| BANGLADESH: Two years after Cyclone Sidr, survivors still seeking shelter |
 BARGUNA, 20 November 2009 (IRIN) - Two years after Cyclone Sidr hit the southern coastal districts of Bangladesh, many of the survivors are still homeless and at severe risk from further disasters, officials say.
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| INDONESIA: Buildings on shaky ground in event of another quake, says survey |
 BANGKOK, 19 November 2009 (IRIN) - Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, recently hit by a deadly 7.9 magnitude earthquake, is likely to experience an even bigger quake, and buildings need to be constructed to withstand this, experts say.
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| INDONESIA: Tough laws needed to curb people-smuggling |
 JAKARTA, 18 November 2009 (IRIN) - Indonesia has become a key transit point for illegal migrants in the region, but efforts to curb people-smuggling are being hampered by a dearth of stringent laws to punish offenders, officials say.
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| AFGHANISTAN: New report highlights people’s thirst for peace |
 KABUL, 18 November 2009 (IRIN) - Over two million Afghans have been killed or wounded in armed conflicts and violence over the past three decades but the desire for peace and stability has always been strong, nine NGOs say in a report published today.
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| PHILIPPINES: Funding shortfall brings health, food security risks, UN warns |
 BANGKOK, 18 November 2009 (IRIN) - The UN has warned of serious health risks and food security problems over a lack of funding to assist the Philippines after the country was hit by three major storms and typhoons.
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| MIDDLE EAST/ASIA: Crunching the swine flu numbers |
 DUBAI, 18 November 2009 (IRIN) - More people have died from H1N1 influenza in Iran than in any of the 22 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region, according to WHO’s 14 November update.
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| In Brief: Hundreds flee attack in east Kenyan town |
 ISIOLO, 17 November 2009 (IRIN) - Hundreds of people have fled their homes in Isiolo, eastern Kenya, following an attack by armed men that left 11 people dead in Kisima locality, the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) said.
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| SRI LANKA: Migration dream remains, despite dangers |
 MARAWILA, 17 November 2009 (IRIN) - A grim boat journey partly spent in an airless hold, surviving a storm and running afoul of Australian security officers were still not enough to dim the hopes of some would-be Sri Lankan migrants, they say.
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| PAKISTAN: South Waziristan IDPs move further from conflict zone |
 KARACHI, 17 November 2009 (IRIN) - As temperatures get closer to freezing in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal agency near the border with Afghanistan, some people affected by fighting between government troops and militants have begun to move further from the conflict zone.
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| AFGHANISTAN: Schools to reopen for exams after H1N1 shutdown |
 KABUL, 17 November 2009 (IRIN) - The government has decided to reopen all schools from 23 November to 12 December to allow 7.5 million schoolchildren across Afghanistan to take exams.
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