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Women, young girls and children are high risk targets in any conflicts and war. Their vulnerability makes them easy targets. They are scarred for life. Their suffering doesn’t end with the end of war, their lives stands totally devastated and...
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“The Netherlands government yesterday turned down Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s request for the lifting of economic sanctions and a financial package, saying...
made popular Jun 10 2009
Today I read that African states had pledged around US$400 million for the rebuilding of the Zimbabwean economy, whilst England pledged £15 million (about US$12...
made popular Apr 30 2009
AP, Arnold
President Barack Obama says U.S. aid to other countries isn’t only ethical and moral, but that it’s sound strategy as well.
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, Washington
In an April 19 story about a poll finding public support for government-paid legal services for the poor, The Associated Press misidentified the poll’s sponsor....
made popular Apr 20 2009
AP, Washington
Americans strongly support government-paid legal services for the poor, says a poll commissioned by the Legal Services Corp.
made popular Apr 19 2009
AP, Geneva
Somalia’s poorest are being deprived of food aid by pirates prowling waters off the coast.
made popular Apr 15 2009
AP, Managua
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is accusing the U.S. of “taking bread” from the poor by holding back aid.
made popular Mar 14 2009
AP, Los Angeles
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is defended her role assisting minority-owned banks in the midst of the nation’s financial meltdown and dismissed suggestions that...
made popular Mar 13 2009
AP, Managua
Washington is delaying $64 million in development aid to Nicaragua for three more months pending the resolution of an election dispute.
made popular Mar 13 2009
AP, Washington
Former officials with the Treasury Department say they are upset that a California congresswoman arranged a meeting between bank regulators and minority bank executives...
made popular Mar 12 2009
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Eastern Europe’s struggling banks will receive euro24.5 billion ($31.1 billion) worth of emergency help from leading international financial institutions to shore...
made popular Feb 27 2009
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Eastern Europe’s struggling banks will receive euro24.5 billion ($31.1 billion) worth of emergency help from leading international financial institutions to shore...
made popular Feb 27 2009
AP, Islamabad
A major U.S. effort to erode support for the Taliban and al-Qaida by pumping millions of aid dollars into the violence-wracked Afghan border region is being threatened...
made popular Feb 26 2009
AP, Washington
Pakistan is on a rapid trajectory to failure as a democratic and stable state, and needs a boost of $4 billion in aid and loans each year to begin turning around, a...
made popular Feb 25 2009
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Johnny’s a middle-class student who worked hard to get good grades and a high SAT score. Jane’s record isn’t as good, but her family is low-income,...
made popular Feb 18 2009
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The government, facing a housing crisis that’s escalated far beyond all but the most dire predictions, is looking at ways to spend at least $50 billion to make...
made popular Feb 13 2009
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Sources of financial aid and scholarship information for families of college-bound students. Terry Feathers, the coordinator of financial aid for Penn State-DuBois,...
made popular Feb 5 2009
AP, Rafah
More than two dozen trucks loaded with food, aid and goods intended for the Gaza Strip were stranded on the Egyptian side of the border Thursday, leaving truckers with...
made popular Jan 29 2009
AP, Islamabad
Pakistan says the United Nations will help organize an international effort to overcome the country’s massive security and economic problems.
made popular Jan 29 2009
AP, Chattanooga
Two Tennessee congressmen say they are seeking $25 million from a federal economic stimulus bill to help pay for cleaning up a large coal ash spill in Kingston.
made popular Jan 27 2009
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