Tag: Haiti Earthquake

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Conservators Resurrect Haitian Art

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

American conservators are helping Haitians salvage their heritage from the rubble of churches and museums.

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Six Haitian Orphans Released, US Bound

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Adoptive parents will meet the orphans and their chaperones when they land in Miami today.

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Eight American Missionaries Head Home

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Two missionaries, Laura Silsby and Charisa Coulter, are being held for questioning for a 2009 trip to Haiti.

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Haiti's Rubble Will Take 3 Years to Clear

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Three years. That's how long Haiti's President Rene Preval is estimating it will take to clear the rubble after January's quake.

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U.S. Scales Back Military Presence in Haiti

Monday, February 15, 2010

The U.S. is scaling back its military presence in Haiti to 13,000 troops, from 20,000, according to The Associated Press.

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Haitian Judge Says Missionaries Be Released

Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Haitian judge Judge Bernard Saint-Vil is recommending that the 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti be released.

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Missionaries Charged, Being Held in Haiti

Friday, February 05, 2010

They face up to 15 years in prison for taking 33 Haitian children into the Dominican Republic.

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Aid Workers Find Another Survivor in Haiti

Thursday, January 28, 2010

French aid workers made an amazing rescue yesterday in Port-au-Prince: they lifted a 17-year-old girl alive from the 7.0 magnitude-earthquake's rubble.

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$1 MIllion En Route to Haiti from Labor Union

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

The aid comes as competition for tents in Haiti is leading to arguments and machete fights.

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Tents Needed in Haiti After Another Aftershock

Monday, January 25, 2010

Another aftershock struck Haiti Sunday. Aid groups are looking for tents, and sites to put them up, for Haitians leaving Port-au-Prince.

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Second Short Aftershock Strikes Haiti

Friday, January 22, 2010

A second brief aftershock hit Port-au-Prince last night, sending some earthquake survivors into the streets in the middle of the night.

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Workers Dig Mass Graves in Haiti

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Burial workers plan to bury 10,000 earthquake victims today.

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A 6.1 Magnitude Aftershock Shakes Haiti

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

A strong aftershock has shaken Haiti this morning, as the capital city grapples with bottlenecked aid distribution, escalating security concerns and growing desperation.

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Reinforcements and Supplies Land in Haiti

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Helicopters touched down on the grounds of Haiti's damaged presidential palace today with more troops and earthquake disaster relief.

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Monday, January 18, 2010

David Sanger of The NYT talks about President Obama's response to Haiti, Google in China and a key Massachusetts Senatorial race.

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Search for Survivors Continues in Haiti

Monday, January 18, 2010

It's been five days since the massive earthquake struck Haiti, and the race is on to free those still trapped beneath the rubble.

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