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Morton High School’s Class of 2020 Illinois State Scholars

December 6, 20190

Morton High School is honored to announce the Class of 2020 Illinois State Scholars. Since 1958, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has been recognizing the top Illinois students for their academic achievement with the Illinois State Scholar designation. According to ISAC, “the 2020-2021 Illinois State Scholars represent approximately the top 10 percent of high […]

Chicago man in viral police ‘takedown’ video appears in court

December 6, 20190

Please enable Javascript to watch this video CHICAGO — A preliminary hearing was supposed to be held Thursday for a man who was body-slammed by a Chicago police officer, but instead the state is going to ask a grand jury to indict Bernard Kersh. He is scheduled to be arraigned next month. Kersh, 29, is […]

Data Center Company First To Qualify For New Illinois Tax Incentive

December 6, 20190

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE is the first data center company to qualify for a new Illinois tax program targeted specifically for the industry. The program exempts qualifying data centers and their occupants from state and local sales tax on equipment purchases. The company expects to offer exemptions by year-end, enabling clients at its Chicago data center campus […]

Nature-Based Climate Solutions Opportunity for Latin America

December 6, 20190

Climate Change, Development & Aid, Environment, Headlines, Latin America & the Caribbean, TerraViva United Nations Climate Change Cozumel, Mexico, protected area along the Caribbean coast. Credit: Devin H/Unsplash WASHINGTON DC, Dec 5 2019 (IPS) – Protecting and restoring natural areas in Latin America, home to fifty percent of the planet’s biodiversity and over a quarter […]

World: Humanitarian Action for Children 2020 – Latin America and the Caribbean

December 6, 20190

Latin America and the Caribbean Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are increasingly facing rapid-onset and protracted socio-economic crises with serious humanitarian implications. Risk scenarios project that 18 million people are in need of assistance in 2019, up from 9 million in 2018. Violence, poverty and political turmoil have forced millions to migrate across […]

Nalco JV KABIL begins hunt for lithium in Latin America, eyes acquisition

December 6, 20190

The firm is mandated to scout for and secure 12 mineral assets in which the country lacks ample reserves and has to bank on imports Jayajit Dash | Bhubaneswar Last Updated at December 5, 2019 18:10 IST Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL), a joint venture (JV) company floated by National Aluminium Company (Nalco), Mineral Exploration […]

Free regional bus service for Bay of Plenty tertiary students

December 5, 20190

A free regional bus service for tertiary students in the Bay of Plenty is set to be rolled out next year. The service means students from Katikati, Rotorua and Whakatāne will be able to travel in and out of Tauranga every weekday from February through to December next year. It was a joint venture between […]

485 candidates with Hindi, other regional languages as mother tongue passed 2018 civil services exam

December 5, 20190

Image Source : PTI 485 candidates with Hindi, other regional languages as mother tongue passed 2018 civil services exam As many as 485 candidates who had chosen Hindi or other regional languages as mother tongue were selected through civil services examination in 2018, the government said on Thursday. A total of 812 candidates were recommended […]

Jharkhand assembly elections: Two regional parties can play key role in govt formation

December 5, 20190

Ranchi: Regional parties have always played a key role in the eastern state of Jharkhand since it was carved out of Bihar on November 15, 2000. This time too, despite major parties contesting the five-phased Assembly polls, two non-aligned regional parties are being closely watched. The first phase of voting was on November 30. The […]

Money, Power and Turf: Winning the Middle East Media War at Any Cost

December 6, 20190

It is hardly surprising to see Middle Eastern countries at the bottom of the World Press Freedom Index, as the worst violators of freedom of the press. But equally alarming is the complete polarization of public opinion as a result of self-serving media and, bankrolled by rich Arab countries, whose only goal is to serve […]

Pentagon will deploy up to 7,000 troops to Middle East despite Trump pledge to end ‘endless wars’

December 6, 20190

The United States said Thursday it was considering deploying fresh forces to counter the strategic threat Iran poses in the Middle East, with an official saying some 5,000 to 7,000 troops could head to the region. Testifying before Congress, John Rood, the under secretary of defense for policy, said that the United States was ‘observing […]

Pentagon official confirms military is considering sending more troops to the Middle East

December 6, 20190

Pentagon official confirms military is considering sending more troops to the Middle East A top Defense Department official told lawmakers Thursday that more military forces could be sent to the Middle East as a check on Iran, after he and other Pentagon officials denied a news report that the increase could be as much as […]

Free regional bus service for Bay of Plenty tertiary students

December 5, 20190

485 candidates with Hindi, other regional languages as mother tongue passed 2018 civil services exam

December 5, 20190

Jharkhand assembly elections: Two regional parties can play key role in govt formation

December 5, 20190

Asia-Pacific becomes largest destination, source of FDI globally

December 6, 20190

KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time, the Asia-Pacific region has become the largest destination and source of foreign direct investment (FDI) globally, according to a new report launched by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap). Titled ‘Foreign Direct Investment Trends and Outlook in Asia and the Pacific’, the […]

Asia-Pacific Food Robotics Markets, 2015-2018 & 2019-2026 by Offering, Robot Type, Payload, Application, End-user, and Country

December 6, 20190

Asia-Pacific Food Robotics Markets, 2015-2018 & 2019-2026 by Offering, Robot Type, Payload, Application, End-user, and Country – World News Report – EIN News Trusted News Since 1995 A service for global professionals · Friday, December 6, 2019 · 504,160,329 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press […]

Bizjet Fleet Shrinks in Asia-Pacific as Optimism Erodes

December 6, 20190

As business confidence ebbs in Asia-Pacific, the outflow of business aircraft is currently higher than the inflow in the region, with the anticipation that the business jet fleet in the region will shrink by 1 percent to 2 percent in 2019, Jeffrey Lowe, managing director of Asian Sky Group, said in the latest edition of […]

Women from Central Eastern Europe steal the spotlight at the 2019 Women in Europe awards

December 5, 20190

At this year’s ceremony, the spotlight was on Central Eastern Europe. Three out of the four winners come from this region. All eyes were on Laura Kövesi, who fought corruption in her native Romania, and now is set to become the first ever European chief prosecutor. She took home the Women in Power award. “I […]

Easum to Head Crunchyroll in Europe, Middle East, Africa

December 5, 20190

Move follows acquisition of majority of Viz Media Europe John Easum has been named head of AT&T’s Crunchyroll anime unit in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. John Easum The move follows the acquisition of a majority of Viz Media Europe Group by Crunchyroll, part of AT&T Otter Media. The transaction is designed to bring […]

At least 58 migrants heading for Europe drown when makeshift boat sinks off coast of Mauritania

December 5, 20190

At least 58 people died after a boat carrying more than a hundred migrants capsized off the West African coast in one of this year’s deadliest disasters for those trying to make the perilous journey to Europe. The boat, which had women and children on board, was running low on fuel while it was approaching […]

Nature-Based Climate Solutions Opportunity for Latin America

World: Humanitarian Action for Children 2020 – Latin America and the Caribbean

Nalco JV KABIL begins hunt for lithium in Latin America, eyes acquisition

The agonising dilemma of Spanish firms in Latin America

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