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Africa and the G8: what Katine villagers say
from the GuardianAs world leaders prepare for the G8 summit in Japan, Richard M Kavuma speaks to people in Katine sub-county, where Guardian and Barclays are helping to fund a three-year integrated development project. Locals hope the G8 leaders will choose to breathe life into their agriculture... Read more...
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Illegal migration from Africa to Yemen on the rise
from The Seattle Times By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYMore than 20,000 Africans have crossed the Gulf of Aden to Yemen this year, paying brutal smugglers who cram them into boats and often throw the weakest overboard, an aid group said Thursday.The number of migrants who reached Yemen has doubled from... Read more...
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Britain gives Pakistan £1bn to fight extremism
from the Times Online Zahid Hussain in IslamabadBritain is doubling its aid to Pakistan to almost $1 billion, reflecting concern over rising Islamic militancy which threatens the battle against the Taleban in neighbouring Afghanistan.About a third of the money is expected to be spent in provinces... Read more...
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EU to improve targeting of Third World food aid
from Reuters Africa By Jeremy SmithBRUSSELS - Europe's development and farm chiefs called on Thursday for better-targeted aid to help Third World countries achieve long-term sustainable farming, as a way to feed millions of people while global food prices soar.While the EU comes under pressure... Read more...
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Tax credits lift 50,000 children out of poverty
from the New Zealand Herald By Simon CollinsAbout 50,000 children have been lifted out of poverty in the past three years, thanks largely to higher family tax credits.The number of children living in homes with equivalent incomes per person below 60 per cent of the national average, after... Read more...
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Singles need £13,400 to lead a 'decent' life, claims report
from the Daily Mail, UK By Steve Doughty A single man or woman needs to earn more than £13,400 a year to live decently, a research report found yesterday.It said that anyone making that money can achieve a living standard that most people in the country would consider acceptable.The £13,400... Read more...
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Food, cash aid help world's poor as prices soar
from Reuters, Africa By Lesley WroughtonWASHINGTON - In impoverished Haiti, the government and aid groups hand out lunches at schools in slums. In Brazil, mothers who regularly take their children to medical check-ups qualify for small cash payments.In Mexico and Bangladesh, governments give... Read more...
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Men tried to sell their kidneys
from Adelaide now, Australia TWO Indonesians have been found guilty by a Singapore court of illegally agreeing to sell their kidneys in the city-state.Sulaiman bin Damanik, who was to sell his kidney to a well-known Singaporean retailer for $S23,700 ($17,460) in June this year, was found guilty... Read more...
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Poverty Leads to High TB Defaulter Rate
from All Africa BuaNews (Tshwane)By Gabi KhumaloDurbanPoverty is among the main reasons for the high treatment defaulter rate among Tuberculosis (TB) patients.Speaking to BuaNews during the South African TB Conference, currently underway in Durban, TB Free Advocacy Communication and Social... Read more...
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Latin Americans agree further details for Bank of the South
from Eurodad "A new regional development bank for South America known as the ‘Banco del Sur’ will be launched with an initial capital fund of $10 billion”, finance ministers and other representatives of seven Latin American countries announced in late June. A statement released on Friday by... Read more...
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Africa to fight poverty aggressively
from My Joy Online A landmark plan of action, targetting an estimated 72 billion dollars a year in external funding, to help Africa win the battle against poverty was on Tuesday launched at the gathering of the continent's political leaders in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm... Read more...
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Broken promises sound off-note between G8, Africa
from Reuters Africa By Katrina MansonFREETOWN - When African leaders meet their rich G8 counterparts next week the inevitable smiles will mask bitter disappointment over broken promises on both sides.G8 nations are falling short of grand pledges they made at a summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, in... Read more...
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