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Posted April 12, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
It has been a very powerful week at Red Cross. On April 10th we were joined, in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, by more than 38,000 people and over 300 schools for Red Cross Day of Pink. We saw pink parades, flash mobs, rallies and so much more; al...
Posted April 10, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. IRAN: On April 9, a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck south-west Iran. The exact death toll is not yet clear butregional authorities...
Posted April 03, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. MYANMAR: On March 20, inter-communal violence erupted in the town of Meiktila, around 150 km south of Mandalay in central Myanmar. Hundreds...
Posted March 27, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. NAMIBIA: In northern Namibia water levels in the Zambezi river basin have reached record highs that are normally only seen in April. With more...
Posted March 20, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
It is that time of year again where the ice starts to melt and we need to be extra cautious. In Winnipeg, Gordon Giesbecht from the University of Manitoba (you may know him better as Professor Popsicle) helped us demonstrate just what happens whe...
Posted March 13, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. CAMBODIA: The Mekong River Basin serves as a vital resource to over 70 million people in the region but in 2011, heavy rains in Cambodia ca...
Posted March 06, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. EL SALVADOR: As part of its response to a recent outbreak of dengue in El Salvador, and with funding from the European Commission’s Humanit...
Posted March 01, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest entry by Carolyn Tees, Senior Manager, First Aid, Swimming and Water Safety How important is swimming? I don’t think you ever really think about it, but there are times when it hits you. I had my son in Red Cross Swim lessons and he did very...
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