http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 8:02:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29627/celebs-earn-stripes-helping-save-tigers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultActors Bo Derek, Harrison Ford, and Robert Duvall helped the World Bank kick off a tiger-preservation campaign yesterday in Washington, CNN reports, with efforts to save the endangered species' habitats atop the list. Derek, who works with the US State Department to fight trafficking, says the tiger initiative should stem "loss of habitat" and "demand for their body parts, mainly in Asia."http://www.newser.com/story/29627/celebs-earn-stripes-helping-save-tigers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 10 Jun 2008 6:59:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24420/g-7-leaders-offer-no-fix-for-credit-crisis.html?refid=rss_all_defaultGroup of Seven finance ministers ended 3 days of meetings in Washington yesterday by endorsing a plan to create greater transparency and oversight in financial markets to avert future crises, but no emergency measures to stem the current one. Despite a downbeat report on the likelihood of worldwide recession, and even hunger riots as the cost of food continues to soar, responses to the credit crisis remain national responsibilities, writes the Wall Street Journal .http://www.newser.com/story/24420/g-7-leaders-offer-no-fix-for-credit-crisis.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 14 Apr 2008 2:30:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23767/imf-oks-11b-gold-sale.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe International Monetary Fund has approved the sale of 400 tons of gold from its massive reserves for an expected $11 billion, the Financial Times reports. The global lender also plans to slash up to 15% of its workforce to improve its finances, which have been hit by falling demand for emergency loans. The IMF is aiming to move away from lending to take on a more advisory role.http://www.newser.com/story/23767/imf-oks-11b-gold-sale.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 08 Apr 2008 0:06:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23358/going-greener-wont-cut-much-into-bottom-line-study.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCutting greenhouse-gas emissions will put a dent in the world's bottom line, but the damage could be minimal with the right economic policies, the International Monetary Fund forecasts. A 60% reduction of 2002 emission levels will reduce global growth by 2.6% come 2040, but the world's economy would still double in size, the Wall Street Journal reports.http://www.newser.com/story/23358/going-greener-wont-cut-much-into-bottom-line-study.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 03 Apr 2008 18:48:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16719/bomb-threat-closes-world-bank.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Washington headquarters of the World Bank will be closed for business Friday as it investigates a bomb threat, Reuters reports. "The bank is working with law enforcement officials to determine the validity of the threat," said a statement from the bank. Few other details were released. The international lending institution is located about a block away from the White House.http://www.newser.com/story/16719/bomb-threat-closes-world-bank.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jan 2008 22:13:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14114/britain-tops-us-in-funding-for-world-bank.html?refid=rss_all_defaultGreat Britain has supplanted the United States as the largest contributor to the World Bank, pledging $4.2 billion of the total $25.1 billion raised for the world's poorest nations, a record high. The shift in power reflects both the dollar's waning dominance as well as an end to US-Europe tensions following Paul Wolfowitz's resignation, the Times reports.http://www.newser.com/story/14114/britain-tops-us-in-funding-for-world-bank.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 14 Dec 2007 13:46:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/9994/world-bank-president-touts-new-strategy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultRobert Zoellick has outlined a new strategy for the World Bank, including giving the private sector a bigger role in development, speeding aid to countries coming out of conflict, and promoting green energy alternatives, Reuters reports. The new president  has been quick to reposition the global bank's mission following the turmoil over former president Paul Wolfowitz's resignation under duress.http://www.newser.com/story/9994/world-bank-president-touts-new-strategy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 22 Oct 2007 8:22:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/9093/new-world-bank-head-stakes-out-own-ground.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThough he's proven more popular with staffers than his predecessor, new World Bank head Robert Zoellick faces a greater challenge in setting a new path for the poverty-fighting lender, the Wall Street Journal reports. As shareholders meet today for the first time since Zoellick took over for the disgraced Paul Wolfowitz, the bank president aims to sell "inclusive and sustainable globalization."http://www.newser.com/story/9093/new-world-bank-head-stakes-out-own-ground.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 09 Oct 2007 5:42:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5221/snubbing-the-west-bolivia-waxes-red.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBolivia’s populist president is traveling his country handing out aid—straight from his anti-American neighbor Hugo Chávez. The Washington Post reports that Evo Morales has been taking more than a cue from Chávez, using the Venezuelan leader's cash to fund social welfare programs and build clinics and schools, while balking at the investment in private enterprise favored by the West.http://www.newser.com/story/5221/snubbing-the-west-bolivia-waxes-red.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 03 Aug 2007 9:23:49 CDT