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Grenade hits Benghazi Red Cross
A rocket-propelled-grenade struck the local offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi overnight, the organisation's spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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NEWS.au.com
Grenade hits Red Cross in Libya
A ROCKET-propelled-grenade has struck the local offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Benghazi.
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The Guardian
Jacob Zuma painting vandalised in South African gallery
Picture showing South African president with his genitals exposed is covered with red and black paint by protestersA painting depicting the South African president, Jacob Zuma, with his genitals exposed has been vandalised, leading to ugly scenes at an art gallery in Johannesburg.One man painted a red cross across Zuma's face and penis while a younger man spread black paint over the image. The ...
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IKRK
Bangladesh: border guards strengthen their awareness of international humanitarian and human rights laws
The Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB), the largest security force in the country, are to take part in a training course on international humanitarian law and international human rights law. The course, jointly organized by the BGB's Khulna Sector Headquarters and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will be held on 22 and 23 May.
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Irish Times
Irish Red Cross must get 'house in order'
THE IRISH Red Cross must address governance and financial control issues if it is to regain its reputation, which has become “tarnished” in recent years, the chairman of the Oireachtas public accounts committee has said.
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Irish Times
Irish Red Cross reform urged
The Irish Red Cross must address governance and financial control issues if it is to regain a reputation that has become “tarnished” in recent years, the chairman of the Public Accounts Committe said.
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China Daily
Dying man donates organs for medical research
Tang Chengye, who is dying from an incurable disease, signed an organ donation agreement with the Red Cross Society of Anhui province in Chaohu city's Second People's Hospital, May 16, 2012.
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Irish Times
Farc rebels to free kidnapped French reporter, says charity
Colombia’s Farc guerrilla group has decided to free a French reporter they kidnapped two weeks ago, although they have not given a date for his release, a Red Cross official said on Sunday, citing a statement from the rebels.
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WSJ
Colombian Rebels May Free Journalist
The International Committee of the Red Cross was mobilizing personnel in Colombia to help facilitate the expected release of a French journalist captured more than two weeks ago by Marxist rebels.
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Telegraph
Farc agrees to release kidnapped French journalist
Colombia's Farc guerrilla group has decided to free a French reporter they kidnapped two weeks ago, although they have not given a date for his release, a Red Cross official said on Sunday citing a statement from the rebels.
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Reuters
Colombia rebels set to release French reporter: Red Cross
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrilla group has decided to free a French reporter they kidnapped two weeks ago, although they have not given a date for his release, a Red Cross official said on Sunday citing a statement from the rebels.
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BBC
Farc 'agree to release reporter'
Colombia's Farc rebels say they will release captured French journalist Romeo Langlois to the Red Cross and an envoy of President-elect Hollande.
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Huffington Post
Yoani Sanchez: Cuban Regime Disguises Paramilitary Agent as Red Cross Worker
At this point, there are few people on this Island who haven't seen the video where a man -- wearing a Red Cross emblem -- hits and beats with a stretcher Andrés Carrión, who had shouted an anti-system slogan.
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The Nation
ICRC suspends aid work in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - The Red Cross on Thursday suspended most of its aid projects in Pakistan and recalled foreign staff to the capital, following the brutal murder of a British worker.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it had suspended activities run from Karachi and Peshawar, while it reviewed its operations after the killing of Khalil Dale.
The move puts on hold activities ...
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The Nation
TUF marks World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day
FAISALABAD - The University of Faisalabad (TUF) observes World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day at Amin Campus here the other day.
The University of Faisalabad organized a programme followed by a rally at Amin Campus in context with World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day. The event was presided by Dr Abdul Karim Baloch, Rector, aimed to create awareness amongst the masses particularly among the...
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The Nation
TUF marks World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day
FAISALABAD - The University of Faisalabad (TUF) observes World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day at Amin Campus here the other day.
The University of Faisalabad organized a programme followed by a rally at Amin Campus in context with World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day. The event was presided by Dr Abdul Karim Baloch, Rector, aimed to create awareness amongst the masses particularly among the...
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The Nation
TUF marks World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day
FAISALABAD - The University of Faisalabad (TUF) observes World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day at Amin Campus here the other day.
The University of Faisalabad organized a programme followed by a rally at Amin Campus in context with World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day. The event was presided by Dr Abdul Karim Baloch, Rector, aimed to create awareness amongst the masses particularly among the...
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The Nation
TUF marks World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day
FAISALABAD - The University of Faisalabad (TUF) observes World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day at Amin Campus here the other day.
