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29/07/2010 - Major polio milestone reached
Today (30th July 2010) marks one year since the Horn of Africa was declared polio free with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda having reported no wild poliovirus cases for more than 12 months.The outbreak in 2008 resulted from an outbreak of the wild poliovirus type 1 in the border area of southern S... -
29/07/2010 - Life through a lens
Every year, our young photographers capture moments on camera which mesmerise and amaze.This year was no different. As judges in the RIBI Young Photographer competition looked through the many submissions, the wealth of talent in Great Britain and Ireland came into focus.The RIBI Young Photographer ... -
22/07/2010 - The Big Society and Rotary
Following the announcement by the UK Government of the details behind the concept of the Big Society , Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI) is investigating ways of collaborating with this initiative. It is recognised that key messages within the Big Society echo the principals... -
22/07/2010 - Rotary emergency vehicles save lives in Albania
Photograph: Rotarian Peter Robinson and members of the Cornwall Fire & Rescue service who helped prepare the Land Rover for Albania.Just days after arriving in Albania, a Land Rover sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bodmin and donated by the Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, was called into actio... -
07/07/2010 - Geriatric Geronimos
Photograph: The sky's anything but the limit for this "chuting star" and his team. Brian Mitchell takes to the air with his buddy. The self titled Geriatric Geronimos from the Rotary Club of Dunfermline are walking on air after their self-funded tandem skydive at Strathallan Airfield in M...
