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U.S. watchdog highlights dire state of Afghan road system
Billions of dollars spent building up Afghanistan’s road infrastructure over more than a decade risk going to waste because of poor maintenance, a U.S. Congressional oversight body said on Saturday. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said U.S. agencies had spent $2.8 billion since 2002 building roads in Afghanistan but wear and tear as…
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Red Cross struggles to raise funds for North Korean flood relief
The Red Cross is struggling to raise needed funds to aid flood-affected regions of North Korea after a disappointing response from the international community to its emergency appeal, a spokesman said on Saturday. At least 133 people have died in North Korea and some 600,000 people have been affected by flooding caused by heavy rain…
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Colombia child soldiers reluctant to leave FARC ‘family’ – rebel commander
By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The release of scores of child soldiers from Colombia’s FARC rebel group is a top priority, but some are reluctant to leave because they fear an uncertain future away from the insurgents they view as family, a guerrilla commander said. Victoria Sandino, a commander with the Revolutionary…
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Motor racing-F1 boss Frank Williams recovering from pneumonia in hospital
Formula One team boss Frank Williams is recovering from pneumonia in hospital, Williams chief executive Mike O’Driscoll said on Friday. “He’s had a tough time in hospital, he’s contracted pneumonia. “We all know how determined he is.” Williams, whose team won seven drivers titles and nine constructors’ championships between 1980 and 1997, has been tetraplegic…
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Brazil not expecting another big wave of Zika with onset of summer
By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian health officials say they do not expect a second wave of widespread Zika infections similar to that of a year ago, despite warming temperatures causing a rebound in reproduction of the mosquito responsible for transmitting the virus. Zika, which has spread to almost 60 countries around…
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Betting on hepatitis C-infected kidneys to speed transplants
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bold experiment is giving some patients a chance at cutting years off their wait for a kidney transplant if they agree to a drastic-sounding option — getting an organ almost sure to infect them with hepatitis C.
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Women and men won’t reach economic equality until 2186, index says
By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Efforts to close gender gaps in pay and workforce participation slowed so dramatically in the past year that men and women may not reach economic equality for another 170 years, the World Economic Forum said on Tuesday. Statistics just a year ago predicted the economic gap…