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| Jan.12 |
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'Catastrophic' earthquake slams Haiti
Map of Port-au-Prince Haiti A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti, knocking down buildings and power lines. Heavy damage and bodies in the streets of the capital
Haiti's worst quake in two centuries seriously damaged the HQ of the UN mission and its personnel are missing. The national palace and a hospital are among buildings badly damaged; rescuers are digging under rubble
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'Hundreds dead' after quake |
| Jan.13 |
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Haiti capital 'flattened,' many feared dead
Map of Port-au-Prince Haiti Rescue workers struggled to clear rubble and bodies from the streets, where the death toll from 7.0-magnitude earthquake may exceed 100,000. Thousands of injured waited for care outside damaged hospitals. Unknown number remained trapped inside collapsed buildings.
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Haiti survivors sleep in streets |
| Jan.14 |
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Child pulled from rubble after 2 days |
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Aid deliveries face logistical nightmares |
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Earthquake death toll 'may be 50,000'
| Jan.15 |
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Rescued girl dies after bid to save her An 11-year-old girl rescued from the rubble of her home in an hours-long effort has died
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Digital fundraising still pushing Haiti relief
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UN launches Haiti quake relief appeal |
| Jan.16 |
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Security cause doctors to leave hospital
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Outside Port-au-Prince, towns destroyed
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Clinton visits quake-hit Haitians
US Secretary of State has become the first senior Western official to arrive in Haiti after the earthquake that flattened the capital
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Destruction at epicentre more dramatic |
| Jan.17 |
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Top 2 U.N. officials in Haiti died in quake
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Thousands of bodies, shreds of hope |
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UN chief urges Haiti aid patience |
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Official: Aid teams must be self-sufficient |
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Glitches remain, but aid reaching victims |
| Jan.18 |
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'A frenzy of looting' seen in capital |
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Tight airspace hinder aid effort |
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Survivors still being pulled from rubble |
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US marines arrive to bolster quake efforts More than 2,000 marines are set to join 1,000 US troops on the ground, as aid efforts gather pace a week after a devastating earthquake
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US begins airdrops of food and water
| Jan.19 |
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PM: government working on recovery |
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Woman rescued from rubble week after |
| Jan.20 |
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Desperate flood port hoping for way out Thousands of Haitians, have flooded the port, hoping for a ticket to hope, on board a ferry, being paid for by the Haitian government
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Women's movement mourns 3 deaths |
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US to send 4,000 extra troops to Haiti 
The US is sending another 4,000 sailors and marines for the earthquake relief effort, diverting them from deployments in the Gulf and Africa | |
| Jan.21 |
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Haiti to relocate 400,000 homeless
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Police kill man over stolen rice |
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Port opening raises hopes |
| Jan.22 |
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Stoning death a case of 'citizen justice' |
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Aftershocks a way of life |
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Israelis pulled man alive from rubble |
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Stars raise money for earthquake |
| Jan.23 |
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Victim rescue operation declared over Quake death toll surpasses 111,000. The government officially ended the search-and-rescue phase of its response to the disaster
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Funeral held for archbishop |
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Rescuers pull man alive after 11 days
| Jan.24 |
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Haiti capital earthquake toll 150,000
The confirmed death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake has risen above 150,000 in the Port-au-Prince area alone
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Families to Haiti: Keep searching |
| Jan.25 |
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Donors meet to plan Haiti rebuilding U.S. Secretary of State Clinton and foreign ministers from more than a dozen countries met to discuss how to rebuild Haiti after the earthqu...
