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UN-led biodiversity plan aims to expand economy while protecting endangered species

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UNDP Associate Administrator Rebeca Grynspan.

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20 million lives saved through TB care and control

An estimated 20 million people are alive today as a direct result of tuberculosis (TB) care and control, according to the WHO Global tuberculosis report 2012.

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Protection needed for critical East Antarctic marine habitats

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Snow petral

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Three Former Financial Services Executives Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Roles in Conspiracies Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds

Three former financial services executives were sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, for their participation in conspiracies related to bidding for contracts for the investment of m...

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