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TBHF to raise funds for children and families in need

Sharjah / WAM The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping children and families in need worldwide, has launched a local campaign seeking support from UAE citizens and residents to support Palestinian and Syrian refugee children, child cancer sufferers, and children in need. The campaign aims to help alleviate suffering of children affected by conflict and ...

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China cuts 2016 growth target to ‘6.5-7 percent’

New Delhi / Beijing China on Saturday cut its growth target for this year to a range of 6.5 to seven percent, as the world’s second-largest economy faces a litany of challenges from overcapacity to weak trade. The country is a key driver of global growth but expansion fell last year to 6.9 percent, its slowest in a quarter of ...

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Monsanto threatens to cancel India seed venture if royalties cut

New Delhi / Bloomberg A Monsanto Co. joint venture in India that licenses genetically modified cotton-seed technology said it would have to “reevaluate every aspect” of its position in the country, the biggest grower of the fiber, if the government makes a substantial cut to its royalties. The agriculture ministry is set to recommend a 70 percent reduction in the ...

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