Malawi

Drugs 'slash' Malawi Aids deaths

bbc.co.uk     26-Aug-2008   5 related          

Last year, Malawians were urged to take an HIV test Distributing anti-retroviral drugs in Malawi has led to a huge fall in Aids-related deaths, an official says. Mary Shawa told the Reuters news agency that 67% of those...                    

Patients 'Refused to Be Treated'

allafrica.com     26-Aug-2008   1 related          

Some patients refused to be treated by doctors and other medical staff from certain communities during and after the violence that followed the announcement of the disputed presidential results in last December's General...                    

Ruffcut$ Spreads

allafrica.com     26-Aug-2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 26 August 2008 ZIMBABWEAN Designer, Marco Machona is putting the country on the map on the continental fashion industry with his clothing brand, Ruffcut$ Wear. Machona, currently based in South Africa,...                    

Charge dropped for actor

signonsandiego.com     26-Aug-2008   55 related          

Riverside County prosecutors say they won't charge Andy Dick with sexual battery stemming from his arrest in Murrieta last month, after a teenage girl accused the 42-year-old actor of pulling down her top at a restaurant....                    

Ethiopia: staring into the abyss

concern.net     26-Aug-2008          

Sarah Stack of the Press Association is blogging with us this week on the food crisis in Ethiopia . Mr Asha, programme manager in the Wolayita district, is in charge of Concern’s biggest projects in three areas – Damot...                    

When it comes to flying I’m very, very scared…

scotsman.com     26-Aug-2008          

SUSAN Dalgety and her husband have given up their jobs, let their heavily mortgaged house and headed off to travel the world in a camper van. SW is following her experiences and you can also read her blog, The Road To...                    

Charity riders saddle up for French trek

scotsman.com     26-Aug-2008          

THIRTY cyclists will leave Edinburgh for France in a charity bike ride next week. The 220-mile Auld Alliance cycle ride to Paris will promote Scotland in France as well as raise money for schools and hospitals in Malawi....                    

Georgia Criticizes Russian Parliament Support for Separatists

voanews.com     25-Aug-2008   1 related          

Report on Malawi's Millennium Villages - Download (MP3) Report on Malawi's Millennium Villages - Listen (MP3) In Malawi, two villages with about 40,000 people have begun reaping the fruits of the United Nations initiative...                    

Malawi Rural Dwellers Benefit from Millennium Villages

voanews.com     25-Aug-2008   64 related          

Ryu report - Download (MP3) Ryu report - Listen (MP3) Two western journalists reported missing in the Somali capital Mogadishu are believed to have been kidnapped by militiamen. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports...                    

Guy Ritchie: another Malawi adoption possible

iht.com     24-Aug-2008   10 related          

Madonna may be trying to adopt a second child from Malawi, her husband Guy Ritchie was quoted as saying in an interview published Sunday. The Observer Magazine asked the British filmmaker whether there was any truth to...