riviere

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After the Haiti earthquake, Rivière Grise became a dumping ground, especially for construction debris.

From Scientific American

In the Security Council meetings planned for this week, diplomats had not expected Syria to agree to additional border crossings and had prepared a resolution, to be put to a vote, authorizing the crossings, said Nicolas de Rivière, France’s ambassador to the United Nations.

From New York Times

De Riviere told reporters after the meeting that U.N. humanitarian officials said they were ready to send convoys through the three crossings.

From Seattle Times

France’s U.N. ambassador, Nicolas De Riviere, told reporters before Monday’s council meeting that the earthquake is “a humanitarian tragedy that should not be politicized.”

From Seattle Times

Sebastien de La Riviere, who oversaw Elliott Management’s campaigns against GlaxoSmithKline and Fresenius, has left the activist hedge fund.

From New York Times