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Archive for June 15th, 2008

Leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized nations this week during the G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, are expected to reach agreements on proposals to increase aid to Africa and forgive the debt of the world’s poorest nations, the… AP/ABCNews.com reports. During the summit,

London Bombing - Statement by the G8, the Leaders of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa and the Heads of the International Organisations represented here.

1. We condemn utterly these barbaric attacks. We send our profound condolences to the victims and their families. All

The Metropolitan Police Casualty Bureau is open and operating on 0870 1566344.

If you are concerned about relatives or friends who may have been affected by today’s incidents in London, please try and contact them directly before you call this number.

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Statement by Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London -

This was a cowardly attack, which has resulted in injury and loss of life. Our thoughts are with everyone who has been injured, or lost loved ones. I want to thank the emergency services for the way they have responded.

Following

Scotland Yard has confirmed a number of incidents involving tube trains and buses in central London. The London Underground system is closed but will gradually reopen as soon as is practical. A full bus service is being re-established.

The Emergency Services advised people in London to

‘The dreadful events in London this morning have deeply shocked us all.

‘I know I speak for the whole nation in expressing my sympathy to all those affected and the relatives of the killed and injured.

‘I have nothing but admiration for the emergency services as

A disease treatment programme started three years ago by Imperial College London has now treated over ten million African children and adults for schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections in six sub-Saharan countries.

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that leads to chronic

President Bush on Thursday announced a $1.7 billion aid package for Africa aimed at fighting malaria and improving education and women’s rights on the continent,.. USA Today reports (Keen/Sternberg, USA Today, 7/1). Bush made the aid proposals ahead of next week’s

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Monday awarded $436.6 million to 43 research projects addressing public health problems in developing countries, including the development of vaccines for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, the… AP/Tucson Citizen reports (Johnson,

Tens of thousands of children are suffering from severe malnutrition in Niger today, many in grave condition and in danger of dying unless they receive urgent medical care, according to Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). A recent nutritional survey by MSF and its research