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  • June 2008

    • Burma Aid Delays Less Deadly Than Feared

      New York Times  |  Jun 18, 08 5:13 AM CDT

      Burma Aid Delays Less Deadly Than Feared

      (Newser) - Delays in getting help to cyclone survivors in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta have not caused the catastrophe initially feared, according to aid workers. Hardy villagers have managed to survive on fish and coconuts, helped by aid from private Burmese citizens and monks, reports the New York Times . Expected massive outbreaks of disease have not occurred—but aid workers warn that many are still at risk. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • junta  • aid  • disaster zones  • Irrawaddy Delta  • Doctors Without Borders

  • February 2008

    • Meet the Man Putting Paris in Motion

      New York Times  |  Feb 3, 08 4:31 PM CST

      Meet the Man Putting Paris in Motion

      (Newser) - Bernard Kouchner was once a card-carrying socialist hurling red ink at the American Embassy in Paris. Now, as France’s foreign minister, he’s President Nicolas Sarkozy’s right-hand man, helping to rebuild long-strained ties with the US. He also may be France’s most popular politician. The New York Times takes an in-depth look at the man who is redefining France’s place in the world. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • United States  • Middle East  • foreign policy  • Bernard Kouchner  • Doctors Without Borders

  • September 2007

    • Ebola Outbreak Is Worst in Years

      Washington Post  |  Sep 19, 07 11:04 AM CDT

      Ebola Outbreak Is Worst in Years

      (Newser) - Doctors are being airlifted into the Democratic Republic of Congo to help treat what may be the worst outbreak of Ebola virus in years, the Washington Post reports. Only nine cases of the disease have been confirmed in labs, but almost 550 are suspected, including 168 resulting in deaths. The outbreak is centered in isolated rural areas connected only by rutted dirt roads. More »

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      health care  • outbreak  • virus  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • Doctors Without Borders  • Ebola

    • French Lefty Makes an Unlikely Hawk

      CNN  |  Sep 17, 07 4:52 PM CDT

      French Lefty Makes an Unlikely Hawk

      (Newser) - The founder of Doctors Without Borders might seem a peculiar mouthpiece for the new law-and-order regime of Nicolas Sarkozy, but Bernard Kouchner actually fits right in with France’s more muscular foreign policy tone. The surprise choice for foreign minister,  Kouchner is an anomaly, a Socialist who supports the Iraq war, CNN reports in a profile of the man Boutros Boutros-Ghali once called "an unguided missile." More »

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      Iraq war  • Iran  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • United States  • Bernard Kouchner  • Socialist Party  • Doctors Without Borders

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