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President Préval appoints new prime minister
Haiti's President René Préval has asked the country's planning minister, Jean-Max Bellerive, to form a new government after Haitian senators voted to oust the previous cabinet.
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UN plane crash leaves 11 dead
A UN surveillance plane crashed in eastern Haiti, near the Dominican Republic border, killing all 11 passengers and crew on board. A UN spokeswoman told reporters that the victims were Uruguayan and Jordanian.
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Government woos foreign investors
Potential foreign investors are taking part in a two-day meeting in Haiti, organised at the suggestion of the UN's special envoy to Haiti, former US president Bill Clinton, to explore business opportunities in the poorest country in the Americas.
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At least six dead, dozens missing as boat capsizes off coast
Six people are dead and dozens missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Haiti on Saturday, local authorities said, adding that they had rescued 16 of the vessel's passengers. Initial enquiries suggest the boat was a passenger vessel.
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Bill Clinton to be UN special envoy to Haiti, say UN officials
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to name former US President Bill Clinton as his special envoy to Haiti, according to UN officials, in a move that could bolster the foreign investment prospects in the American hemisphere’s poorest nation.
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Low turnout, violence mar senate elections
Haiti's Senate elections were marred by sporadic violence Sunday, forcing authorities to cancel polling in parts of the country, as turnout remained low across the impoverised Caribbean nation.
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Donors pledge $324 million for impoverished Haiti
International donors have pledged a 324-million-dollar aid package for the Caribbean state in a bid to revive an economy ravaged by last year's devastating hurricanes and crippling increases in the price of staple goods and gasoline.
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Partial school collapse injures seven
A Port-au-Prince school has partly collapsed, injuring seven people, police sources said, just five days after another cave-in at a school in the nearby suburbs killed at least 93.
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Rescue workers end search for survivors in school debris
Rescue workers have decided to stop hunting for surviving children in the debris of a collapsed school in Haiti, sparking anger among families of the victims. Remaining bodies are to be evacuated before the building's demolition.
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School death toll likely to rise
As rescue efforts continue, officials estimate that at least 93 people have died and that the death toll is likely to rise significantly. The owner of the school and adjacent church, a Protestant minister, has been arrested.
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