UNFPA , Vietnam – a 30 year partnership (Vietnam Net: Thu, 01 Nov) One of the first UN organisations to come to Vietnam, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has for over 30 years contributed to Vietnam’s programmes to restrict population growth, and improve the living conditions of local people.
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Ambulance fees go up in Lebanon (Albany Democrat-Herald: Fri, 02 Nov) LEBANON — Three years after the Lebanon Fire District raised fees for emergency medical services by 54 percent, the district’s board of directors has approved another increase of about 6 percent.
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Westpac boss's $3.4bn goodbye (Daily Telegraph: Thu, 01 Nov) IN his own words, outgoing Westpac chief executive David Morgan saved the best for last - a succulent $3.45 billion net profit for the year.
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Water use will triple by 2050 (New Straits Times: Sun, 28 Oct) PUTRAJAYA: In slightly more than 40 years, Malaysia’s water consumption will increase almost three-fold. This high consumption by the year 2050 is due to expected population growth, urbanisation and industrialisation.
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