The University of Faisalabad organized a programme followed by a rally at Amin Campus in context with World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day. The event was presided by Dr Abdul Karim Baloch, Rector, aimed to create awareness amongst the masses particularly among the...
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CNN
Red Cross suspends work in Pakistan after staffer's killing
The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it was suspending its work in Pakistan pending a review of its presence in the South Asian country.
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BBC
ICRC suspends Pakistan city work
The International Committee of the Red Cross suspends humanitarian activities in two of Pakistan's largest cities, Peshawar and Karachi.
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AP
Red Cross stops work in much of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The Red Cross has suspended operations across much of Pakistan following the killing of a British nurse working for the organization late last month, the group announced Thursday....
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National Post
Syria rebels kill 7 as bombs explodes near UN observers
Syrian rebels killed at least seven pro-government militiamen in a Damascus suburb on Wednesday, activists said, and an explosion wounded eight soldiers escorting UN ceasefire observers in the southern province of Deraa.
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The Jerusalem Post
ICRC, UN appeal for Palestinian hunger strikers
Int'l Red Cross urges Israel to transfer 6 prisoners to hospital, to allow family visits; UN also expresses concern.
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The Jerusalem Post
Officials warn of Syrian civil war, 7 killed
Arab League Chief Elaraby, head of Red Cross warn of dangers of escalating military action in Syria.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Red Cross: 1.5 million Syrians lack necessities
International Committee of the Red Cross says violence has deprived 1.5 million of food, shelter, sanitation
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Huffington Post
Syria Crisis: Red Cross To Visit Prison In Aleppo
GENEVA -- The Red Cross has won permission to visit a second prison in Syria as fighting continues unchecked in some areas and 1.5 million people now struggle to meet basic needs for food, water, shelter, power and sanitation, officials said Tuesday.International Committee of the Red Cross President Jakob Kellenberger said tens of thousands of people are sheltering in public buildings or other ...
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Daily Mail
Martin Collett: Former David Blunkett aide killed Red Cross worker ex-girlfriend Angela Hoyt
A joint inquest into their deaths heard Angela Hoyt had reported Martin Collett to Hertfordshire police for harassment two days before she was killed but asked the police not to do anything, saying she wanted to resolve the situation herself.
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Daily Mail
Inquest into Red Cross worker murdered by former aid to David Blunkett begins today
Martin Collett killed Angela Hoyt as she had a bath and then wrote a suicide note in which he said there 'wasn't a chance in hell' he would let her leave him.
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FOX
Obama Campaign Defends New Bin Laden Web Ad
Campaign backs video that questions if Romney would've ordered bin Laden raid, which his adviser called 'divisive'White House Keeps Lid on Photos of Bid Laden RaidWeaker Al Qaeda Dreams of PaybackSaudi Arabia: Bin Laden Wives Have No Terror TiesBritish Red Cross Worker Killed in Pakistan
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News.co.au
Red Cross hostage found murdered in Pakistan
BRITISH aid worker found in an orchard with his throat slit and a note saying he was killed because no ransom was paid.
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USA Today
Red Cross: 16 killed in Nigeria at university church service
An official with the Nigerian Red Cross says at least 16 people were killed in an attack on church services at a university campus.
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Irish Times
UK aid worker killed in Pakistan
The body of a British Red Cross worker held captive in Pakistan since January was found in an orchard today, his throat slit and a note attached to his body saying he was killed because no ransom was paid.
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FT
Aid worker found dead in Pakistan
Body of kidnapped British doctor Khalil Rasjed Dale, who was working for the International Committee of the Red Cross, found by a Quetta roadside
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Mail & Guardian
Kidnapped British Red Cross doctor found dead, beheaded
The beheaded body of a kidnapped British doctor working for the International Committee of the Red Cross has been found dumped by the roadside.
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Al Jazhera
Body of British aid worker found in Pakistan
Red Cross official found dead almost three months after his kidnapping in southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta.
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Times of India
Kidnapped British aid worker killed in Pakistan: Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it had received confirmation that 60-year-old staff member Khalil Rasjed Dale "was murdered almost four months after his kidnapping."
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Los Angeles Times
Marine whose wife was killed wants to 'use this tragedy for good'
The husband of the slain Brittany Dawn Killgore said in a statement Thursday that he is searching for a way "to use this tragedy for good."
