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Uruguay: NGE and its partners secure additional financing of 110 million dollars for the Ferrocarril Central

News provided by NGE – 09 Oct, 2024 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NGE Concessions, with its shareholder partners Sacyr Concesiones, SACEEM, and BERKES, announces the successful closing of a 110 million dollars financing for the Ferrocarril Central project. Commissioned in December 2023 and inaugurated in April 2024, this railway line is now fully operational for freight transport, notably operated by UPM from its pulp mill. The maintenance period has commenced and … Continue reading Uruguay: NGE and its partners secure additional financing of 110 million dollars for the Ferrocarril Central

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GE HealthCare
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GE HealthCare accelerates artificial intelligence adoption with new offering to advance enterprise imaging

Oct 09, 2024 Integrated feature from Blackford offers AI-enabled decision support to help radiologists adapt to higher workloads and increased exam complexity. Chicago — October 9, 2024 — GE HealthCare integrates third party artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled application orchestration feature into True PACS and Centricity PACS. 1 In collaboration with Blackford, the new AI-enabled offerings help radiologists with their workload which could help lead to quicker diagnosis and treatment … Continue reading GE HealthCare accelerates artificial intelligence adoption with new offering to advance enterprise imaging

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African Union and UNESCO Convened a Strategic Partners Meeting Ahead of 2024 Safety of Journalists Global Conference

African Union and UNESCO Convened a Strategic Partners Meeting Ahead of 2024 Safety of Journalists Global Conference Press Release – 9 October 2024 UNESCO and the African Union recently hosted a high-level partners’ breakfast meeting in Addis Ababa to exchange views on safety of journalists on the continent, ahead of the 2024 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI) Global Conference, scheduled for … Continue reading African Union and UNESCO Convened a Strategic Partners Meeting Ahead of 2024 Safety of Journalists Global Conference

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Nobel Prize
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The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutethas today decided to awardthe 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicinejointly toVictor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun

For the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation This year’s Nobel Prize honors two scientists for their discovery of a fundamentalprinciple governing how gene activity is regulated. The information stored within our chromosomes can be likened to an instruction manual for all cells in our body. Every cell contains the same chromosomes, so every cell contains exactly the same set of … Continue reading The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutethas today decided to awardthe 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicinejointly toVictor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun

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UN Environment Programme
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New fund to support chemicals and waste management in developing economies

Nairobi, 1 October 2024 – One year after its adoption in Bonn, the Global Framework on Chemicals today launched its first call for projects targeting the safe and sustainable management of chemicals and waste. The selected projects are expected to work on green and sustainable solutions and to channel actions to prevent and minimize harm from chemicals and waste in some of the world’s most disadvantaged countries.   “Pollution and waste … Continue reading New fund to support chemicals and waste management in developing economies

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'Pact for the Future'
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The UN’s Newly Signed ‘Pact for the Future’ Echoes Kamel Ghribi’s Common Good Vision and Need for Equal Access to Healthcare

October 04, 2024 (Impact Newswire) – Over the weekend, the United Nations took a significant step towards addressing the pressing challenges of global inequality and climate change by signing the “Pact for the Future” during the 79th General Assembly in New York. This historic agreement aims to create a more sustainable and equitable world by addressing healthcare, education, economic stability, and environmental protection issues. Endorsed … Continue reading The UN’s Newly Signed ‘Pact for the Future’ Echoes Kamel Ghribi’s Common Good Vision and Need for Equal Access to Healthcare

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Canadian Solar
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Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE to Deliver Energy Storage Solutions to the Huatacondo Project in Chile

News provided by Canadian Solar Inc. Oct 01, 2024 GUELPH, ON, Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company” or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that e-STORAGE, which is part of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (“CSI Solar) has secured a turnkey EPC contract to supply a 98 MW/312 MWh DC Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to the Huatacondo project in Chile. The project, developed by Sojitz Corporation and Shikoku … Continue reading Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE to Deliver Energy Storage Solutions to the Huatacondo Project in Chile

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Major international drought conference seeks to increase resilience

30 September 2024 As climate change continues to exacerbate drought risks globally, a major international conference will seek to increase resilience to one of the world’s most deadly hazards, which frequently attracts little attention until it is too late. Key messages Experts, policymakers, and practitioners will gather at the headquarters of the World Meteorological Organization at the Drought Resilience +10 Conference – so called because it marks … Continue reading Major international drought conference seeks to increase resilience

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