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Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:22 PM

ENDEMIC

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Name: ENDEMIC

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First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 9 Documents

Hamid Karzai

Afghanistan: Karzai seeks army 'control' in five years

(AKI) - Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Thursday called for the Afghan Army to assume full control of the countrys security within five years. As he was sworn into office for a second term after a controversial election, Karzai also reiterated his pledge ... [ADN Kronos International - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, Kabul, Corruption, Abdullah Abdullah

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

YouTube LLC

Russian probe spills onto YouTube

Corruption in Russia onlineSTORY HIGHLIGHTSRussian police official sacked after making claims of corruption on YouTubeGovernment, local police say Alexe Dymovsky's claims are falseRow spotlaights Russia's ongoing struggle to combat corruptionMOSCOW, Russia ... [CNN - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Corruption, Russia, Transparency International, YouTube LLC, Novorossiysk (Russia)

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

United Nations

UN says Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born

Geneva: Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said.It is especially dangerous for girls, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) said Thursday, in launching its annual report: The State of the World's Children, ... [Sify - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, United Nations, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF), Taliban

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

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NHS

Queen Mary's staff must be commended

I arrived at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup, for a hip replacement operation.I wondered what lay ahead of me, as I had heard or read about hospital-generated infections, swine flu, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, dirty wards and other problems ... [Mercury Today - 11/20/2009]

Entities: NHS, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, ENDEMIC

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Sierra Leone police enlist youths

The moved is intended to help the city's police force Sierra Leone has launched an initiative to enlist youths as crime-fighting volunteers in Freetown.Police chief Chris Charley said the capital, which is blighted by rampant criminality, would be divided ... [BBC - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Sierra Leone, Freetown (Sierra Leone), Child Soldiers, Armed Robbery, ENDEMIC

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Mustapa Mohamed

Malaysia defends slide in corruption ranking

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia on Wednesday defended its slide in global corruption rankings, which came despite much-vaunted anti-graft campaigns, saying it will 'take some time' to purge corruption.Watchdog Transparency International said this week that Malaysia ... [Asiaone - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Malaysia, Corruption, Mustapa Mohamed, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Health)

Medicated net scheme launched to fight malaria

The State Government on Wednesday launched a novel scheme to provide mosquito bed nets to the people to effectively fight malaria.Under the scheme, Mo Masahri (my mosquito net), long lasting insecticidal bed nets (LLIN) would be supplied for pregnant ... [The Pioneer - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Malaria, Pregnancy, School of Tropical Medicine

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 Documents

Food summit let-down

The recent World Food Summit in Rome clearly failed to do its job. It did well to focus attention on the risk of food price shocks of the magnitude experienced in mid-2008, which led to civil unrest in over 30 countries. Yet it abjured its responsibility ... [The Hindu - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Group of Eight, M. S. Swaminathan, Rome

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 Documents

Fruit farming drive begins

Thiruvananthapuram: The Department of Agriculture has launched a State-wide campaign to promote cultivation of fruit trees. Named Phalasree, the project involves planting of one lakh saplings all over the State.Minister for Agriculture Mullakara Ratnakaran ... [The Hindu - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Agriculture, Cultivation, K. Jayakumar

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Global warming to hit Arab states

BEIRUT: Global warming will have a severe impact on Arab states where water is already scarce, a regional report warned on Thursday ahead of next month's Copenhagen environment summit.Some of the most feared effects include depletion of agricultural land, ... [The News International - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Copenhagen, Fresh Water, Beirut

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 Documents

Replenished Formosan sika deer brings pride to Taiwan

Taipei, Nov. 20 (CNA) After 15 painstaking years, the number of Formosan sika deer in Taiwan's southernmost Kenting National Park has been replenished to over 1,500 heads, a major success story in Taiwan's efforts to conserve its endemic spe ... [MyEGov Taiwan - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Taiwan, Taipei, Cervus, Deborah Kuo, Subspecies

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Australia: Government must end state-sponsored racially discriminatory measures

Amnesty International urges Afghanistans newly re-elected President Hamid Karzai to prioritize human rights and the rule of law in his second term in order to strengthen the countrys stability and security. Afghans from around the country continue to ... [Amnesty International USA - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Discriminatory, Sam Zarifi, Human Rights Violations

