"Meeting with reporters after the G8 leaders meeting, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada said that he would keep budget deficits as long as needed. He warned that it was too early for world...
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The 2009 G8 Summit continues in L'Aquila, Italy and Friday world leaders issued a joint statement on global food security. The statement comes as G8 leaders pledged to provide $20 billion in aid to boost food...
A photograph of Obama checking out a girl — Mayara Tavares — is making the rounds this morning, but the video seems to show him merely checking his footing and helping another woman down the steps. The picture...
The members of the G8 Summit have set their climate targets, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050,and while some call this aggressive, others says it is not nearly aggressive enough. But what happens now?" The G8 agreement will put added pressure on...
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The 2009 G8 Summit continues in L'Aquila, Italy where leaders of the world's group of eight nations have issued a joint declaration from the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate. Here is the full text of the...
Leader's of the world's eighth largest economies met today. In a joint statement they agreed that the global economy is not stable enough to pull back on massive fiscal stimulus soon. In a statement obtained...
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The upcoming G8 Summit, in L'Aquila Italy, has rounded up anti-G8 sentiment. On Tuesday, July 7, 36 protesters were arrested after clashing with Italian police in Rome. In L'Aquila 5 french protesters were found with...
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G8 leaders meet in L'Aquila, Italy, on Wednesday and the financial crisis will hit center stage. Leaders from the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, France Germany, Italy, Russia and Japan will work on news...
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A massive state funeral for the victims of Monday's earthquake took place during a national day of mourning in Italy on Friday. The funeral took place as the death toll reached 289 people, with 205 wooden coffins...
Central Italy woke up again last night when a strong aftershock was perceived ar 2:52am. According to the first data available, it was reported initially as a 5.7 Richter quake, the USGS reported it as a 5.2 event.
Luckily - again we have perceived it clearly...
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A mass funeral will be held in Italy on Friday for the victims of the earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region on Monday. Some 260 people are now known to have died, and 1,200 people were injured in the powerful...
Sad news as Italy wakes up, officials report that the death toll has now peaked to 250. 1,000 people remain hurt, about 100 seriously, and around 50 are still missing. The first funeral of a victim will take place...
Hundreds of aftershocks of the violent earthquake that shook central Italy and destroyed half of the city of L'Aquila and many small centres in the province were reported thought last night and all day. April 6th ended up with an aftershock around midnight, while a stronger...
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Working under floodlights and by flashlight, rescue crews in central Italy are racing against time to free anyone still trapped alive beneath the rubble after an earthquake devastated the area around L'Aquila....
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