"Brittany's death cannot be in vain," Marine Lance Cpl. Cory Killgore said in a statement released by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. "At this point I don't know how to use this tragedy for good, but others have found their way, and I hope to do ...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Red Cross staffer abducted in Yemen
The Frenchman was on his way to the port city of Hudayda when he was kidnapped, a spokeswoman said
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USA Today
Red Cross says French staffer abducted in Yemen
A Red Cross spokeswoman says a French staffer has been kidnapped in Yemen and there has been no contact with the abductors yet.
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Mashable
Watch Your Twitter Avatar Crumble and Rebuild Over 3 Days
When Things Fall Apart, an experimental campaign launching Friday, deconstructs and reconstructs your Twitter avatar over three days when you do…
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AllThingsDigital
Georgia Tech Professor Tries to Transcend Social Media "Slacktivism"
Georgia Tech professor Eric Gilbert has come up with a clever way to add impact to what's been labeled social media "slacktivism."
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Mail & Guardian
Families flee Mali's Tuareg-seized Gao in fear
People in Mali have begun fleeing the Tuareg-seized city of Gao as empty prison cells and looted Red Cross warehouses have become the way of life.
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ElPais
FARC rebels release their last military and police hostages
"For more than eight years, we were chained together in pairs," says one officer
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Washington Post
FARC frees 10 military and police captives
After spending more than a decade in jungle prisons, 10 military and police captives were freed by Colombia’s main rebel group Tuesday, the Colombian government said.
The captives waved or jumped with joy as they got off a helicopter painted with a Red Cross symbol, the Associated Press reports. Some came with pets, including a monkey and two small birds. A few wore a Colombian flag.
Read ful...
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New York Times
Red Cross Proposes Daily Cease-Fires in Syria
The International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva said its president would arrive in Damascus Tuesday to press for a daily two-hour suspension of hostilities to facilitate the delivery of aid.
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circleID
ICANN and the Red Cross: An Exceptional Exception
ICANN's policy on the special protection of the Red Cross and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) names has triggered a very lively discussion including contributions by Konstantinos Komatis, Milton Muller, Wolfgang Kleinwächter, and myself (with Avri Doria's reply).
There is an agreement that the exceptions are dangerous for ICANN's gTLD policy process which is in a formative and delic...
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BBC
VIDEO: Russia calls for Syria aid truce
Russia has joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in calling for a daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Syria.
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Times of India
Obama assures Assad's fall as bombing persists
The UN humanitarian chief headed on Wednesday for a Syrian city where authorities have yet to let a Red Cross aid convoy into a former rebel area amid opposition reports of bloody reprisals by President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
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Irish Times
International Red Cross reaches Homs
The International Committee of the Red Cross said tonight it had distributed food and other aid to some neighbourhoods of the battered Syrian city of Homs but could not get clearance from authorities to enter the hardest-hit district of Baba Amr.
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The Jerusalem Post
Syrian troops pursue crackdown, Annan to visit
Forces spread through Deraa, "clean up" in Homs; Red Cross seeks access to fallen rebel stronghold.
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Reuters
Aid reaches Homs refugees, Syrians flee to border
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Red Cross managed to get aid to Syrians fleeing fighting in the battered Baba Amro district of Homs, but was blocked for a third day from entering the former rebel bastion amid reports of bloody reprisals by state forces.
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National Post
Red Cross blocked from Homs district amid reports of Syrian 'massacres'
The Red Cross delivered emergency aid near the Baba Amro district of Homs Sunday, but was blocked for a third day from entering the former rebel bastion
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Telegraph
Syria: Red Cross negotiates with regime over Homs access
The Red Cross is trying to gain access to a war-ravaged neighbourhood in the Syrian city of Homs but it could be days before aid teams are allowed in, a spokesman said Sunday.
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Daily Mail
Marie Colvin's body transported to Damascus after film showed activists 'burying her'
A spokesman for the Red Cross today confirmed the organisation is transporting the Sunday Times reporter's body, and that of French photographer Remi Ochlik, by ambulance to Damascus.
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New York Times
Syria Denies Red Cross Access After Rebel Withdrawal
Aid workers were preparing to enter the neighborhood of Baba Amr, the epicenter of a four-week government effort to dislodge rebels and army defectors.
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White House
Presidential Proclamation -- American Red Cross Month, 2012
Release Time:
For Immediate Release
AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH, 2012
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
After more than 130 years of providing humanitarian relief at home and abroad, the American Red Cross remains a reflection of the compassion and generosity central to our nation...
