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Kosi river inundates Indian state of Bihar; 2 million homeless;gravest devast...
" Kosi river inundates Bihar; 2 million homeless"This is India's Katrina, only the challenges could be bigger. Like the Mississippi breached the levee to drown an unsuspecting New Orleans in the US, the... Homeless Get Cleaned Up With Free Haircuts For DNC
They care."The City of Denver has been working to make sure everything is in tip-top shape for all the visitors coming to town for the Democratic National Convention, and now a local salon is helping in that effort.It seems to be a first -- don't move the homeless, clean them... Terminal blues: What it's like to live in an airport
Homeless people are increasingly visible on the streets of our major cities but the news that around the world airports are the home to many may come as a suprise. In London around 110 people live in Haethrow and 20... Toronto plans binning ban
This is shocking. Toronto officials are planning to ban homeless people from taking bottles and cans from recycling bins as part of a new recyling plan to be rolled out in the fall.Why? Apparently because it loses the city money and is considered "stealing" from taxpayers.... Public Health Report Quietly Released in Canada
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. David Butler-Jones, released his first annual Report on the State of Public Health in Canada a few weeks ago. There’s been little to no commentary about the report since... U.S. Reports Drop in Homeless Population
The numbers of homeless people are down about 30% in the years 2005 to 2007 according to Bush administration officials. These numbers reflect people living in the streets and in shelters."Housing officials say the... Victoria group considers free shopping carts for the homeless
While many cities spend resources trying to fight shopping cart theft, one group in Victoria wants to give them out for free. The move is an attempt to raise visibility and awareness of the homeless crisis in the... Pope to take a break down under
Pope Benedict has led hundreds of thousands of pilgrims in a giant mass, ending a week of World Youth Day festivities, which was marked by an historic papal apology for sex abuse.The pontiff also announced that the Catholic Church will hold its next World Youth Day in Madrid...Firemen Hose Down Homeless Man's "Home"
A spot where a homeless man was living in an alley off Main St. between National and Prior Streets -- just north of the Pacific Central train and bus station -- went up in flames Thursday night around 10 p.m. "A... Denver take city's homeless to the movies during DNC
Often there are relocation strategies of the cities homeless, taking them and placing them into neighbouring cities. Moving people around isn't a solution. Leading up to the Democratic National Convention in... The Homeless World Cup 2008
At this moment in the Netherlands the Duth Homeless Cup is going to the final round. In Utrecht teams are playing for the National Title. Join 100 homeless athletes from California to New York as they travel to...Thin line between mayhem and safety
"The Mississippi River rushes through a break in Indian Grave Drainage District levee north of Quincy, Ill., and south of Meyer, Ill., on June 18.""Well before record floods overwhelmed at least two dozen levees in... Cars Slow to Watch as Teens Beat Homeless Man to Death
Once again, "A Clockwork Orange" proves to be accurate prophecy. The cruelty and de-personalization of our current society continues to grow."A group of teenagers beat a homeless man to death as passers-by slowed to watch the attack, some of which was caught on videotape,... Flooding hits Cape Town, cleanup begins in KwaZulu-Natal
Update June 25: Residents of KwaZulu-Natal have started cleaning up the city after last week's flood. Officials are unable to estimate the cost of the damage this early in the operation; however, four people are reported misssing and the heavy rainfall broke four records, one... Fire pushes 3,000 people out of homes near Halifax
New Update, Halifax: 3,000 Nova Scotia residents evacuated their homes as 6 major fires are currently underway in Nova Scotia. Power outage affecting another 8,100 homes where the blaze damaged a transmission line,...
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