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Proper toilet facilities can save world's 1.8 million children from diarrhea-death annually! UN Report
Nov 17 2006, Irani

The health of 2.6 billion people in the developing world is in jeopardy! The prime culprit is a lack of toilets. According to a new study, lack of proper sanitation facilities have been forcing billions to discard their excrement in bags, buckets,...

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Philippines threatens to deport foreign protesters
AP, Manila
The Philippine immigration chief warned foreign activists on Thursday that they can be deported for taking part in protests after a demonstration by members of the...
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made popular Apr 30 2009
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Report: Filipino radicals help Indonesia brethren
AP, Manila
Muslim Filipino rebels have helped Indonesian terror suspects evade capture by giving them refuge and access to weapons and funds in the southern Philippines, a...
AS, Philippines, Terror, Report
made popular Apr 27 2009
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Filipino court overturns US Marine rape conviction
AP, Manila
A Philippine appeals court overturned the 2006 rape conviction of a U.S. Marine and ordered his immediate release Thursday, setting off condemnations from activists.
AS, Philippines, US, Marine
made popular Apr 23 2009
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Filipino governor orders Red Cross hostage rescued
AP, Manila
A Philippine governor ordered troops Wednesday to rescue an ailing Italian Red Cross worker held by al-Qaida-linked militants for more than three months in their...
AS, Philippines, Kidnappings, World
made popular Apr 22 2009
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Somali pirates free Philippine tanker, 23 crew
AP, Manila
Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its 23 Filipino crew members Tuesday after holding them hostage for more than five months, a spokesman for the Philippine...
AS, Piracy, World, Somali
made popular Apr 21 2009
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Swiss Red Cross worker freed in Philippines
AP, Manila
Police in the Philippines claimed credit for freeing a kidnapped Red Cross worker from his al-Qaida-linked captors Saturday, but there was no immediate word on the fate...
AS, Philippines, Kidnappings, World
made popular Apr 18 2009
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Philippine police rescue Red Cross worker
AP, Manila
Officials in the Philippines say police have rescued a Red Cross worker from his al-Qaida-linked kidnappers three months after he and two colleagues were kidnapped on a...
AS, Philippines, Kidnappings, World
made popular Apr 18 2009
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Philippine officials say Red Cross worker released
AP, Manila
Philippine officials say a Red Cross worker from Switzerland has been released by al-Qaida-linked militants on a southern island three months after he and two other...
AS, Philippines, Kidnappings, World
made popular Apr 18 2009
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Somali pirates hold many hostages for months
AP, Manila
Ruel de Guzman seemed destined for a life at sea.
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made popular Apr 15 2009
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3 Red Cross hostages survive Philippine clashes
AP, Manila
Three Red Cross hostages survived two days of fierce jungle clashes that killed three marines and up to seven al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf captors in the southern...
AS, Philippines, Kidnapping, World
made popular Mar 18 2009
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Filipino who accused Marine of rape changes story
AP, Manila
A Filipino woman who accused a U.S. Marine of rape has altered her testimony and emigrated to the United States, saying she was no longer certain that a crime took...
AS, Philippines, US, Marine
made popular Mar 18 2009
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6 dead as Philippine troops battle kidnappers
AP, Manila
Officials say Philippine marines have clashed for a second day with al-Qaida-linked militants holding three Red Cross workers hostage, killing at least six combatants...
AS, Philippines, Kidnapping, World
made popular Mar 17 2009
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Philippines enacts law claiming disputed islands
AP, Manila
The Philippine president has signed a law affirming sovereignty over islands also claimed by China and Vietnam, an official said Wednesday, sparking protests over the...
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made popular Mar 11 2009
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Whale shark saved in Philippines, may be smallest
AP, Manila
Activists in the Philippines have rescued what they believe might be the smallest offspring of the world’s biggest fish _ a whale shark the size of a forearm, a...
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made popular Mar 10 2009
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Arroyo criticized for pardoning Aquino's killers
AP, Manila
Relatives of assassinated Philippine opposition leader Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. accused the president Thursday of denying them justice by pardoning 10...
AS, Philippines, Aquino, Assassination
made popular Mar 5 2009
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Abu Sayyaf's new generation threatens Philippines
AP, Manila
Not long ago, the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group was dismissed as all but dead, thanks to a much-heralded joint effort against terrorism by the U.S. and the...
AS, Philippines, Terror, Successors
made popular Feb 21 2009
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47 hurt in turbulence on Japan-bound flight
AP, Tokyo
Severe turbulence jolted a Tokyo-bound Northwest Airlines flight from Manila on Friday, injuring 47 people, officials said.
AS, Japan, Turbulence, World
made popular Feb 20 2009
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Turbulence on Japan-bound flight injures nearly 40
AP, Tokyo
Severe turbulence jolted a Tokyo-bound Northwest Airlines flight Friday from Manila, injuring about 38 people, officials said.
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made popular Feb 20 2009
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Turbulence on Japan-bound flight injures 30
AP, Tokyo
About 30 people were injured Friday during severe turbulence on a Tokyo-bound Northwest Airlines flight from Manila, officials said.
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made popular Feb 20 2009
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Philippine veterans told to apply for US benefits
AP, Manila
A $198 million U.S. compensation package for Filipino World War II veterans who fought under the American flag against Japanese forces shows America’s...
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made popular Feb 18 2009
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Philippines Faces Typhoid Outbreak
AP, Manila
More than 1,400 people have displayed typhoid symptoms in less than a month in a city near the Philippine capital, prompting authorities to declare a state of calamity,...
Philippines, Typhoid, World, More
made popular Mar 5 2008
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Blood clams still causeing health menace in Shanghai
Pratyush, New Delhi
Blood clams contain the hepatitis A viruses and spread several other diseases such as Hepatitis E, typhoid and dysentery. The Shanghai Food and Drug Administration...
Blood Clams, hepatitis A Viruses, Hepatitis E, Typhoid
made popular May 13 2006
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Using Solar Radiation to Prevent Water-borne Diseases
Irani, New Delhi
Solar water heating is common and as well as sterilizing mineral water. Tanzanian villagers have meticulously merged the two concepts to get eco-friendly. They have...
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made popular Mar 24 2006
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Blame Typhoid for Fall of Athens: Study Says
Irani, New Delhi
A plague wracked Athens from 426 to 430 B.C. and eventually led to the city’s fall. The ancient medical mystery behind it has eventually been solved by DNA...
Typhoid, Athens, Kerameikos cemetery, University of Athens
made popular Mar 2 2006
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