U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told a meeting of some 150 governments on Thursday that time is running out for a new climate deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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U.N. chief: Rapid progress needed on climate
Trying to green the growing Gobi Desert
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Embassy scandal: Guards now watch guards
The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has banned alcohol and assigned American personnel to watch over the embassy’s security guards following allegations of lewd behavior and sexual misconduct.
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EU launches antitrust probe of Oracle-Sun deal
European Union regulators on Thursday launched an antitrust probe into U.S. software maker Oracle Corp.’s takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc., saying they wanted to make sure Oracle was committed to developing Sun’s rival open-source database software MySQL.
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Study: Fishing threatens bigeye tuna stocks
Environmentalists want tougher restrictions on the industrial-scale fishing of bigeye tuna in the Pacific Ocean after new research showed current measures are failing.
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Indonesian quake leaves 57 dead
Indonesian rescue workers pulled bodies Thursday from homes buried in a landslide triggered by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 57 people and severely damaged more than 10,000 buildings.
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Spanish newspaper defends plans to publish interview with British writer who denies Holocaust
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish newspaper is defending its plans to publish an interview with a British writer who denies . The…
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Russia warns of violence if Georgia stops Abkhazia-bound ships in Black Sea
(AP) — A Russian official has warned that attempts to block ships from reaching a Moscow-aligned separatist region of Georgia could…
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