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MIT-led team finds language without numbers

MIT-led team finds language without numbers

   An Amazonian language with only 300 speakers has no word to express the concept of "one" or any other specific number, according to a new study from an MIT-led team.

Posted : Fri, Jun 27, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

USAID Announces New Mission Director to Haiti

USAID Announces New Mission Director to Haiti

   Beth Cypser, the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) deputy mission director in Haiti is now the mission director.

Posted : Fri, Jun 27, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

IFC and Swiss Government Launch Second Phase of Azerbaijan Corporate Governance Project

IFC and Swiss Government Launch Second Phase of Azerbaijan Corporate Governance Project

   IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with the Swiss Confederation's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to launch the second phase of the Azerbaijan Corporate Governance Project.

Posted : Wed, Jun 25, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

USAID Prepares for 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season

USAID Prepares for 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season

   With the Atlantic hurricane season underway, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is prepared to respond to storms in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Posted : Thu, Jun 19, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

Justice Department Evaluation Finds DNA Technology Increases Chances of Arrest

Justice Department Evaluation Finds DNA Technology Increases Chances of Arrest

   The use of DNA technology results in a higher probability of arrest for all property loss crimes, according to a study released today from the Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ).

Posted : Mon, Jun 16, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

FBI Employee Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accepting Gratuity

FBI Employee Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accepting Gratuity

   A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee pleaded guilty today to accepting an illegal gratuity for the performance of his official duties, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced today.

Posted : Thu, Jun 05, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

USAID Provides Earthquake Assistance to Chile

USAID Provides Earthquake Assistance to Chile

   The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), have provided $80,000 to assist the Chilean geological agency SERNAGEOMIN to monitor current volcanic conditions at the Chaiten volcano.

Posted : Sat, May 17, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

UNICEF Rushing Emergency Relief to Children in Sichuan

UNICEF Rushing Emergency Relief to Children in Sichuan

   First hand reports indicate surviving children without food, water, shelter

Posted : Sat, May 17, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

UNICEF welcomes the ratification of the UN Disabilities Convention

UNICEF welcomes the ratification of the UN Disabilities Convention

   The children's agency launches "It's About Ability" a publication for children on the Convention

Posted : Thu, May 15, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

UNICEF feeds 44,000 children in Somalia

UNICEF feeds 44,000 children in Somalia

   Amid worsening drought conditions, soaring food prices and mass displacement of people due to conflict, UNICEF has started supplementary feeding for 44,000 children under five years of age along the Mogadishu-Afgoye corridor in Central and Southern Somalia.Amid worsening drought conditions, soaring food prices and mass displacement of people due to conflict, UNICEF has started supplementary feeding for 44,000 children under five years of age along the Mogadishu-Afgoye corridor in Central and Southern Somalia.

Posted : Thu, May 15, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

UNICEF Concerned About Emotional Distress of Children in Myanmar

UNICEF Concerned About Emotional Distress of Children in Myanmar

   Child-friendly spaces set up in camps sheltering people affected by Cyclone Nargis.

Posted : Tue, May 13, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

MGM Grand Walkthrough

MGM Grand Walkthrough

   Step through the doors of MGM Grand and begin a pure, amplified and unforgettable Las Vegas experience. Visit MGM Grand and be a part of "Maximum Vegas."

Posted : Sat, May 10, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

DuPont Partners with China to Increase Farm Productivity

DuPont Partners with China to Increase Farm Productivity

   DuPont partnerships with China's public and private sectors will help increase farm productivity in the country and increase total global supply of key agricultural products

Posted : Mon, Apr 28, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

Man Arrested for Disclosing National Defense Information to Israel

Man Arrested for Disclosing National Defense Information to Israel

   One of the Classified Documents that Kadish provided to CC-1 contained information concerning nuclear weaponry and was classified as "Restricted Data," a specific designation by the U.S. Department of Energy

Posted : Fri, Apr 25, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

UNICEF Launches Initiative to Provide Assistance to Children With Disabilities in Vietnam

UNICEF Launches Initiative to Provide Assistance to Children With Disabilities in Vietnam

   $1 Million Grant From the Ford Foundation to Leverage U.S. Fund for UNICEF's Goal of One-To-One Match From Donors

Posted : Wed, Apr 09, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

Hilton Garden Inn named leading midprice hotel brand in U.S. hotel chain survey

Hilton Garden Inn named leading midprice hotel brand in U.S. hotel chain survey

   Hilton Garden Inn, one of the fastest growing brands within the Hilton Family of hotels, with locations throughout North America and Europe, has been named the top midprice hotel brand in the 2008 Business Travel News' U.S. Hotel Chain Survey.

Posted : Sat, Apr 05, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

Yale Hosts its First Symposium

Yale Hosts its First Symposium

   Yale School of Medicine is hosting its 1st annual Yale Integrative Medicine Scientific Symposium April 2 to explore the best of conventional and complementary/alternative medicine.

Posted : Tue, Apr 01, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

Pope to Lead Ecumenical Prayer Service at Manhattan Parish

Pope to Lead Ecumenical Prayer Service at Manhattan Parish

   Pope Benedict XVI will lead an ecumenical prayer service April 18, at St. Joseph's Church in the Yorkville area of Manhattan.

Posted : Mon, Mar 31, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $166 Million Contract to Produce Hydra-70 Rockets

U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $166 Million Contract to Produce Hydra-70 Rockets

   The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a contract worth $166.4 million for the production of 2.75-inch Hydra-70 rockets.

Posted : Wed, Mar 26, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

Chinese Agent Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Prison for Exporting United States Defense Articles to China

Chinese Agent Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Prison for Exporting United States Defense Articles to China

   An engineer who conspired with family members to export United States sensitive military technology to the People's Republic of China was sentenced today to 293 months in federal prison.

Posted : Tue, Mar 25, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News
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