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diA workers gives the finishing touches in the Coppito neighborhood, in L'Aquila, Italy, Saturday, July 4, 2009
(photo: AP / Alsssandra Tarantino)
L'Aquila summit needs to capitalise on global goodwill on climate change
The Guardian
| Energy, energy efficiency and forest protection must be the focus for reducing carbon emissions at next week's meeting in Italy | On July 9, the leaders of the world's largest economies will meet in L'Aquila, Italy, to discuss progress towards a new global climate agreement. In six months, a , so ...
Specialist Peter Mazza, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday Feb. 10, 2009. The major stock indexes fell more than 5 percent Tuesday, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which tumbled 382 points. Traders and investors said the lack of specifics from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on how the government would direct more than $1 trillion in public and private support was troubli
(photo: AP / Richard Drew)
GLOBAL MARKETS-Caution rules on world economy before G8
The Guardian
* Asian stock markets mostly lower Monday in thin trade * U.S. dollar shade firmer into the G8 meeting * Bond markets brace for $73 bln in U.S. Treasury supply By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, July 6 (Reuters) - Markets got off to a hesitant start Monday as investor doubts on the staying power of a global reco...
G8 leaders seek common ground on ending economic stimulus, climate change, dealing with Iran
Hartford Courant
ROME (AP) — Leaders of the will push for common positions on promoting democracy in Iran, combatting climate change and coordinating their exits from huge government stimulus measures — even amid a growing sense that the group's pre-emine...
G8 leaders focus on economy, Iran, climate
Chicago Sun-Times
| ROME -- Leaders of the Group of Eight will push for common positions on promoting democracy in Iran, combatting climate change and coordinating their exits from huge government stimulus measures -- even amid a growing sense that the group's pre-emi...
Generali in 100 mln euro move into Chinese pensions
The Guardian
* Wants to be a major player in China company pensions * Says only 5 pct of 220 mln target market pay into pensions (Adds detail, background, shares) MILAN, July 6 (Reuters) - Italy's biggest insurer, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, is buying 30 percent ...
Fiat to produce cars in China with Guangzhou Auto
The Guardian
* Producing cars from second half of 2011 * Total investment over 400 million euros * First model will be Linea sedan (Adds details from statement) ROME, July 6 (Reuters) - Italian car maker Fiat SpA agreed a 50-50 venture deal with China's Guangzhou...
Generali disappoints on C.Agricole business ties
The Guardian
* Analysts don't see industrial benefits from tie * Generali exiting from Intesa Vita bancassurance * Generali already valuing Intesa stake at market price MILAN, July 6 (Reuters) - Italy's leading insurer, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, looks unlikely ...
Italian opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi addresses journalists after meeting with the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in Rome Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. The Italian president resumed talks with political leaders Monday after the resignation of Premier Romano Prodi last week sparked a government crisis and raised the possibility of an early vote just two years after the last general election. (js1)
AP / Andrew Medichini
Bob Geldof grills Berlusconi on aid ahead of G8
The Star
| ROME (Reuters) - Irish singer and anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof grilled Silvio Berlusconi in an interview published on Sunday, telling him Rome's failed pledges on aid put h...
 EU commision Press Conference on "Building on Gleneagles" . Artist Bob Geldof speaking to journalists during a press conference to brief on "Building on Gleneagles", an initiative to assist in the fight against poverty in Africa, toda
UN /Mark Garten
Bob Geldof grills Berlusconi on aid ahead of G8
The Guardian
* Geldof takes Berlusconi to task for cutting aid to poor * Berlusconi says he is sorry, promises to increase funds By Silvia Aloisi ROME, July 5 (Reuters) - Irish singer and anti-...
President Barack Obama announces in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2009, new fuel and emission standards for cars and trucks
AP / Charles Dharapak
President seeks to reshape U.S. image on issues from nuclear arms to greenhouse gases.
Austin American Statesman
| WASHINGTON — Determined to change the way the world views the United States, President Barack Obama leaves tonight on his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Ru...
Dollar to remain leading world currency: China
The Times Of India
|               Text: ROME: France and Russia on Sunday urged a debate about the world's reserve currencies, but China said the dollar would keep its pre-eminence for "many years to come." | Beijing, which has ...
China says dollar to remain leading world currency
The Times Of India
|               Text: ROME: Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister He Yafei said on Sunday the U.S. dollar would continue to be the world's leading reserve currency for years to come. | "The U.S. dollar is still the m...
Make-or-break summit as G8 gamble on climate and economy
The Australian
| THE G8 summit of world leaders in Italy this week has turned into a high-risk gamble that will shape the success or failure of both the Copenhagen climate change conference and agreement on a global path out of the economic crisis. | Just four days...
Economy
A demonstrator wears a t-shirt showing a NO G8 logo during a demonstration against a G8 Environment Ministers meeting, in Siracusa, Sicily, Italy,Thursday, April 23, 2009.
(photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia)
Make-or-break summit as G8 gamble on climate and economy
The Australian
| THE G8 summit of world leaders in Italy this week has turned into a high-risk gamble that will shape the success or failure of both the Copenhagen climate change conference and agreement on a global path out of the economic crisis. | Just four days before a high-level leaders climate change meeting on the sidelines of the G8 - called by US Presid...



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