Quotes

UNICEF's report singled out Afghanistan as the most dangerous place to be born, according to Reuters. The news service writes: "Afghanistan has the highest infant mortality rate in the world - 257 deaths per 1,000 live births, and 70 percent of the population lacks access to clean water, the agency said. As Taliban insurgents increase their presence across the country, growing insecurity is also making it hard to carry out vital vaccination campaigns against polio, a crippling disease still endemic in the country, and measles that can kill children" (Nebehay, 11/19)

UNICEF report highlights gains in child health, while 1b still lack essential services [News-Medical.Net - 10 hours ago]

...Some expressed fear that lack of fresh water could undermine peace in the region. "Environmental deterioration forms serious threats to peace in our Arab region and the world as a result of the increase in the conflict around water resource" cautioned Lebanon's Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal

Global warming to hit Arab states [The News International - 12 hours ago]

Several respondents complained of endemic corruption, an issue that has dogged Zardari. "Democracy or dictatorship, it doesn't affect me. I get paid regardless of who is in power" said Mian Muhammad Bilal, a 26-year-old civil servant

Report warns of Pakistan's younger generation losing faith in democracy [Guardian.co.uk - 19 hours ago]

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Environment: Commission takes Spain to court ov... [European Commission - 11 hours ago]
Study demonstrates associations between rainfal... [NewKerala.com - 12 hours ago]
Global warming to hit Arab states [The News International - 12 hours ago]
Taiwan donates funds for global bird conservation [Taiwan News Online - 13 hours ago]
HIGHER EDUCATION: Cost-effective route to Actua... [New Straits Times - 13 hours ago]
Fear and loathing in Dagenham [Guardian.co.uk - 14 hours ago]
Fruit farming drive begins [The Hindu - 17 hours ago]
Medvedev Is Reinventing the Red Army [MSNBC Newsweek - 17 hours ago]
Food summit let-down [The Hindu - 18 hours ago]
Report warns of Pakistan's younger generation l... [Guardian.co.uk - 19 hours ago]
UN: Afghanistan tops the world in infant mortality [SmartBrief - 20 hours ago]
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John Giles: Dynamic has changed within Trap’s s... [Irish Independent - 21 hours ago]
WWF tracks rare rhinos in Vietnam [Thanhnien - 22 hours ago]
Medicated net scheme launched to fight malaria [The Pioneer - 22 hours ago]
Biodiversity disturbed by climate change [Bangladesh Daily Star - 23 hours ago]
Afghan minister accused of 30-million-dollar bribe [Arab Times - 23 hours ago]
Azerbaijan Petrochemicals Report Q4 2009 - New ... [OfficialSpin - 23 hours ago]
How bad can it get! [Jamaica Observer - 23 hours ago]
Ghana: Do Not Burden Health Sector Unnecessaril... [AllAfrica.com - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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Any Afghan 'Surge' a Snare and a Delusion [Daily Kos - 11/19/2009] Given the record of Goldman Sachs (as detailed in McClatchy's five-part series), AIG, Halliburton and other supposedly upright U.S. corporations, it's a tad arrogant ...
Clinton says Karzai's speech 'new starting point' [Ashin Mettacara - 11/19/2009] Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) passes an honour guard as he arrives for his swearing in ceremonyKABUL — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised Afghan President ...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: Mr. Besson, Europe, an... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/18/2009] The paradox is phenomenal. And seen from here in New York, in the couple of newspapers that still cover French debates, it borders on the grotesque. On ...
Which Shirtless Twilight Hunk is Your Hardtop C... [VF Daily - 11/18/2009] This isn’t as stupid a question as it seems. While flitting about the country recently, I had the opportunity to sample three metal-roofed, two-door vehicles, all ...
Shawn Healy: State's Civic Health on Life Support [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/18/2009] The political climate in Illinois is nothing less than a national embarrassment. Last January, we impeached and removed our sitting governor from office. ...

Audio/Video

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Speaking Out Against anti-Semitism [Rep. Chris Smith - YouTube Channel - 06/20/2008]

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