New Delhi: India’s summer monsoon will become highly unpredictable if the world’s average temperature rises by 2ºC in the next two-three decades, a scientific report commissioned by the World Bank sa

The World Bank chose Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim as its next chief on Monday in a decision that surprised few despite the first-ever challenge to the US lock on the Bank's presidency.

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US nominee for World Bank President's post Jim Yong Kim on Tuesday met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and is believed to have sought India's support for his candidature.

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Japan will support Jim Yong Kim, the U.S. nominee for the next World Bank head, Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi said on Sunday after meeting the candidate who is in Tokyo on his world tour to seek

The World Bank announced here on Friday that Jim Yong Kim from the US, Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Colombia's Jose Antonio Ocampo are the three candidates for the bank presidency.

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The United States named the president of a prestigious Ivy League college, Jim Yong Kim, to lead the World Bank, in a race challenged by developing country candidates.

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