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The leaders of Japan and Indonesia on Thursday urged negotiators at UN climate talks in Copenhagen to clinch a deal and agree to bold targets for cutting carbon emissions. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama also offered low-interest loans worth US$425...
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After the second round of the Romanian presidential elections held on Sunday, the re-elected president of Romania, Traian Basescu, is faced with a daunting task: trying to form a government strong enough to be supported by a Parliament controlled by his...
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It's one of the areas of my life where I put in tremendous energy, and to be awarded for it means a lot," said Wildes, who was unable to attend the ceremony at Emancipation Park on Sunday because he is studying in Barbados. In a telephone interview, the...
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cancels trip to climate conference 'because of costs' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided against attending the climate conference in Copenhagen because of what his officer called "the costs surrounding the stay of the Israeli delegation in Denmark...
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The Jamaica government is reportedly closer to reaching a deal for US$1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). An IMF team arrives in the island today to continue negotiations on the US$1.2 billion standby facility. However, there is still...
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Gordon Brown's attack on top-level civil servants' excessive pay (report, 8 December) completely misses the point. It is not how much they earn that is the issue but the quality of their judgement, advice and management skills. An outstanding example...
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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said his government was fully committed to creating a society free of human suffering and deprivation. �Our government believes that the protection of all human rights is the first and foremost responsibility...
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A number of MPs yesterday said the grilling of the prime minister and three other ministers in a record-breaking 20-hour session on Tuesday was a clear victory of Kuwaiti democracy and called for paying greater attention to development projects. The marathon...
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This year is expected to be the fifth warmest on record. But the researchers sounded a note of caution, warning that a record year in 2010 is not a certainty, especially if the current El Nino declined or there was a large volcanic eruption. The latest...
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The wife of former Grenadian Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell is now at the centre of a controversy over the use of a diplomatic passport. Marietha Dian Mitchell has been told to return the document which she no longer has the privilege to use. In a statement...
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