In 2015 while in office as mayor, Ferguson helped Bristol become the first UK city to be named a European Green Capital since the awards were established in 2010. The city was chosen not only for its green spaces and easy access to the countryside, but for its enthusiasm for all things sustainable.
In 2014, focus shifted from promoting economic development to providing public service at grassroots level. The municipal government began to reform sub-district offices, replacing the task of attracting business and investment with public services and strengthening the role of social governance. This was widely viewed as a response to the decision to promote grassroots social governance taken at the third plenum of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee in 2013.
In 2015, the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation committed to enabling 1 billion people to gain access to a transaction account by 2020 through targeted interventions. Visa committed to providing another 500 million individuals with first-time access to the payments system between 2015 and 2020.
In 2015,bankrupt US solar company SunEdison agreed to buy Latin America Power for 0 million. However, SunEdison later halted the deal, resulting in a court battle. Last year, SunEdison paid .5 million to reach a settlement.
In 2012, a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) was developed as a new power-generation technology to convert various mechanical energy from the living environment into electricity, based on the coupling between the triboelectric effect and electrostatic induction.
In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a guideline for naming human infectious diseases. Geographic locations, people's names, species of animal or food, cultural, population, industry or occupational references are among the terms that should be avoided in disease names, according to the guideline.
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In 2012, Dong Daojing, an 83-year-old grandmother, was diagnosed with cancer of the appendix, and doctors estimated she only had six months to live, chinanews.com reported on Monday.
In 2001, traditional Chinese garments regained their popularity after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum meeting in Shanghai, at which leaders from many countries wore traditional Tang suits.
In 1996, Japan's debt-to-GDP ratio exceeded 90 percent. Thinking the ratio may be too high and could incur a fiscal crisis, the panicked Japanese government tightened its fiscal policies, which led to an economic recession. Japan later gave up its tightening fiscal policy stance and now although its debt-GDP ratio has exceeded 250 percent, it is yet to encounter a fiscal crisis, Yu said.
In 2001, police detained Zhang Yuxi's cousin Zhang Shengli in Zhejiang province on charges of being involved in the fight. The local court found Zhang Shengli was guilty of killing Zhang Chaoming and sentenced him to 13 years in prison.