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Fear grips Haiti as the state dissolvesPort-Au-Prince (AFP) Jan 15, 2010 Machete-wielding looters brought more terror to Haiti streets Friday as US troops poured into the quake-ravaged nation to start streaming tons of aid to a traumatized people. Three days after Tuesday's earthquake, anger and frustration mounted in the ruined capital city of two million people desperate for food and water supplies amid the stench of corpses left rotting in the tropical sun. A vanguard of the 10,000 US troops being deployed to Haiti took control of the airport, clogged with tons of relief supplies, and began the first mass distributions of aid seeking to quell any threat of violence. ... read more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Jan 15, 2010Barefoot and carrying a thin pillow and two soiled rugs, Kunj Bihari ushers his wife and three children inside a night shelter where New Delhi's homeless seek protection from the winter weather. But authorities refuse to let them stay, saying there is no room inside the makeshift plastic tents hastily erected by the government near a crematorium. "This happens every night. We have to sea ... more 
London (AFP) Jan 15, 2010Skiers found the slopes at a Scottish resort closed on Friday, not because the snow was sparse, but rather there was too much of it, the resort's managers said. Cairngorm Mountain in northeast Scotland more often deals with a lack of snow but this year it is grappling with a different problem -- 185 centimetres (73 inches) of snow since Christmas in the worst bout of winter weather since the ... more  
Paris (AFP) Jan 15, 2010Some 20 satellites are trained on Haiti taking images to help in rescue efforts after the devastating earthquake there as part of a decade-old agreement to share such data in the wake of disasters. "There is really a strong international collaboration like there was at the time of the 2004 tsunami in Asia or Hurricane Katrina," a year later, said Andre Husson of the French space agency. ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2010Online maps, mobile phone donations, wikis and a slew of websites are being deployed as telecoms firms, technology giants and startups set aside their rivalries and put the latest tools to work to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti. "Technology is playing a key role in mobilizing support for the victims of the Haiti earthquake and also in coordinating relief efforts," said Akhtar Badshah, Microso ... more 
Port-Au-Prince (AFP) Jan 15, 2010Machete-wielding looters brought more terror to Haiti's streets Friday as US troops poured into the quake-ravaged nation to start streaming tons of aid to traumatized and destitute people. Three days after Tuesday's earthquake, anger and frustration mounted in the ruined capital city, with thousands of people still desperate for food and water amid the stench of corpses left rotting in the t ... more  
Brussels (AFP) Jan 15, 2010Incoming EU commissioner for climate action, Denmark's Connie Hedegaard, on Friday criticised Europe's lack of a united voice at the fraught international talks on global warming in Copenhagen. Hedegaard made the comments during a three-hour grilling at the European parliament over her suitability for the new post. The former Danish climate and energy minister, who chaired most of the Co ... more |
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