G8 growing bigger?
Published: 10 July, 2009, 22:31
The G8 summit that came to an end on Thursday has brought new prospects for major reforms in the world’s most influential political institutions.
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09.07.2009, 01:12
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Kim Carstensen, WWF Global Climate initiative: “The decision [to limit temperature growth to 2ºC] is a step forward. The new US leadership has been important. Also, Russia must have played a constructive role.”
09.07.2009, 17:55
On day two of the G8 summit, global warming has taken center stage. The eight richest nations scratch their heads as to where the money’s gone this past year, and developing countries line up to ask for their share.
10.07.2009, 13:51
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The G8 leaders are into their third and final day of talks in Italy, which is going to be devoted to food security, fighting world hunger and Africa’s problems.
09.12.2009, 18:11
As past experience has shown, although the Summit on Climate Change would probably come to a successful conclusion, it is unlikely to be backed up by future action, thinks Danish environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg.
28.04.2009, 15:49
Young people from across Russia are in Moscow as part of their preparations for taking part in the Junior Eight Summit.
18.11.2009, 18:34
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After the Lisbon Treaty comes in force, Russia-EU relations won’t suffer considerable changes as they are “inevitable and amicable partners,” President Dmitry Medvedev told a media briefing in Stockholm.
15.12.2009, 19:00
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President Medvedev has said that talks on a new climate treaty that are underway in Copenhagen should not lead to a “witch hunt”. He said there has been unfair pressure put on countries rich in hydrocarbons.
21.07.2010, 10:17
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has placed his First Deputy in charge of monitoring progress against a heat wave and drought that has devastated agriculture in the country.
17.12.2009, 08:57
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President Dmitry Medvedev is preparing to join over a hundred leaders at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, which was stalled for nine-hours on Wednesday due to wrangles over the text to be used for the talks.
08.12.2009, 13:08
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While the UN Secretary General has told the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen that mankind is primarily to blame for global warming, 150 scientists have signed an open letter demanding hard evidence for that.
Published: 10 July, 2009, 22:31
The G8 summit that came to an end on Thursday has brought new prospects for major reforms in the world’s most influential political institutions.
I thought that the coverage was very good. More than what we hear in the states. They talk some facts but joke how our president was late!