Date: 10 Mar 2010Source: UN Children's Fund
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KENYA: Taking the risk out of farming
NAIROBI, 5 March 2010 (IRIN) - Just as purchasers of electronic goods can buy extended warranties in case their TV goes wrong, farmers in parts of Kenya can now mitigate the risk of weather shocks by insuring their inputs at the point of sale. The programme, dubbed Kilimo Salama, Swahili for safe farming, was launched on 5 March in the Rift Valley provincial capital, Eldoret. It takes advantage of the ubiquity and multi-functionality of mobile phones in Kenya.
GLOBAL: Sniffing out immunity
DAKAR, 5 March 2010 (IRIN) - No more vaccinations or trained medical staff to administer the shots - that is the hope driving new research in Germany into vaccines that could be sniffed. The "c-di-IMP" molecule being tested on mice might one day be able to bring down vaccination costs, boost immunity, and be used in nasal vaccine sprays, according to the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research.
IN-BRIEF: Vote counting in Togo
LOMÉ, 5 March 2010 (IRIN) - Vote counting is underway in Togo, a day after presidential polls closed, with electoral authorities saying they are concerned not to repeat the mistakes of the violence-marred 2005 ballot.
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China to loan Sri Lanka $290 mln for infrastructure
Source: Reuters COLOMBO, March 10 (Reuters) - China has agreed to lend $290 million to Sri Lanka for a new airport and to revive the country's railway network, the island nation's foreign ministry said on Wednesday ...
Pelosi faces biggest test on U.S. healthcare vote
Source: Reuters * House speaker needs 216 votes to pass final bill
* Vote may influence November congressional election
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The leader of the U.S. House of ...
Gunmen attack Western aid office in Pakistan
Source: Reuters (Adds details)
ISLAMABAD, March 10 (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants attacked the office of a Western aid agency in Pakistan with a bomb and gunfire on Wednesday, killing up to 5 people, ...
