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 Haiti food aid lags, hunger deepensEvery inch of Rivilade Filsame's body hurt, from his swollen, empty stomach to his dried-out, wrinkled skin. The 18-month-old had been crying for so long in the hospital malnutrition ward that his mother no longer tried to console him.
UN to end Myanmar aid flights on Aug. 10
A United Nations decision to end aid flights to Myanmar next month could hurt relief efforts already struggling to reach millions of survivors with adequate food and water, humanitarian groups said Friday.
Man helps get clean water for developing countries
Leon McLaughlin was traveling in Mexico when he met a woman who told him a story about a visiting American tourist.  Agencies seek to protect Myanmar cyclone orphansNow, 12-year-old Twe Zin Win must try to play the role of mother. Every night, she lulls her little twin sisters to sleep with a soothing lullaby their mother once sang them - before the storm swept away her parents forever.
Students complain about marginalization to D.C. Council
D.C. youth sounded off about what they assert is a lack of communication between students, teachers and administrators at a public oversight hearing held by D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray Saturday morning.
US-supplied food: Another US-NKorea deal
Relief workers distributing thousands of tons of U.S.-supplied food in North Korea have unprecedented freedom of access in the insular country to ensure the food goes to the people who need it, says the project's chief U.S. negotiator.  Myanmar cyclone survivors proved tough, experts sayDire warnings that cyclone survivors in Myanmar might fall prey to disease and starvation failed to take into account the survival instincts of those affected, aid agencies and disaster experts say. |
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