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Though absent, Irina Bokova, UNESCO director general, expressed the view that its climate change initiative aims to....Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:13:00 +0200Triniad-guardianenTriniad-guardian-27a548ddd8d6ca160e038cbd62abe5f5UNbodiesNaturalDisastersEuropeAidDominantPositionEcologyMilleniumGoalsEnvironmentMARS-STATClimateChange10.6572 -61.483620100715101300http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/article.php?news_id=23982On July 12, 2010, the international press has returned en masse to Haiti for an evaluation of the progress in the rebuilding effort after the earthquake of 1/12. It has been reporting on whether the outflow of global donations has contributed to bring solace to the people of Haiti. The verdict is unanimous.Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:02:00 +0200caribbeannetnewsencaribbeannetnews-8ddc81279a2a2c7a01a8a834b02552c1NaturalDisasters18.54299 -72.34310220100717070200http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/d2W0kKWSGNY/la-na-wash-quake-20100717,0,1219981.storyThe 5 a.m. quake was one of the strongest centered in Maryland since European settlement. It was the second in a month to be felt on the East Coast. It may have been small to Californians and geophysicists, but for Maryland and other parts of the East Coast, the tremor that hit Friday morning was a big deal — magnitude 3.Sat, 17 Jul 2010 06:13:00 +0200latimesenlatimes-27c1207701195db46c9bde7c102bc6e4NaturalDisasters39.0515445200672 -76.803413370248820100717061300http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/16/AR2010071605853.html?nav=rss_opinionsIT HAS BEEN half a year since an earthquake nearly flattened Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, killing 250,000 people and leaving 1.5 million homeless. Any critique of the relief and reconstruction efforts must begin with the magnitude of the catastrophe.Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:29:00 +0200WashingtonPostenWashingtonPost-b92b1840200698e916598445c991efa3ConflictNaturalDisastersHaitiReconstruction18.54299 -72.34310220100717052900http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/07/17/2010071700234.htmlA mild earthquake shook the capital of the United States Friday, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake measured 3.6 in magnitude, the largest quake in the Washington area in decades. Officials said the quake's epicenter was located just north of the nation's capital in Maryland.Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:07:00 +0200chosunenchosun-07f4076ee051c61e512beec8aa634a6fNaturalDisasters38.9051 -77.016220100717020700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/VVOS-87EQ7T?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSLack of rural jobs threatens reconstruction effort Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 16 July 2010 After a powerful earthquake struck Haiti in January, boosting agricultural production was seen as one of the keys to the nation's recovery. Six months later, the U.N.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:54:00 +0200reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-245796fddf1babaeaf31d9f9942dba22EchoWorldBankMARS-STATNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidUNbodiesAgriculture18.54299 -72.34310238.9051 -77.016220100716235400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/VVOS-87EQ7T?OpenDocument&RSS20=18-PSteve Baragona | Washington, DC 16 July 2010 After a powerful earthquake struck Haiti in January, boosting agricultural production was seen as one of the keys to the nation's recovery. Six months later, the U.N. Food and Agriculture organization (FAO) says only half the funding pledged for agriculture has been delivered.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:22:00 +0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-245796fddf1babaeaf31d9f9942dba22EchoWorldBankMARS-STATNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidUNbodiesAgriculture18.54299 -72.34310238.9051 -77.016220100716222200http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2010-07/17435685-tactical-air-defense-services-hires-director-of-disaster-relief-services-008.htmCARSON CITY, Nev., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Tactical Air Defense Services, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: TADF) , an Aerospace/Defense Services contractor ...Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:14:00 +0200finanznachrichten-enenfinanznachrichten-en-a44eeda5a8b061cf51b8cc40de17fac7NaturalDisasters20100716221400http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Agriculture-Short-Changed-in-Haitis-Recovery--98612309.htmlAfter a powerful earthquake struck Haiti in January, boosting agricultural production was seen as one of the keys to the nation's recovery. Six months later, the U.N. Food and Agriculture organization (FAO) says only half the funding pledged for agriculture has been delivered.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:37:00 +0200voanewsenvoanews-9ba069b3bae4804f88038cbcff247bdfEchoWorldBankMARS-STATNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidUNbodiesAgriculture18.54299 -72.34310220100716193700http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Minor-Earthquake-Hits-US-Capital-98611269.htmlA mild earthquake shook the capital of the United States Friday, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake measured 3.6 in magnitude, the largest quake in the Washington area in decades. Officials said the quake's epicenter was located just north of the nation's capital in Maryland.