After the release of the "long-awaited report" analyzing the feasibility of the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline project set to run from Canada's Arctic to the border of Alberta, the future of the project is...
Britain has always kept its pledges when it offer aid to the poorer nations however many other countries have made pledges and have not paid the amount promised. I think France's history about honoring pledges is...
Police threw tear gas at the hundreds that protested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday. Some of the protesters threw fire bombs at a convention centre where leaders of the IMF and the World Bank were meeting. Bank windows were...
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The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has again asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to not condone the human right abuses committed by the Sri Lankan government by providing the funding. The Sri Lankan govenrment...
This week, Vancouver's Renewal2, a fund focused on financing ventures with a social mission announced that they have raised their first $16 million. In 2009 that is a monumental task and is testament to the...
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UN Under Secretary, Sir John Holmes after visiting Vavuniya welfare village for civilians who have escaped the torture of LTTE informed Sri Lanka Government that he would release US $10 million to provide...
Germany's federal environmental agency has asked Germans to limit their meat intake and only eat meat on special occasions. German's mostly have a diet that is heavy on animal products. The production of meat...
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It will be four years on December 26th since the 2004 Asian tsunami struck, proving how vulnerable and unprotected humans still are against the powerful forces of nature. But to this day, 400 bodies of tsunami...
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The Wall Street Journal has published a comprehensive list of banks, companies, non-profit organizations and individuals that are facing losses in a scheme that's rocking the financial world." The fallout from Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme reverberated around the...
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A huge step was taken by the Brazilian government on Dec, 1 2008, Brazil's government has pledged to cut Amazon destruction in half. This is a huge acheivement for the environment. According to Roberto...
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"Obama's "Revitalize the Economy" Agenda According to Barack Obama's transition web site, the number ONE issue that the Obama administration will address is "Revitalize the Economy".The step-by-step plan on how to do it has also been outlined. I hope this level of...
Pakistan's financial condition is in bad shape, it is asking for IMF loan to handle its balance of apyment crisis.World economy is alrady in tatters, and the demand for pakistani goods in international market is...
Washington, DC -- Incoming president Barack Obama is considered very likely to restore funding to the UNFPA soon after he takes office in January. However, a group that has been the top monitor of the UN agency says Obama would be forcing taxpayers to fund a group involved in...
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The chairman of British football team Manchester United was allegedly swindled out of a huge amount of money by soeone pretending to sell bonds."A BOGUS bond dealer swindled former Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards out of more than £7million, a court heard yesterday....
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"Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani has given the green signal to finalise details of an economic bailout package with the International Monetary Fund and a six-member delegation will leave for Dubai next week to negotiate, official sources said here yesterday. Adviser on...
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