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11 hrs ago | The Aspen Times

Aspen-based Mercy and Sharing Foundation resumes for Haiti

Mercy and Sharing Foundation courtesy photo Susie Krabacher of Aspen cares for an infant in the Abandoned Baby Unit in Haiti in this file photo.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, Aspen, CO, Nursing, Medicine

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Canada.com

Haiti newspaper says health ministry notes human flu in DR, not avian flu, following Haiti ban

A group of seven transient killer whales dropped by Vancouver's harbour on June 14, 2013, giving tourists and locals alike a rare treat.

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Related Topix: Bird Flu, World News

Bajan Reporter

British Minister opens UK Embassy in Haiti

The Embassy, co-located with the premises of the Canadian Embassy, is another step in the UK's plan to expand its diplomatic network overseas, especially Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, Haiti Travel, Caribbean Travel

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Caribbean News Now!

US Coast Guard assists disabled vessel north of Haiti

Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Northland assist the Haitian crew aboard the fishing vessel Hunter after losing power northwest of Haiti, June 11, 2013.

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Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US Military, US News, World News

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Centers for Disease Control and Preve...

Mass Drug Administration for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis...

Lymphatic filariasis , also known as elephantiasis, results from mosquito-borne infection with filarial worm parasites, predominantly Wuchereria bancrofti , and can lead to severe disfigurement from lymphedema and hydrocele.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News,

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Haiti Moves A Step Closer Toward Eradicating Elephantiasis

Haiti has waged other campaigns against the condition, characterized by severe disfiguration of the legs and arms.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America

National Public Radio

Haiti Moves A Step Closer Toward Eradicating Elephantiasis

Boys at the L'Ecole Les Freres Clement elementary school in Jacmel, Haiti, line up to take deworming pills that protect against elephantiasis.

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Caribbean News Now!

WTO chief calls for closer CARICOM integration

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

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Related Topix: World News

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

2 out of 3 people face hunger as Haiti woes mount

In this May 22, 2013 photo, a malnourished 2-year-old Jerydson Baltazar is weighed by a community volunteer in Belle Anse, Haiti.

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Related Topix: World News, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy

Wed Jun 12, 2013

The Miami Herald

Giving water - the gift of life in Haiti

The water inspectors were negotiating with an irate homeowner over her illegal hookup when a neighbor signaled he wanted to talk.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Cholera, Health

The Straits Times

British embassy reopens in Haiti after 47 years

Britain reopened its embassy in Haiti on Wednesday after being absent for nearly a half century, a part of an effort to broaden its diplomatic and business presence in the Western Hemisphere.

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Related Topix: World News, Haiti Travel, Caribbean Travel, Central America

International Monetary Fund

Haiti: IMF Concludes Staff Visit

A mission from the International Monetary Fund headed by Mr. Boileau Loko visited Port-au-Prince during May 29-June 7, 2013 to conduct the discussions for the sixth review under the Extended Credit Facility arrangement.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Florida Baptist Witness

Inverness man helps build family orphanage in Haiti

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Metal, Orphanage, Florida,

Tue Jun 11, 2013

Mashable

23 Books For Your Perfect Young Adult Summer Reading List

Wandering into the young adult section of your local bookstore is never something to be embarrassed about - even if you haven't actually been a teen in years.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News

The Huffington Post

Eviction Of 150 Haitian Families Leaves UN 'Gravely Concerned'

A view of a tent city is seen on January 8, 2013 in Marassa, a suburb of Port-au-Prince.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, Natural Disasters, Earthquake,

Mon Jun 10, 2013

Caribbean News Now!

Senior UN official 'gravely concerned' by forced evictions of displaced families in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- Following the razing of a temporary camp site in Haiti, a senior United Nations official on Monday expressed concern about ongoing illegal forced evictions and human rights abuses of families displaced by the 2010 earthquake.

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The Miami Herald

Haitian bodybuilders flex muscles in rare contest

Impoverished Haiti is not renowned for its bodybuilders. Only a handful of gyms exist - air-conditioned ones where the country's tiny elite and foreign aid workers work out, and outdoor ones used mostly by Haitians of modest means.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Weight Training, Fitness

Sunherald.com

2 out of 3 people face hunger as Haiti woes mount

The hair on broomstick-thin children has turned patchy and orangish, their stomachs have ballooned to the size of their heads and many look half their age - the tell-tale signs of malnutrition.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Weather, Agriculture, Science, Hurricane, Hurricane Sandy

Mercury-Register

2 out of 3 people face hunger as Haiti woes mount

The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti's southern coast.

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Related Topix: World News, Agriculture, Science, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy

Sun Jun 09, 2013

The Peninsula

Qatar-US sign partnership agreement for Haiti reconstruc...

WASHINGTON: Governments of the State of Qatar and the United States of America Country have signed a partnership agreement to build 'The City of Qatar' in Republic of Haiti.

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Related Topix: Qatar, Middle East, World News, Central America