Tag: david-lawder
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World Bank offers $150 million in financing to Zika-affected countries
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Thursday it is making $150 million in financing immediately available to help combat the Zika virus outbreak in affected Latin American and Caribbean countries. The World Bank also released initial projections for the economic impact of the largely mosquito-borne virus, saying it expects it…
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Serial stowaway arrested, again, at Chicago’s O’Hare
A woman who is barred from airports around the country due to multiple attempts to sneak past security checkpoints and board flights without a ticket will appear in court on trespassing charges on Thursday after being arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Marilyn Hartman, 64, is charged with a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass on…
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Bayer strategy head Baumann set to be named CEO: source
German drugmaker Bayer's head of strategy, Werner Baumann, is set to be appointed chief executive-designate next week, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Long seen as heir apparent to Chief Executive Marijn Dekkers, Baumann will be announced as his successor on Feb. 25, when full-year results are due to be published, the source…