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The United Nations will increase its support for industrial development in southern Africa through the opening today of a regional office in Pretoria for the UN agency dedicated to sustainable industry for the reduction of poverty.
09:24 Apr 20, 2006
Developing camel dairy products such as milk can not only provide more food to people in arid and semi-arid areas but also give nomadic herders a rich source of income, with a $10 billion world market entirely within the realm of possibility
09:05 Apr 20, 2006
Looming teacher shortages could prevent sub-Saharan Africa and the Arab States from achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of providing universal primary education (UPE) by 2015, according to a new United Nations report.
08:42 Apr 20, 2006
While the number of refugees worldwide has reached its lowest level in 25 years at 9.2 million, the surge in internally displaced people to some 25 million has put the international system for dealing with human displacement at a critical juncture
08:42 Apr 20, 2006
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the issuance of a final Request for Proposals (RFP) for the competitive selection of an approximated $2.54 billion, five-year management and operating contract for Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
08:25 Apr 20, 2006
The main United Nations body entrusted with mitigating the impact of natural disasters today used the 100th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake to call for greater steps to protect schoolchildren such as better buildings and training,
08:01 Apr 20, 2006
On Friday, April 21, 2006, Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman will address the American Association for the Advancement of Science's (AAAS) Annual Forum Luncheon in Washington, DC.
07:42 Apr 20, 2006
One hundred ninety hospitals, health systems, and health care organizations across the country are being recognized today for their outstanding efforts to reduce medical waste, eliminate mercury, and improve environmental performance.
07:42 Apr 20, 2006
Continuing his efforts to tamp down rising sectarian violence, the top United Nations envoy in Iraq today discussed the need to form a government of national unity as soon as possible with the war-torn country's leading Shiite Muslim cleric, Grand
07:01 Apr 20, 2006
The evolution of the relationship between the United States and China is outlined in a fact sheet released by the Department of State April 18.
06:39 Apr 20, 2006
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects strong global economic growth for 2006 and 2007, with volatile oil prices and rising global current account imbalances the only major blemishes on an otherwise bright outlook.
06:38 Apr 20, 2006
Terrorists blew up a new police station under construction in Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad , at approximately 10 p.m. April 18.
05:53 Apr 20, 2006
While conducting a combat patrol, Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 4th ID received a tip from the local national that led the Soldiers to the cache.
05:31 Apr 20, 2006
The Air Force's 45th Space Wing will support the launch of an ASTRA European telecommunications satellite on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 20.
16:18 Apr 19, 2006
The United States and China have signed a five-year extension of their bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement, the State Department said in an April 18 press release.
16:18 Apr 19, 2006
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