Day: January 8, 2019

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Nearly 200 people are confirmed dead and approximately 2600 are ill in a central Haitian cholera outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and United Nations (UN). Haitian officials place the death toll at 194 deaths with 2,364 people being infected. According to CDC officials Dr. Rob Quick and Dr. Carleene Dei an eleven man team is being sent to Haiti to investigate and determine the best course of action for the country. The USAID has said…

Sunday, September 30, 2007 A force of 1,000 rebels believed to be from the Sudan Liberation Army attacked one of the African Union’s peacekeeping bases in the Darfur region of Sudan, said AU officials Sunday. They added that more than 50 AU pacificators and military personnel are MIA since the attack on the base, although the figure could not be confirmed as the fighting had not stopped. In what was called “…the heaviest loss of life and biggest attack on the African Mission,” by AU spokesperson Noureddine Mezni, 30 vehicles…

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