Chile races to curb disease after quake and tsunami
Amid aftershocks and ruined towns, Chile scales up field hospitals from the United States, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Spain, and the U.S. to support 36 damaged hospitals. Health workers warn of diarrhea and infection as looted pharmacies leave patients without medicines.
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Chile
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Gaston Saavedra
U.S
Angol
U.S. Air National Guard
Rancagua
Argentina
Brazil
Cuba
Peru
Spain
Santi
International forces clash with Somali pirates off East Africa
Military officials report four shootouts with pirate bands as swarms of Somali insurgents target vessels near the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. The EU Naval Force and French frigate Nivose describe skirmishes that ended with pirates sunk or captured and warnings of a potential spike in attacks in coming weeks.
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Kenya
East Africa
Somalia
Gulf of Aden
Indian Ocean
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John Harbour
Harbour
French Defense Ministry
Nivose
European Union
FS Nivose
Somali
Dutch anti Islam firebrand stirs House of Lords protests
Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders screened his 15 minute film Fitna in a Lords committee room drawing about 60 attendees and 200 protesters outside. He called for a Europe wide ban on Muslim immigrants while promising an approach akin to the U.S. First Amendment.
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Britain
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English Defense League
Thomas Jefferson
George Orwell
U.S
Freedom Party
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Lord Pearson
U.K
Independence Party
European Union
Microchip Trash Monitors Stir U K Privacy Group
The United Kingdom faces a push toward pay as you throw with microchips in household bins. Big Brother Watch warns 2.6 million chips exist, many not yet activated, as councils seek recycling gains. Critics argue this expands surveillance and could lead to fines, illegal dumping, or burning of waste.
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Nanny State
Terry Williams
Big Brother Watch
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Britain
Ireland
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