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:29:00 +0200voanewsenvoanews-464c8023937530a399cb5bb9d99dfe85NaturalDisasters38.9051 -77.016220100716192900http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2010/pr100717.htmlThe U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) facilitated Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) training to twenty-five volunteer first responders in Haiti this week to help build Haitian local capacity for disaster response, USAR experts from Fairfax County (VA) and Los Angeles County (CA) trained....Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:35:00 +0200usaidenusaid-40b125523d45c3af8ccc9b35f346d097NaturalDisastersHaitiReconstruction34.0222 -118.24420100717163500http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/07/16/10/rare-36-magnitude-quake-shakes-washington-dcWASHINGTON DC, United States - A rare 3.6-magnitude quake rattled Washington and the surrounding area early Friday, startling locals unfamiliar with the experience of wobbly walls and trembling earth.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:14:00 +0200abs-cbnnewsenabs-cbnnews-9dfa2fe73aa261d9ea3c860aa021e45bNaturalDisasters38.9051 -77.016220100716161400http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019301414A moderate 3.6 magnitude earthquake rocked the Washington, D.C., area Friday morning at 5:04 a.m. ET. - (AHN)Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:52:00 +0200AHNenAHN-495dcbbde8ff157abd80f1741a967f71NaturalDisasters38.9051 -77.016220100716165200http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/07/16/Quake-shakes-suburban-DC-area/UPI-13401279279817/ROCKVILLE, Md., July 16 (UPI) -- A 3.6-magnitude earthquake rattled Washington and the suburban counties early Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. United States - Earthquake - United States Geological Survey - Earth Sciences - OrganizationsFri, 16 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0200upienupi-c8fd968a6ccf79eb924b393be85f2e46NaturalDisasters38.9051 -77.016220100716140000http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/15/we-are-on-track.htmlThirteen days before Sebastián Piñera began his four-year term as Chilean president in March, the country suffered one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history. The Harvard economist talks about the earthquake, the economy, and the U.S. Chile - United States - Sebastián Piñera -....Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:08:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-752c8bc440b62149dc6117cfbe285a28PublicHealthNaturalDisasters-33.475 -70.647520100716140800http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38274327/ns/us_news-life/A largest earthquake ever recorded within about 30 miles of Washington D.C. rattled the capital early Friday, waking people up but causing no reported damage. Earthquake - Washington D.C - Earth Sciences - Natural Disasters and Hazards - United States Geological SurveyFri, 16 Jul 2010 12:51:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-6dddf838df4c9b65fa738358e63e2379NaturalDisasters38.9051 -77.016220100716125100http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35326&Cr=funding&Cr1=United Nations agencies and their partners are facing a nearly $5 billion shortfall this year in responding to humanitarian crises spanning the globe, it was announced today.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:54:00 +0200un-orgenun-org-fe7ce55e6318d9b966d90872d2bdfa9bFinancialCrisisNaturalDisastersEchoFoodSecurityFoodAid20100715165400http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/puKb_8NIPpg/index.htmlSix months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, most governments that promised money to a special fund to help rebuild the country have not delivered the cash, a CNN investigation has found.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:07:00 +0200cnnencnn-ad58e49f1ef941eb461ff65978920aa4FinancialCrisisNaturalDisastersHaitiReconstructionWorldBank18.54299 -72.34310220100715200700http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/finances/?doc=29219Six months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, most governments that promised money to help rebuild the country have not delivered any funds at all, only four countries have paid anything at all: Brazil, Norway, Estonia and Australia, a CNN investigation has found.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:59:00 +0200baltic-courseenbaltic-course-eb5974a8f8847a69d2c0e02f67afc7d8WorldBankFinancialCrisisNaturalDisasters18.54299 -72.34310259.44651 24.76026920100715145900http://guardian.co.tt/business/business-guardian/2010/07/15/climate-change-hurting-sidsSea, sand, sunshine and sightseeing: these are chief among the attractions in the Caribbean. But there is a more sinister side—storms, hurricanes, floods and earthquake can strike and unleash untold destruction. For example, Haiti, where 200 000 people died after a massive earthquake struck Port-au-Prince on January 12.