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Brian Viner: Argh! It's Christmas card time again
Published December 5, 2008, 12:29 am, Independent
December is not yet a week old and already we have had 14 Christmas cards. Who are these people? Actually, I know who they are. They're friends with much more organised lives than ours, and we regard them with admiration and envy but also a dash of resentment, for reminding us that the tyranny of the Christmas card list is nigh.
3,00,000 Zimbabweans threatened by cholera: Oxfam
Published December 4, 2008, 9:56 pm, The Times of India
LONDON: Oxfam warned that Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic posed a "grave danger" to 300,000 people already weakened by food shortages, as the government declared a national emergency over the crisis.
Zimbabwe pleads for help amid growing cholera epidemic
Published December 4, 2008, 6:35 pm, AFP via Yahoo! News
Zimbabwe's government pleaded for international help after declaring a national emergency over a cholera epidemic that has left 560 dead, as Britain warned the country had become a "failed state."
Zimbabwe Pleads For Help Amid Growing Cholera Epidemic
Published December 4, 2008, 6:09 pm, Nasdaq
HARARE (AFP)--Zimbabwe's government pleaded for international help after declaring a national emergency over a cholera epidemic that has left 560 dead, as the U.K. warned the country had become a "failed state."
Tis the season of charity, Hunger & homelessness week teaches students to give back
Published December 4, 2008, 5:57 pm, The Equinox
Poverty was demonstrated in a unique way Thursday, Nov. 20 on the second floor of the Zorn Dining Commons. The annual Oxfam Hunger Banquet was hosted by Circle K, a service club on campus that raises awareness about issues like hunger. "People in college take advantage of what they have and don't get to see how other cultures live," said junior Terra Snow, one of the banquet's sponsors.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe must be pushed out of power, declare Tutu and Odinga
Published December 4, 2008, 5:41 pm, Daily Mail
Tyrant Robert Mugabe was under unprecedented pressure from African leaders to step down last night as Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a devastating cholera outbreak that has killed more than 560 people.
Oxfam: Cholera Threatens 300,000 Malnourished In Zimbabwe
Published December 4, 2008, 2:23 pm, Nasdaq
LONDON (AFP)--Oxfam warned Thursday that Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic posed a " grave danger" to 300,000 people who are already weakened by food shortages.
Congo refugees clutch on hope
Published December 4, 2008, 1:54 pm, The Monitor
As you approach the camp, you hear hungry children wailing. Their mothers sit watching them helplessly as others stream into Matanda Transit Centre, from neighbouring Congo.
Activists blast U.S. at climate change talks
Published December 4, 2008, 12:39 pm, Press & Sun-Bulletin
POZNAN, Poland -- Environmentalists criticized the United States and other rich countries Tuesday for failing so far to make meaningful commitments at a U.N. conference on climate change.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe must be pushed out of power, declares Kenya's Prime Minister Odinga
Published December 4, 2008, 10:56 am, Daily Mail
African governments should take 'decisive action' and oust disgraced Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe from power, Kenya's leader Raila Odinga, declared.
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