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UN member-states on Friday agreed on a global plan to step up the fight against tuberculosis, the world number one killer among infectious diseases, settling a row with the United States over access to cheap drugs. Following weeks of tough negotiations, the text of a final declaration won approval and will be formally adopt adidas samba ed at the first-ever TB summit on September 26, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York.In July, South Africa clashed with the United States over proposals to water down language recognising the right of poorer countries to access cheaper medicines. The contested language referred to the so-called TRIPS trade arrangements dealing with intellectual property rights. A compromise was reached that strengthened references to TRIPS.Medical charity MSF had backed South Africa stance and urged countries to resist what it described as an aggressive push by the US pharmaceutical lobby to restrict access to l stanley cup ow-cost drugs.At the summit world leaders will commit to end the tuberculosis epidemic by 2030 and come up with USD 13 billion annually to ac owala hieve that goal, according to the 53-point final declaration.An additional USD 2 billion will be spent globally to fund tuberculosis research up from USD 700 million currently. MSF policy advisor Sharonann Lynch said the final declaration was an improvement from the first draft, but added that world leaders must turn up at the summit.Heads of state have to s Tbca Weekend read: Is EU doing enough
Crowdfunding has had a major impact on creative industries and for some technology projects in the US in recent years, with the site Kickstarter the most prominent. After a long wait, the startup Mosaic has got the all clear to offer $100 million of projects in California, after a long approval process.Mosaic was previously able to fund a number of projects, worth $300,000, in less than 24 hours, in its first crowdfunded solar projects. Previously it had offered a group of projects, which is labeled bet stanley cup a projects, on a trial basis 聳 some of which have already paid back investors.Today聮s announcement that $100 million of projects will be offered is a big step forward for Mosaic and for crowdfunding of renewable energy using the online model. California has always been a leader in solar energy. We聮re thrilled that now any resident of California can invest directly into solar energy for as little as $25, said Billy Parish, President and Co-founder of Mosaic.Mosaic released a new promotional video to cel stanley cup ebrate the news of the approval.pv magazine visited Mosaic聮s Oakland headquarters in July of last year. At that stage the startup had provided installations for non-profit organizations, largely in the Oakland area. Approval from the SEC for a larger rollout of the platform has taken longer than first anticipated.UPDATE stanley quencher April 10 : The first project released under the new $100 million series of projects has been fully subscribed, raising the $157,750 requi