Posts Tagged ‘World Leaders’

Slow progress at Copenhagen talks

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Talks remain deadlocked at the protest-hit climate summit in Copenhagen as world leaders join efforts to seal a deal.

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Scores arrested in protests at climate change summit

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Over 200 climate change activists have been detained by police in protests outside the Copenhagen summit as world leaders gather for the final days of negotiations.

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World joins Germany to mark fall of the Berlin Wall

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Thousands of people join world leaders in the German capital to mark 20 years since the collapse of the Berlin Wall helped bring an end to the Cold War and humbled an empire.

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Leaders ‘likely’ to go to summit

Friday, November 6th, 2009

At least 40 world leaders are likely to attend December’s UN climate summit in a bid to secure a new global treaty.

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U.N.: Climate treaty set for 2010

Friday, November 6th, 2009

A new international treaty to combat climate change will not be ready when 40 world leaders meet next month in Copenhagen but may be finished next year, a top United Nations official said Friday in Barcelona.

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PM warns of climate ‘catastrophe’

Monday, October 19th, 2009

The UK faces floods, droughts and killer heatwaves if world leaders do not agree a climate change deal, the PM will warn.

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Obama hails ‘tough regulations’

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

World leaders at the G20 summit have agreed tough financial rules to avert another global crisis, US President Barack Obama says.
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Bid to jump-start climate talks

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

World leaders are to meet to revitalise talks on climate change, with China expected to make major concessions.
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Bid to jumpstart climate talks

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

World leaders are to meet at the UN to try and revitalise talks on climate change, with China expected to make major concessions.
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Reuters summit-September UN summit seen key to climate deal – Reuters

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

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Reuters summit-September UN summit seen key to climate deal
Reuters
OSLO, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A drive to agree a UN climate pact in Copenhagen in December risks failure unless world leaders revive bogged-down negotiations at a UN summit in New York on Sept. 22, experts say.
EU May Give Up To EUR15B For Climate Change FightWall Street Journal
People power is crucial to making Copenhagen a successguardian.co.uk
UN's De Boer Says Climate Accord Prospects ImprovingBloomberg
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Why Ted Kennedy Was the Last of His Kind – Atlantic Online

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Why Ted Kennedy Was the Last of His Kind
Atlantic Online
Edward M. Kennedy was romantically described as the last lion, but it might be more accurate to think of him as a river. Especially earlier in his long career, he could be tumultuous and overflow his banks, both politically and in his personal life.
World leaders pay tribute to KennedyThe Associated Press
Kennedy dynasty fascinates publicHouston Chronicle
Kennedy death marks end of an eraBBC News
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The Fix: Kennedy, 59 Seats and the Ne… – Washington Post

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

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The Fix: Kennedy, 59 Seats and the Next Five Months
Washington Post
One of the stark political realities of Ted Kennedy's death is that Senate Democrats' long coveted 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority is on hold for the foreseeable future as Massachusetts voters prepare for a special
'Win One for Teddy,' Say Dems Pushing for Health ReformABC News
Run-ins, heart-to-hearts and laughsCNN
World leaders pay tribute to KennedyThe Associated Press
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Edward Kennedy, 1932-2009 – Boston Globe

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

guardian.co.uk
Edward Kennedy, 1932-2009
Boston Globe
Ted Kennedy was not a great man. The extraordinary events of his life clashed with his human frailties, and the frailties sometimes won. He had real talent as a legislative politician, but for his first few decades seemed destined mainly to be
World leaders pay tribute to KennedyThe Associated Press
Will Kennedy's Death Affect Healthcare, Financial Reform?Atlantic Online
Kennedy to have Boston funeral, Arlington burialDetroit Free Press
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World leaders pay tribute to Kennedy – The Associated Press

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

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World leaders pay tribute to Kennedy
The Associated Press
DUBLIN — Nowhere outside of America has the Kennedy legacy been more deeply felt than in Ireland, where photographs of the family adorn homes and hundreds claim to be distant relations of the glittering dynasty that brought the first Roman Catholic to
Dodd Considers Succeeding Kennedy as Senate Health Panel LeaderBloomberg
What to Watch: Sen. Ted Kennedy TV ProgrammingSeattle Post Intelligencer
Style appreciation: Ted Kennedy, the patron saint of little brothersLos Angeles Times
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Nobel Prize Winner Tutu Condemns Suu Kyi Conviction – Voice of America

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Times Online
Nobel Prize Winner Tutu Condemns Suu Kyi Conviction
Voice of America
World leaders are strongly condemning Burma's government for deciding to keep opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for another 18 months, and are calling for her immediate and unconditional release.
Myanmar Sentence Draws CriticismNew York Times
UN council delays statement on Suu Kyi sentenceReuters
US, UK, France Press for UN Condemnation of Myanmar's JuntaBloomberg
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