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News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International
17 April 2007

Make Some Noise: Corinne Bailey Rae to release single from forthcoming album for Amnesty International
Corinne Bailey Rae is set to release the second single from the forthcoming Make Some Noise album for Amnesty International. Her version of John Lennon’s ‘I’m Losing You’, from Lennon’s 1980 album Double Fantasy, will be released on 23rd April.

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News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International
17 April 2007

Pakistan/South Africa: Khalid Mehmood Rashid appears after 18 months of secret detention

Amnesty International today received information from Pakistan sources that Khalid Mehmood Rashid, who disappeared after being handed over by South African government officials to agents of the Pakistan Government on 6 November 2005, appeared before the “Federal Review Board” in the Supreme Court Building in Islamabad on 12 April 2007.

Although the authorities reportedly have been ordered to transfer him to a prison in Rawalpindi and allow him access to his family and medical care, Mr Rashid was still in the custody of the Inter-services Intelligence [ISI] on 16 April.

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DAVAO CITY, April 18 (PNA) – Mining investments in the Davao Region remarkably increased in 2006 compared to previous year, data from the Mines Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Davao showed.

In 2006, mining companies that applied for exploration operations in the region?s mineral-rich deposit areas totaled to 26 with a paid up capital amounting to P872,952,278.91 compared to 2005 with 14 companies and corresponding paid up capital of P799,063,920.00.

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MANILA, April 18 (PNA) – Government forces on Wednesday morning found the body of United States peace corps volunteer Julia Campbell who had been reported missing since last week in Ifugao province, military officials reported.

Maj. Gen. Rodrigo Maclang, commander of the Army?s 8th Infantry Division, said the Campbell?s body was recovered by Army soldiers participating in an inter-agency effort to search and rescue the American.

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