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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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humanitarian stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Fans of Michael Jackson are pushing for a Nobel Peace Prize nod for the late pop star. 12,000 have signed various online petitions putting the singer up for the honor because of his “lifelong dedication to the well-being of humanity,” and one organizer hopes for 100,000... More »

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entertainment • Internet • pop music • humanitarian • online • Michael Jackson • Nobel Prize • Nobel Peace Prize • petition

Gates Urges Companies to Get Creative to Improve Lives


He ruminates on how to tweak market forces to help more people

Jul 31, 08 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Gates tweaks his corporate colleagues with an essay in Time urging businesses to look harder for ways to extend the benefits of capitalism to a greater portion of the global population. As a philanthropist, he says, he recognizes the need for nonprofit work, but as a businessman, he knows... More »

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philanthropy • Bill Gates • malaria • humanitarian • capitalism • poverty • incentives

Helping Hands Often Hurt: Study

Harvard researchers recommend steps to improve impact of global aid

Feb 27, 08 8:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Disaster response can be a damaging force when aid isn't applied intelligently and in an organized fashion, a Harvard researcher tells LiveScience. A study by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative found incidences of spoiled food, haphazardly administered medicine, and donated clothes appropriate for neither culture nor climate. The study calls on... More »

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humanitarian • disaster recovery • global aid groups • humanitarian organizations • Harvard Humanitarian Initiative • Michael VanRooyen

Yahoo Settles With Chinese Journalists

After turning over
data, it will pay 2 men jailed by Beijing

Nov 13, 07 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - One week after being labeled moral “pygmies” in a House hearing, Yahoo settled a lawsuit  brought by two Chinese journalists jailed when the Internet giant turned over their personal data to Beijing. The two men, now serving 10-year sentences on charges of leaking state secrets, sued Yahoo for providing... More »

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China • Yahoo • House of Representatives • humanitarian • lawsuit • jail • journalist • settlement

Evangelicals Sway Toward the Center

New generation prays for Darfur, against climate change, though abortion lingers

May 21, 07 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The once hard-right Evangelical Christian movement is waxing centrist, the New York Times reports, as a new breed of religious leaders breaks from an abortion-and-sexuality-obsessed old guard to tackle broader nonpartisan issues like AIDS, and even liberal-leaning ones like Darfur and global warming.  More »

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climate change • religious right • Rudy Giuliani • abortion • Christianity • Jerry Falwell • humanitarian • evangelicals

Google Earth Digitizes Genocide

Internet tool used to raise awareness of atrocities in Sudan

Apr 13, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google Earth has teamed up with the Holocaust Museum to bring the realities of genocide to your MacBook. "Crisis in Darfur" employs Google Earth wizardry to help users visualize the scope of the atrocities currently unfolding in Sudan. Viewers can see over 1,600 damaged and destroyed villages up... More »

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technology • media • Google • Darfur • genocide • Internet • human rights • Google Earth • Sudan • Holocaust Museum • Crisis in Darfur • humanitarian

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