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China pledges climate action, Obama says time short

World leaders tried to inject momentum into climate change talks on Tuesday but new proposals by China and a rallying cry from U.S. President Barack Obama did little to break a United Nations deadlock.
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UN seeks momentum in climate talks as Obama, Hu speak

China and the United States, the world's top greenhouse gas emitters, will try to ignite efforts on Tuesday to secure a U.N. global warming pact as worries grow of a "dangerously close" deadlock in talks. ...
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U.S. Senate panel takes up healthcare plan

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee begins consideration of its long-delayed healthcare reform bill on Tuesday, with costs and affordability topping the list of concerns for Democrats who control the panel. ...
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Panama Canal expansion may aid Colombia coal to Asia

Colombian coal exporters will seek to take advantage of booming demand in Asia when the Panama Canal expansion is completed in 2013, shipping analysts and Colombian coal producers say. ...
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U.S. open to talks on Japan alliance issues -envoy

The United States is willing to listen to the new Japanese government's views on sensitive military issues, a Washington envoy said on Friday after meeting Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada. ...
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Medical societies push standards for robotic surgery

Surgeons are increasingly turning to high-tech robotic equipment to operate on patients with prostate cancer and other conditions but some medical authorities worry about inadequate training and lax standards among practitioners. ...
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Italy's migrant crackdown sparks political tensions

The deaths of 73 African migrants who drifted for three weeks in the Mediterranean without rescue have heightened concern about Italy's crackdown on immigration, opening cracks in its ruling coalition and a rift with Brussels. ...
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Obama to reassure G20 on Wall Street reform-aide

President Barack Obama will pledge U.S. action on financial regulatory reform at the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh and underscore the need for global coordination on the issue, a senior aide said on Wednesday. ...
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U.S. officials meet Dalai Lama to discuss Tibet

U.S. officials met the Dalai Lama in northern India on Monday to discuss ways to resolve problems of the Tibetan people ahead of the spiritual leader's visit to the United States this month, officials said. ...
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Obama to discuss unwinding of bank industry help

U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss the winding down of the government's involvement in the financial sector in a wide-ranging speech on Monday in which he will try to reinvigorate stalled legislation on regulatory reform. ...
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