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Poor urge deep climate cuts; UN says out of reach

Developing countries said on Wednesday they risked "total destruction" unless the rich stepped up the fight against climate change to a level that even the United Nations says is out of reach.
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US, EU seek WTO panel on China export restraints

The United States, Mexico and the European Union have asked for a World Trade Organization panel to review China's restraints on raw material exports after talks with Beijing failed to resolve the dispute, U.S. trade officials said on Wednesday. ...
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UN's Ban says detailed climate deal unlikely

Governments are unlikely to agree on all the details of a new global climate change deal when they meet in Copenhagen next month, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday. ...
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Danish PM upbeat on new global climate deal

The host of next month's global climate conference said on Monday he saw momentum for a substantial, political deal to replace the Kyoto Treaty and said he hoped to convince top world leaders to attend. ...
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World's tigers years away from extinction - experts

Tigers could become extinct in the wild in two decades unless the world ramps up conservation efforts to halt the decline in their population, wildlife experts said on Wednesday. ...
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U.S. seeks more clean energy market access in China

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will press for more access for American companies in China's clean energy sector, an area where Washington feels it can make inroads on its enormous trade imbalance with China. ...
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Sex, alcohol, fat among world's big killers - WHO

Tackling just five health factors could prevent millions of premature deaths and increase global life expectancy by almost 5 years, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. ...
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Nigeria, software firms look to halt Internet crime

Nigeria's anti-corruption police is working with top computer software companies to halt thousands of fraudulent emails in a crackdown on internet crime in Africa's most populous country, an agency spokesman said....
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Developing countries must boost broadband - U.N.

Developing countries risk missing out on the benefits of information technology because of their lack of broadband infrastructure, a U.N. agency said....
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London's Heathrow tops list of worst airports, again

London's Heathrow Airport has been voted the worst airport in the world for the second year running in a poll of 14,500 frequent fliers while Singapore's Changi was again ranked as the best. ...
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