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19 (Xinhua) -- A child's "real passport" to the future -- education -- should be stamped in the classroom, not at a border checkpoint, UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown said on Tuesday, urging funding for conflict-affected children ... "It's time the world woke up to the horror of so many children devoid of hope," he added....

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CoinAgenda Caribbean Returns to Puerto Rico for its Third Year!

AMB Crypto 20 Feb 2019

... currency funding vehicles and digital currency exchanges. “The Caribbean region has been a world leader in funding blockchain entities due to its innovative financial structures, and Puerto Rico has attracted more than 300,” said Michael Terpin, CEO and Founder of CoinAgenda....

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Sampler Announces Round of $3 Million Financing

Odessa American 20 Feb 2019

“We are impressed with Sampler’s growth-to-date and its expanding business with some of the most prominent brands in the consumer-packaged goods industry,” said Michelle Scarborough, Managing Director, BDC Capital’s Strategic Investments and Women in Technology Fund, one of the world’s largest funds investing in women-led tech companies....

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Former Irish Davis Cup players break world record for longest doubles match

The Irish Times 20 Feb 2019

Four former Irish Davis Cup tennis players have set a new world record for the longest ever doubles tennis match ... The funds raised from the World Record attempt have also allowed us to bring Enjoy Tennis to the providers of services to those experiencing mental health issues....

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SQN Capital Management Announces Strong Growth for 2018 and New Markets in 2019

The Record 20 Feb 2019

The SQN Secured Income Fund currently pays a monthly dividend of more than 7% annualized ... SQN manages the world's only publicly-traded diversified equipment leasing and asset finance fund, the SQN Asset Finance Income Fund Limited which is traded on the Main Market, Premium Segment of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols SQN and SQNX....

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Cannabis Strategic Ventures Secures $3 Million Investment to Accelerate Corporate Expansion

Omaha World-Herald 20 Feb 2019

NUGS) today announced it has secured up to a $3 million investment from TRITON FUNDS subsequent to an upcoming S1 registration statement ... As a result, local limited partners, coupled with the support of our advisory board, helped establish TRITON FUNDS, creating real-world opportunities for college students to invest in growing companies....

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City of Miami art in public places rules wait in wings

Miami Today 20 Feb 2019

Proposed City of Miami zoning rules requiring private developers to provide artwork as part of their projects or pay into a special public art fund have been shelved again ... Great cities around the world like Rome, Paris and London, have long celebrated the importance of urban public art....

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Maharashtra petrol pumps to shut for 20 mins to mourn Pulwama terror attack martyrs

DNA India 20 Feb 2019

There have also been calls for increased diplomatic efforts to isolate Pakistan on the world stage for its funding and support of terrorist networks and organisations ... CRPF petrol pump ICC Cricket World Cup Central Reserve Police Force 2019 World Cup 2019 ICC World Cup Pulwama ......

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Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund Announces Tender Offer in Connection with Its Proposed Reorganization into Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund

Market Watch 20 Feb 2019

Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc ... The Offer is conditioned upon the prior approval by stockholders of each of LOR and Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. LGI, -0.27% (together with LOR, the "Funds") of ... Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc....

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Foreign-funded companies in Beijing's CBD tops 10,000 for two years in a row

People Daily 20 Feb 2019

The number of foreign-funded companies in the Beijing Central Business District (CBD) has reached 10,000 for two years in a row, said Guo Liang, deputy director of the Beijing CBD Administrative Committee ... By the end of December 2018, another 681 foreign-funded companies had registered in the area, according to the official data....

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BBVA Freeze 5000 Chinese Clients Accounts Without Warning

CoinStaker 20 Feb 2019

Even down the road, they probably won’t be used by banks to deny people their own funds ... People’s funds cannot be rejected because of their nationality of because a bank or government decided so ... The banks simply decided to confiscate 40% of all deposit funds above $130 000....

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Flybe snubs takeover proposal from US airline Mesa Air and hedge fund Bateleur Capital

Irish Independent 20 Feb 2019

0 Comments Flybe snubs takeover proposal from US airline Mesa Air and hedge fund Bateleur Capital ... https.//www.independent.ie/business/world/flybe-snubs-takeover-proposal-from-us-airline-mesa-air-and-hedge-fund-bateleur-capital-37834575.html....

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9/11 victim compensation program is running out of money

Hawaii Tribune-Herald 20 Feb 2019

Under the law setting up the federal 9/11 Victim Compensation >Fund, Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya is required to carefully husband the $7.375 billion that Congress allocated for those sickened and killed by exposure to the toxic air at the World Trade Center site ... 18, 2020, closeout of the fund....