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Global finance officials endorse World Bank target to end poverty
ReutersBy Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - Global finance officials endorsed a new World Bank goal to end extreme global poverty by 2030 and emphasized that its focus should be on ensuring that the poorest benefit from strong growth and...Tags: Weather, United Nations, Global Change, Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Markets
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COOL not ruled illegal by WTO but finds label wording to be a problem
On Friday, March 8, 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a new rule to bring the mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations into compliance with the July 2012 decision of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, International Organizations, Politics, Social Issues, Consumers
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China's 'black clinics' flourish as government debates health reform
ReutersA one-room shack with a single, bare light bulb on a non-descript Beijing side street is 29-year-old Chinese migrant worker Zhang Xuefang's best recourse to medical care. Not recognized as a Beijing resident, she does not qualify for cheaper healthcare...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance, China, Migration
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A.W. 'Tom' Clausen dies at 89; longtime Bank of America leader
A.W. "Tom" Clausen, a no-nonsense Midwesterner who led San Francisco-based Bank of America before and after serving as president of the World Bank, died Monday at a hospital in Burlingame, Calif. He was 89. The cause was complications from pneumonia,...
Tags: Banking, Bank of America Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Earnings, U.S. Army
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World Bank invests in Baltimore-based Laureate Education
A division of the World Bank Group announced Wednesday that it has invested $150 million in Laureate Education Inc., giving the international development organization a small stake in the Baltimore-based global higher education company. "It's an...Tags: Career and Workplace, Saudi Arabia, Politics, International Organizations, Economic Organization
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A legacy we dare not leave
WASHINGTON -- You might not have noticed that another round of U.N. climate talks is under way, this time in Doha, Qatar. You also might not have noticed that we're barreling toward a "world … of unprecedented heat waves, severe drought, and...
Tags: Weather, Global Change, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters, Ecosystems
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Climate talks buffeted by the force of Superstorm Sandy
More than 17,000 people have converged on the Qatari capital for the latest U.N. climate talks, but the most influential presence may be Sandy. The superstorm that ravaged the U.S. Northeast a month ago seared into the American consciousness an...Tags: Weather, United Nations, U.S. Department of State, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Global Change
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U.N. nuclear talks with Iran fail to get access for inspectors
World NowEight hours of negotiations between U.N. officials and Iran's nuclear policy envoy ended Friday without an agreement for inspectors to visit suspect Iranian facilities, the U.N. nuclear agency's deputy director said.... -
Corn, soybean prices at all-time high worldwide, World Bank says
World NowThe cost of corn and soybeans soared to all-time heights in July, pushing global food prices upwards and pushing budgets to the breaking point in the Middle East and Africa, the World Bank has warned.... -
Ex-Navy SEAL pushes back on Pentagon warning over Bin Laden book
World NowThe former Navy SEAL who wrote a first-person account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden launched another attack Friday as his lawyer disputed the Defense Department’s claim that he was required to obtain Pentagon approval before publishing the... -
Corn-based ethanol fuel won't solve our energy problems
My recent letter of questioning the use of corn to produce ethanol prompted the expected rebuttal from the Renewable Fuels Association ("U.S. must abandon corn-based ethanol," Aug. 28). That, however, doesn't change the fact that corn ethanol only...Tags: Ethanol, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biofuels, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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Russia becomes 156th member of WTO, 19 years after application
It took nearly 20 years of negotiations, but Russia was finally welcomed into the World Trade Organization on Wednesday. The largest economy outside the WTO until now, Russia will become the international trade group’s 156th member. The U.S. joined...Tags: International Organizations, Politics, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Fishing
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