Before the earthquake, Ruthza St. Louis was an accredited therapist in Port-au-Prince, specializing in counseling rape victims.
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China Environmental Protests Gather Force Online
Hundreds of residents of the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou took to the streets on Monday to protest plans to build a trash incinerator in their neighborhood. In front of the municipal headquarters for one of China’s largest cities, it was an unusually prominent place for a civic demonstration.
Lisbon Treaty in sight for EU after Czechs agree
The European Union was days away Friday from ratification of the Lisbon Treaty after the president of the Czech Republic — the remaining holdout in negotiations — agreed to ratify it. Lyke founded “Pints for Prostates” to spread the message about need for regular prostate health screenings.
Wall Street: How Andrew Hall Earned His Citigroup Pay
The way to make $100 million dollars on Wall Street, so the old joke goes, is to start with $200 million. Or you could trade oil
Behind the scenes with Reese Witherspoon
She refuses to dwell on the past and accepts that she can’t control the future. For Reese Witherspoon, it’s all about living in the moment.
Make Drew Carey give away $1 million
It’s a good thing he didn’t go with “@andrew.” Drew Olanoff, cancer-fighter and blogger, is auctioning off his enviable Twitter username “@drew” to benefit the LiveStrong foundation. Its value has already been raised to $1 million, thanks to that other Drew — last name Carey.
Chinese imperial throne breaks record
An imperial “dragon” throne owned by a Chinese emperor set the world auction record for Chinese furniture Thursday, selling for about US $11 million. There was frenzied bidding among mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan collectors at the Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong
Viewers still in Letterman’s corner
David Letterman may be under attack from some quarters after the revelations that he had sexual affairs with staffers, but he still has the support of a number of notables, as well as TV viewers.
Rwanda genocide suspect arrested, extradited
Police in Uganda have arrested and extradited a man who is among the most wanted suspects in the Rwandan genocide.
iPhone apps helps track sex offenders, spot crime
Tracy Rodriguez of Houston, Texas, is not a trained private investigator or police officer. But with a gentle tap on her iPhone screen, the mother of three can access information revealing the sex offenders who live within a 10-mile radius of where her children practice sports or watch movies