2005.01.21

Disaster Conference-Governance (VOA) UNDP appeals for desks and office supplies for tsunami-afflicted bureaucrats, saying it is vital to get public servants back in their seats to implement recovery efforts. 2005.01.21

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Japan-Overqualified (Kyodo) Aomori fires two city bus drivers because they hid the fact they had college educations, which made them "overqualified" to be behind the wheel. 2005.01.21

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U.S. Troops to Scale Back Tsunami Efforts (AP). The U.S. military — the largest group helping tsunami survivors — will immediately start withdrawing troops from the relief efforts to feed and house more than one million refugees. 2005.01.21

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Asia-Tsunami (VOA) Top U.N. official at World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe vows "never again." 2005.01.21

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Japan-Snow (Kyodo) Heavy snow warning for areas of Japan today and tomorrow. 2005.01.21

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