Yahoo! News Photos

Children play in Tskhinvali, capital of Georgia's breakaway ...
Wed Aug 27th at 4:21 pm

(AP) - Children play in Tskhinvali, capital of Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. On Tuesday Russian Presiden...

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A Russian armoured vehicle leaves the tunnel in the territory ...
Wed Aug 27th at 4:00 pm

(Reuters) - A Russian armoured vehicle leaves the tunnel in the territory of South Ossetia as it heads towards the Russian border, August 26, 2008....

Georgia Unrest on Yahoo! News Photos

Chinese Tiananmen dissident freed after 16 years (AFP)
Wed Aug 27th at 8:56 am

AFP - A Chinese democracy activist jailed for trying to organise memorials for the 1989 Tiananmen massacre has been released after serving 16 years...

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UN tries to rebuild confidence after deadly attack at displaced camp in Darfur
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) set up meetings today with the residents of a camp for i...

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Refugees win as result of UN-backed initiative on Olympic clothing
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

Thousands of refugees in Asia will continue to be inspired by the heroism of athletes at the Beijing Olympics, even though the curtain has fallen o...

UN News Centre - Top Stories

UN relief agencies respond to Nepals flood crisis
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

The United Nations food agency in Nepal announced today that it was mobilizing emergency aid for the 50,000 people forced to flee their homes by la...

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Accra talks bode well for future climate change negotiations - UN official
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

Important progress has been made during the latest round of United Nations-led climate change talks in Accra, Ghana, on key issues relating to a ne...

UN News Centre - Top Stories

In Zaragoza, UN spotlights use of nuclear technology to protect water resources
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

The United Nations agency tasked with promoting safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies will be showcasing its efforts to protect the world...

UN News Centre - Top Stories

Security Council extends UN force in southern Lebanon for another year
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

The Security Council today extended until the end of August 2009 the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), stating that ...

UN News Centre - Top Stories

UN emphasizes role of blue helmets in combating organized crime
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

Policing and law enforcement experts from around the world have gathered in Stockholm for todays start of a two-day conference examining the threa...

UN News Centre - Top Stories

South Africa: UN helps foreigners uprooted by xenophobic violence go home
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

The United Nations is assisting foreigners displaced by xenophobic violence which swept South Africa earlier this year to return to their home coun...

UN News Centre - Top Stories

Haiti: UN helps provide relief after deadly tropical storm batters region
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

United Nations officials in Haiti are working with local authorities across the south of the impoverished Caribbean country to help bring relief af...

UN News Centre - Top Stories

Head of UN refugee agency in Somalia released after two months in captivity
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed the news that the head of its office in Somalia has been released today unharmed after two months in...

UN News Centre - Top Stories

Amid violent protests, UN urges restraint in Indian-administered Kashmir
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has voiced its concern about the recent violent protests in Indian-admi...

UN News Centre - Top Stories

More people living in extreme poverty than previously thought - World Bank
Wed Aug 27th at 1:00 am

The World Bank has revised upward its estimates of the number of the worlds poor from nearly 1 billion to 1.4 billion, drawing on new data that in...

UN News Centre - Top Stories

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Pakistani lawyers to press government; police killed
Thu Aug 28th at 1:35 am ET

Source: Reuters By Augustine Anthony ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Pakistani lawyers were set to launch protests on Thursday pressing the governm...

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Malaysia says to extend Philippine peace mission
Thu Aug 28th at 1:29 am ET

Source: Reuters KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Malaysia has agreed to extend its peacekeeping mission in the southern Philippines where there is ...

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German food aid agency halts aid in Darfur (Deutsche Welle)
Thu Aug 28th at 12:25 am ET

A German aid agency is halting aid deliveries to almost half a million people affected by civil war in northern Darfur province in Sudan due to inc...

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Bomb attack on Pakistani police kills 11
Wed Aug 27th at 11:56 pm ET

Source: Reuters ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A car bomb blew up as a Pakistani police bus traveled across a bridge in the country's northwest on T...

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PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post - August 28
Wed Aug 27th at 11:38 pm ET

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (Reuters) - Washington Post included the following items on its front page on Aug. 28. Reuters has not verified...

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Suspected bomber attacks Pakistani police bus
Wed Aug 27th at 11:36 pm ET

Source: Reuters ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber in a car rammed his vehicle into a Pakistani police bus carrying prisoners...

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VIDEO: Black Sea focus for Georgia tension
Wed Aug 27th at 11:03 pm ET

Source: Reuters Aug 27 - U.S. and Russian ships in separate missions in the Black Sea have been a symbolic focus of continuing tension over Georgia...

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Dating, demos faze young NKorean refugees (TODAYonline)
Wed Aug 27th at 10:58 pm ET

North Korean asylum seekers are seen walking to a bus upon their arrival at Incheon International airport, South Korea. Dating customs and street d...

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Dating, demos faze young NKorean refugees (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Wed Aug 27th at 10:36 pm ET

Dating customs and street demonstrations are part of a major culture shock for young North Korean refugees struggling to adapt to a new life in Sou...

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Ten Koreans killed in Philippine traffic accident
Wed Aug 27th at 10:23 pm ET

Source: Reuters MANILA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Ten South Korean nationals, many of them Baptist pastors, were killed in the northern Philippines when t...

