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Published: 01/11/11

Cell Phones Are Key to Relief in Post-Quake Haiti [VIDEO]

By  not in system - AOL News
Cell Phones Are Key to Relief in Post-Quake Haiti [VIDEO]

Two of Haiti's biggest cell phone companies are working with aid groups to help cash-strapped Haitians purchase goods using "mobile money." Donated funds are transferred to residents' cell phones and then traded in at local shops for food. ...

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Published: 10/29/10

Aid to Indonesia Hampered; 'Miracle Baby' Found

By  Lauren Frayer - AOL News
Aid to Indonesia Hampered; 'Miracle Baby' Found

(Oct. 29) -- A boat shortage is slowing efforts to ferry global aid to remote Indonesian islands hardest hit by this week's tsunami, but poignant survival stories are emerging amid all the destruction, including that of an 18-month-old boy found clinging to a tree three days after his parents were washed away. The toddler is recovering in a health center, Australia's ABC News reported, but his parents are believed to be among more than 400 people killed when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake stirred up a tsunami that swamped the Mentawai Islands with 20-foot waves. The toll climbed today to 408 ...

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Published: 01/17/10

Bush, Clinton Say No Politics in Haiti Response

By  not in system - AOL News
Bush, Clinton Say No Politics in Haiti Response

WASHINGTON (Jan. 17) -- Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton say the earthquake in Haiti offers a chance to put aside politics and help people in despair. Bush and Clinton appeared on five Sunday talk shows as part of their effort to lead private fundraising efforts for Haitian relief, including immediate needs and the long-term rebuilding effort. President Barack Obama asked them to lead the bipartisan effort. "I'd say now is not the time to focus on politics," Bush said in an interview taped Saturday for CBS' "Face the Nation" when the ex-presidents visited the White ...

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Published: 01/14/10

Haiti: Aid Pours in as the Tragedy Unfolds

By  David Wood - Politics Daily
Haiti: Aid Pours in as the Tragedy Unfolds

With an impressive swiftness, the U.S. disaster relief apparatus has sprung into action. Within hours of the earthquake Tuesday that devastated the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, President Obama had addressed the nation, the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson was speeding toward Haiti with a deckfull of helicopters for ferrying relief supplies, and the Pentagon had sent in a team to take over, secure, and operate the badly damaged national airport. ...

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Published: 05/7/08

Burma's Disasters

By  Justin Paulette - Politics Daily
Burma's Disasters

Burma or Myanmar? One cannot even speak of the beleaguered nation without making a political statement. Burma is the nation's traditional name, yet the military junta which conquered the small country imposed a new name: Myanmar. Those who deny the legitimacy of the dictatorship use the traditional moniker, while nations bowing to sentiments of appeasement recognize Myanmar. Burma has now suffered a "major disaster," according to UN officials - which is, if anything, an understatement of the horrors wrought by Cyclone Nargis. Rough estimates count the dead at somewhere between 22,000 - 50,000. ...

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