Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Volunteers collect rubbish along Tamenfoust beach, 20 km (12 miles) east of Algiers, January 20, 2012. An operation to clean up the beach was launched through Facebook, and volunteers were recruited to remove heaps of rubbish that flowed from Algiers Bay over a major part of the east bank. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Volunteers pick up rubbish along Tamenfoust beach, 20 km (12 ...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Volunteers pick up rubbish along Tamenfoust beach, 20 km (12 miles) east of Algiers, January 20, 2012. An operation to clean up the beach was launched through Facebook, and volunteers were recruited to remove heaps of rubbish that flowed from Algiers Bay over a major part of the east bank. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Volunteers talk to one another during a break at the Food Bank ...
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Volunteers talk to one another during a break at the Food Bank Against Hunger institution in Lisbon January 13, 2012. The number of people assisted by the Food Bank Against Hunger in Lisbon has increased considerably since 2009. Currently the Food Bank Against Hunger Lisbon has identified approximately 73,000 people with proven dietary deficiencies. The European Commission's study examining the effects of austerity measures in six countries has indicated that the risk of poverty in Portugal rose from 18.5 per cent to 20.5 percent of the population. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante (PORTUGAL - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD HEALTH SOCIETY POVERTY)
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:30:06 +0100 LONDON (Reuters) - Volunteers working at the London Olympics have been warned not to give away breaking news about athletes or disclose the location of politicians and celebrities through online comments or pictures posted on social media sites. Organisers are in the process of recruiting 70,000 unpaid volunteers to help run the Games from July 27-August 12. Britain said last month that it would provide up to 13,500 troops to protect the Games after organisers said security needed to be doubled. As well as the athletes, many world leaders traditionally visit the Games at some point. ... (Source: Reuters)
Thai police officers inspect the body of two defence volunteers ...
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Thai police officers inspect the body of two defence volunteers killed in southern Thailand's Narathiwat province January 6, 2012. The defence volunteers died when armed men broke into a factory early on Friday in Narathiwat and started shooting, police said, blaming the attack on insurgents. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom (THAILAND - Tags: CRIME LAW)
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