Mathaba Highlights Briefing

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• Fifth of Britons unknowingly aid modern day slavery
• Security balloon first seen above Afghan capital
• 10 Vaccination Myths and Truths: Part 9
• U.S. deports more than 31,000 Honduran immigrants this year
• Vulture fund swoops on Congo over $100m debt

Fifth of Britons unknowingly aid modern day slavery Posted: 14 Aug 2009 01:00 PM PDT People who buy pirate DVDs and roses from street vendors, smoke home-grown cannabis, give money to child beggars and use prostitutes may be supporting what the United Nations has described as ``a modern day slave trade``, says research published by ECPAT. more...

Security balloon first seen above Afghan capital Posted: 14 Aug 2009 11:00 AM PDT The newspaper quoted an ISAF spokesman as saying that the system of balloon has already been successfully experienced in east Afghanistan and in Iraq. more...

10 Vaccination Myths and Truths: Part 9 Posted: 14 Aug 2009 09:00 AM PDT 10 myths and truths about vaccines - a must read. Please circulate widely. more...

U.S. deports more than 31,000 Honduran immigrants this year Posted: 14 Aug 2009 07:00 AM PDT Among the deported Hondurans, there were 30,413 adults and 1,189 minorities, according to Nelson Mejia, director of the Honduran interim immigration authorities. more...

Vulture fund swoops on Congo over $100m debt Posted: 14 Aug 2009 05:02 AM PDT At least 54 companies are known to have taken legal action against 12 of the world`s poorest countries in recent years, for claims amounting to over $1.8bn (£1.2bn). more...

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