Word: reliefer
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...itself trapped beneath the rubble. Relatives from a nearby town spent eight desperate hours digging them out with their hands. "It was a miracle we all survived," says Nasima. Many people didn't: the official death count in the area reached 500 last week, and as soldiers and international relief organizations moved in to clear the debris, the overall toll was expected to climb to 1,300, United Nations relief officials said on Friday...
...Pakistan as a sanctuary, and recruiting fresh volunteers from seminaries around the Pakistani cities of Quetta and Peshawar, die-hard Taliban commanders led by Omar conducted a jihad against American forces. By late 2002, say Afghan officials in Kabul, nearly half the country was out of bounds to foreign relief missions. And without the lifeline of aid, Afghans saw no point in supporting the U.S.-backed government of President Hamid Karzai...
...backed a proposal to exempt privatizations that took place over three years ago from judicial investigation. The announcement aimed to boost confidence and revive investment in Russian business. Mission Incomplete INDONESIA The U.N.'s refugee agency pulled out of tsunami-hit Aceh ahead of new regulations for foreign relief agencies that could severely restrict aid workers there. The organization, which has experienced tension with Jakarta in the past over its support of Acehnese political refugees, was told the absence of refugees in Aceh made its presence unnecessary. Thirty-three million dollars raised by the group for reconstruction may now have...
...there he was on Saturday, pitching Harvard back into contention (the Crimson eventually lost, 8-6) with five innings of sharp relief...
Herman B. Leonard, co-chair of the HBS Social Enterprise Intiative, said that he, Curran, and others saw the disaster as a learning opportunity for the organizations that deliver aid to regions in need of relief...