Posts Tagged ‘relief’
Relief greets Obama pick for new war commander (AP)
AP – America’s Afghan and international allies embraced the choice of Gen. David Petraeus to run the war in Afghanistan, hoping the architect of the Iraq surge will seamlessly pursue the strategy laid down by his predecessor and smooth over divisions that led to his dismissal.
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Relief for Gulf is 2 months away with another well (AP)
AP – The best hope for stopping the flow of oil from the blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico has been compared to hitting a target the size of a dinner plate more than two miles into the earth, and is anything but a sure bet on the first attempt.
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What a relief! Yankee pen holds off Sox
Joba Chamberlain, Mariano Rivera and three other Yankees relievers combined to shut down the Red Sox with four scoreless innings of relief, while the Bombers rallied to beat Boston, 6-4, and capture their first win of 2010 at Fenway on Tuesday night.
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US forces scale back Haiti relief role (AP)
AP – The biggest U.S. military surge since Iraq and Afghanistan is scaling back a month after the troops arrived in haste to aid victims of Haiti’s catastrophic quake.
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Travis airmen return from Haiti relief operation
Final numbers for WECT/ Harris Teeter Haiti fundraiser
A partnership between WECT and Harris Teeter has raised $638,549 for the American Red Cross’ relief efforts in Haiti.
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Doctor Returns After Treating Patients In Haiti
Dr. Doug Gross just got back from Haiti Saturday and now he’s telling his story to medical students at UCD Medical Center. In just two weeks, he saw more than 2,000 patients in desperate need.
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Relief efforts in Haiti
Photos of relief work on the ground in Haiti.
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College confirms death of Hopewell woman missing in Haiti
HOPEWELL — Lynn University officials confirmed today that Christine Gianacaci of Hopewell Township was killed during last month’s earthquake in Haiti. Courtesy of Lynn UniversityChristine GianacaciThe U.S. State Department notified Gianacaci’s parents of their daughter’s death, the officials said. Gianacaci,…
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Travis airmen return from Haiti relief operation
Members of Travis Air Force Base’s 615th Contingency Response Wing returned to Fairfield Thursday after an assignment to assist in Haiti earthquake relief efforts.
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Aggies Put on Haiti Relief Concert
Haiti: Promoting infant and young child nutrition in post-quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 10 February 2010 – Under normal circumstances, February is Carnival time here in the Haitian capital, including its centrally located park, Champs de Mars.
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Haiti quake death toll rises to 230,000
Haiti’s government says around 230,000 people died in last month’s earthquake, 18,000 more than its previous estimate, according to BBC News. The toll from the 12 January quake is approaching that of the 2004 Asian tsunami, which killed 250,000 people.
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Haiti gives death toll of 270,000; no explanation
TITANYEN, Haiti (AP) – Haitian President Rene Preval said Wednesday that his government has buried 270,000 bodies since the Jan. 12 earthquake – many more than the 2004 Asian tsunami killed in a dozen nations – but it remains unclear who’s doing the counting.
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Angelina Jolie visits Haiti with UN refugee body
Angelina Jolie met with Haitian earthquake survivors living in camps and visited a flattened school Wednesday, the second day of a visit as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations’ refugee agency.
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Aggies Put on Haiti Relief Concert
Across the Texas A&M campus, students are doing their part to raise funds for the Haiti disaster.
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Church collecting supplies for earthquake relief in Haiti
S. Korean parliament approves peacekeeping dispatch to Haiti
South Korea’s National Assembly on Tuesday approved in a plenary meeting a government bill on sending a unit of peacekeepers to earthquake-hit Haiti, the foreign ministry said in a press release. All 173 lawmakers who were present at the meeting voted in favor of the bill. The bill will allow the government to dispatch a unit of some 240 troops to Haiti as part of the United Nations …
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Westchester musicians to hold Haiti benefit Thursday
WHITE PLAINS — Westchester jazz and blues musicians will share the stage with a Haitian church choir Thursday night to raise money for a hospital treating earthquake victims in Haiti.
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Did Haiti quake survivor last four weeks trapped under the rubble?
A haiti quake survivor is cradled by a rescuer – after apparently being trapped under rubble for 27 DAYS.
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Haiti secure after quake, but escapees a concern: U.N.
The top U.N. official in Haiti urged Haitians on Tuesday to turn in thousands of escaped criminals before they start trouble, but said the security situation in the quake-struck Caribbean nation is stable.
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Church collecting supplies for earthquake relief in Haiti
MILLERSPORT — Millersport United Methodist Church will collect items for the “Haiti Relief Effort” from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church, 2310 Refugee St., Millersport.
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