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Global obesity epidemic: report says 2.1bn now overweight or obese
2014-05-31 11:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Modern lifestyles, which encourage a lack of mobility and exercise in the developed world, have greatly increased levels of obesity, according to experts in a report published in the Lancet journal. The global population of overweight people now tops 2.1 billion, up from 875 million in 1980. The US, China and Russia have the highest rates, while the UK was third in Western Europe out of 188 countries studied. The modernisation of our world has caused physical inactivity on all levels, the...
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Fincantieri to build 2.1bn new ships for MSC Cruises
2014-05-27 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has been awarded a 2.1bn contract to build two new cruise ships for MSC Cruises, an Italian-Swiss cruise line.
US DoT to provide $2.1bn for Westside Purple Line Extension
2014-05-22 01:00:00| Railway Technology
The US Department of Transportation (DoT) will provide $2.1bn in federal grant and loan agreements to fund the construction of 3.9-mile Westside Purple Line Extension running between downtown Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California.
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Red Lobster sold for $2.1bn
2014-05-16 19:06:37| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The struggling Red Lobster chain of seafood restaurants is sold by owner Darden Restaurants for $2.1bn to private-equity firm Golden Gate Capital, despite opposition.
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Petrofac awarded $2.1bn refinery contract
2013-11-26 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Oil and gas services provider Petrofac has secured a $2.1bn engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries (ORPIC).
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