Liberians mourn UN worker killed in Afghanistan
AP - Sun Nov 22, 7:42 am ETHundreds of people jammed into a Monrovia church to mourn a Liberian United Nations worker killed in an October attack by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan's capital.
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Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit
Boston Globe - Sun Nov 22, 8:33 am ETSixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday.
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Iran Yet to Give Final Answer on Atomic Fuel Proposal, UN Says
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 20, 7:06 am ETNov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Iran has yet to provide a final written response to a United Nations-brokered proposal to enrich its uranium overseas, the head of the UN atomic agency said.
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Denmark says 65 world leaders so far will attend UN climate summit next month in Copenhagen
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sun Nov 22, 7:05 am ETCOPENHAGEN - A Danish official says 65 world leaders so far will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December and several more have responded positively to invitations.
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Brazil’s President Elbows U.S. on the Diplomatic Stage
International Herald Tribune - Sun Nov 22, 9:23 pm ETPresident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is drawing criticism for receiving Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in his first state visit to Brazil.
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The ultimate crop rotation: Wealthy nations outsource crops to Ethiopia's farmlands
Washington Post - Mon Nov 23, 12:00 am ETBAKO, ETHIOPIA -- In recent months, the Ethiopian government began marketing abroad one of the hottest commodities in an increasingly crowded and hungry world: farmland.
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Delegates discuss way forward in UN climate talks
Park Hills Daily Journal - Sun Nov 22, 5:41 am ETBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Countries most vulnerable to climate change said Friday they were incensed that rich nations were rethinking the timetable for concluding a global treaty that would hold them to legally binding targets for cutting emissions.
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The ultimate crop rotation: Wealthy nations outsource crops to Ethiopia's farmlands
Washington Post - Sun Nov 22, 9:41 pm ETBAKO, ETHIOPIA -- In recent months, the Ethiopian government began marketing abroad one of the hottest commodities in an increasingly crowded and hungry world: farmland.
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In Ethiopia, farmland is hot property
Washington Post - Sun Nov 22, 5:01 pm ETBAKO, ETHIOPIA -- In recent months, the Ethiopian government began marketing abroad one of the hottest commodities in an increasingly crowded and hungry world: farmland.
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Crude Oil Rises on Improving Global Demand, Dollar Weakness
Bloomberg - 1 hour 23 minutes agoNov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose from a one-week low on speculation demand will increase as the global economy recovers from its worst recession since World War II.
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Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 2:54 pm ETSince the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.
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Global warming's impacts accelerated, worsened since 1997 Kyoto pact
Denver Post - 58 minutes agoSince the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.
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20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer
Boston Globe - Fri Nov 20, 7:18 am ETEDITOR'S NOTE -- The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories.
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Iran Tests Air Defense System for Protecting Nuclear Plants
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 9:30 pm ETNov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Iran says it is testing an air defense system this week in the largest military exercises it has conducted to assess the country’s ability to protect its nuclear plants.
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Iran Tests Air Defense System for Protecting Nuclear Plants
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 9:21 pm ETNov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Iran says it is testing an air defense system this week in the largest military exercises it has conducted to assess the country’s ability to protect its nuclear plants.
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Iran Tests Air Defense System for Protecting Nuclear Plants
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 9:06 pm ETNov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Iran says it is testing an air defense system this week in the largest military exercises it has conducted to assess the country’s ability to protect its nuclear plants.
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Britain Begins Poster Campaign Warning of Climate Change Danger
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 8:55 pm ETNov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The British government will today begin a poster campaign warning of the dangers of climate change, showing how the seasons could soon look different as a result of global warming.
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Sri Lanka Seeks UN Aid as Envoy Visits Tamils Displaced by War
Bloomberg - Wed Nov 18, 8:59 pm ETNov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka asked the United Nations for help resettling civilians displaced by the country’s civil war as a UN envoy visited camps where mainly Tamil refugees have lived since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels in May.
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Sri Lanka Seeks UN Aid as Envoy Visits Tamils Displaced by War
Bloomberg - Wed Nov 18, 8:51 pm ETNov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka asked the United Nations for help resettling civilians displaced by the country’s civil war as a UN envoy visited camps where mainly Tamil refugees have lived since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels in May.
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Rudd Seeks Carbon Vote Before Parliament Ends Nov. 26 (Update1)
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 8:28 pm ETNov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian government, which intends to make an offer tomorrow to opposition lawmakers of a revised carbon reduction proposal, said there is time to get the plan through parliament before the session ends on Nov. 26.
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Global warming getting worse at accelerated pace
Lansing State Journal - 2 minutes agoWASHINGTON - Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated - beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.
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