China milk scandal: Government says milk free of contamination
10.05.08
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Tests on 609 batches of liquid milk, as sold in 27 cities under 75 different brand names, were all clear of melamine, the chemical at the center of the scandal, according to the product safety watchdog. A further 129 batches of baby milk powder and 212 batches of other kinds of milk powder were also clean.
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U.N. to Cut Darfur Food Relief After Attacks
04.18.08
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Attacks on its humanitarian convoys are forcing the U.N. to cut in half the rations it provides to millions of hungry people in Sudan's war-stricken Darfur region. The world's largest humanitarian operation struggles every day with bureaucracy, fighting and banditry to help those affected by five years of rape, violence and murder, which has killed an estimated 200,000 Darfuris.
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