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Haitians torch bodies in plaza |
| Jan.26 |
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Club grounds now home to 100,000 |
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Man rescued from rubble two weeks after |
| Jan.27 |
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Girl, 16, pulled from rubble
Map of Port-au-Prince Haiti French rescuers pulled from rubble a girl who they believe could have been trapped since the January 12 earthquake
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Traffickers target Haiti orphans, PM says |
| Jan.28 |
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U.S. hospital ship in Haiti near capacity |
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Haiti memorial for UN quake victims |
| Jan.30 |
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US halts Haiti victim evacuations
| Jan.31 |
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UN begins major food distribution program |
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| Feb.1 |
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PM criticises US missionaries
| Feb.4 |
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U.S. missionaries charged with kidnapping Ten Americans detained while trying to take 33 Haitian children out of the country were charged with kidnapping children and criminal association
| Feb.5 |
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Helicopter leaving Haiti crashes; 2 dead |
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Bill Clinton pledges better Haiti aid |
| Feb.6 |
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G7 nations pledge debt relief for Haiti
| Feb.9 |
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Haitian survived 4 weeks in rubble
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Rubble collapse traps at least one |
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Quake toll rises to 230,000 |
| Feb.10 |
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Haitians cancel Carnival celebration |
| Feb.12 |
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National mourning month after earthquake
| Feb.15 |
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4 children die as classroom collapses |
| Feb.17 |
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8 jailed American missionaries leave Haiti |
| Feb.18 |
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UN seeks record quake aid donations |
| Feb.22 |
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Woman questioned over Haitian orphans |
| Feb.27 |
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Rain triggers deadly floods |
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| Mar.8 |
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Haiti frees missionary; leader still held |
| Mar.16 |
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Haiti 'needs $11.5bn' to rebuild
| Mar.23 |
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Clinton, Bush survey state of Haiti |
| Mar.31 |
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UN chief urges support for $4bn Haiti plan
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UN Haiti donor pledges surpass targets
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| Apr.15 |
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Charges against U.S. missionaries dropped |
| Apr.16 |
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Charges not dropped against Americans |
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| May.19 |
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Sean Penn: Haiti on 'razor's edge' |
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| Jul.21 |
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IMF forgives Haiti's $268 million debt |
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| Aug.3 |
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Wyclef Jean intends to run for president |
| Aug.5 |
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Jean announces run for presidency
| Aug.20 |
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Jean's presidential bid rejected
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| Oct.21 |
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Dozens dead in cholera outbreak
| Oct.22 |
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Haiti cholera outbreak kills 138 The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti has risen to more than 150 confirmed deaths
All the reported cases are in the Artibonite and Central Plateau regions. Hospitals overflowed with people rushing to get help from the fast-moving outbreak
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| Oct.23 |
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Death toll rises from cholera outbreak |
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Cholera reaches Haiti's capital
| Oct.24 |
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Cholera death toll jumps in Haiti
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Official says cholera crisis stabilizing
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U.N.: Cholera in Haiti's capital 'worrying'
Map of Port-Au-Prince Haiti The confirmation of five cases in Haiti's capital is a 'very worrying development'. In Port-au-Prince tens of thousands of are still living in tent cities
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Haiti cholera outbreak 'slowing'
| Oct.25 |
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Fear amid Haiti cholera progress
| Oct.26 |
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Haiti cholera deaths 'near 300' |
| Oct.30 |
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Cholera deaths rise above 330 |
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| Nov.1 |
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Weakened storm may still threaten Haiti |
| Nov.3 |
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Tomas threatens Jamaica and Haiti |
| Nov.4 |
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Rain soaks Haiti as storm nears
Heavy rain has started to fall in the capital Port-au-Prince as a powerful storm approaches, threatening earthquake survivors living in camp...
| Nov.5 |
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Hurricane lashes already devastated Haiti |
| Nov.6 |
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Hurricane Tomas destroys homes |
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Cholera death toll rises in Haiti The death toll from the current cholera epidemic in Haiti has exceeded 500
| Nov.8 |
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Haiti capital cholera fears grow
Map of Port-au-Prince Haiti A doctor in Haiti's capita has seen cases of suspected cholera, sparking fears that the epidemic has spread to the city | |
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Haiti tests for cholera in capital
| Nov.9 |
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Tomas aftermath raises cholera concern
| Nov.11 |
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724 dead in Haiti's cholera outbreak |
| Nov.12 |
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New UN plea for Haiti cholera aid Medical workers expressed alarm over the increase in hospitalizations and deaths in Haiti's cholera outbreak
| Nov.14 |
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Haiti cholera death toll passes 900 |
| Nov.15 |
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Haiti cholera protests target UN
Map of Cap Haitien Haiti There have been violent protests in Haiti against peacekeepers, amid a continuing cholera epidemic that has killed more than 900 people
| Nov.16 |
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Haiti cholera spreads over border The Dominican Republic has detected its first case of cholera, following the outbreak of the disease in neighbouring Haiti last month
| Nov.17 |
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U.S. motorcycle missionaries attacked |
| Nov.18 |
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Anti-U.N. protests erupt in Haitian capital
Haiti's protests against the U.N. spread to Port-au-Prince, as angry people took to the streets demanding the global body get out of their c...
| Nov.19 |
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Cholera spreads to Haiti's largest prison |
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Cholera outbreak response 'inadequate |
| Nov.24 |
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Haiti 'facing cholera treatment shortages' |
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Spreading cholera kills 1,415 in Haiti
| Nov.28 |
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Candidates: Widespread fraud in election |
| Nov.29 |
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OAS says Haiti election was valid |
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| Dec.3 |
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U.N. makes urgent appeal to fight cholera |
| Dec.7 |
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French Haiti cholera report 'inconclusive' A French doctor's report suggests that the strain of cholera ravaging Haiti may have originated with U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal
| Dec.8 |
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Ex-first lady to face Preval's pick in runoff |
| Dec.9 |
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Haiti orders recount of election |
| Dec.12 |
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In Haiti, Palin urges to do more to help |
| Dec.23 |
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45 people lynched amid cholera fears Most of them voodoo priests, have been lynched in Haiti since the beginning of epidemic by mobs blaming them for the spread of the disease
| Dec.29 |
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U.S. aid worker released from Haiti jail |
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Cholera could hurt rice production |
| Dec.31 |
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Cholera kills more than 3,300 in Haiti |