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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday blacklisted two subsidiaries of French engineering company Alstom for the next three years for "improper payment" in a Zambian hydropower project funded by the global development lender. A settlement between the World Bank and Alstom, which the Bank said had acknowledged the "misconduct," includes a restitution payment of about $9.5 million by ...
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Runner’s World, recognized as the worldwide authority on running information and known for its passionate fan base, is once again poised to engage its consumers where they live and run.
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World stock markets rose Thursday as fears receded over the viability of a deal reached by European leaders to save Greece from financial collapse and preserve its place among nations that use the euro.
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The World Bank said Tuesday that it was encouraged by Myanmar's new openness and wanted to support economic reforms but cautioned that the long-isolated state had to pay back arrears.
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Senior Republican US Senator John McCain said on Wednesday that the world must come to the help of Syrians and stop the "massacre" there as it came to the aid of people of Kosovo and Bosnia.
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Two more journalists have just died in Syria. They gave their lives for one simple reason: to bring the world the news; to find out the truth about what is happening in Syria, so the rest of us can sit in the safety of our living rooms, reading about it in the paper, watching it on television or perusing it on our digital devices.
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Field hockey's world body FIH is planning a new world league that will replace the present qualifying tournaments for the Olympics and the World Cup. FIH president Leandro Negre said Wednesday the league will be held every two years, with the first round of the inaugural edition starting "just after the London Olympics" this year in August or September.
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NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Window World, Inc.®, the nation's largest replacement window and home remodeling company, and Window World Cares™, its charitable foundation, will ...
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ZUG, Switzerland, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (NYSE: AWH - News) announced today that Allied World U.S. has expanded its Professional Lines operations with the launch ...
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