AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-01-18)

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1. The Red Cross is estimating up to 50,000 people have died in the Haitian earthquake. Meantime, the casualty numbers for the UN personnel keep mounting with officials now saying 36 people have been killed, nearly 200 are missing.

2. The FAA has stopped all air traffic to Haiti. US officials say they've halted all civilian¹ flights from the US to Haiti at the request of the Haitian government, because there is no room on the ground for more planes and not enough jet fuel for planes to go back.

3. President Barack Obama says the US government is making an initial pledge of 100 million dollars for the earthquake relief effort. He says one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history is moving toward Haiti.

4. The tallest man in the world welcomed the shortest man in the world to his native Turkey on Thursday in celebration of the world records. At eight foot one (8'1''), Sultan Kosen is officially the world's tallest man. He also holds the record for largest hands and feet. The little title holder², Pingping from China stands at two feet five inches (2'5'').