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Emirates Steel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has signed a seven-year purchase agreement with LKAB for delivery of one million tonnes of direct reduction pellets per year. Emirates Steel, a new customer for LKAB, is investing offensively in the latest technology to become a major steel producer in the Middle East. “This agreement confirms …
Santiago, Chile, March 14th, 2013. Between March 6th and 9th, the Biannual Symposium of IMCA (Mexican Institute of Steel Construction) took place in Guadalajara. The event gathered more than 250 steel structures manufacturers, service centers, steel processors and professional designers, and focused on competitiveness and continuous improvement in the steel construction business. The Symposium considered …
London & MIPIM, Cannes 12th March 2013 – Jones Lang LaSalle has been named Best Performing Property Brand at the eleventh annual MPF Awards for Management Excellence. Jones Lang LaSalle was recognised as the organisation that has shown the greatest improvement in the past year compared with its peers, based on formal valuations by Brand …
Additional updated indices in 2013 Human Development Report measure gender equity, extreme poverty, and HDI inequalities Mexico City, 14 March 2013— Norway, Australia and the United States lead the rankings of 187 countries and territories in the latest Human Development Index (HDI), while conflict-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo and drought-stricken Niger have the lowest …
United Nations Development Programme Massive poverty reduction, middle-class expansion from major development gains in Africa, Asia, Latin America Mexico City, 14 March 2013— The rise of the South is radically reshaping the world of the 21st century, with developing nations driving economic growth, lifting hundreds of millions of people from poverty, and propelling billions more …
Typhon emphasises need to fill void as anti-piracy measures look set to once again shrink As the defence budgets of leading countries around the world are cut, anti-piracy operations are being hard hit. The US could be the latest country to cut anti-piracy spending, meaning a further reduction to the forces patrolling the area around …
San Francisco, CA (March 14, 2013) –Three women from the Natural Resources Defense Council’s San Francisco office have been recognized this year with rising star awards for their achievements and excellence in the legal, business, and environmental advocacy professions. Collectively, they represent the next generation of the Bay Area’s environmental movement, seeking innovative new solutions …
Transparency International, the global anti-corruption organisation, calls on President Goodluck Jonathan to rescind the pardon granted to Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the former governor of the oil-rich state of Bayelsa, who was convicted for money laundering and other serious corruption offences in 2007. “This decision undermines anti-corruption efforts in Nigeria and encourages impunity. If the government is …
Valdivia, Chile, and Washington, D.C.—Cancer cells break down sugars and produce the metabolic acid lactate at a much higher rate than normal cells. This phenomenon provides a telltale sign that cancer is present, via diagnostics such as PET scans, and possibly offers an avenue for novel cancer therapies. Now a team of Chilean researchers at …
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