The General Assembly closed its main session midday Saturday with the adoption of a $5.15 billion United Nations budget for the 2012-2013 biennium and an unexpected intervention by Secretary-General B
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The 2012 federal budget for Mexico will contain a critical innovation to improve equity for children and adolescents: an annex identifying the exact portions of the budget that will benefit them. read more » DiscussBury
WASHINGTON—Walt R. Wilson, 42, of Washington, D.C., has pled guilty to the lead count in an indictment, health care fraud, stemming from a scheme involving more than $71,000 in fraudulent Medicare p
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The World Bank Group (WBG) will continue to support Pakistan’s poverty reduction and development agenda with an expected assistance of up to $5.5 billion over the FY 12-14, according to the World Ba
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BOSTON – Wilmington masonry contractor NER Construction Management Inc. has agreed to pay $134,000 in penalties and take significant steps to protect its employees against fall hazards, according to
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BP today announced the creation of a $4.5 million high school scholarship program aimed at providing financially challenged students with the opportunity to study abroad and gain intercultural skills
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $3 million grant to support emergency relief efforts in the aftermath of tropical storm Sendong, also known internationally as W
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GENEVA/BELGRADE/NEW YORK – World number one ranked tennis player and UNICEF National Ambassador to Serbia, Novak Djokovic, is marking the holiday season by lending his voice and financial support fo
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BP announced today the launch of a new corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme in Russia, one of the biggest of its kind undertaken by a foreign company. The five year (2011-2105) $50 million
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