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The Rev. Gerald V. Lardner, Sulpician priest
The Rev. Gerald "Gerry" Vincent Lardner, a Sulpician priest who taught preaching and later served as a missionary in Africa, died of cancer June 18 at Mercy Medical Center. He was 70 and lived in North Baltimore.
Born in Baltimore and raised on...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Cancer, Catonsville, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Religious Education
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A pregnant woman with HIV, and the cost of U.S. foreign aid cuts
When I met a woman I'll call "Mary" in Luwingu, a remote district in northern Zambia, she had already seen three of her children die. She did not know that she had contracted HIV until she arrived at the clinic where for the past few months I had been...Tags: Family, UNICEF, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health Organizations
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Monkton nurse returns from Zambia
While her family feasted on turkey, Monkton resident Karen Starr spent Thanksgiving day stranded in an airport at Ndola, Zambia. After 11 days of African food and water, she was very sick and she was dead tired.
Even so, Starr, who is now back home,...Tags: Family, Health Organizations, Students, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics
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British police run 'race against time'
From Wire ReportsLONDON - British authorities warned yesterday that terrorists could strike at any time as thousands of police officers flooded London's transit system, made more arrests and grilled suspects in their biggest investigation ever. With sleeper cells still...Tags: Family, ABC (tv network), World War II (1939-1945), United Kingdom, Guerrilla Activity
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A rare charmer, Carter on offensive in 400 hurdles
Sun StaffSYDNEY, Australia - Four years out of Mervo High, James Carter yesterday became the first product of a Baltimore-area high school to compete in Olympic track and field since 1972. He easily qualified for the semifinals of the 400-meter intermediate...Tags: Michael Johnson (football, safety), Track and Field
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Exclusive: Ghana plans up to $1 billion Eurobond in 2013
ReutersACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana plans a Eurobond worth up to $1 billion to refinance debt and fund infrastructure projects, its vice president said, adding to the list of developing countries tapping yield-hungry investors to bolster their economies. "We are...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Economic Indicator, Public Finance, Finance, New Products
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Vedanta's Zambia unit restarting Nchanga smelter
ReutersLUSAKA, May 14 (Reuters) - Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines, owned by London-listed Vedanta Resources, is restarting its Nchanga smelter, which halted production in April, the company said on Tuesday. Production at Nchanga, which produces 311,000 tonnes...Tags: Barrick Gold Corporation, South Africa, Brazil
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Bond yields too low? There's always Rwanda
ReutersBy Carolyn Cohn LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Last summer, euro zone member Spain was struggling to borrow money for 10 years at a yield below 7 percent. Last week, Rwanda had no trouble. Rock-bottom interest rates in the developed world have left investors...Tags: Credit Ratings, Finance, Africa, Rwanda, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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Did dinosaur ancestors benefit from worst extinction on Earth?
Dinosaurs may have been wiped out by a mass extinction about 65 million years ago, but an earlier extinction event may have given their predecessors a leg up on the competition, according to a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....
Tags: Fossils, Paleontology, South Africa, Tanzania
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North suburban families pack seeds, send hope to Zimbabwe
Families from across the North Shore gathered over the weekend to pack beet seeds for people living in poverty overseas. Organized by Willow Creek Community Church, the seed-packing event attracted more than 3,000 volunteers, including 5-year-olds and a...
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Florence family Zambia-bound for mission work
Florence Morning News, S.C.A young Florence family is headed off into the wilds of southern Africa for a year, or maybe more, of mission work that is all about following Jesus Christ's famous command to "sell what you have ... and follow Me." The "rich young ruler" in that...Tags: Baptist, Trips and Vacations, Christianity, AIDS
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Project to help feed shunned Zambians
The Spokesman-ReviewA group of Gonzaga University students is relying on chickens to expand the school's relationship with aid organizations in Zambia. Aubrey Weber, Joe Worthey, Max Bear and Jordan Madrid have formed a group called, Hope for Zambezi, which has already...Tags: Lisa Brown, Students, Teaching and Learning
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