Posts Tagged ‘million-people’
U.N. sees global AIDS epidemic starting to turn (Reuters)
Reuters - An estimated 33.3 million people worldwide have the HIV virus that causes AIDS, but the global health community is starting to slow down and even turn the epidemic around, a United Nations report said on Tuesday. Read the original post: U.N. sees global AIDS epidemic starting to turn (Reuters)
Jobless benefits to expire as Congress debates tax (AP)
AP - Jobless benefits will run out for 2 million people during the holiday season unless they are renewed by a Congress that's focusing more attention on a quarrel over preserving tax cuts for people making more than $200,000 a year. See the article here: Jobless benefits to expire as Congress debates tax (AP)
Cholera confirmed for resident of Haiti’s capital (AP)
AP - The cholera epidemic has spread into Haiti's capital, imperiling nearly 3 million people living in Port-au-Prince, nearly half of them in unsanitary tent camps for the homeless from the Jan. 12 earthquake. Excerpt from: Cholera confirmed for resident of Haiti's capital (AP)
Pakistan says 2 US drone strikes kill 14 militants (AP)
AP - A pair of American drone strikes killed 14 suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, local intelligence officials said, in the latest attacks against al-Qaida and Taliban militants seeking sanctuary in the region. See the original post: Pakistan says 2 US drone strikes kill 14 militants (AP)
2 US drone strikes kill 14 militants in Pakistan (AP)
AP - A pair of American drone strikes killed 14 suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, local intelligence officials said, in the latest attacks against al-Qaida and Taliban militants seeking sanctuary in the region. See the rest here: 2 US drone strikes kill 14 militants in Pakistan (AP)
2 US drone strikes kill 14 militants in Pakistan (AP)
AP - A pair of American drone strikes killed 14 suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, local intelligence officials said, in the latest attacks against al-Qaida and Taliban militants seeking sanctuary in the region. Visit link: 2 US drone strikes kill 14 militants in Pakistan (AP)
At No. 1, Lil Wayne redefines stardom behind bars (AP)
AP - He had the top-selling album in the country earlier this month. Read the rest here: At No. 1, Lil Wayne redefines stardom behind bars (AP)
Ten million without shelter in Pakistan floods: UN (AFP)
AFP - Pakistan's devastating floods have left 10 million people without shelter, the United Nations said Tuesday, as authorities rushed to bolster river defences to save two towns from catastrophe. Link: Ten million without shelter in Pakistan floods: UN (AFP)
