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archives888 research projects win funding...The Research Grants Council has approved 888 projects from University Grants Committee-funded institutions, involving $512.5 million. The council's Chairman Prof Roland Chin said the number of funded projects and the funds awarded rose 14% and 15% over a year earlier. The council received a record 2,168 General Research Fund applications from the academic staff of the eight institu... Submitted by admin on Mon, 2008-06-30 08:40.Iraq sues companies over oil-for-food kickbacks...NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Iraqi government sued dozens of companies, including oil giant Chevron Corp., for more than $10 billion on Monday, saying they paid kickbacks to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's government under the U.N. oil-for-food program. The civil lawsuit, filed in U.S. federal court in Manhattan, seeks to recover damages from companies investigated by a U.N.-commissione... Submitted by admin on Tue, 2008-07-01 04:40. |
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