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CDC Reports 1 in 6 Get Sick from Foodborne Illnesses Each Year

About 48 million people (1 in 6 Americans) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases, according new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The figures are t...

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In-depth: Sudan's Referendum

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On patrol… UN peacekeepers in Abyei

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Afghanistan: a people trapped between sides

The main conflict-related challenges faced by Afghans in 2010 will persist in 2011, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said today.

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SOUTH AFRICA: Sihle Motha, "You have this person's life in your hands"

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"Sometimes I have emergencies and you can’t just say, ‘No, there is nothing I can do for you’"

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