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Injury Time: Gordon Ramsay and Will Ferrell Hurt in Charity Soccer Match
Talk about giving 'til it hurts! Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and actor Will Ferrell both paid a heavy price for appearing in a U.K. celebrity soccer match for UNICEF, when both were forced from the game by injury. They'll reportedly be OK, but which of...
Tags: Gerard Butler, Celebrities, United Kingdom, Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson
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Queen with Adam Lambert
Just two weeks after the shock cancellation of Sonisphere 2012 where they were due to headline with singer Adam Lambert,rock band Queen has announced they are to go ahead with a UK concert appearance this summer after all.The band today announced that the...
Tags: London (England), Adam Lambert, 2016 Olympic Games, Entertainment, Music
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Superman comic worth $100,000 found in walls of abandoned house
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesHere's something that might make you wish you had X-ray vision. A Minnesota man found a rare copy of “Action […]... -
READER SUBMITTED: MidState Medical Center Receives Prestigious International Recognition As Baby-Friendly Birth Facility
MeridenMidState Medical Center is pleased to announce that it has been named a Baby-Friendly birth facility. For the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative ("BFHI"), a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the...Tags: International Organizations, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Organizations, Politics
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North Korea sanctions threaten humanitarian aid - group
Reuters* Sanctions imposed over nuclear programme * Agencies to seek help from EU By Emma Batha LONDON, May 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Aid agencies helping millions of people in North Korea could be forced to pull out after a Chinese bank cut ties with...Tags: International Trade, International Organizations, Robin Williams, Natural Disasters, North Korea
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End of smallpox
Although polio has been reduced to its lowest level in history, three countries still have polio transmission — Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Last year 223 polio cases were reported. So far in 2013 there have been 19 cases, according to the...Tags: Rotary International, Preventative Medicine, Smallpox , Government, Polio
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Niger villagers take mass public vow to end female genital mutilation
Reuters* Niger outlawed female genital mutilation in 2003 * Rate at about 2 percent from about 5 percent in late 1990s * Ceremony sponsored by government, NGOs and UNICEF By Abdoulaye Massalatchi MAKALONDI, Niger, May 16 (Reuters) - About 14,000 villagers...Tags: Niger, International Organizations, Social Issues, Africa, United Nations
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Man celebrates birthday with fundraiser
An Aberdeen man wants to use his birthday to raise money for an immunization project. Glenn Jakober, who will turn 70 on May 23, is raising funds to support Kiwanis International's efforts to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus in developing countries....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines
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USAID develops a bad reputation among some foreign leaders
WASHINGTON — When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region. It...
Tags: Political Systems, Punishment, United Nations, Democracy, Government
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Kids of Character: Frank Racedo
Frank Racedo Age: 11 School: Coral Cove Elementary in Miramar Grade: Fifth Hometown: Miramar Trait: Kindness Frank has strong motivation and instinct for doing good deeds, from intervening in bullying situations to helping with homework. He...Tags: Colombia, Education, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Students
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Running the gauntlet: delivering food in Syria
ReutersBy Samia Nakhoul and Michael Stott DAMASCUS, April 30 (Reuters) - Aid workers in Syria are struggling to navigate a lawless archipelago of armed groups to get food to Syrians trapped in a fast-intensifying civil war, the head of the World Food Programme'...Tags: Bashar Assad, Rebellions, United Nations, Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces
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Good life goes on as Syrian elite sit out war
ReutersBy Michael Stott and Samia Nakhoul DAMASCUS, April 29 (Reuters) - It might sound absurd to talk about normal life in Syria after two years of civil war which have killed more than 70,000 people and left five million more destitute and homeless. Yet in...Tags: Bashar Assad, Bombings, United Nations, Iran, Dining and Drinking
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