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$20M Donation to Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaican Schools

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$20M Donation to Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaican Schools
"Digicel Foundation has donated $20 million to repair hurricane-damaged Jamaican schools."

"Digicel Foundation has donated $20 million to repair hurricane-damaged Jamaican schools." Thanks, Andrew.

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Girl Swept Away in Tsunami 10 Years Ago Reunited With Family

Raudhatul Jannah was just 4 years old when the catastrophic tsunami roared into the Indonesian town of Aceh and swept her away. On Wednesday, Raudhatul, now 14, was reunited with her family after being raised by a fisherman's elderly mother. The girl's uncle spotted her walking in her new town 60 miles south.

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New Bird Species Discovered in Indonesia

A small green bird that had been "playing hide and seek" with researchers has been declared a newly discovered species and named Togian white-eye, for its playground in the Togian Islands -- within the Gulf of Tomini in Indonesia.

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UNICEF Opens 200th School in Indonesia

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has opened its 200th school in Indonesia's Aceh-Nias region, which was devastated by the December 2004 tsunami. As is the case with all UNICEF-built schools, it is both earthquake-resistant and child-friendly, UNICEF said.

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New Orangutan Population Found in Indonesia

Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia - perhaps as many as 2,000 - giving a rare boost to one of the world's most critically endangered great apes.

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Five Years After Tsunami, Indonesia Better Prepared for Catastrophes

The devastating tsunami that hit Indonesia so hard in December 2004 had two positive effects: it pushed the population to reflect and improve its mechanisms for managing catastrophes, for early detection of such events, and in the country's Aceh province it led to the end of a conflict which had lasted 70 years.

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