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GenealogyBank is one of the largest collections of digitized U.S. newspapers, dating back to 1690. [1] In addition to digital newspaper archives, GenealogyBank also offers other online genealogy resources including the Social Security Death Index, obituaries, government publications, and historical books. [2]
Benjamin S. "Ben" Ruffin was born in Durham, North Carolina, on December 11, 1941, to Benjamin F. Ruffin, Jr. and Catherine Ruffin.. Growing up, he lived in a section of Durham called the West End, one of the several black communities in the city.
Managing Director of the World Bank; Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) First interim World Bank Group president born outside United States First World Bank Group president born in Europe First World Bank Group president from Germany: 9 James Wolfensohn: June 1, 1995 – May 31, 2005 United States [a]
The World Bank Institute is the capacity development branch of the World Bank, providing learning and other capacity-building programs to member countries. The IBRD has 189 member governments, and the other institutions have between 153 and 184. [2] The institutions of the World Bank Group are all run by a board of governors meeting once a year ...
The World Bank has regularly failed to live up to its own policies for protecting people harmed by projects it finances. The World Bank and its private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corp., have financed governments and companies accused of human rights violations such as rape, murder and torture.
Oct. 15—Meredith's Les Haynes had firsthand experience with the struggles people in rural areas of New Hampshire have with access to lifesaving health care. A resident of the Lakes Region ...
Robert Bruce Zoellick (/ ˈ z ɛ l ɪ k /; German:; born July 25, 1953) [1] is an American public official and lawyer who was the 11th president of the World Bank Group, a position he held from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012. [2]
She has one Republican challenger, Eric Blankenburg, and one Libertarian challenger, Guy Meilleur. Valerie Foushee, left, talks with Brenda Ford Harding in Durham, during the 2022 primary election.