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G8 mostly skips UN hunger summit, scepticism rife

World
2009-11-16

GOVERNMENT leaders and officials meet in Rome today for a three-day UN summit on how to fight global hunger, but anti-poverty campaigners are already writing off the event as a missed opportunity. With the world's...

US to launch US$15 billion food initiative at G8

World
2009-7-10

WORLD leaders met today with African nations before an expected announcement of a new food security proposal that represents a fundamental shift in the way the West tackles world hunger, taking wisdom from the old...

G8 welcomes developing states, eyes climate, trade

World
2009-7-9

LEADERS of the world's richest and main developing nations meet today to try to find common ground on global warming and international trade, with the poorer countries seeking concessions. US President Barack...

G8 stresses need for stimulus as economy is still too shaky

World
2009-7-9

WORLD leaders agreed that the global economy is too unstable to begin rolling back massive fiscal stimulus plans in the near future, according to a draft of the Group of Eight statement on the world economy obtained...

G8 summit skips dollar debate,aims lower on climate

World
2009-7-8

G8 leaders have failed to get emerging powers to agree climate change goals for 2050 and conclusions from their summit will not directly refer to a sensitive debate about the domination of the dollar. Draft documents...

Hu leaves for leaders' dialogue between G8, emerging economies

National
2009-7-5

CHINESE President Hu Jintao left Beijing today for a meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) and five emerging economies (China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Mexico) from July 8 to 10 in L'Aquila,...

G8 ministers preparing for economic recovery

World
2009-6-14

THE Group of Eight industrialized nations have begun preparing for an economic recovery, acknowledging yesterday "signs of stabilization in our economies" and agreeing to ask the International Monetary Fund to study...

G8 finance officials seek agreement on exit

World
2009-6-13

TOP financial officials from the Group of Eight industrialized nations faced divisions today over the importance of unwinding hefty stimulus packages now that the first signs of global economic recovery have emerged,...

G8: take all action to end Sri Lanka civilian loss

World
2009-4-25

THE Group of Eight is demanding that the warring factions in Sri Lanka take all necessary action to prevent further civilian deaths. The G-8 foreign ministers say in a statement that they are deeply concerned about...

World stands as one over global warming

National
2008-7-10

TOP economies and developing countries joined hands in the fight against climate change yesterday, vowing support for United Nations-led global-warming talks at the conclusion of a keynote summit. On the final day...