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NAIROBI, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The 17th General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ended in Nairobi with the unanimous adoption of Strategy 2020 -- a plan that lays out the...
When Robert Young visited a prison which held former child soldiers awaiting trial in a country ravaged by armed conflict, a particular moment struck a chord in him as he met a 16-year-old who, in a confessional sort of way,...
The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are teaming up to deliver holiday cards to service members, their families and veterans, many of whom will be far from home this holiday season. Until Dec. 7, the public may send holiday...
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is scheduled to be at the following locations this week: - St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 180 N. Holiday Blvd., Santa Claus, Ind., 8 a.m. to noon today - Holy Name Catholic Church, 511 Second...
The flood-stricken regions of Cumbria were hit with another wave of heavy rain today as they battled to clear up after the wettest day on record yesterday. Gordon Brown speaks to a grim-faced resident standing by his...
Red Cross Brings In Disaster Services POSTED: 6:30 pm EST November 21, 2009 ST. ALBANS, Vt. -- A fire that ripped through an apartment building in St. Albans displaced five families Friday. The fire started Friday afternoon in...
While the Pittsburgh-Cleveland NFL rivalry may not be a strong as usual this year, there is still a bond between the two cities where it counts — the annual Pittsburgh-Cleveland blood drive challenge. The challenge, sponsored...
The Minn-Kota Chapter of the American Red Cross has a new director. Greg Voss is currently executive director of the Andover YMCA Community Center and a longtime Red Cross volunteer. Voss is to begin his duties Dec. 14. He...
NAIROBI--Tadateru Konoe, head of the Japanese Red Cross Society, was elected president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Thursday. Konoe, 70, is the first Asian to assume the...
The American Red Cross announces the following blood drives: Today, Zion United Lutheran Church- Rte 209- Brodheadsville 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Elks Lodge- Washington Street- East Stroudsburg, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday,...
