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Indonesia's nationwide healthcare plan stumbles at first hurdle
ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) - When a sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta turned her family away in February, critics blamed a pilot health insurance scheme that had overwhelmed the city's public hospitals. The program, introduced in November,...Tags: Singapore, Symptoms, Marketing, Executive Branch, Politics
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Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
ReutersQIANTUN, China (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Beijing (China), World Bank Group, China, Demographics
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RPT-Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
Reuters(Repeats story first published on Sunday. No changes to text) By Li Hui and Maxim Duncan QIANTUN, China, May 19 (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing...Tags: Environmental Issues, Beijing (China), World Bank Group, China, Demographics
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Bidding nears for $9-14 bln Congo hydropower plant
Reuters* Chinese, Korean and Spanish firms to bid by early 2014 * Plant would provide 4,800 MW, S.Africa to buy over half * Congo needs more electricity to power mining operations By John Irish PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - Chinese, South Korean and Spanish...Tags: Environmental Issues, Electricite de France S.A., Renewable Energy, China, Politics
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President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges
Remarks by President Barack Obama this afternoon at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, from the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Baltimore! (Applause.) Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Steny Hoyer, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Health Care Reform (2009), U.S. House of Representatives
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Turkey seeks seat at U.S.-EU trade table, fears marginalization
Reuters* Ankara fears being sidelined by U.S.-EU trade deal * Obama, Erdogan launch initiative to deepen trade * Turkey-U.S. trade doubled to $20 billion in past decade By Nick Tattersall WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Turkey is pushing for involvement in...Tags: Ankara (Turkey), European Union, Barack Obama, Politics, Contracts
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Developing countries to get bigger share of investments-World Bank
ReutersBy Anna Yukhananov WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The percentage of global investment that goes to developing countries should triple in the next two decades as emerging economies catch up to richer nations and become more integrated into financial...Tags: World Bank Group, China, Economy, Business and Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Politics
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Turkey seeks seat at U.S.-EU trade table
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey is pushing for involvement in a proposed free trade pact between the United States and Europe which it fears could leave it sidelined and hamper its ambitions to become a top 10 economy over the next decade. Trade was high...Tags: Ankara (Turkey), European Union, Politics, Barack Obama, Contracts
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ANALYSIS-UK trade may struggle to stand still after EU exit
Reuters* UK would need to negotiate new free trade rules with partners * UK would drop out of US-EU trade talks and other bilateral deals * City of London expected to suffer from lack of say in EU rules By Tom Miles GENEVA, May 16 (Reuters) - As British...Tags: European Union, United Kingdom, World Trade Organization, Economy, Business and Finance, Swiss Confederation
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Analysis: UK trade may struggle to stand still after EU exit
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - As British Prime Minister David Cameron struggles to accommodate eurosceptics in his own party, trade experts warn that quitting the European Union would force Britain not just to rework trade relations with the EU, but also with the...Tags: European Union, China, United Kingdom, World Trade Organization, Marketing
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Former World Bank official to speak at League meeting
Retired World Bank administrator Anne B. Thomas will be the guest speaker at the League of Women Voters annual meeting Tuesday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Otterbein United Methodist Church on the corner of East Franklin and Locust streets in Hagerstown. The...Tags: University of New Mexico, Employment Opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Career and Workplace
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Brasil mira más allá de la OMC, pese a obtener máximo puesto de comercio global
ReutersPor Alonso Soto BRASILIA, 10 mayo (Reuters) - Brasil peleó duro para conseguir la jefatura de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) esta semana, pero en privado reconoce que la mayor tarea de la institución -promover conversaciones mundiales de...Tags: Argentina, Venezuela
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