By Steven Edwards, Canwest News Service UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations on Wednesday named Bill Clinton as chief aid and reconstruction co-ordinator for earthquake-ravaged Haiti, a task that puts the former U.S. president at the helm of what is likely to be the world body’s biggest ever nation-rebuilding project. The appointment by UN...
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By PAISLEY DODDS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – The aid flooding into Haiti by plane and boat is not reaching earthquake victims quickly enough to stem growing unrest because of transportation bottlenecks and isolated violence. Many foreign aid workers and Haitians say ample donations are arriving, but express frustration at the slow pace of distribution...
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LONDON – A star-studded British single to raise money for victims of the earthquake in Haiti has had its first radio airplay. The cover of R.E.M.’s 1993 ballad “Everybody Hurts” made its debut on breakfast-time broadcasts Tuesday. Susan Boyle, Rod Stewart, Leona Lewis, Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams are all featured on the track,...
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