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- African migrants die on route to Spain's Canary Islands
- MADRID AFP — Fourteen African migrants died, mostly of hypothermia, trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands by boat after they became lost at sea several times, local officials said Wednesday. The wooden fishing boat carrying 46 passengers and the bodies of 13 others was spotted by a police patrol...
- Research articles 2008-09-03
- Canadian Red Cross Reports Gaps in Disaster Response Capacity
- In the next decade, Canada can expect to suffer more severe storms, more flooding and a possible influenza pandemic. But according to the latest research by the Canadian Red Cross there are gaps in Canada's disaster safety net. Plugging those gaps is the subject of this week's meeting of...
- Research articles 2008-08-20
- Media Advisory: Canadian Red Cross
- Is the sector serving the most vulnerable people itself vulnerable in the event of a disaster? In the next decade, Canada can expect to suffer more severe storms, more flooding and a possible influenza pandemic. But according to the latest research by the Canadian Red Cross there are gaps in...
- Research articles 2008-08-19
- Red Cross moves aid into southern Philippines after Muslim clashes
- COTABATO CITY, Philippines AFP — The Red Cross began moving aid into the southern Philippines on Friday in a major relief effort three days after government forces expelled Muslim insurgents who had stormed the area. As some residents trickled back to their deserted villages, the National Disaster Coordinating Council...
- Research articles 2008-08-14
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- Canada: Greyhound scraps ad TORONTO -- Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused of beheading and cannibalizing another traveler. The ad's tag line was "There's a reason you've never heard of 'bus...
- Research articles 2008-08-07
- Media Advisory: Minister Day Announces Financial Assistance to Newfoundland and Labrador for Flood Recovery
- The Hon. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, will be joined by Member of Parliament Norman Doyle. Minister Day will speak and a brief question period will follow. Members of the media are invited to attend. Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 ...
- Research articles 2008-07-07
- Let's take care of our own
- Why shouldn't our government support the Red Cross efforts? Our taxes support so many people throughout the world, it's time to turn our attention and our monies to our own disasters, which seem to be multiplying. How much help will be going to the Midwest flood survivors compared to what...
- Research articles 2008-06-25
- OUR VIEW
- OVER THE LAND OF THE FREE Fly Old Glory proudly, but properly One of the big supposed controversies in this seemingly endless presidential campaign is Sen. Barack Obama's decision to not wear a flag pin on his lapel. He says he...
- Research articles 2008-05-19
- Myanmar toll may top 100,000
- YANGON, Myanmar -- The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 -- a much higher figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly. ...
- Research articles 2008-05-15
- Heavy rains expected in Myanmar
- YANGON, Myanmar -- More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar -- but so is the heavy rain. A week after Cyclone Nargis flattened low-lying villages and killed whole families at a time, the military junta finally agreed Friday to allow a U.S. cargo plane to bring...
- Research articles 2008-05-10
- Your cash will help save lives
- RED Cross Appeal Week runs from May 4 to May 10 with events all over the country. The appeal seeks to raise funds to support British Red Cross projects both at home or abroad and last year's effort raised over pounds 800,000. All projects bring help to people...
- Research articles 2008-04-28
- Red Cross, Amnesty paint grim picture of post-invasion Iraq
- GENEVA AFP — Five years after the US-led invasion, Iraq faces a major humanitarian crisis, with law and order and economic recovery a distant prospect, international aid and human rights groups said Monday. The International Committee of the Red Cross highlighted the plight of millions of Iraqis who still...
- Research articles 2008-03-17
- Red Cross slams 'critical' situation in post-invasion Iraq
- GENEVA AFP — The humanitarian situation in post-war Iraq five years after the US-led invasion is one of the most critical in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a report late Sunday. Millions in the country had no access to drinking water, sanitation or...
- Research articles 2008-03-16
- Over 900 stricken with typhoid in Philippine city: Red Cross
- MANILA AFP — More than 900 people have been stricken with typhoid in a city just south of the Philippine capital Manila, a Red Cross official said on Monday. The number could rise further as officials in Calamba city in Laguna province continue to track down the source of...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
- Colombian rebels free four hostages
- SAN JOSE DE GUAVIARE, Colombia AFP — Colombian rebels on Wednesday freed four former lawmakers held hostage for more than six years, handing them over to representatives of the Red Cross and Venezuela, officials said. Two Venezuelan MI-17 helicopters painted with Red Cross symbols picked up the hostages in...
- Research articles 2008-02-26
- Red Cross planning to stay on in Wells
- WELLS, Nev. -- Local Red Cross volunteers have been working tirelessly to provide relief for residents after Wednesday's earthquake. More than 200 people have been affected by the quake and are unable to stay in their homes. The Red Cross opened a shelter at Wells Elementary school to...
- Research articles 2008-02-24
- France to intervene in Chad if needed
- N'DJAMENA, Chad -- Hundreds of civilians have died in fierce fighting between rebels and government forces in Chad's capital, Red Cross officials said Tuesday, as the insurgents agreed to a cease- fire and their momentum faded. Former colonial power France threatened to enter the fight to support the government. ...
- Research articles 2008-02-06
- Statement: Minister Day Commends Efforts to Restore Hydro in Prince Edward Island.
- OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Feb 5, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today: "I would like to recognize the exceptional efforts of all those involved in the restoration of hydro power in Prince Edward...
- Research articles 2008-02-05
- Risk of meningitis epidemic in Burkina Faso increases
- OUAGADOUGOU AFP — A strain of meningitis in January claimed 124 lives in Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries, according to a report issued Thursday by the Burkinabe health ministry. The International Committee of the Red Cross warned at the end of December that 14 African countries,...
- Research articles 2008-01-31
- Red Cross refocuses aid budget on threat of climate change
- GENEVA AFP — The international Red Cross said on Monday it will refocus its budget and aid appeals for the coming year to better meet the growing threat of climate change and associated natural disasters. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC launched an appeal...
- Research articles 2008-01-21
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