Tag: activists-said
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Killings, kidnappings and burnout: the occupational hazards of aid work
By Katie Nguyen LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – You're an aid worker speeding back to base after a long, cold day questioning people who have fled fighting about what they need to survive. It's perhaps the toughest dilemma aid workers face during their brief stint in war-torn “Badistan” – in reality, a training camp in…
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Killings, kidnappings and burnout: the occupational hazards of aid work
By Katie Nguyen LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – You're an aid worker speeding back to base after a long, cold day questioning people who have fled fighting about what they need to survive. It's perhaps the toughest dilemma aid workers face during their brief stint in war-torn “Badistan” – in reality, a training camp in…
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EDF says Hinkley Point equity cost could rise to 21 billion pounds
French utility EDF said on Thursday that contingency margins on its project to build two nuclear reactors in Hinkley Point, Britain could increase the cost by about three billion pounds to nearly 21 billion pounds. In a statement ahead of its annual shareholders' meeting, EDF also said that it anticipates a 115 month construction period…
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Four children wounded, woman killed in Alabama shooting: local media
The children aged 5, 8, 11 and 12 had wounds to their hands, hips, chests and thighs and were taken to a local hospital, the site reported. Apparently they refused to let him in and for some reason I guess, he began to start shooting inside the residence,” Birmingham police spokesman Sean Edwards told the…
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Ablynx burns more cash in first-quarter on higher R&D costs
(Reuters) – Belgian biotech firm Ablynx said on Thursday it used up more cash than it made in the first quarter, driven by higher external research and development costs. Cash burn is a closely watched figure for rising biotech companies that generate revenue only from development milestone payments, and not drug sales. The group, which…