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EU: Protect Civilians in Gori District
Wed Aug 27th at 10:03 pm ET

Source: Human Rights Watch (Tbilisi, August 28, 2008) The European Union should act to protect Georgian civilians from continued attacks by Osset...

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Darfur hijackers surrender, release passengers (The New Zealand Herald)
Wed Aug 27th at 10:01 pm ET

TRIPOLI, Libya -Two Darfur men who hijacked a Sudanese airliner surrendered at a remote desert airstrip in Libya after releasing the 95 passengers ...

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China voices "concern" after Russian steps
Wed Aug 27th at 9:51 pm ET

Source: Reuters BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) - China said it was "concerned" about Russia's volatile quarrel with Georgia after Moscow recognised the ...

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2 Hijackers of Jet in Darfur Surrender and Free Hostages in Libya (New York Times)
Wed Aug 27th at 8:49 pm ET

The two hijackers who had commandeered a jetliner from the Darfur region of Sudan on Tuesday had asked for asylum in Libya, but it was not clear wh...

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Refugees Win As Result Of UN-Backed Initiative (Scoop.co.nz)
Wed Aug 27th at 8:37 pm ET

Thousands of refugees in Asia will continue to be inspired by the heroism of athletes at the Beijing Olympics, even though the curtain has fallen o...

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Darfur: Rebuilding Confidence After Deadly (Scoop.co.nz)
Wed Aug 27th at 8:37 pm ET

The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) set up meetings today with the residents of a camp for i...

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OPT: Israel to reopen Gaza border crossings
Wed Aug 27th at 8:36 pm ET

Source: Xinhua

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Sudanese Troops In Battle At Darfur Refugee Camp (CBS News)
Wed Aug 27th at 7:24 pm ET

Sudanese government forces attacked one of Darfur's largest refugee camps at dawn Monday, killing dozens of civilians, according to rebels and a wi...

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Lebanon: Security Council extends UN force for another year
Wed Aug 27th at 5:03 pm ET

Date: 27 Aug 2008
Source: UN News Service

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Somalia: Violence forces MSF to close clinic in Mogadishu
Wed Aug 27th at 4:24 pm ET

Source: Reuters

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Second US naval ship with humanitarian aid docks in Georgia (Nasdaq)
Wed Aug 27th at 3:01 pm ET

(RTTNews) - The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Dallas, carrying 34 tons of humanitarian aid, arrived in the Black Sea port of Batumi, south of the zone of...

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Canadian frigate ensures delivery of food to Somalia
Wed Aug 27th at 1:55 pm ET

Source: Government of Canada

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U.S. military ship brings humanitarian aid to Georgian port (Courier-Post)
Wed Aug 27th at 1:34 pm ET

BATUMI, Georgia -- A U.S. military ship on Wednesday docked at the Georgian port of Batumi to bring humanitarian aid following a devastating war wi...

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'Arroyo should declare humanitarian crisis in Mindanao' (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Wed Aug 27th at 1:22 pm ET

President Arroyo should declare a humanitarian crisis in Mindanao to increase international aid to areas affected by the armed conflict between the...

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Hijackers of Darfur airliner surrender (UPI)
Wed Aug 27th at 1:10 pm ET

KUFRA, Libya, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Libyan state media said Wednesday that two hijackers who commandeered a plane in Sudan's Darfur region surrendered a...

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South Africa: UNHCR begins repatriating victims of xenophobic violence
Wed Aug 27th at 1:03 pm ET

Date: 27 Aug 2008
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

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S'pore contributing US$50,000 worth of emergency humanitarian supplies to Laos (Channel NewsAsia)
Wed Aug 27th at 12:09 pm ET

SINGAPORE : Singapore is contributing US$50,000 worth of emergency humanitarian supplies to Laos. Singapore's Foreign Affairs Ministry said the sup...

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S’pore contributing US$50,000 worth of emergency humanitarian supplies to Laos (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Wed Aug 27th at 11:55 am ET

SINGAPORE : Singapore is contributing US$50,000 worth of emergency humanitarian supplies to Laos.

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Asian refugees get a boost from Beijing Olympics (AlertNet)
Wed Aug 27th at 11:40 am ET

Source: UNHCR Athletes at the Beijing Olympics have shown their solidarity with refugees in Asia by contributing 30,000 items of sports clothing.

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SOMALIA: Humanitarian situation "increasingly acute" (AlertNet)
Wed Aug 27th at 11:39 am ET

Source: IRIN Somalia is moving more rapidly than expected into a serious humanitarian crisis, with an estimated 3.2 million people both in urban a...

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2 hijackers of Darfur plane surrender in Libya (USA Today)
Wed Aug 27th at 11:21 am ET

Two hijackers who commandeered a jetliner from Sudan's Darfur region and diverted it to a remote desert airstrip in southern Libya surrendered and ...

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Somalia: Humanitarian situation "increasingly acute"
Wed Aug 27th at 11:11 am ET

Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks

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Relocation planned for Cape refugees (Independent Online)
Wed Aug 27th at 10:58 am ET

Authorities have announced a plan to move about 1 600 xenophobia refugees out of community halls and two of the "safe sites" set up for them in Cap...

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Ethiopia: Thousands more displaced as floods spread
Wed Aug 27th at 10:52 am ET

Date: 27 Aug 2008
Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks

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Cape refugees relocated (iafrica.com)
Wed Aug 27th at 10:47 am ET

Authorities have announced a plan to move about 1600 xenophobia refugees out of community halls.

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