Using a New Language in Africa to Save Dying Ones
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Linguists see the computer as one important way of saving hundreds of languages in Africa, some spoken only be a few dozen elders.
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A new system of sign language developed by deaf children in Nicaragua may hold clues about the evolution of languages.
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Bodies of African migrants wash up on the beaches and those who survive the ocean voyage complain of discrimination and police harassment. This is not Italy or Spain, but the small central African country of Gabon.
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malnutrition and disease meant the monthly fatality rate was about 10,000. The previous overall death toll had stood at 50,000. People were dying despite the aid effort and the world
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Life & style: We burn fossil fuel in the developed world - and plant trees in Africa. It sounds like a win-win situation. But is it? Mark Honigsbaum reports.
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TRENTON, N.J. -- With more ill and injured people unable to speak English, hospitals, clinics and rescue squads are turning to picture boards to bridge the communication gap with easily understood images.
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A system linking the some of the globe's best doctors with the developing world is saving lives.
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Move follows series of suspicious deaths.
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African television and radio   stations are planning an on-air campaign to build hope in the   face of the AIDS pandemic, in a bid to raise spirits on the   worst-hit continent where millions have died from the disease.
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The spread of HIV and AIDS across Africa is fueling the rise of another deadly disease that many thought was on the decline: tuberculosis.
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SAINT-SAUVEUR, Que. (CP) - Many of Canada's aboriginal languages could face extinction in as little as a generation unless government gets involved, said some participants Sunday at a conference held to discuss the problem.
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Dakar, Oct. 19, GNA - A communications expert has said that a blend of accurate information from traditional and religious leaders and the media were necessary for communities to make informed choices on child survival issues.
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Global demand for wood is threatening the long-term survival of Africa's forest dwelling communities.
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A South African study concludes it is the elderly, particularly women, who are bearing the brunt of caring for AIDS sufferers and children orphaned by the disease.
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Authors of a public-health article in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (p 1984) are calling for urgent international action to address the chronic lack of investment in human resources which is limiting the chance of tackling diseases such as HIV/AIDS
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Insistence on an official language means complications for a diverse work force.
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How to create sustainable employment for impoverished, mostly illiterate African populations residing primarily in rural areas is the challenge the African Union aims to tackle at a summit opening Wednesday in Burkina Faso.