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Samsung aid for sick workers comes with conditions, secrecy

2015-12-11 12:40:50| Semiconductors - Topix.net

In this Oct. 23, 2015 photo, Hwang Sang-gi, a founding member of advocacy group Banolim, holds a picture of his daughter Yu-mi during an interview denouncing Samsung's response in its latest negotiations with sick workers outside Samsung buildings in Seoul, South Korea. Yu-mi's death from leukemia in 2007 galvanized concern about conditions at Samsung factories and South Korea's semiconductor industry in general.

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EU Pig Meat Storage Aid to Open 4th January

2015-12-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

EU - On Wednesday 2 December, EU Member States approved plans to open Private Storage Aid (PSA) for pig meat from Monday 4 January 2016.

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Paris talks: US pledges to double aid to climate-hit countries

2015-12-09 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The US has promised to double to $861m aid to countries on the frontline of climate change in the final push to reach an agreement to avoid dangerous global warming at crucial UN talks in Paris. As the negotiations moved into their critical final phase, the White House said the US would deepen its commitment to help low-lying and poor countries that are already threatened by rising seas and powerful storms. The additional aid, announced by John Kerry, the secretary of state, came as part of...

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U.S. doubles annual aid for climate adaption to nearly $900 million

2015-12-09 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The United States announced plans on Wednesday to double grant funding it provides to help developing countries adapt to climate change to around $860 million a year, a pledge that may help clinch a global climate pact this week. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced the new financing pledge during a speech at the U.N. climate conference in Paris, where negotiators from 195 countries are working to reach an agreement by this weekend on curbing greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020. "We...

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