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Insecurity in the Central African Republic leads to continious population displacement and access constraints

In December 2012, dissident members of the “Union des Forces Démocratiques Pour le Rassemblement” (UFDR) rebel group took control over the cities of Sam Ouandja and Ndélé in north eastern Central African Republic (CAR). Th...

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US Treasury Department Designates Militant Groups in the DRC

The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated two militant groups fomenting violence and instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This action against Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) and the Forces Démocratiqu...

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United States move forward to implement health care law, build health insurance marketplaces

U.S Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more states are on track to implement the health care law and establish health insurance marketplaces, or Exchanges, in their states. Ca...

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‘Universal’ Personality Traits Don't Necessarily Apply to Isolated Indigenous People

Five personality traits widely thought to be universal across cultures might not be, according to a study of an isolated Bolivian society.

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