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Vodafone, Liberty Global agree merger of Dutch activities

2016-02-16 08:11:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Vodafone and Liberty Global have reached an agreement on a 50-50 joint venture in the Netherlands. Vodafone will pay Liberty Global EUR 1 billion cash as part of the deal and contribute its Dutch mobile operator on a debt- and cash-free basis to the venture, alongside Liberty's cable operator Ziggo. Pending regulatory approval, the companies expect to close the deal by the end of 2016. The merger is expected to lead to synergies of EUR 3.5 billion, including EUR 280 million in annual cost savings from the fifth year of the merger. The joint venture will target a leverage of 4.5-5.0 times EBITDA, based on Ziggo's current EUR 7.3 billion in debt. The merger will create a completely integrated fixed and mobile player, competing alongside Dutch incumbent KPN. 

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Mainstreaming climate change activities into development planning in developing countries

2016-02-08 04:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

NewsDay: UNCHECKED climate change impacts are likely going to derail planned development outcomes in many developing countries, thereby, posing negative challenges for the resilience of many livelihoods together with the underlying eco-systems. Time for climate change adaptations and mitigation that does not have space for resilience amounts to null initiatives and planning own-goals. Planning, not just planning in general, but development-oriented planning, play vital roles in addressing human institutional...

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Did You Know? highlights ANSI member and partner activities.

2016-02-02 14:31:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Did You Know? offers quick look at the broad scope of activities underway within ANSI Federation of members and partners. For example, NFPA has developed NFPA Xchange, an online community where professionals can share ideas, ask questions, and view latest information on codes and standards. ASSE offers free, brief weekly podcast about the latest news in occupational safety and health. UL has released a new mobile application that informs industry stakeholders on global hazardous locations.

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Human activities to blame for unprecedented climate changes and global warming

2016-01-28 03:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Delhi Daily News: A report by United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says that 2015 was the hottest year since 2000 and the researchers are blaming the greenhouse gases and the man-made activities for the fuelling heat waves and downpours. About fifteen of the 16 hottest years on record belonged to this century, the exceptionally strong El Nino and the greenhouse gases together had the effect on the climate system in 2015. The influence of El Nino will weaken in the upcoming time, but the effect...

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ANSI's Did You Know looks at activities of members, partners.

2016-01-21 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

UL-sponsored study reports on relationships between healthy and safe workforce and positive returns companies can provide shareholders. NFPA explained proper winter use of heating equipment for consumer safety. Survey released by ASQ shows increasing lack of qualified applicants for manufacturing jobs, while AHIMA survey exposed patient matching struggles within HIM. Journal launched by ASME will focus on clean energy, and SES will host technical working groups webinar in January.

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