SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Learning First Aid: What to Do Until Medical Help Arrives CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Christopher Cruise. Today, Bob Doughty and Pat Bodnar provide a short guide to first aid. (MUS

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Tensions caused by the Greek debt crisis appear to be easing following assurances Thursday by European officials that an agreement on aid for Greece will be reached in a matter of days. Global markets have been in turmoil as the debt crisis threatene

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Aid Group Designs System to Make Dirty Water Safe to Drink By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, October 17, 2005 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Ea

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By Ron Corben Cambodia's prime minister has told aid donor countries he will step up efforts to curb corruption in his country. Mr. Hun Sen's comments were made as donor countries and international in

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By Kari Barber Dakar 19 October 2007 Legislative elections in Togo this week were deemed largely free and fair by international observers, and now many in the country are hoping for a full restoration of aid from the European Union. Aid was cut in 19

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By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Septemer 13, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In the News. The International Monetary Fund has agreed to help Argentina 2)refinance some of its

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Somali Refugees May Face Severe Aid Shortages Aid agencies warn that tens of thousands of lives may be at risk as supplies run out at the worlds largest refugee camp. They say 25 million dollars in emergency funds are needed for humanitarian operatio

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Two aid workers, in Central African Republic were taken at gunpoint on Sunday from the town of Birao, a few kilometers from the borders of Chad and Sudan. The kidnappings are the latest in a string of attacks on international aid workers. Kate Thoma

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Two aid agencies operating in southern Somalia say deteriorating security in recent days has forced them to withdraw their international and local staff from key towns in the Jubba regions. Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 24 November 2009 Two aid agencies oper

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Past Conflict Still Affects Aid Workers The many years of conflict in northern Uganda between government forces and the Lords Resistance Army took a heavy toll on the civilian population. The LRA carried out killings, rapes, looting, mutilations and

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Under Siege, Ukraine Awaits Decision on Lethal Aid PAPASNA, LUHANSK OBLAST, UKRAINE At the last checkpoint before the battle zone, Ukrainian troops keep a careful watch on who goes in, while families squeeze into cars to leave and busloads of childre

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 December 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross has begun distributing essential items to more than 500 displaced families who have taken refuge in South Kivu in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Cong

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 06 November 2007 United Nations officials say Congolese soldiers have obstructed food distribution to displaced families in the Democratic Republic of Congo by trying to register their own families for U.N. aid. Dozens were in

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By Michael Bowman Washington 04 November 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States will review all forms of aid to Pakistan in the wake of General Pervez Musharraf's decision to suspend the country's constitution. From Washingto

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By Deborah Tate Washington 07 December 2007 A senior U.S. State Department official predicts elections in Pakistan scheduled for January 8 will not be perfect, but he says it will be an important step in the country's transition to democracy. At a co

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Negotiating Medical Aid in Conflict Zones The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders works in many of the worlds hot spots, including Somalia, Afghanistan and the Palestinian Territories. However, humanitarian assistance often depends on delicate

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United Nations and International agencies are stepping up aid to victims of the conflict between Georgia and Russia that erupted Friday in the breakaway region of South Ossetia. The agencies say lack of access to South Ossetia is the biggest problem

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is preparing an extensive aid package for Chile after Saturday's powerful earthquake that killed more than 700 people and displaced an estimated two million. Clinton made a brief stop in

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By Sean Maroney Islamabad 16 October 2009 The Pakistani government is defending the $7.5 billion U.S. aid package, saying Washington has addressed Islamabad's concerns over some of the controversial clauses. Late Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obam

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By Aya Batrawy Cairo 12 March 2008 Two U.S. aid workers, a husband and wife, were attacked and beaten by a mob of students in a predominantly Christian part of southern Sudan. The reasons for the attack are still unclear, but the aid organization for

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