By Rodrigo Gutierrez

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Colombian pop star Shakira met children survivors on Sunday as her “Barefoot Foundation” prepared to build a school in earthquake hit Haiti.

The singer, who has already joined Hollywood actors and other global celebrities to raise

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On January 12, a massive earthquake struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti, causing what may become one of the biggest humanitarian crises in decades. This documentary uses 3D graphics and location footage to examine the forces that caused the earthquake to occur,

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UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – A week ago, 59 U.N. member states, international institutions and NGO coalitions pledged nearly 10 billion dollars towards rebuilding Haiti over the next decade.

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Julia Gaffield discovered an original copy of the Haitian Declaration of Independence in the British National Archive.

DURHAM – When Julia Gaffield made her once-in-a-lifetime discovery, she couldn’t scream, laugh or even pump her fists in triumph.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Election workers scurry across the airy courtyard of their lavish new headquarters, a three-story building that hardly suffered a crack in Haiti’s earthquake.

With its stately iron gates, the building looks like a government office. But until recently, it

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