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UN agency welcomes Obama initiative on food aid
L'Aquila, Italy - Plans by US President Barack Obama to boost food production in the world's poorest nations mark a welcome shift in aid policies that could help reduce migration towards the West, a UN agency on the food aid frontline said Thursday. ...
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World powers eye Doha trade deal in 2010 - Summary
L'Aquila, Italy - The world's most powerful trading nations called Thursday for an immediate restart of the stalled Doha round of World Trade Organization talks with a view to reaching a deal in 2010. We are setting a deadline of 2010 for concluding...
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Uighurs protest in Sweden against oppression in China
Stockholm - Some 150 people, mainly Uighurs, Thursday protested against the ongoing clampdown and unrest in western China where Uighurs and Han Chinese groups have clashed. After speeches near parliament, the protesters marched to the Chinese embassy...
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EU formally nominates Barroso for second term - Summary
Brussels - European Union member states on Thursday formally nominated Jose Manuel Barroso for a second term as president of the European Commission. We now have a unanimous formal nomination of Jose Manuel Barroso from all the heads of state and go...
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FIA reacts angrily to FOTA talks walkout
Nuerburg, Germany - Motorsport's ruling body, the FIA, responded angrily Thursday to a decision by the eight members of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) to walk out of a meeting to discuss next year's rules for Formula One. The meeting Wednes...
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