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Charlotte-Mecklenburg district says an $805 million bond election should be held this year
2016-05-23 16:59:00| American School & University
Some want to hold off on an election until 2017, but the district superintendent says the needs are too urgent to wait a year. read more
Merck Foundation Announces the Alliance to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care, a $15 Million Initiative to Improve Access to High-Quality Cancer Care in Underserved Communities in the United States
2016-05-23 15:00:00| Merck.com - Corporate News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. Merck Foundation Accepting Applications from Non-Profit Organizations KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Merck Foundation announced today the launch of a new initiative, the Alliance to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care (the Alliance), to support programs aimed at improving timely access to patient-centered care and reduce disparities in cancer care, especially for vulnerable and underserved populations in the United States. Language: English Contact: Media:Lainie Keller, 908-236-5036orCourtney Ronaldo, 908-236-1108orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986orJustin Holko, 908-740-1879 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
US election: one million barrels a day at stake
2016-05-23 13:11:00| Offshore Technology
The primaries are almost over and the main event is soon upon us; the US presidential election. The candidates facing off are likely to be Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, so what affect could the election have on the oil market?
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El Nio and fighting leave 80 million in food crisis
2016-05-23 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Armed conflict and the droughts caused by the El Nio effect have left 80 million people around the world in acute food crisis this year, reveals a food security report. The report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme adds that a total of 240 million people are in food stress. This corresponds to level two on a five-level international classification of food insecurity; food crisis is level three and famine is level five....
Across Africa, the worst food crisis since 1985 looms for 50 million
2016-05-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Harvest should be the time for celebrations, weddings and full bellies in southern Malawi. But Christopher Witimani, Lilian Matafle and their seven children and four grandchildren had nothing to celebrate last week as they picked their meagre maize crop. Last years drought, followed by erratic rains, hit the village of Nkhotakota hard. But this year the rains never came and, for a second year running, the family grain store is empty. If they manage their savings carefully and eat just one small...
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