Interior Department proposes preserves in Midwest and East to save thousands of wild horsesOctober 7th, 2009 Interior proposes preserves to protect wild horsesWASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar wants to create wild horse preserves in the Midwest and East to protect wild horses and burros that now roam the West. Salazar says his plan will restore the health of America's wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them.
NATO chief proposes linking its defensive missile systems with Russia'sSeptember 18th, 2009 NATO proposes link with Russia's missile defenseBRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged the Western alliance and Russia to consider linking their defensive missile systems. He says NATO and Russia have a shared interest in combatting the proliferation of intercontinental ballistic missile technology in other countries.
As other states lay off their workers, W.Va.'s governor proposes giving his $500 extraJuly 31st, 2009 W.Va. gov proposes $500 payments for state workersCHARLESTON, W.Va. — While economic woes are forcing many states to lay off or furlough their workers, West Virginia's governor wants to give his a little something extra.
Poor economies to shrink as private investment plummets: World BankJune 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON/SEOUL - Most developing economies will slip into recession this year amid a global financial crisis that has prompted wealthy investors to pull their money out of projects for the poor, the World Bank warned Monday. The developing world will grow 1.2 percent this year after growing 5.9 percent in 2008.
Air Marshal PK Barbora to be new vice chief of IAFMay 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air Marshal PK Barbora, presently Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command has been appointed the new Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS). He will assume charge as the VCAS from June 1, 2009.
World Bank says employee who works in DC likely had swine flu after Mexico tripApril 30th, 2009 World Bank: DC employee likely has swine fluWASHINGTON — Some employees of the World Bank in Washington are being asked to work from home after one of their colleagues was preliminarily diagnosed with swine flu. The bank said Thursday that the man is believed to have been exposed to the illness while traveling in Mexico for business from April 13 to 18.
World Bank gives Mexico more than $200 million in loans to help with swine flu outbreakApril 26th, 2009 World Bank gives aid to Mexico for swine fluWASHINGTON — The World Bank said Sunday that it is providing Mexico with more than $200 million in loans to help it deal with an outbreak of a new strain of swine flu. Mexican health officials say swine flu has killed up to 86 people and probably sickened about 1,400 in the country since April 13.
World Bank: Nations should speed aid to poor countries hit by economic crisisApril 26th, 2009 World Bank: Nations should speed aid to poorWASHINGTON — The World Bank on Sunday urged donor nations to speed up delivery of the money they've already pledged — and to give even more — to help poor countries weather the steep global recession. The bank said developing countries face especially serious consequences as the financial and economic crisis turns into what it described as a "human and development calamity."
In a communique, the World Bank's policy steering committee said the crisis has already driven more than 50 million people into extreme poverty, particularly women and children.
Bangladesh Air Force chief arrivesApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bangladesh Air Force chief Air Marshal S.M. Ziaur Rehman arrived here Thursday on a five-day official visit to India.
Marshal of IAF Arjan Singh's biography releasedApril 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'The Icon', a biography of Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, was released on his 91st birthday Wednesday, even as a demand was made to confer the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, on him. The former IAF chief had played a stellar role in India's decisive victory in the 1965 war against Pakistan.
Dhaka rejects World bank's grim forecast on economyApril 5th, 2009 DHAKA - Bangladesh's finance minister has rejected World Bank's forecast of its economy in the wake of global downturn and economists here insist that the economy was poised for a higher growth at 5.5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 'I do not accept it,' said Finance Minister A.M.A.
Oil scarcity will spell end of globalisation: EconomistMarch 28th, 2009 TORONTO - The world may no longer be flat very soon. Contrary to what Thomas Friedman said told us after his analysis of globalisation, the world will indeed become a 'whole lot smaller'' very soon, if a top Canadian economist is to be believed.
Air Marshal Pradeep Naik to be next IAF chiefMarch 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air Marshal Pradeep Naik will assume command of the Indian Air Force (IAF) May 31 when the present air chief, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, retires, it was announced here Friday. 'Air Marshal Naik will take over after the present chief retires from service on May 31,' the official announcement said.
Government determined to modernise IAF: Homi MajorFebruary 1st, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - The government is committed to modernising the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the process has been fast tracked, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major said Monday. 'As the air force's capabilities are growing, the government is taking steps to induct high-tech equipment without financial constraints,' the air force chief said.
Obama warned against printing too much moneyJanuary 23rd, 2009 TORONTO - President Barack Obama should not print too much money to pay for his multi-trillion dollar bailout and stimulus packages, warns a Canadian report. If he prints money at an unprecedented rate, it will drive up inflation and drive down the US dollar, dumping a large part of the financial burden on foreign investors, said the report by Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada (CIBC) Friday.
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