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Time for aid groups to 'step aside' in Haiti: MSFWashington (AFP) Jan 10, 2011 A French-based medical charity said Monday it was time for aid agencies to "step aside" in Haiti to allow the government to take a lead in rebuilding the impoverished nation rocked by a deadly earthquake a year ago. "We did what we were supposed to do," Stefano Zannini, head of the Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) mission, told a news conference. "One year after the disaster, it's time for humanitarians to step aside." But organizations like MSF, which has been in Haiti for ... read more |
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 Adopted Haitian children fly in to Paris on Christmas Eve A second French government-chartered plane bringing 84 Haitian children to their adoptive French parents arrived in Paris on Friday morning where icy weather had grounded many Christmas flights. ... more |
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China, Taiwan sign medical deal during talks Top envoys from China and Taiwan signed a deal on medical cooperation and discussed investment protection during talks Tuesday in Taipei, accompanied by small protests staged by anti-Beijing activists. ... more | .. |
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