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World Bank head says don't shun poor coal-using nations
2013-01-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The World Bank should support poor countries that need coal-powered energy in spite of its contribution to climate change, its president has said. Jim Yong Kim, speaking at Davos, said the institution should not "turn its back" on poor nations that seek the cheap source of energy. His first priority was for countries to have the energy needed to boost their economies, he said. Mr Kim has often warned of the dangers of climate change on future growth. "My first priority is for countries...
Malaysian is named head of UN biodiversity panel
2013-01-26 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A prominent Malaysian biologist on Saturday was named first chief of a UN scientific panel which aims to turn the world's spotlight on species loss, as a Nobel-winning counterpart has done for climate change. In their first plenary meeting, members of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, or IPBES, chose Zakri Abdul Hamid as chairman, a spokeswoman for IPBES told AFP. Zakri, 64, will serve for three years under the decision, reached in tough overnight discussions...
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Oracle's Java security head says the company will 'fix Java,' communicate better
2013-01-25 22:45:27| InfoWorld: Top News
Oracle's head of Java security is promising the vendor will "fix" issues with the widely used programming language, as well as improve its outreach efforts to community members, following a spate of high-profile vulnerabilities.
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Mattress Companies Select Comfort, Tempur-Pedic Head in Opposite Directions
2013-01-25 03:37:55| Furniture - Topix.net
Tempur-Pedic jumped nearly 18 percent after the company reported earnings Thursday.
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US: Target hires e-commerce head
2013-01-24 17:48:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Discount retailer Target Corp has appointed Jason Goldberger to the newly-created position of senior vice president of Target.com and mobile.
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