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Israel Families Demand Urgent Help To Get Medicines To Gaza Hostages
Israeli families with members held captive by Hamas for a week in Gaza demanded that the International Committee of the Red Cross facilitate an arrangement Saturday enabling the transfer of medicines to their loved ones.
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Red Cross Hack Exposes Personal, Confidential Information on 515,000 Vulnerable People
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which is best known for helping war victims, says hackers broke into servers hosting its data and gained access to personal, confidential information on more than a half-million vulnerable people.
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New Zealand Nurse Kidnapped By ISIS May Be Alive, Says Red Cross
A New Zealand nurse believed abducted with two drivers by ISIS terrorists in Syria in 2013 may still be alive, the International Committee of the Red Cross has revealed for the first time in an appeal for news of her whereabouts.
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Bodybags, Rats, Waste: Disaster Response Turns To VR For Grim Training
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) developed the new "game" and is testing it out for the first time on teams in Thailand's Chonburi province in a bid to recreate the daunting challenge of identifying bodies, which can help in repatriating them to families.
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Red Cross Says Seven Treated For Exposure To Toxic Agents Near Mosul
Five children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where ISIS is fighting US-backed Iraqi forces, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.
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French Woman Hostage Working For Red Cross Released In Yemen
A French-Tunisian woman working for the Red Cross has been released after nearly a year in captivity in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross said late Monday.
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Yemen 'Extremely Fragile' for Aid Workers, Says Red Cross
A Red Cross employee's kidnapping in Yemen underscored the "extremely fragile" situation in the country for humanitarian workers, with the coming days crucial for securing the hostage's release, International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Director-General Yves Daccord said today.
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Tunisian Woman Working for Red Cross in Yemen Kidnapped in Capital: Local Officials
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Tunisian woman working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen as she was leaving home for work in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, the ICRC and local officials said.
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Russia Strikes Hinder Syria Aid Delivery: Red Cross
Russian air strikes in Syria are making it harder to deliver desperately needed aid to civilians suffering from the country's brutal war, the International Committee for the Red Cross said.
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Bogota, Rebels Reach Deal on Those Missing in Colombia Conflict
The Colombian government and FARC rebels reached a deal on Saturday on searching for the thousands missing and presumed dead in their decades-long conflict, in a further step toward peace, diplomats said.
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36 Towns Now Retaken From Boko Haram, Says Nigeria
Nigeria said today that 36 towns had been retaken from Boko Haram since the start of a four-nation military offensive, voicing hope that the operation could lead to the group's "total defeat".
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Residents of Shattered Ukrainian Town Leave Shelters in Search of Aid
It's been three days since the battle for Debaltseve ended with the rebels overrunning the place, and the inhabitants are streaming out of the cellars they sheltered in.
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Senior Red Cross Official in Kiev for Talks on Aid Convoy
A senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrived in Kiev on Thursday for talks on the delivery of Russian aid to eastern Ukraine, an ICRC spokeswoman said.
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Russia Sends 280 Trucks with Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
A Russian convoy of 280 trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine set off on Tuesday amid Western warnings against using help as a pretext for an invasion.
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Russia 'Sending Humanitarian Convoy' to Ukraine: Kremlin
The Kremlin said today, that Russia was sending a "humanitarian convoy" to eastern Ukraine despite Western fears that the mission might be used as a cover for intervention.
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Israel Families Demand Urgent Help To Get Medicines To Gaza Hostages
Israeli families with members held captive by Hamas for a week in Gaza demanded that the International Committee of the Red Cross facilitate an arrangement Saturday enabling the transfer of medicines to their loved ones.
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Red Cross Hack Exposes Personal, Confidential Information on 515,000 Vulnerable People
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which is best known for helping war victims, says hackers broke into servers hosting its data and gained access to personal, confidential information on more than a half-million vulnerable people.
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New Zealand Nurse Kidnapped By ISIS May Be Alive, Says Red Cross
A New Zealand nurse believed abducted with two drivers by ISIS terrorists in Syria in 2013 may still be alive, the International Committee of the Red Cross has revealed for the first time in an appeal for news of her whereabouts.
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Bodybags, Rats, Waste: Disaster Response Turns To VR For Grim Training
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) developed the new "game" and is testing it out for the first time on teams in Thailand's Chonburi province in a bid to recreate the daunting challenge of identifying bodies, which can help in repatriating them to families.
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Red Cross Says Seven Treated For Exposure To Toxic Agents Near Mosul
Five children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where ISIS is fighting US-backed Iraqi forces, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.
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French Woman Hostage Working For Red Cross Released In Yemen
A French-Tunisian woman working for the Red Cross has been released after nearly a year in captivity in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross said late Monday.
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Yemen 'Extremely Fragile' for Aid Workers, Says Red Cross
A Red Cross employee's kidnapping in Yemen underscored the "extremely fragile" situation in the country for humanitarian workers, with the coming days crucial for securing the hostage's release, International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Director-General Yves Daccord said today.
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Tunisian Woman Working for Red Cross in Yemen Kidnapped in Capital: Local Officials
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Tunisian woman working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen as she was leaving home for work in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, the ICRC and local officials said.
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Russia Strikes Hinder Syria Aid Delivery: Red Cross
Russian air strikes in Syria are making it harder to deliver desperately needed aid to civilians suffering from the country's brutal war, the International Committee for the Red Cross said.
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Bogota, Rebels Reach Deal on Those Missing in Colombia Conflict
The Colombian government and FARC rebels reached a deal on Saturday on searching for the thousands missing and presumed dead in their decades-long conflict, in a further step toward peace, diplomats said.
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36 Towns Now Retaken From Boko Haram, Says Nigeria
Nigeria said today that 36 towns had been retaken from Boko Haram since the start of a four-nation military offensive, voicing hope that the operation could lead to the group's "total defeat".
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Residents of Shattered Ukrainian Town Leave Shelters in Search of Aid
It's been three days since the battle for Debaltseve ended with the rebels overrunning the place, and the inhabitants are streaming out of the cellars they sheltered in.
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Senior Red Cross Official in Kiev for Talks on Aid Convoy
A senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrived in Kiev on Thursday for talks on the delivery of Russian aid to eastern Ukraine, an ICRC spokeswoman said.
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Russia Sends 280 Trucks with Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
A Russian convoy of 280 trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine set off on Tuesday amid Western warnings against using help as a pretext for an invasion.
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Russia 'Sending Humanitarian Convoy' to Ukraine: Kremlin
The Kremlin said today, that Russia was sending a "humanitarian convoy" to eastern Ukraine despite Western fears that the mission might be used as a cover for intervention.