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:13:00 +0200Triniad-guardianenTriniad-guardian-bea945b46527871bc02f328e63f1412bUNbodiesNaturalDisastersEcologyMilleniumGoalsEnvironmentClimateChangeRegionalPolicy18.54299 -72.34310220100715101300http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38232633/ns/world_news-americas/A summer storm ripped through tents and sent solar-powered streetlights crashing down at the government's primary relocation camp for people left homeless by the January earthquake. Haiti - Government - United States - Earthquake - RecreationThu, 15 Jul 2010 09:37:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-1ea0884bff4ab09f8620cf092f6668ffNaturalDisastersEchoHaitiReconstructionFlooding18.54299 -72.34310220100715093700http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/07/18/No-tsunami-from-67-Aleutians-quake/UPI-72451279461386/ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 18 (UPI) -- Officials in Alaska said Sunday there was apparently no significant damage from a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that rumbled through the remote Aleutian Islands. Alaska - Aleutian Island - Earthquake - United States - Anchorage AlaskaSun, 18 Jul 2010 16:41:00 +0200upienupi-c7c462d2d655f3ced99d925255919ab6NaturalDisasters61.2025 -149.89820100718164100http://www.examiner.com/x-5738-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2010m7d18-Gulf-Coast-fears-being-forgotten-like-Haiti-following-disasterAs almost every concerned citizen now knows BP has managed to cap the leak which was continually contributing to the Gulf oil spill disaster. While news of the capped leak is certainly welcome to the Gulf, it does create a new concern. The media covered the Haitian earthquake incessantly in the weeks following that natural disaster.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:36:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-9887b47b4c552a72e4cff278a2e6f513NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20100718203600http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/18/AR2010071801838.html?nav=rss_email/componentsSparse disbursement of funds, reconstruction panel barely functioning despite billions given. Haiti - Caribbean - Organizations - Business and Economy - Port-au-PrinceSun, 18 Jul 2010 21:55:00 +0200WashingtonPostenWashingtonPost-00c8639da58c4a85608a1b28a5eca1ddNaturalDisastersHaitiReconstruction18.54299 -72.34310220100718215500http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/18/AR2010071801838.html?nav=rss_email/componentsSparse disbursement of funds, reconstruction panel barely functioning despite billions given. Haiti - Caribbean - Organizations - Business and Economy - Port-au-PrinceMon, 19 Jul 2010 03:13:00 +0200WashingtonPostenWashingtonPost-6eb1afb37213aab720a876e77529a4c0NaturalDisasters18.54299 -72.34310220100719031300http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/18/AR2010071801838.html?nav=rss_email/componentsSparse disbursement of funds, reconstruction panel barely functioning despite billions given. Haiti - Caribbean - Organizations - Business and Economy - Port-au-PrinceMon, 19 Jul 2010 10:15:00 +0200WashingtonPostenWashingtonPost-2dbc0d898b32c3d8751dd4eb21751881NaturalDisasters18.54299 -72.34310220100719101500http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N19259515.htm19 Jul 2010 08:35:14 GMT Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska on Monday close to where a stronger tremor hit on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said. The ...Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:02:00 +0200alertnetenalertnet-7a72d05427af3afa77e1f29a1cf791c3NaturalDisasters38.9051 -77.016220100719110200http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-07/19/content_10121848.htmUNITED STATES Earthquake shakes Alaska A powerful earthquake shook an Aleutian Island region of Alaska but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury, and no threat of a tsunami, officials said. The 6.7-magnitude temblor struck late on Saturday and was centered in the Bering Sea about 249....Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:15:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-4cf5b54ca0c7728c88dad9b4651ab281TerroristAttackNaturalDisastersCatherineAshtonPeterPowerImportsExportsMarketEUForeignAffairsRepresentativeHumanRightsEU-AfricaPressRepresentatives64.6272593107728 -152.92009708328120100719121500http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/07/19/of_53b_pledged_to_haiti_little_disbursed/WASHINGTON — Three months after donors at a US-sponsored conference pledged more than $5.3 billion to rebuild Haiti, just a small fraction of the money has been disbursed and a special reconstruction commission has barely started to function, according to UN and aid officials.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:38:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-b867c7afe0c0238eaab1d459a302547cNaturalDisastersHaitiReconstruction18.54299 -72.34310220100719123800http://www.thestate.com/2010/07/19/1382296/road-carries-the-hopes-of-a-broken.htmlIt’s just a two-lane road and not a long one by most standards. But six months after the Jan. 12 earthquake killed 300,000, left 1.5 million homeless and paralyzed much of the country, the stretch of blacktop that fuels the market and snakes through northeastern Haiti has the hopes of a nation riding on it.