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Zimbabwe government defends itself
Jul 22 2005 5:02PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's government defended itself Friday in the face of a U.N. envoy's report denouncing a crackdown that has forced thousands of poor from their homes and jobs.
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U.N. sees rise in Niger relief donations
Jul 22 2005 1:22PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Donations to fund United Nations humanitarian work in drought-stricken Niger have jumped dramatically in the last week because of increased media attention and images of starving children, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Friday.
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Kenya parliament praised on constitution
Jul 22 2005 1:21PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's president insisted on Friday that a draft constitution pushed through parliament by his ruling coalition amid protests will improve the African nation, despite opposition charges that it gives him too much power.
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U.N. slams Zimbabwe on slum destruction
Jul 22 2005 11:07AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Zimbabwe's destruction of urban slums is a "disastrous venture" that has left 700,000 people without homes or jobs, violated international law and created a grave humanitarian crisis, a harshly worded U.N. report said Friday.
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