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In a heartfelt plea for unity, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief sought to rise above sharp criticism and threats of funding cuts from United States President Donald Trump over the agency’s response to the coronavirus outbreak ... World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI....

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Gilead Gives $20 Million to Prevent Closure of LGBTQ and HIV-Prevention Nonprofits

Adweek 10 Apr 2020

The Truvada manufacturer's new emergency grant fund will go to groups facing shutdown ... The pharma company behind the world's most popular HIV prevention medication will donate millions to COVID-19 economic relief ... But many of the nonprofits that Gilead funds are also vital centers of support for the LGBTQ community....

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World faces worst crisis since Great Depression: IMF's Georgieva

Manila Standard Today 10 Apr 2020

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, will adopt a "virtual format" for their spring meetings instead of convening in person in Washington, DC ... Just a few months ago, the fund was expecting 160 countries to see rising per capita income, she said in a speech ......

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IMF sees world in worst recession since Great Depression

The News International 10 Apr 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees the world economy suffering its worst recession since the Great Depression this year, with emerging markets and low-income nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia at particularly high risk as unemployment ration is fast increasing....

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The Bitcoin Fund Completes IPO, Now Trading on Canada’s Leading Stock Exchange

Bitcoin 10 Apr 2020

The Bitcoin Fund, managed by 3iq, has completed an initial public offering and has begun trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). It has been a long road for 3iq and The Bitcoin Fund since their filing was first rejected ... Wanna Earn $1,000 a Day? Government Warns About This Scam The Bitcoin Fund Trading on TSX Exchange ... for The Bitcoin Fund....

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Here’s how Fundsmith and Lindsell Train Global Equity performed in the recent stock market crash

The Motley Fool 10 Apr 2020

When it comes to investment funds, two of my favourites are Fundsmith Equity and Lindsell Train Global Equity. I see these global equity funds as excellent ‘core’ portfolio holdings ... In comparison, the MSCI World index that many global equity funds are benchmarked against returned -15.7% ... So, both funds outperformed significantly over the quarter....

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Bridgewater's Big Options Bet Helps Limit Losses

Wall Street Journal 10 Apr 2020

... has made billions for the world’s largest hedge-fund firm, helping to offset broader losses last quarter....

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ADB repurposes $50m to help Pakistan fight COVID-19

The News International 10 Apr 2020

These funds complement the financing approved on April 2 by the World Bank under its Pandemic Response Effectiveness Project ... In January 2020, an additional $5 million was committed to the fund by the Government of Norway ... These funds complement the financing approved on April 2 by the World Bank under its Pandemic Response Effectiveness Project....

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Another $50m to come from ADB to fight pandemic

Dawn 10 Apr 2020

This amount has been repurposed from the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) project ... These funds complement the financing approved on April 2 by the World Bank under its Pandemic Response Effectiveness Project ... This consisted of $2m from ADB’s Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund, and $500,000 for procurement of supplies through Unicef....

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Coronavirus: TikTok pledges $250m for COVID-19 relief

Gulf News 10 Apr 2020

TikTok said $150 million of the funds would be allocated for medical staffing, supplies, and hardship relief for health care workers through the US Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, and agencies working to distribute supplies in hard-hit countries including India, Indonesia, Italy and South Korea....

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Budget tussle boils down to digital transformation funding

Enid News & Eagle 10 Apr 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s governor accused lawmakers of playing petty politics in the midst of a deadly pandemic, saying they reneged on a deal to fund one of his priorities — digital transformation ... “Why would you fund everything but one priority?” he asked. “For them to play politics and not fund digital transformation was disappointing....

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Peace FM Online 10 Apr 2020

The Jack Ma Foundation did same earlier and the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and African Development Bank availed funds towards the fight ......

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Crowdfunding platform for black women in business aims to ‘level the playing field’

Metro UK 10 Apr 2020

BuildHer aims to give black women an opportunity to receive financial funding for their business ideas, projects, causes or products from people all over the world ... more solutions to problems in the world.’ https.//www.instagram.com/p/B-t2MnfpFDM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link....