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World Food Day: More than One Billion People Suffering from Hunger

Ann M. Veneman | Posted 10.15.2009 | Impact

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Ann M. Veneman

On this World Food Day more than one billion people are suffering from malnutrition and hunger, an increase of 100 million in just over a year.

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Jim Chanos Warned Brown, Geithner, and Others about Coming Financial Crash in 2007

Rob Johnson | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

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Rob Johnson

Chanos and Paul Singer briefed prominent policy officials about the growing financial instability. They told officials that banks that were about to sink the global economy. They called for decisive action. And they were ignored.

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Obama: Congress "Tougher" Than G-8

The Hill | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

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As a summit of world leaders in Italy concluded, President Obama said dealing with Congress is more difficult than negotiating global issues with the ...

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G8 Summit Opens To Developing Market Economies

AP | COLLEEN BARRY and JANE WARDELL | Posted 08.09.2009 | World

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L'AQULA, Italy — Britain and the United States may see room for more stimulus. Germany is worried that it has done too much already. The leader...

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G8 Italy Summit: Friday (VIDEO)(SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.09.2009 | World

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We'll be following the Group of 8 Summit in L'Aquila here with news, photos and video. Feel free to check back at regular intervals for updates. ***...

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G-8 Nations Can't Agree On Climate Change Plan

nytimes.com | PETER BAKER | Posted 08.08.2009 | Green

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The world's major industrial nations and emerging powers failed to agree Wednesday on significant cuts in heat-trapping gases by 2050, unraveling an e...

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100 Activists Climb Coal Chimneys To Demand G-8 Leaders Get Tough

Yahoo! News | 1 Hr 18 Mins Ago | Posted 08.08.2009 | Green

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The Greenpeace group said that more than 100 of militants on Wednesday climbed the chimneys of four coal power stations across Italy to demand tough a...

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US, other wealthy nations vow global warming cuts

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON and NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

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L'AQUILA, Italy — Targeting global warming, President Barack Obama and other leaders of the world's richest industrial countries pledged Wednesd...

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G8 Summit Italy - Everything You Need To Know

Huffington Post | Morgan Korn | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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When world leaders converge in the Italian city of L'Aquila this week for the Group of Eight (G-8) summit, the economic crisis and global warming will...

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Mara Carfagna, Former Topless Model, Berlusconi's Escort To G-8 Meeting (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi received plenty of attention a few months ago for stacking Parliament and his cabinet with former beauty quee...

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G-8 Summit Organizers Ready Basketball Court For Obama

Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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(AP) L'AQUILA, Italy - A summit held in a police barracks in a quake-stricken city may not provide Barack Obama with the luxury to which a U.S. presid...

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Get Ready: Global Warming To Be Hot Topic at G8 Summit In Italy

McClatchy | Steven Thomma | Posted 08.06.2009 | Green

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Will the United States and Europe act by themselves to cut emissions of the heat-trapping gases that are causing long-term global warming and will the...

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L'Aquila: G-8 To Be Held In Italy's Earthquake-Stricken Town

Times Online | Richard Owen | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

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Silvio Berlusconi said today that he would move the G8 summit in July from Sardinia to L'Aquila, the centre of the Abruzzo earthquake, and divert the ...

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Inappropriate Hottie Rundown: G-8 Summit Leaders

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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The G-8 Summit, an annual meeting of the world's eight richest countries (and a guy from the EU hovering around like he matters), began Monday in Hokk...

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Developing Economies Don't Back G-8 Emissions Goal

AP | TOM RAUM and JOSEPH COLEMAN | Posted 07.17.2008 | Green

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TOYAKO, Japan — A joint gathering of major developed and developing nations on Wednesday agreed that climate change was "one of the great global...

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World Leaders Eat 18-Course Meal While Discussing Solutions To Global Food Crisis

Daily Mail | James Chapman | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Just two days ago, Gordon Brown was urging us all to stop wasting food and combat rising prices and a global shortage of provisions. But yesterday th...

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G-8 summit opens with spotlight on aid for Africa

AP | MALCOLM FOSTER | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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RUSUTSU, Japan — Aid for Africa _ and whether enough was coming from the world's major economic powers _ was in the spotlight Monday as the Grou...

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