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NORWAY: Government funds training in apparel factory safety
2013-09-03 15:35:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Norwegian government has committed up to NOK14.3m (US$2.3m) in funding to improve conditions for textile workers in China, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh.
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U.S. government paid $17 billion for weather-withered crops last year
2013-08-28 21:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Desiccated corn and sun-scorched soybeans have been in high supply lately - and we`re paying through the nose for them. The federal government forked out a record-breaking $17.3 billion last year to compensate farmers for weather-related crop losses - more than four times the annual average over the last decade. The losses were mostly caused by droughts, high temperatures, and hot winds - the sizzling harbingers of a climate in rapid flux. Could some of these costs have been avoided? The...
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VIDEO: 'Sigh of relief for NZ government'
2013-08-28 12:26:30| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
New Zealand has said that Fonterra products at the centre of a global contamination scare did not contain botulism-causing bacteria.
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Telenor awaits clarity on M&A from India government
2013-08-28 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Uninor unit open to acquiring or merging with other Indian mobile operators.
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Facebook Report Highlights Government Data Requests
2013-08-28 00:36:33| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
Facebook today released its first official government transparency report, revealing that U.S. government officials have made up to 12,000 requests for user data in the first six months of 2013, far higher than any other country on the social network's list.
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