Four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa will benefit from Canada's $30 million contribution to the World Food Programme: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Somalia.
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Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that Canada will contribute $30 million to the World Food Programme to those affected by the drought in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda.
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Poor 2009 crop prospects in the Horn of Africa following below-average rains, combined with conflict and displacement are aggravating an already serious food insecurity situation in the region, FAO said today.
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WASHINGTON - The fight in Afghanistan must be narrowed to its original intent of stamping out al-Qaeda and hunting down Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama said today.
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LOS ANGELES - Universal Detection Technology a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, announced yesterday that it has signed a distribution agreement with M.D. Peled Consulting & Engineering Services (Israel) Ltd, an Israeli supplier of security technology systems.
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MOSCOW - Russia and the United States could take up the issue of deploying a joint missile defense system in Europe if Iran develops long-range ballistic missiles, a former top Russian general said on Monday, according to RIA Novosti.
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During an interview on Israel Army Radio on Monday the Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, spoke about the threat posed by Iran.
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Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) Director Leon Panetta has said that the agency’s operation against Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups in Pakistan has been ‘very successful’.
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GREENPEACE protesters were removed from a bulker off Tauranga in New Zealand after spending a day chained to parts of the vessel.
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A Korean naval unit has rescued three foreign vessels from being hijacked by pirates operating off the coast of Yemen as part of a U.S.-led anti-piracy campaign, Yonhap News reported Sunday.
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