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Daily Mail
Costa Allegra finally docks in the Seychelles after three days at sea without power
A French tuna fishing boat towed the liner towards the port in Victoria, where a line of ambulances, a Red Cross medical team and a fleet of small buses awaited its arrival.
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Daily Telegraph
Red Cross bid to evacuate injured journos
THE Red Cross has entered a besieged neighbourhood of Homs in an attempt to evacuate all wounded, including two journalists.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Syrian military on offensive as Red Cross attempts to broker cease-fire
More than 5,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad
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USA Today
Red Cross holds talks on cease-fire in Syria
The Red Cross says it is negotiating with all parties in Syria to broker a humanitarian ceasefire, the Associated Press reports.
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The Lancet
[Clinical Picture] A stray bullet in the brain
In 2003, after the second Gulf War, the authors were medical doctors at the humanitarian Mission of the Red Cross Field Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. Our experience in the field indicated that civilians were at a high risk for injuries caused by stray bullets. Whilst we were attending an out-patient activity, we saw a 10-year old boy with a deep lesion of the skin in the left frontal-parietal area...
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USA Today
Health roundup: Red Cross, weight loss, Deen
FDA fines Red Cross for blood safety lapses, a study compares two popular weight loss surgeries and Paula Deen speaks up about diabetes.
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Times of India
Yamunanagar Red Cross to put up calendars of blood donors in govt offices
Enquiries revealed that among those persons whose pictures shall appear in the calendar shall be those who have donated blood for more then 75 times.
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The Sun
Brit medic kidnap in Pakistan
A BRITISH Red Cross medic was kidnapped by armed men in Pakistan yesterday
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BoingBoing
Stratfor hacked; clients and credit card numbers exposed
Intelligence and security research group Stratfor was hacked Saturday by Anonymous, which released a list of clients and claimed to have taken emails, personal information and 90,000 credit card numbers. Having exposed the group's customers, hackers apparently used the card numbers to make donations to the Red Cross and other charities. The New York Times' [...]
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perez hilton
Death Toll Climbs For Tropical Storm Victims In The Phillipines
Sad.
A tropical storm hit the Phillipines this past weeknd and the death toll has claimed over 1,000 lives.
Locally known as Sendong, the storm has left tens of thousands homeless.
Hundreds are still unaccounted for and entire villages have been swept away.
President Benigno Aquino declared a state of national calamity and the Red Cross continued to help [...]
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Slashdot
Ask Slashdot: Most Efficient, Worthwhile Charity?
New submitter yanom writes "I'm thinking about making a holiday donation to a charity, but I'm not sure where to give it. I've looked at organizations such as the Red Cross and Village Reach that promote disaster relief and health in the developing world. I want my money to have the biggest possible impact, so where should I send it?"
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Times of India
Philippine floods: Death toll rises to 436
Philippine Red Cross secretary general Gwen Pang told reporters that the latest toll was based on a body count in funeral parlors.
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New York Times
Opinionator | Disunion: Compassion Under Fire
The amazing Civil War career of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross.
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AP
Red Cross: Gamers safe from war crimes prosecution
GENEVA (AP) -- Gamers worried their actions on the virtual battlefield could land them at the Hague war crimes tribunal can relax....
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Two Twitter mistakes, two key takeaways
Durex and the Red Cross found themselves knee-deep in controversy but their reactions had very different outcomes
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Red Cross to aid Attawapiskat in housing crisis
Agency to help fly needed winter supplies into striken remote first nation community
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The Nation
Two dead, 20 hurt in Philippine blast
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) - At least two people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in an explosion in a small hotel in the troubled southern Philippines on Sunday, rescue workers said.Philippine Red Cross personnel at the scene of the blast in the southern port city of Zamboanga said they had taken out at least two dead bodies and numerous severely injured people.Police investigator...
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National Post
The revival of homespun wit and wisdom
During the Second World War, Red Cross care packages for hospitalized Canadian soldiers abroad included a cross-stitch kit: embroidery floss, needles and a muslin canvas traced with a maple leaf. Since then — and especially in recent years — the medium’s aesthetic has evolved significantly
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Telegraph
The third sector is vital to the care of the elderly
Charities like the British Red Cross can bring expertise and insight to elderly care, writes Nick Young.
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AP
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigerian Red Cross: Death toll now more than 100 in north Nigeria radical Muslim sect attacks....
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China Daily
Boost routine testing of drug users to prevent spread of AIDS
The spread of HIV and AIDS among millions of people could be slowed if addicts who inject drugs are treated as medical patients rather than as criminals, says the International Federation of the Red Cross.
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