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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his speech at the the high-level conference on World Food Security held at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters, in Rome, Tuesday, June 3, 2008. World food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told world leaders Tuesday at a summit grappling with hunger and civil unrest caused by food price hikes.
'No war with US and Israel'
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KUALA LUMPUR: Iran has given an assurance that war will not break out with the United States and Israel over its nuclear standoff. Its president Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said they were doing their best to maintain peace in the world. "Don't worry, there won't be...

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The Chancellor is facing a £7.5bn black hole in his Budget for next year as a result of the...
By Megawati Wijaya SINGAPORE - From Sri Lanka to South Korea, from Tibet to Myanmar, Asia's...
For too long, the issue of clinical depression barely figured on the radar of mainstream public...
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7/8/2008, 6:15 p.m. EDT> The Associated Press  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped for the second straight day and investors were encouraged by the possibility of more help for the ailing...
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Jul 9, 2008 6:52 AM The Group of Eight rich nations agreed to impose sanctions against Zimbabwe's leadership because of violence during the widely condemned re-election of President Robert Mugabe.     The United States and Britain,...
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TOYAKO, Japan (AP) World leaders embraced for the first time on Tuesday an ambitious but nonbinding goal of slashing greenhouse-gas emissions in half by midcentury to stave off global warming. Unimpressed environmentalists called the effort too slow...
photo: White House / Eric Draper
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Gordon Brown and other G8 leaders were attacked for 'eco-hypocrisy' last night over greenhouse gas emissions from their journeys to and from the summit in Japan. Experts estimated the total 'carbon footprint' of this year's extravaganza at more than...
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The United States will force a vote this week to place UN sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders after Russia's new President joined other G8 leaders yesterday in threatening "further steps" against Robert Mugabe's Government. The decision to force a...
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Anti-poverty campaigners expressed relief yesterday after Britain, Japan and Germany successfully fought off an attempt by France and Italy to roll back promises of increased aid to Africa. After two days of haggling, the G8 reaffirmed the...
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