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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: Global Expansion, International Organizations, World Bank Group, Laureate Education Inc., International Finance Corporation
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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: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy, Biofuels, Ethanol
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Change the World Bank needs
Few people on the street may be familiar with the World Bank. Yet, it plays a critical role in the U.S. effort to engage the world through its contribution to economic development in poor and post-conflict societies. As current World Bank President...Tags: World Bank Group, Occupations, Finance, Columbia University, Teachers
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Iraq's oil a dubious balm for ailments
Sun National StaffWith United Nations sanctions lifted, Iraq is poised to resume exporting crude by mid-June and start using its oil wealth - it has the world's second-largest reserves - to bankroll an equitable, democratic society. Or so American policy-makers hope....Tags: Petroleum Industry, Chad, Heads of State, University of California, Halliburton Company
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Significant foreign support to rebuild Iraq is in doubt
Sun Foreign StaffLONDON - American officials uneasy at the prospect of spending more than $20 billion over the next year to begin rebuilding Iraq are unlikely to get significant financial help from an international donors conference that opens tomorrow in Madrid, and...Tags: Petroleum Industry, France, Finance, Reconstruction, Fraud
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G-7 pledges to fight impact of oil prices
Associated PressWASHINGTON - The world's most exclusive financial club sought to project an air of confidence on the heels of unsettling economic developments - a stomach-churning drop on Wall Street and gyrating global energy prices. But Treasury Secretary John Snow,...Tags: Kofi Annan, White House, Petroleum Industry, Federal Reserve, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Inspectors to delay return to Iraq
From Wire ReportsUNITED NATIONS - The leaders of U.N. weapons inspections teams, responding to intense pressure from the United States and Britain, said yesterday that they would delay their return to Iraq until the Security Council gives them new instructions to guide...Tags: U.S. Military, France, Illinois, Tom Daschle, Saddam Hussein
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Arms hunters return to Iraq
From Wire ReportsBAGHDAD, Iraq - United Nations weapons inspectors returned to Iraq yesterday for the first time in nearly four years, backed by the threat of force and the authority to search anywhere, anytime for chemical, biological and nuclear weapons - even in the...Tags: Kofi Annan, White House, Defense, Science, Defense Equipment
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In speech, a pledge to answer 'every enemy'
Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished guests, fellow citizens: Every year, by law and by custom, we meet here to consider the state of the union. This year, we gather in this chamber deeply aware of decisive days that lie...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Invention and Innovation, Wages and Pensions, Human Rights, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1 billion in development funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears once again of an...Tags: Africa, Uganda, World Bank Group, Congo, March 23 Movement
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W. Bank pledges $1 bln to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
ReutersKINSHASA, May 22 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1 billion in funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears once again of an escalation in...Tags: World Bank Group, Congo, Economic Organization
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Retired World Bank official talks of rising above paralysis and discrimination
holly.shok@herald-mail.comShe started her story with the night she was paralyzed — a then 18-year-old lying on the side of a European road, rain splashing on her face, a searing pain as she tried to stretch. “I can’t stand to touch my body,” she said....Tags: Employment Opportunities, Economic Organization, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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