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Ireland and Chile: Commemorations in 2010

11/28/2010

In 2010 An Post issued two new 82c stamps which honour two Chilean patriots with Irish connections. Bernardo O’Higgins and Juan MacKenna fought on the rebel side of Chile’s War of Independence which marks its bicentenary in 2010. The stamps feature paintings of the men in full military uniform who are well documented in historical biography and bibliography. The two men were friends and it was a descendant of Juan MacKenna, former ambassador to Ireland, Cecilia MacKenna who worked…

UNAIDS –GLOBAL REPORT 2010

11/24/2010

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GENEVA, 23 November 2010 Text: UNAIDS Photos Action Press/Virot A new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), released today, shows that the AIDS epidemic is beginning to change course as the number of people newly infected with HIV is declining and AIDS-related deaths are decreasing. Together, this is contributing to the stabilization of the total number of people living with HIV in the world. Data from the 2010 UNAIDS Report on the global AIDS epidemic…