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:38:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-808d2c8b79fdf7328801542cb9acb9dcManMadeDisastersEnergyNaturalDisastersUNbodiesEU-Caribbean18.54299 -72.34310220100719123800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EKIM-87J8TT?OpenDocument&RSS20=18-PThose consulted include: The International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), an advocacy alliance of 75 humanitarian and human rights NGOs. Interaction, the biggest alliance of US-based international NGOs focused on humanitarian and development issues.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:26:00 +0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-4534e9d7e18db3bba4db180872672baaNaturalDisastersSecurityCouncilSocietyEcho20100720092600http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EKIM-87J8TT?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSThose consulted include: The International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), an advocacy alliance of 75 humanitarian and human rights NGOs. Interaction, the biggest alliance of US-based international NGOs focused on humanitarian and development issues.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:32:00 +0200reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-4534e9d7e18db3bba4db180872672baaNaturalDisastersSecurityCouncilSocietyEcho20100720103200http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/jenice_armstrong/20100720_Jenice_Armstrong_.htmlS ETH NEWMAN , a general surgeon at Abington Memorial Hospital, was a volunteer in Haiti this spring, when he came across a case that stopped him cold. It was a toddler with a rare birth defect, an anorectal malformation that left her without an anus. As a result, instead of passing stools the normal way, they were coming out of her vagina.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:22:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-55f53add9cd2e5b856feffad2a8f2c69NaturalDisasters18.54299 -72.34310220100720102200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/219158/127964472077.htmIn Today's Hotline: Read how UMCOR is responding to needs around the world: In Today's Hotline: HAITI: Post-earthquake Aid Challenges INDONESIA: Communities Rebuild through Creative Arts ARMENIA: Healing for the Most Vulnerable WORLD: Water for the Thirsty US: Serving Refugees for 20 Years HAITI:....Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:09:00 +0200alertnetenalertnet-39d804b6009376deeb93cb8b3a7d78acHaitiReconstructionEchoNaturalDisasters18.54299 -72.34310220100720190900http://en.trend.az/regions/world/ocountries/1723873.htmlA strong earthquake struck New Britain region of Papua New Guinea on early Wednesday morning local time, the United States Geological Survey reported on its website. The quake measuring 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale occurred on 5:18 a.m. on ...Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:20:00 +0200trendnews-azentrendnews-az-9bc07c40da39ea86c2f027eaf2637980NaturalDisasters-9.48177 147.18420100721002000http://www.examiner.com/x-3767-Celebrity-QA-Examiner~y2010m7d20-Angelina-Jolie-brings-sex-appeal-to-spying-in-SaltHow did you find the experience of filming in Washington, D.C.? It was quick fun. We started the film here, and this city has such an energy and such a history. And it made is special because of the theme of our film; it really supported us and helped us to take it all in. It was just an extraordinary backdrop.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:07:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-7a9970095d07173671bb3d803e4781d9NaturalDisasters20100721090700http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010/07/22/story_22-7-2010_pg20_1* Khamenei says terrorism born out of the evil policies of US * One dead, dozens injured in Iran earthquake TEHRAN: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Wednesday called on Muslims to fight the ‘blind and savage terrorism’ fuelled by the United States and Britain, whom he blamed for deadly bombings of an Iranian mosque.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:45:00 +0200dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-e3f7c32388f3bd708f4549c3cc5fa84aNaturalDisastersTerrorismTerroristAttackFRA-EU35.7745 51.447720100722014500http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/nw-jacmel-aids-0722/article1647963/?cmpid=rss1While life in Jacmel improves, those affected by AIDS are ostracized and increasingly desperateThu, 22 Jul 2010 05:11:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-d6a831f1ad9540c1ab91ea04916b09f4NaturalDisastersAlternativeEnergyCommunicableDiseases20100722051100http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/ASHU-87LPKQ?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSS. development official says. Most people living in the Port-au-Prince region, the area most devastated by the January 12 earthquake, are at greatest risk from the rains and flooding that come with the storm season in the Caribbean, says Paul Weisenfeld, Haiti Task Team coordinator for the U.S.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:15:00 +0200reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-e8d715c9ae013d5c4c08f52f19f2e390WorldBankFoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisastersHaitiReconstructionEMF_Health18.54299 -72.34310220100722211500