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Civilian toll grows in Gaza's 'full blown' humanitarian crisis: ICRC
GENEVA - The international Red Cross on Tuesday warned that increasing numbers of civilians in the Gaza Strip are being killed during Israel's military offensive, locking the territory in a "full blown" humanitarian crisis.
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Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM, democracy restored
as of 01/06/2009 9:54 PM
DHAKA - Sheikh Hasina Wajed was sworn in for her second spell as Bangladesh's prime minister Tuesday, restoring democracy to the impoverished country after almost two years of rule by an army-backed regime.
...full articleGaza offensive to go on until south Israel is calm: Barak
as of 01/06/2009 8:46 PM
JERUSALEM - Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Tuesday the Gaza offensive will continue until calm returns to southern Israel, which has faced daily rocket attacks from the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory.
...full articleCoral growth slows sharply on Great Barrier Reef
as of 01/06/2009 8:33 PM
LONDON - Coral growth since 1990 in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has fallen to its lowest rate for 400 years, in a troubling sign for the world's oceans, researchers said on Thursday.
...full articleRussian gas to south-east Europe halted
as of 01/06/2009 7:12 PM
SOFIA/MOSCOW - Russian gas supplies via Ukraine to south-eastern Europe and Turkey were halted on Tuesday and Austria and the Czech Republic reported sharp falls in supplies in a deepening row between Moscow and Kiev.
...full articleBird flu re-emerges in China and Vietnam, one dead
as of 01/06/2009 6:21 PM
BEIJING - Bird flu re-emerged as a threat in Asia on Tuesday after China reported the disease killed a woman in Beijing and neighbouring Vietnam said a girl had contracted the virus.
...full articleDeath toll in Zimbabwe cholera epidemic at 1,732: WHO
as of 01/06/2009 6:08 PM
GENEVA - At least 1,732 people have died in Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic and the number of cases diagnosed has risen to 34,306, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
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