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Prince Harry Accused Of "Harassment And Bullying" By Head Of Charity He Founded
In an interview, the head of the charity claimed that the Duke of Sussex initiated the campaign by the "unleashing of the Sussex [PR] machine".
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Prince Harry Resigns As Patron Of Southern Africa Charity
Prince Harry has quit as patron of a charity he founded in southern Africa almost 20 years ago in honour of his mother Princess Diana after a bitter boardroom battle.
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Anti-Gay Law In Kenya Could Cost Country $7.8 Billion Annually: Report
A proposed anti-gay law in Kenya could cost the country up to $7.8 billion per year, a charity said Wednesday in a report on the economic impact of discrimination in East Africa.
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Indian-Origin Brothers, Who Founded South Africa Charity, Die Of Covid
Two Indian-origin brothers and founding members of a renowned organisation that offers community services in the sprawling Indian township of Lenasia in South Africa have succumbed to coronavirus.
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Nearly 100 Elephants Killed For Ivory In Botswana
Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in what is believed to be one of Africa's worst mass poaching sprees.
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3 Years After Ebola Outbreak Declared In Guinea, Survivors Still Suffer
Three years after the world's worst recorded Ebola outbreak was first declared in Guinea, hundreds of survivors who suffer from physical and mental health problems are struggling to access care, a medical charity said on Friday.
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Prince Harry Falls From Polo Pony at Charity Match in South Africa
Britian's Prince Harry had a dramatic fall from his polo pony during a charity match in South Africa. He pulled up his pony but was thrown forward head-first to the ground and broke his fall with his hands.
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Deadly Meningitis Strain Virtually Eliminated in Much of Africa: Study
A new vaccine has virtually eliminated meningitis A in 16 African countries, but children will remain vulnerable to the disease which can kill or cause severe brain damage, unless governments routinely immunise them, experts said yoday.
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China Holds 9 Foreigners Over 'Propaganda Video'
Nine tourists from South Africa, Britain and India have been detained in China and may face criminal charges after being accused of watching 'propaganda videos', a charity said Wednesday.
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Ebola Could Hit Again and We Would Hardly Do Better, Says Head of the Medical Charity, Doctors Without Borders
The Ebola epidemic could flare up again in West Africa and health authorities are no better equipped to control it than they were a year ago, the head of medical charity Doctors Without Borders said on Saturday.
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After Ebola, World Still Unprepared for Global Pandemic, Says Charity Group
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said, urging wealthy nations to develop coordinated response plans and drugs to fight neglected diseases.
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Walk Organised in South Africa in Honour of Mahatma Gandhi
Over 3,000 people from all walks of life today participated in the annual charity walk here in honour of Mahatma Gandhi, who proposed his philosophy of Satyagraha while living in South Africa.
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Ebola Drug in Guinea Helps Some, Stirs Debate on Broader Use
A Japanese anti-Ebola drug being tested in Guinea should be made available across West Africa after initial trials showed it halved mortality rates in some patients, the medical charity administering it said.
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UK Charities Group Launches Appeal for Ebola, First for a Disease
Britain's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) launched an appeal to raise funds for the Ebola outbreak in west Africa on Wednesday, the first time the charities group has sought to raise money in response to a disease.
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22 killed in attack on Central Africa Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital
At least 22 people including three staff members of medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres were killed during a weekend attack by gunmen on a Central African hospital.
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Prince Harry Accused Of "Harassment And Bullying" By Head Of Charity He Founded
In an interview, the head of the charity claimed that the Duke of Sussex initiated the campaign by the "unleashing of the Sussex [PR] machine".
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Prince Harry Resigns As Patron Of Southern Africa Charity
Prince Harry has quit as patron of a charity he founded in southern Africa almost 20 years ago in honour of his mother Princess Diana after a bitter boardroom battle.
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Anti-Gay Law In Kenya Could Cost Country $7.8 Billion Annually: Report
A proposed anti-gay law in Kenya could cost the country up to $7.8 billion per year, a charity said Wednesday in a report on the economic impact of discrimination in East Africa.
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Indian-Origin Brothers, Who Founded South Africa Charity, Die Of Covid
Two Indian-origin brothers and founding members of a renowned organisation that offers community services in the sprawling Indian township of Lenasia in South Africa have succumbed to coronavirus.
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Nearly 100 Elephants Killed For Ivory In Botswana
Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in what is believed to be one of Africa's worst mass poaching sprees.
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3 Years After Ebola Outbreak Declared In Guinea, Survivors Still Suffer
Three years after the world's worst recorded Ebola outbreak was first declared in Guinea, hundreds of survivors who suffer from physical and mental health problems are struggling to access care, a medical charity said on Friday.
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Prince Harry Falls From Polo Pony at Charity Match in South Africa
Britian's Prince Harry had a dramatic fall from his polo pony during a charity match in South Africa. He pulled up his pony but was thrown forward head-first to the ground and broke his fall with his hands.
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Deadly Meningitis Strain Virtually Eliminated in Much of Africa: Study
A new vaccine has virtually eliminated meningitis A in 16 African countries, but children will remain vulnerable to the disease which can kill or cause severe brain damage, unless governments routinely immunise them, experts said yoday.
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China Holds 9 Foreigners Over 'Propaganda Video'
Nine tourists from South Africa, Britain and India have been detained in China and may face criminal charges after being accused of watching 'propaganda videos', a charity said Wednesday.
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Ebola Could Hit Again and We Would Hardly Do Better, Says Head of the Medical Charity, Doctors Without Borders
The Ebola epidemic could flare up again in West Africa and health authorities are no better equipped to control it than they were a year ago, the head of medical charity Doctors Without Borders said on Saturday.
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After Ebola, World Still Unprepared for Global Pandemic, Says Charity Group
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said, urging wealthy nations to develop coordinated response plans and drugs to fight neglected diseases.
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Walk Organised in South Africa in Honour of Mahatma Gandhi
Over 3,000 people from all walks of life today participated in the annual charity walk here in honour of Mahatma Gandhi, who proposed his philosophy of Satyagraha while living in South Africa.
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Ebola Drug in Guinea Helps Some, Stirs Debate on Broader Use
A Japanese anti-Ebola drug being tested in Guinea should be made available across West Africa after initial trials showed it halved mortality rates in some patients, the medical charity administering it said.
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UK Charities Group Launches Appeal for Ebola, First for a Disease
Britain's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) launched an appeal to raise funds for the Ebola outbreak in west Africa on Wednesday, the first time the charities group has sought to raise money in response to a disease.
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22 killed in attack on Central Africa Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital
At least 22 people including three staff members of medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres were killed during a weekend attack by gunmen on a Central African hospital.
