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By BBC News The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is joining a coalition of philanthropists pledging to rid themselves of more than $50bn (£31bn) in fossil fuel

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By DrinkerBiddle On September 9, 2014, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an exemptive letter

By Alastair Thompson A non-fiction book about the 2008-2009 Cutlery Revolution as told by Hordur Torfason, the leader of the revolution. Iceland’s extraordinary 2009 “Cutlery

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By Statista The statistic shows the most popular categories in the Apple App Store ranked share of active apps. In June 2014, education apps were

By Dominic Rushe The US telecoms industry called on the Federal Communications Commission on Friday to block two cities’ plans to expand high-speed internet services

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