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Published
April 2, 2010

Poverty complicates Haitian family reunions

Aid workers find parents and other relatives are too overwhelmed to take their children back.
Published
April 2, 2010

Church lashes back at media’s coverage of sex scandal

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals across Europe used their Holy Thursday sermons to defend Pope Benedict XVI from accusations he played a role in covering up sex abuse scandals, and an increasingly angry Vatican sought to deflect any criticism in the Western media. The relationship between the church and the media has become increasingly bitter as […]
Published
April 1, 2010

Haiti donation goal exceeded

Nearly $5.1 billion is pledged by late afternoon at Wednesday's donors conference.
Published
April 1, 2010

Massive solar-powered yacht launched

The PlanetSolar, with 5,400 square feet of solar panels, will be vetted for a planned 2011 world tour.
Published
April 1, 2010

Key Shiite cleric withholds support from Iraq vote winners

The support of Muqtada al-Sadr is important to both candidates' ability to form a coalition.

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Published
April 1, 2010

Rural beliefs cited in babies’ disposal

After 21 bodies are found at a river, scholars note that some Chinese believe a dead infant is bad luck.
Published
April 1, 2010

Toads may have a seismic sixth sense

LONDON — When it comes to predicting earthquakes, toads may be an asset, warts and all. British researchers said Wednesday that they observed a mass exodus of toads from a breeding site in Italy five days before a major tremor struck, suggesting the amphibians may be able to sense environmental changes, imperceptible to humans, that […]
Published
April 1, 2010

Is health care reform that hard on Medicare? Maybe not

Seniors are wary of how it will affect them, but the provisions won't be fully in place for many years.
Published
April 1, 2010

Researcher: World barreling toward water crisis

PARIS — Water shortages and inefficient irrigation threaten the world’s ability to feed a growing population, said David Molden, deputy director-general for research at the International Water Management Institute. The grain-growing regions of northern China, India and Australia’s Murray Darling Basin, as well as farming areas in the western United States, Mexico and Pakistan, face […]
Published
April 1, 2010

1963 letter warned pope about priests

The letter proves the Vatican knew about clergy abuse decades ago, says a lawyer in a landmark case.