UNICEF says low cost steps saved four million children
The United Nations Children’s Fund reports that over the last five years simple, low cost health measures have saved about four million children's lives in the world’s poorest nations. It cites immunization, oral rehydration, and basic health education as key tools, with 14 million under five deaths annually preventable by these methods. Nations listed include Algeria, India, Bangladesh, Brazil, Egypt, Mexico, and the Philippines among others.
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Nobel winner urges Soviet emigration access for Jews
Nobel Peace laureate Elie Wiesel urged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to free dissident physicist Andrei Sakharov and allow more Jews to emigrate. He spoke in Oslo as he prepared to accept the prize and called for human rights reforms amid global conflict.
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Mubarak heads to France for aid and talks on Middle East
President Hosni Mubarak begins a four day visit to France to press for French support of IMF assistance for Egypt and to discuss reviving peace efforts in the Middle East amid the Iraq Iran and Lebanon conflicts.
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Syracuse forecast contrasts sun and lake effect snow
The Syracuse region amid a mixed forecast shows partly sunny periods and lake effect snow with tonight near 15 degrees and a Thursday high around 25 to 30. Forecasters warn of colder temperatures, wind shifts, and pockets of heavier squalls downwind from Lake Ontario and the lakes.
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Death ends dissident's journey to freedom in prison
Moscow reports recount the death in Istopol prison of Anatoly Marchenko two weeks after permission to emigrate. The 48 year old activist, co founder of the Helsinki accords group, had long sought emigration to the United States or Israel. Friends say he may have died Monday after a lengthy hunger strike, with authorities providing few details.
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Herald Journal calls for corrections and contact details
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