Chinese city to hold charity fair
May 7th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) A charity-themed expo is scheduled to run July 12-14 in the south China metropolis of Shenzhen, Mayor Xu Qin said Monday.Titled "Development, Integration and Transparency", the ... Read more...
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Wal-Mart To Donate $2 Billion To Feed The US
May 13th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
May 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wal-Mart, the largest retail chain in the world, has announced that it has set up a new foundation, called the 'Fighting Hunger Together.' The initiative has ... Read more...
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Wyclef Jean, Anderson Cooper And George Clooney Host Haiti Telethon
January 23rd, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the aim of raising funds for the victims of the earthquake ravaged island nation of Haiti, a telethon event "Hope For Haiti Now" was organized ... Read more...
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Bob Dylan’s first Christmas album feeds over a million people
December 25th, 2009 - 1:31 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Bob Dylan released his first Christmas album ever- Christmas in the Heart- in the first week of December.Christmas In The Heart will be the 47th album from Bob Dylan, and follows ... Read more...
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JuD tells Pak government to ”learn governance” before taking over its schools
December 29th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec. 29 (ANI): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has criticized the Pakistan governments move to take over its schools, by saying, if the government is unable to run its own institutions properly then ... Read more...
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Britain’s treatment of asylum seekers shameful: commission
March 27th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by admin
DPA
London, March 27 (DPA) An independent commission Thursday branded Britain's treatment of asylum seekers as marred by inhumanity, saying the way the country treated persons seeking asylum was not fit for a ... Read more...
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