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WHO Calls For Emergency Stockpile Of Cholera Vaccine

Thousands of doses of cholera vaccine sit in a refrigerated trailer in a United Nations compound in Saint-Marc, Haiti, in March. After some delays, a vaccination project proved successful. John Poole/NPR hide caption

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WHO Calls For Emergency Stockpile Of Cholera Vaccine

After a successful project to vaccinate Haitians against cholera, the World Health Organization is calling for the establishment of a global stockpile of the vaccine to respond to outbreaks like the one that struck Haiti.

Haitians Mark The New Year With A Belly Full Of Soup

Haitians celebrate their independence from France on Jan. 1 each year with a traditional squash soup called soup joumou. Courtesy of Whole Foods hide caption

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The Salt

Haitians Mark The New Year With A Belly Full Of Soup

Each Jan. 1, Haitians commemorate independence by eating soup joumou — a dish their former French rulers considered too good for them. The soup is so beloved that it can land some in the hospital.

Haitians Mark The New Year With A Belly Full Of Soup

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'Streets Of Port-Au-Prince Are In Flames'

Fires also burned overnight up and down the streets of Petionville, outside the capital Port-au-Prince. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption

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The Two-Way

'Streets Of Port-Au-Prince Are In Flames'

Furious supporters of eliminated candidates set fires and put up barricades in the streets of Haiti's capital after officials announced that Jude Celestin and former first lady Mirlande Manigat would advance to a runoff in presidential elections.

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Morning Roundup: Tomas Nears Haiti, Merapi Erupts Again, Plane Down In Cuba

This image provided by NASA taken early Friday morning Nov. 5, 2010 shows Hurricane Tomas approximately 175 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and moving northeast near 9 mph. Tomas strengthened to a Category One Hurricane overnight with maximum sustained winds now at 80 mph with higher gusts.  NASA hide caption

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The Two-Way

Morning Roundup: Tomas Nears Haiti, Merapi Erupts Again, Plane Down In Cuba

More than a million people are still living in tents and under tarps in Haiti as Hurricane Tomas nears. Merapi death toll tops 100 as searing gas hits a village thought to be in the safe zone. No survivors on Aero Carribean flight 883.