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Representatives from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and
the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) agree to partner in the
global attainment of Millennium Development Goals.
France donates US$150,000 to the aid organization Doctors of the World to assist them in bringing
mobile clinics and medical treatment to Yemeni people displaced by civil conflict in Saada
and Hajjah governorates. Feline Nazzaning from New York City, USA is
able to walk again after being the first cat to engage in swimming hydrotherapy exercise
at Water 4 Dogs, an animal rehabilitation center in Manhattan.
United Nations-African Union mediator for Darfur, Sudan, Djibril Yipènè Bassolé,
reports progress in the peace talks, which include the participation of refugees and
internally displaced persons seeking to end conflict in the region.
With the International Court of Justice ruling that Kosovo’s declared autonomy is in accordance
with international law, leaders in the UN, US and European Union offer support for dialog
with Serbia, toward a goal of resumed diplomatic relations.
New Zealand researchers find that vitamin C could help limit the rate of cancer tumor
growth, increase responsiveness to chemotherapy and even prevent formation of new tumors.
Northern Shiite groups in Yemen welcome the mediation offer of His Highness Sheikh Hamad
bin Khalifa al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, in negotiating with the Sana’a government to help bring
lasting peace to the nation. During a two-day visit in Finland, Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev meets with Finnish President Tarja Halonen to discuss shared
Baltic Sea concerns and cooperation in trade. “Pecan Summer,” the first Australian opera
for an all Aboriginal cast, previews in Melbourne with the world premiere scheduled for October
in on the land of the Yorta-Yorta, a people who’s history the opera portrays.
The Mauritanian Human Rights Commission provides funds to support hundreds of less fortunate
people in Nouakchott, Mauritania with monthly stipends and job training