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msnbc.comArtificial corneas that restore sight in partially blind patients grown in labDaily MailButton-shaped artificial corneas have restored the sight in men and women in danger of going blind. The man-made corneas were just as good at improving eyesig...

Telegraph.co.ukFlood aid builds up for PakistanBBC NewsDonors have pledged more money for flood-stricken Pakistan following appeals at an emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said he had been assure...

Globe and MailUN appeals for more Pakistan aidAljazeera.netThe United Nations has issued an urgent appeal to donors to "open their wallets" for more aid to help rebuild Pakistan devastated by one of the worst ever flooding in its history. The UN...

Globe and MailPakistan says it can be trusted with aidSydney Morning HeraldPakistan sought to reassure donors on Thursday it could be trusted with foreign aid ahead of a crisis UN meeting called to remedy the much-criticised global response to the country...

CBC.caAid only trickles to Pakistan's monsoon disasterCNN InternationalIslamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan is reeling from a natural disaster affecting 20 million people but relief groups say donors have been painfully slow in helping. When a magnit...

Globe and MailMore aid pledged for flood-hit PakistanBBC NewsMore aid pledges for Pakistan have come through after complaints that the international community's response to the devastating floods was inadequate. The European Union promised an extra m ...

The HinduPakistan aid 'arriving too slowly'Aljazeera.netInternational aid is arriving too slowly for flood-ravaged Pakistan, and some aid organisations are beginning to run out of resources, the United Nations has said. Donors have sent 4 million,...

Moneycontrol.comWhy Western donors are snubbing Pakistan after giving to HaitiGlobe and MailChildren outside a makeshift tent erected near the rubble of their home in Charsadda, Pakistan, on Aug. 16. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images From Tuesday's Globe a...

CTV.caUN chief: Never seen anything like Pakistan floodsThe Associated PressISLAMABAD, Pakistan — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he has never seen anything like the flood disaster in Pakistan, and urged foreign donors to speed up assistance to the ...