INSTANT VIEW 4-Australia revises carbon-trading scheme
24 Nov 2009 01:45:36 GMT
Source: Reuters
SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The Australian government revised its plans to cut carbon emissions on Tuesday in order to win majority political support for the reform.
The changes will deliver more ...
Obama meets with advisers on Afghanistan
24 Nov 2009 01:45:11 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK])
* Ninth such meeting gets under way
* Some Democrats want war tax (Updates with meeting start, announcement likely next week ...
Four survive Philippines massacre, says clan leader
24 Nov 2009 01:17:48 GMT
Source: Reuters
MANILA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - At least four people survived a massacre in the southern Philippines in which at least 24 people were abducted and killed by political rivals, a local politician said on ...
FEATURE-Amazon forest schemes await strong climate pact
24 Nov 2009 01:04:33 GMT
Source: Reuters
SUSTAINABILITY
The $30 monthly stipend is a useful rather than a transformational boost to family incomes in Juma, which can be between $2,000 and $5,000 a year.
But for Quadro and the other ...
Australian govt unveils new carbon trade scheme
24 Nov 2009 01:01:25 GMT
Source: Reuters
CANBERRA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Australia's government boosted carbon trade compensation to big emitters, coal companies and electricity generators, under a deal offered to opposition lawmakers and ...
China: Sham Trial of Veteran
Human Rights Activist
24 Nov 2009 00:51:45 GMT
Source: Human Rights Watch
(New York) - The conviction of veteran human
rights activist Huang Qi on state secrets charges on November 23, 2009, demonstrates the Chinese government's intent to use the judicial apparatus to ...
Obama honors Mugabe foes for defying a 'dictator'
24 Nov 2009 00:29:11 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama honored a group of women on Monday who have confronted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and said they had defied a dictator.
"They ...
PRESS DIGEST - South Korean newspapers - Nov 24
24 Nov 2009 00:16:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
SEOUL, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The following is a summary of major South Korean newspapers on Tuesday prepared by Reuters in Seoul. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not guarantee their accuracy ...
FACTBOX-How Obama's Afghan strategy is shaping up
24 Nov 2009 00:15:20 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Updates timing of announcement, paragraph 2)
Nov 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's review of war strategy in Afghanistan centers on sending 30,000 to 40,000 more U.S. troops next year, ...
Consumer drug ads drive up health costs -US study
23 Nov 2009 23:46:22 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Ad campaign for Plavix drove up Medicaid costs for drug
* Ads did not boost number of prescriptions - study finds
CHICAGO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - When consumer advertising began for the popular ...
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Stop the killing in the Congo
23 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT
Source: Oxfam International
Crisis in Congo: a new approach is needed
The crisis in Congo is often known as the 'forgotten conflict', yet this war has killed over 5 million people. We need your help right now to help ensure ...
First aid and disaster training in Papua
23 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMT
Source: Johanniter - International Assistance
On November 1, 2009, a project to expand training in first aid and disaster relief began in the city of Jayapura.
Papua, the easternmost province of Indonesia, is regularly shaken by earthquakes. ...
Red Cross and Red Crescent honours remarkable
humanitarians
23 Nov 2009 14:14:39 GMT
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland
Nairobi/Geneva (ICRC and IFRC) – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement paid tribute to the remarkable work and achievements of
five of its members by awarding them the Henry Dunant Medal at a ceremony in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Monday night.
Irish Red Cross responds to floods around the
country
23 Nov 2009 12:59:21 GMT
Source: Irish Red Cross - Ireland (Crois Dhearg na hÉireann)
Sunday 22 November 2009
Members of the Irish Red Cross remain on standby in most areas affected by floods.
In Cork where the Irish Red Cross distributed blankets to people who had lost their homes as well as
transporting Health Service staff to nursing homes, five 4x4 ambulances and their volunteer crews from Kinsale, Bandon, Middleton, Fermoy and Kanturk remain on standby to further assist in Cork City
if required.
Irish Red Cross responds to floods
23 Nov 2009 12:32:27 GMT
Source: Irish Red Cross - Ireland (Crois Dhearg na hÉireann)
Friday 20 November 2009
The Irish Red Cross is
responding to floods in Cork and Waterford, in fulfilment of its role as an auxiliary to the State.
In Cork, a number of Irish Red Cross ambulances, minibuses and volunteer members of the
Irish Red Cross were deployed yesterday evening and in the early hours of this morning, at the request of the HSE and the Gardaí to help nursing staff get to and from their places of work and to
assist evacuees from flooded residences. The Red Cross is also responding to a request to provide blankets to some of those who have been forced from their accommodation due to flooding. A Red Cross 4
x 4 unit also responded yesterday to a flooding incident in Co. Waterford.
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