UN halts aid to Myanmar Posted: 7 days ago by Bandit
A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country.
It's very difficult to be subjective when things like this happen.
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Death toll in Myanmar may be as many as 10,000 Posted: 1 week ago by pocksucket
A devastating cyclone ripped through Myanmar at the weekend may have claimed up to 10,000 lives, according to Foreign Minister Nyan Win.
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Satellite Views Of Myanmar Posted: 2 days ago by cb__
Before and after.
(Hopefully these images aren't a dupe, I did search)
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Rare Sandpipers Found in Myanmar Posted: 3 months ago by tchengrox
BANGKOK, Thailand - Eighty-four spoon-billed sandpipers have been discovered in a coastal stretch of Myanmar, offering hope for saving the endangered birds, a conservation group said Thursday.
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UN Warns On Food Price Inflation Posted: 2 months ago by mahler87
The head of the UN World Food Programme has warned that the rise in basic food costs could continue until 2010. It blamed soaring energy and grain prices, the effects of climate change and demand for biofuels.
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Traffickers target child cyclone survivors Posted: 2 days ago by AutumnLotus
Child traffickers are targeting the youngest and most vulnerable survivors of Burma's catastrophic cyclone and two suspects have already been arrested, the United Nations has reported.
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29 Food Side Effects You May Not Know Posted: 2 days ago by karenben
Do you know that the food we eat may cause side effects? And we are not talking about spoiled or low quality food. Freshly harvested or just cooked food may also cause side effects, some are serious, some are just disturbing, and some may put you into embarrassing situation. Here is a list of 29 common side effects caused by the food we eat.
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Food Prices & Poverty Posted: 1 month ago by kErObErOs32
The surge in food prices could push 100 million people into deeper poverty, World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick said at the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington.
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The Scientific Case for Regulating Junk Food Like a Drug Posted: 6 days ago by JDRucker
Another argument has joined the mix as well: Junk food, like cigarettes, is addictive and should be similarly regulated. Initially, this was just a metaphor. Now it's becoming more than that. Scientists are trying to show that food literally addicts you like drugs.
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