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U.S. to resume Haiti medevac flights

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Sunday it would resume military evacuation flights to the United States for badly injured Haitian earthquake victims after a four-day suspension over cost and treatment questions.

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World Food Programme begins food distribution for women only

The UN World Food Programme Sunday began giving food to victims of Haitis devastating earthquake at special distribution points only for women.

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US to resume airlifts of Haiti quake victims

PORT-AU-PRINCE: The United States said on Sunday it will resume airlifting critically injured earthquake victims from Haiti after a row over who would pay for their care halted flights. The news emerg…

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US Christian group arrested in Haiti on child trafficking charges

PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haitian police detained 10 members of a US Christian group after they allegedly tried to leave the country with more than 30 children who survived the country’s devastating earthquake.News of the charges came as the UN’s food agen…

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Haiti holds Americans accused of smuggling children (AFP)

AFP – Haitian police detained 10 members of a US Christian charity group after they allegedly tried to leave the country with more than 30 children who survived the country’s devastating earthquake.

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Grammys to pit Beyonce against Swift

The battle between singers Beyonce and Taylor Swift for the most Grammys may provide the most drama, while appeals for Haiti earthquake relief and a tribute to Michael Jackson could bring the most emotion on Sunday’s Grammy telecast.

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U.S. to resume medevac flights from Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The U.S. military will resume evacuation flights to the United States for critically injured Haitian earthquake victims within the next 12 hours, the White House said on Sunday.

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Haitian child quake victims flown to US for care

Doctors skirted a bureaucratic logjam to save the life of three critically ill child victims of Haiti's earthquake on Sunday, flying them to U.S. hospitals on a private jet to avoid a military suspens…

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Workers in Haiti hand out ‘women only’ food coupons

Relief workers began handing out women-only food coupons Sunday, launching a new phase of what they hope will be less cutthroat aid distribution to ensure that families and the weak get supplies following Haiti’s devastating earthquake.

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Workers in Haiti hand out ‘women only’ food coupons

Relief workers began handing out women-only food coupons Sunday, launching a new phase of what they hope will be less cutthroat aid distribution to ensure that families and the weak get supplies following Haiti’s devastating earthquake.

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