Tag: RedCross
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Philippines Typhoon: Death toll rises to 375
Local officials in the Philippines say at least fifty-six people are missing and at least 500 others are injured. In addition, half a million people have been forced to abandon their homes. Typhoon Rai has sent nearly 400,000 people running for safety. According to reports of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), with winds of about…
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Red Cross: International community sanctions provoke in Afghanistan
KABUL: International community’s sanctions are provoking in Afghanistan. In a statement issued after a six-day visit to Afghanistan, Dominic Stilthart, director of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said: “I am appalled by this situation.” Dominic Stilthart, director of the International Community of the Red Cross, said: “We’ve seen pictures of children leaning…
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Guinea grapples with a fresh Ebola outbreak
Geneva, March 6 (AFP/APP): As Guinea grapples with a fresh Ebola outbreak, community resistance to measures needed to rein in the deadly virus remains dangerously high, a top Red Cross official has warned. Guinea confirmed the disease was back in mid-February following first deaths the previous month. The west African country and international actors have reacted…
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Two-thirds of Yemenis have no food, warns Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that two-thirds of Yemenis do not have food, and almost as many have no access to health care. In a series of statements on Twitter, the ICRC added that 58 per cent of Yemenis have no access to clean water, and 11 per cent suffer from acute…
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China Red Cross Society provides RMB 4.56 million medical supplies to Pakistan
BEIJING, Apr 4 (APP): A batch of anti-epidemic material and other medical supplies worth RMB 4.56 million mobilized by the Red Cross Society of China to help Pakistan fight the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic were flown from Beijing to Pakistan. After receiving a medical aid request from the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), the Red…
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ADB approves a loan to support coronavirus in China
BEIJING, Feb 25 (APP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tuesday signed an agreement for a private sector loan of up to CNY130 million ($18.6 million) to Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd (Jointown) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The local currency loan will support Jointown’s efforts to ensure a continued supply of essential medicines…
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Pakistani scientist donates cash to Red Cross Society of Hubei province
BEIJING, Feb 13 (APP): A Pakistani scientist, Dr Munawar Iqbal engaged in research at high-energy institutes in China had decided to stand strong with his Chinese friends and offered to work with the Chinese authorities to fight coronavirus epidemic in Hubei Province. He decided to stay in China with his family and also contributed a…
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China sacks party chiefs at virus epicentre
Beijing, Feb 13 (AFP/APP): China has sacked the top political leaders of virus-stricken Hubei province and its capital Wuhan, the highest-profile figures to be removed so far in a crisis that has killed 1,355. The removals are the latest in a purge that saw Hubei’s two most senior health officials fired earlier this week as…
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The Red Cross is teaching Fortnite players to save, not take, lives
New York, Jan 20 (AFP/APP): Teaching online video game players to save lives, not take them — that is the aim of a new product developed in an unusual collaboration between the creators of the wildly popular Fortnite games and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The new game mode, called Liferun, teaches players…
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Lebanese protesters clash with police for a second night
Beirut, Dec 16 (AFP/APP): Lebanese protesters clashed with police Sunday for the second consecutive night near parliament on the eve of much-delayed consultations to form a new cabinet needed to fix a deepening economic crisis. The renewed clashes in Beirut came as Interior Minister Raya El-Hassan ordered security forces to open a “rapid and transparent”…