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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An Italian journalist was mortally wounded by gunmen who may have tried to rob him outside a bank in Haiti's capital, Haitian media reported Sunday.
At the climate summit in Copenhagen, nobody's a bigger celebrity than the delegation from the tiny island nation of Tuvalu.
The Obama administration is trying to get the "emergency" out of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Two executives of a Miami-Dade telecom company, two former officials with the Haitian government and the president of a Florida consulting firm were indicted for their alleged roles in a foreign bribery, wire fraud and money laundering scheme, U.S. officials say.
Driving down the interstate mid-afternoon, you just might spot the Hernandez family whizzing by. In the back of their car, daughter Diana likely will be changing from her school uniform into ballet clothes and combing her hair into a meticulous bun.
Swine flu vaccinations have been opened up to the entire public, no longer just those in high-priority groups, the Miami-Dade Health Department said Tuesday. The Broward Health Department has been giving them to all comers at some clinics for two weeks.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Dec. 8, 2009) - Majescor Resources Inc. ("Majescor" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MJX) announces that it has granted a three-month extension to the investor relations contract with Allyson Taylor Partners Inc ("ATP") which will now expire on February 28, 2010. ATP will be paid a monthly fee of $10,000 plus applicable taxes. Majescor is a junior explorer focusing ...
As the regular flu season continues to impact businesses and schools, the threat of swine flu has the Miami-Dade County Health Department changing their policy on the H1N1 vaccine. For the first time, the county will vaccinate all citizens, not just those in the initial priority groups.
WYNWOOD | A thief stole a pair of Timberland shoes from a Famous Footwear store, 3401 N. Miami Ave., on Nov. 4. The store manager told police the thief grabbed the shoes and bolted out the front entrance.
The North Platte Telegraph Just one week into his retirement back home in Nebraska, former Sergeant First Class Jack Melcher Jr. donned his uniform to complete one more task for the Army he has served for the past 21 years. During ceremonies at the U.S. Army Reserve Training facility in North Platte on Saturday afternoon, Melcher received the Honorable Order of St. Christopher from his father ...
Students at Highlands Elementary School are poised to help needy children in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. On Dec. 17, they will sort, measure and pack dehydrated meals, in partnership with ImpactLives, a global relief organization.
FOXBORO - New England Revolution defender Jay Heaps announced his retirement from professional soccer on Wednesday.
Company dealt with indicted Haitian telco official.
Five Africans who claim they were tortured and abused in Liberia when former President Charles Taylor ruled will come to a U.S. courtroom next week seeking millions of dollars from the man they say ordered the atrocities: Taylor's son, Charles McArthur Emmanuel.
The Florence M. Burd School SOS (Smiles Over Seas) Club in Newton recently completed a successful charity drive. Fourth grade students collected first aid supplies such as gauze, band-aids, antibiotic ointment, and toothbrushes to benefit children in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Africa. The students collected 362 items, which they sorted, counted, and packed for distribution. Officials said ...
Community plans annual children's Christmas party: The annual Children's Christmas Party, sponsored by the Lyndhurst Sherando Children's Fund, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at Sherando Community Center on Mount Torrey Road. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. Food will be provided for children and their parents.
