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President Bush calls for international effort to combat financial crisis

PRI's The World - (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Uganda: International Criminal Court Calls for New Efforts to Arrest Ugandan Rebels

All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

The International Criminal Court (ICC) today called for renewed international efforts to arrest the top leaders of the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) after a series of recent attacks in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which dozens of civilians have been killed, scores of schoolchildren abducted and tens of thousands displaced.

Russia calls for anti-piracy effort

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

MOSCOW, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The foreign minister of Russia has called for an international effort to halt pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa. Last week, a Russian warship was dispatched to waters off the coast of Somali after a Ukrainian ship laden with 33 Russian-made tanks was seized by pirates, BBC reported Saturday. Russia aims to stop the outrageous actions of Somali pirates, Foreign...

Russia calls for anti-piracy effort

Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

The foreign minister of Russia has called for an international effort to halt pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa.Last week, a Russian warship was dispatched to waters off the coast of Somali after a Ukrainian ship laden with 33 Russian-made tanks was seized by pirates, BBC reported Saturday.Russia aims to stop the outrageous actions of Somali pirates, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

G-8 Nonproliferation Effort to Shift Focus

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

G-8 Nonproliferation Effort to Shift FocusBy Bunnell, Stephen At a July 8 summit in Hokkaido, Japan, the heads of government of the Group of Eight (G-8), a forum of the largest economies worldwide, continued discussions on expanding their current nonproliferation partnership from a focus on the former Soviet Union to a more global approach. They also took note of the program's achievements to...

Russia Calls For Joint International Action To Tackle Somali Piracy

Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

(RTTNews) - Russia on Friday called for joint international action to tackle the increasing instances of piracy off the coast of Somalia and said that it will work with the U.S. and the European Unio...

N. Korea preparing to restart nuclear facility

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday

VIENNA, Austria North Korea moved closer yesterday to relaunching its nuclear arms program, announcing that it wants to reactivate the facility that produced its atomic bomb and banning U.N. inspectors from the site. The United States said the moves did not mean the death of international efforts to persuade Pyongyang to recommit to an agreement that offers it diplomatic and economic...

Souls for Sale

angels in marble (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

'President Bush and Mr Brown had talks yesterday about the need for co-ordination of international efforts to tackle the crisis.' (Times) So the incumbent of a dying presidency and a fag-end prime minister have a phone call while Iceland's government are in Moscow selling their souls for Red gold.

LF Elimination Program Treats Over Half Billion People and Protects Millions More From Debilitating Disease

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

LONDON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A study published today confirms that in the ten years since its initiation, the international effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) has made unprecedented strides towards ridding the world of one of its most debilitating diseases.

Eliminating elephantiasis

IOL (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

An international effort to eliminate elephantiasis is on track and has protected millions of children against the disfiguring disease, say researchers.

Study suggests LF elimination program is 'best buy in public health'

Physorg (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

A study published today concludes that in the ten years since its initiation, the international effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) has made a large impact towards ridding the world of one of its most debilitating diseases. The analysis found that the LF elimination programme has prevented 6.6 million children from acquiring LF and stopped another 9.5 million people already...

• LF Elimination Program Treats Over Half Billion People and Protects Millions More From Debilitating Disease - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
• LF Elimination Program Treats Over Half Billion People and Protects Millions More From Debilitating Disease - Red Orbit
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Elephantiasis elimination program on track: study

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

LONDON (Reuters) - An international effort to eliminate elephantiasis is on track and has protected millions of children against the disfiguring disease, proving to be one of the "best buys" in public health, researchers said on Wednesday.

• Eliminating elephantiasis - IOL

LF Elimination Program Treats Over Half Billion People and Protects Millions More From Debilitating Disease

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

LONDON, Oct. 7 -- A study published today confirms that in the ten years since its initiation, the international effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) has made unprecedented strides towards ridding the world of one of its most d...

LF Elimination Program Treats Over Half Billion People and Protects Millions More From Debilitating Disease

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

LONDON, Oct. 7 -- A study published today confirms that in the ten years since its initiation, the international effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) has made unprecedented strides towards ridding the world of one of its most d...

Climate Change Expert Worries Financial Crisis Will be 'Excuse' to Delay Action

Council on Foreign Relations (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

The UN special envoy on climate change for Papua New Guinea discusses the implications the financial crisis has for international efforts on climate change.