Archive for January, 2010

White House: Medical evacuations of Haitians to resume

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Flights transporting critically injured Haitians into the United States will resume within a few hours, the White House announced Sunday afternoon.

Massive food distribution begins in quake-ravaged Haitian capital

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A massive two-week food distribution effort aimed at reaching 2 million people began Sunday in Haiti’s quake-ravaged capital.

Detained Americans say they had good intentions in Haiti

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Ten Americans charged with trafficking in Haiti defended their plan to bus 33 children into the Dominican Republic, saying their intention was to get them to a temporary shelter.

10 arrested with 33 children at Haiti-Dominican border

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Ten people, including Americans and Dominicans, carrying 33 children were arrested along the Haitian-Dominican Republic border Saturday, according to Mario Andresol, chief of Haitian National Police.

Massive food distribution to begin Sunday in Port-au-Prince

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Massive food distribution coordinated by the World Food Programme, international aid agencies and the Haitian government will begin Sunday in the quake-ravaged capital.

Businessman arranges burial rites for about 2,500 quake victims

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Daniel Rouzier clutched a mahogany rosary and a pair of latex gloves in his left hand, his face covered in a sterile mask.

U.S. military: Evacuations of injured Haitians suspended

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Flights transporting critically injured Haitians into the United States have temporarily been suspended because of logistical issues, including a lack of space, a White House spokesman said Saturday in response to reports of a dispute over who would pay for patients’ care.

Desperation, but no violence seen in Haiti

Posted in Autos on January 30th, 2010 by admin – Comments Off

When our helicopter flew into Port-au-Prince, it almost felt like we were on some silent glide.

Task of rebuilding Haiti expected to be ambitious, arduous

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In a modest office in the neighborhood of Petionville, Haiti, engineers, architects, aid workers and government officials are working on the earthquake-ravaged country’s future. They call it Haiti 2.0.

Peru evacuates last stranded tourists

Posted in Autos on January 29th, 2010 by admin – Comments Off

Authorities in Peru have rescued the last of hundreds of travelers who had been stranded by flooding in a town near one of South America’s most popular tourist destinations, a government official said Friday.