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Russian donation boosts relief effortsJohannesburg, Angola - Efforts to feed needy Angolans have received a boost with the arrival of 1,880 mt of maize donated by the Russian government, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday. |
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Handshake seals shift in China Aids approachBeijing, China - Wen Jiabao became the first Chinese premier to shake the hand of an Aids patient yesterday, setting the seal on a fundamental shift in his government's approach to a disease that threatens to infect millions of people around the country over the next few years. |
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US Praises Unofficial Middle East Peace Plan; Adds It’s No Sub To Road MapGeneva, Switzerland - The United States has reacted favorably to the signing of an unofficial Middle East peace plan Monday in Geneva, but says there is no substitute to the international "road map" to peace. |
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Pakistan and India to restore transportation linksPakistan - Today, for thousands of divided families like Rana's, hopes are beginning to rise, as India and Pakistan's weeklong cease-fire shows signs of holding. Artillery guns remain silent, and diplomats Monday in Delhi will begin talks on restoring air, bus, and rail links between the two South Asian rival nations. In a goodwill gesture, Pakistan Sunday lifted a ban on Indian flights over its airspace. |
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Activists Hail Nepal’s Landmark Move to Recruit Women in ArmyKathmandu, Nepal - Last week's historic decision by The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA), to induct women in armed, non-technical positions including the military police, is a major victory for them, though they still face harsh discrimination in the civil and administrative services. |
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Cease-Fire Begins Between India, PakistanNew Delhi, India - Relieved villagers on both sides of the India-Pakistan border made holiday visits to relatives Wednesday as guns fell silent between the two nuclear-armed neighbors for the first time in 14 years. |
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India and Pakistani armies agree ceasefireNew Dehli - The armies of India and Pakistan have agreed to observe a ceasefire in Kashmir from midnight local time, the foreign ministry says. |
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India offers positive response to cease-fireNew Delhi, India - The Indian government said Monday that it would "respond positively" to Pakistan's announcement of a unilateral cease-fire along the line dividing Kashmir between the two nuclear-armed countries. |
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Monrovia gets mains electricity for first time in 10 yearsMonrovia, Liberia - Children danced in the streets of the Liberian capital Monrovia on Friday night and cars flashed their blinker lights in celebration after mains electricity was restored to part of the city for the first time in 10 years. |
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PAKISTAN: ILO launches four-year programme to eliminate child labourIslamabad, Pakistan - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Wednesday formally launched a four-year programme intended to support an ongoing programme being conducted by the government to help eliminate child labour in Pakistan. |
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- Djibouti to work with UN to eliminate female genital mutilation
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