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achievement of the
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Millennium Development Goals seek to halve world poverty by 2015 by setting targets for rolling back hunger, disease, illiteracy,
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scoring twice for the Greek side, and was broadcast live in more than 30 countries. The match raised more than $ 540,000 for recovery efforts in Haiti and for
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helped launch a national website on volunteerism and social innovation in
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