News tagged with global funding
Revolving door: Yahoo ushers out another CEO (Update 4)
(AP) -- Yahoo still has credibility issues, even after casting aside CEO Scott Thompson because his official biography included a college degree that he never received.
May 14, 2012 |
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Fossil-fuel emissions unbraked by financial crisis
Emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuels and the cement industry scaled a record high in 2010, rocketing by 5.9 percent over 2009 in a surge led by developing countries, scientists reported on Sunday.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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States reduce funding for research universities
States reduced per-student funding for major public research universities by a fifth during the past decade, while foreign competitors invested heavily to challenge the United States' once dominant global position in science, ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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The inevitable rise of China - hype or reality?
A cover article in the latest edition of Foreign Affairs by the University of Sydney's Dr. Salvatore Babones outlines why predictions by economists that China will continue to experience rapid growth throu ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Himalayan nations agree on climate adaptation plan
(AP) -- Four Himalayan nations facing the threat of weather changes have agreed to collaborate on ways to adapt to climate change after a two-day summit in Bhutan.
Nov 20, 2011 |
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Cult video gaming firm closer to IPO
Leading video game hardware company Razer has secured $50 million from a Beijing-based venture capital fund that takes it potentially closer to a public listing, the company said Wednesday.
Dec 21, 2011 |
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SK Telecom named as preferred bidder for Hynix
South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom has been selected as preferred bidder for a controlling stake in Hynix Semiconductor, the world's number two memory chip maker, creditors said Friday.
Nov 11, 2011 |
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IBM succession chatter heats up near anniversary
(AP) -- As IBM turns 100 this year, the anniversary coincides with another milestone: CEO Sam Palmisano is turning 60, the typical age at which an IBM CEO retires. ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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US panel votes to bar climate funding
A panel of the US Congress on Thursday moved to bar foreign assistance related to climate change, defying President Barack Obama's calls to contribute as part of an international accord.
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Ankle bracelet will be Strauss-Kahn companion
As former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn settles into house arrest awaiting trial on sexual assault charges his constant companion will be a GPS-equipped ankle bracelet tracking his every move.
May 22, 2011 |
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Global Fund to make losses public
(AP) -- A multibillion-dollar fund that fights three killer diseases said Friday that it will make public more detailed information about money it has lost to corruption and mismanagement, but won't release other details ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Millions in malaria drugs stolen
(AP) -- A global health fund believes millions of dollars worth of its donated malaria drugs have been stolen in recent years, vastly exceeding the levels of theft previously suspected, according to confidential ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Germany suspends payments to global health fund
(AP) -- Germany says it will halt all payments to a $21.7 billion global health fund until it gets answers about serious corruption allegations raised in articles by The Associated Press.
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Global Fund announces new anti-corruption measures
(AP) -- A $21.7 billion global health fund and the U.N.'s main development arm launched new anti-corruption measures Friday in the wake of intense scrutiny from donors and stories by The Associated Press detailing fraud ...
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Medical aid group raises alarm about AIDS funding
(AP) -- The global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned Thursday, with one health worker saying he feared a return to the days when the ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 05, 2009 |
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