Award highlights microcredit
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Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said Saturday the prize has given momentum to his cherished program of helping the poor through small loans, bringing him flood of e-mails and invitations to meet with world ...Comment
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Sometimes what at first seems like a minor change can actually signal major shift in understanding. Last week, Kenyan deputy environment minister Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize - a wonderful achievement for two reasons.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell calls it the most promising development in foreign assistance in decades. That is quite a claim for a program that has yet to disburse its first dollar. But it is clear that President Bush's Millennium Challenge Account, first proposed 2 1/2 years ago, represents a fresh approach to helping countries overcome economic backwardness.
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DirectPointe today announced its Small Office Solution was recognized as  a "Product to Watch"  in the Small Business Technology Magazine 2006 Product of the Year  Awards, an annual salute to the best technology products and services  for small businesses.
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Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus, often called the banker to the poor, received the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday for his efforts to relieve poverty as a cornerstone for building peace.
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A former drug sales representative wins award, despite judgeâs criticism that he should have brought scheme to light earlier.
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Lenders haven't locked their doors, but they are raising their standards.
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Wangari Muta Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, was honoured Friday for her efforts to help women, clean up the environment and battle corruption.
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Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai  became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize on  Friday, honored for fighting poverty by trying to save the  continent's shrinking forests.
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The prize's sponsor, the Association for Computing Machinery, cited Frances Allen's work in automatic program parallelization, which allows software to use multiple processors to improve speed.
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A 'magic carpet' to take children around the world is one of the projects that has won a community net award.
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Three local companies are among a half-dozen winners of a multiple-award contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support a program designed to combat the spread of AIDS and provide treatment for those affected by the disease.
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Two researchers who opened up the field of heart-valve replacement and a scientist who discovered a type of cell that plays a key role in the immune system have won prestigious medical prizes.
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The credit-card company offers a hybrid rewards program for savers.
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Luminaries from Hollywood to Washington increasingly view microfinance as the best way to use their wealth and celebrity to help the poor.
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One of the designers of the classic BBC Micro computer is recognised in the New Year Honours list.
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An Indian professor is awarded the Ramanujan Prize, which honours mathematicians in developing countries.