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Climate biggest issue at G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
At July's G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit, world leaders will discuss the world economy, environmental concerns, African development and other pressing issues that must be tackled. Global warming is a huge challenge, and... Is G-8's relevance unclear?
This is the affirmative answer to such question as expressed in an article by LA Times. " On eve of summit, G-8's relevance is unclear. This week's gathering of the world's major developed nations in Japan will probably be overshadowed by worries about the global economy... Hokkaido, Toyako, Japan, G8 Summit!!
It is getting a little wet here and I do have major trouble uplodging files and pictures as well as videos! The Earth was not to happy either today, maybe an omen to think about! Thing are getting more tense and one... Tsvangirai rules out African Union call for power-sharing deal with Mugabe
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have ruled out any kind of reconcilation with Mugabe government. He also rejected any mediation conducted solely by South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, who the... 'Public Intellectuals 2.0': Democratizing Free Speech?
OpenDemocracy has a great post today by Evgeny Morozov on the recent Citizen Media Summit (organized by our citizen-media internet neighbours Global Voices), which was held this past weekend in Budapest. The post and... UK to invest $250 bn investment in green energy
" The move is being fuelled by the UK's looming energy crisis. Within five years, many of the existing nuclear and coal power stations will be shut - leaving a gaping hole at the heart of the national grid. At...Conservative Anglicans aim to avoid split
The Anglican (Episcopal) church is being torn apart by the issue of gay marriage and gay priests. Now conservative memebrs of the church are forming a new organisation which is hoping to prevent a split in the church."A new organisation for traditionalists wishing to remain...Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight.
"Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight. (I planned to write, well, finish and post, my thoughts on Mallory & Irvine's summit day today, but it needs a bit more work, and frankly I've been swamped. So, that'll have to wait till next week. But, in the...Opec Summit Leads to Supply Boost Promise
After meeting in Jeddah, Opec nations and their biggest customers have agreed that oil supplies should be boosted, though no exact amount or percentage has been announced. In its announcement, Saudi Arabia asserted... U.S. Energy Boss: Not Speculators, Shortages the Blame for Oil Prices
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe U.S. Energy Boss blaming shortages and not speculators driving up oil prices certainly must be the same slick oil salesmen who has Prime Swamp land in Florida for... Saudi Arabia Increases Oil Production To 9.7 Million Barrels Per Day
"King Abdullah has agreed that his country will increased output to 9.7 million barrels a day as he opened a summit on the soaring international price of crude." Saudis to host oil price summit
Saudi Arabia will be hosting a meeting of oil producing and consuming nations to discuss the rapidly rising cost of oil around the world.Wouldn't a consumer of oil be every country though?"The US and other consumers... Sarkozy blames Mandelson for Irish 'No' vote in EU summit outburst
Nicolas Sarkozy has blamed the Irish voting 'no' in the EU treaty vote on Peter Mandelson, the current British Commissioner of the European Union for Trade. Sarkozy also blamed the world's starving children on... Ireland given four months to save Lisbon Treaty
Ireland has been given four months by the European Union to come up with a plan to save the Lisbon Treaty.I can't imagine that this is really going to make any difference to the original vote - what's to stop them... Male priests marry in Anglican church's first gay 'wedding'
An Anglican church has held a homosexual "wedding" for the first time in a move that will deepen the rift between liberals and traditionalists" Two male priests exchanged vows and rings in a ceremony that was...
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