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Netanyahu Urges Red Cross To Aid Hostages Amid Videos Of Emaciated Captives
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday to aid hostages in Gaza, as outrage built at videos showing two of them emaciated.
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Humanity Is Failing, Situation In Gaza Now Worse Than Hell: Red Cross Chief
Humanity is failing in Gaza, warned Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to whom it is becoming unbearable to watch the suffering of the people unfold daily in the war-torn Palestinian region.
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Water Crisis In Afghan Capital Leaves Families Struggling For Survival
Afghanistan's capital Kabul is facing a water shortage, running out of ground water with families such as Bibi Jan's forced to choose between water and food. UNICEF warned last year that Kabul could be dry by 2030 if urgent action is not taken.
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"New Inferno" Unleashed On Gaza Since Restart Of War: Red Cross Director
A "new inferno" has been unleashed on Gaza following the restart of war in the Palestinian territory, the director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday.
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UN Inspection Team Heads To Ukraine Nuclear Plant Despite Shelling
UN inspectors pressed on towards a Russian-held nuclear plant in southern Ukraine Thursday despite an early shelling attack, as the ICRC warned the consequences of a strike on the facility could be "catastrophic".
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Red Cross Begins Registering Hundreds Of Ukrainian Prisoners Of War
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has begun registering hundreds of prisoners of war (POWs) from the besieged Azovstal steel works in the Ukrainian port of Mariupol, it said on Thursday.
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Red Cross Hack Exposes Personal, Confidential Information on 515,000 Vulnerable People
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which is best known for helping war victims, says hackers broke into servers hosting its data and gained access to personal, confidential information on more than a half-million vulnerable people.
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At Kabul Clinic, Taliban And Soldiers They Fought Confront Wounds Of War
Former Taliban terrorist Mohammad Ishaq, who spent years battling Western troops and local forces in Afghanistan, lost his leg in combat and is now learning to walk with a new limb. Standing near him at a clinic is one of the soldiers he defeated.
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Red Cross Chief Urges Israel, Palestinians To End Cycle Of Violence
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) urged Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday to find a political solution so violence like last month's hostilities over the Gaza Strip border might be prevented.
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Bodybags, Rats, Waste: Disaster Response Turns To VR For Grim Training
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) developed the new "game" and is testing it out for the first time on teams in Thailand's Chonburi province in a bid to recreate the daunting challenge of identifying bodies, which can help in repatriating them to families.
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Forget Pokémon GO, Red Cross Augmented Reality App Brings War to You
Launched by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in March, "Enter the room" provides a visceral, first-person experience of war through the eyes of child from their bedroom.
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Red Cross Says Seven Treated For Exposure To Toxic Agents Near Mosul
Five children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where ISIS is fighting US-backed Iraqi forces, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.
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Aleppo Evacuation Is Complete, Red Cross Says
A week-long operation to evacuate tens of thousands of people from east Aleppo as well as two Shi'ite villages in Syria's Idlib province is complete, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday.
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20,000 Syrians Have Fled East Aleppo This Week: Red Cross
Some 20,000 people have fled intensified attacks on rebel-held eastern Aleppo in Syria since Sunday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday.
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Yemen 'Extremely Fragile' for Aid Workers, Says Red Cross
A Red Cross employee's kidnapping in Yemen underscored the "extremely fragile" situation in the country for humanitarian workers, with the coming days crucial for securing the hostage's release, International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Director-General Yves Daccord said today.
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Netanyahu Urges Red Cross To Aid Hostages Amid Videos Of Emaciated Captives
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday to aid hostages in Gaza, as outrage built at videos showing two of them emaciated.
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Humanity Is Failing, Situation In Gaza Now Worse Than Hell: Red Cross Chief
Humanity is failing in Gaza, warned Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to whom it is becoming unbearable to watch the suffering of the people unfold daily in the war-torn Palestinian region.
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Water Crisis In Afghan Capital Leaves Families Struggling For Survival
Afghanistan's capital Kabul is facing a water shortage, running out of ground water with families such as Bibi Jan's forced to choose between water and food. UNICEF warned last year that Kabul could be dry by 2030 if urgent action is not taken.
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"New Inferno" Unleashed On Gaza Since Restart Of War: Red Cross Director
A "new inferno" has been unleashed on Gaza following the restart of war in the Palestinian territory, the director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday.
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UN Inspection Team Heads To Ukraine Nuclear Plant Despite Shelling
UN inspectors pressed on towards a Russian-held nuclear plant in southern Ukraine Thursday despite an early shelling attack, as the ICRC warned the consequences of a strike on the facility could be "catastrophic".
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Red Cross Begins Registering Hundreds Of Ukrainian Prisoners Of War
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has begun registering hundreds of prisoners of war (POWs) from the besieged Azovstal steel works in the Ukrainian port of Mariupol, it said on Thursday.
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Red Cross Hack Exposes Personal, Confidential Information on 515,000 Vulnerable People
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which is best known for helping war victims, says hackers broke into servers hosting its data and gained access to personal, confidential information on more than a half-million vulnerable people.
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At Kabul Clinic, Taliban And Soldiers They Fought Confront Wounds Of War
Former Taliban terrorist Mohammad Ishaq, who spent years battling Western troops and local forces in Afghanistan, lost his leg in combat and is now learning to walk with a new limb. Standing near him at a clinic is one of the soldiers he defeated.
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Red Cross Chief Urges Israel, Palestinians To End Cycle Of Violence
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) urged Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday to find a political solution so violence like last month's hostilities over the Gaza Strip border might be prevented.
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Bodybags, Rats, Waste: Disaster Response Turns To VR For Grim Training
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) developed the new "game" and is testing it out for the first time on teams in Thailand's Chonburi province in a bid to recreate the daunting challenge of identifying bodies, which can help in repatriating them to families.
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Forget Pokémon GO, Red Cross Augmented Reality App Brings War to You
Launched by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in March, "Enter the room" provides a visceral, first-person experience of war through the eyes of child from their bedroom.
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Red Cross Says Seven Treated For Exposure To Toxic Agents Near Mosul
Five children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where ISIS is fighting US-backed Iraqi forces, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.
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Aleppo Evacuation Is Complete, Red Cross Says
A week-long operation to evacuate tens of thousands of people from east Aleppo as well as two Shi'ite villages in Syria's Idlib province is complete, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday.
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20,000 Syrians Have Fled East Aleppo This Week: Red Cross
Some 20,000 people have fled intensified attacks on rebel-held eastern Aleppo in Syria since Sunday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday.
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Yemen 'Extremely Fragile' for Aid Workers, Says Red Cross
A Red Cross employee's kidnapping in Yemen underscored the "extremely fragile" situation in the country for humanitarian workers, with the coming days crucial for securing the hostage's release, International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Director-General Yves Daccord said today.
