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US House supports emissions billThe US House of Representatives has passed a historic climate change bill aimed at reducing the country's emissions. |
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Obama to send U.S. ambassador back to SyriaPresident Obama has decided to send a U.S. ambassador back to Syria, a dramatic sign of reconciliation between the two countries, the State Department announced Wednesday. |
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UN operation in Haiti welcomes ‘calm’ Senate electionsThe United Nations mission in Haiti has paid tribute to the people of the impoverished country and its security forces for holding well-run Senate elections yesterday. |
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Obama signs tobacco bill into lawUS President Barack Obama has signed into law America's strongest anti-smoking measure ever, saying it will save lives. |
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Chad hands over 84 child soldiers to UNICEFChad says it has handed over 84 child soldiers captured during a Sudan-based rebel offensive last month to the UN children's organization, UNICEF. |
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Ambitious global pact on climate change in sightAn ambitious and effective global pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is in sight, the top United Nations climate change official said Friday, as the latest round of negotiations wrapped up in Bonn, Germany. |
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Congress backs tobacco clampdownThe US House of Representatives has backed a bill introducing tough new curbs on the tobacco industry. |
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India’s parliament elects its first woman speakerIndia's Parliament yesterday elected its first woman speaker, who is also a member of the formerly untouchable, low-caste Dalit community. |
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Institute compost powers conversion of USDA’s new organic People’s Garden along NationalAbout the time that Chemical Ag spokespeople were chiding Michelle Obama for promoting home-grown organic food with her White House garden, compost from the Rodale Institute farm was landing on a new organic garden right in front of U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters. |
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JPMorgan to Raise $5B, Repay BailoutJPMorgan Chase expects to raise $5 billion in common equity and repay the federal government's $25 billion bailout investment by the end of June, the company said Monday. |
world news headlines
- US House supports emissions bill
- New publication shows index insurance has potential to help manage climate risks and reduce poverty
- Obama to send U.S. ambassador back to Syria
- UN operation in Haiti welcomes ‘calm’ Senate elections
- Riders bare all for World Naked Bike Ride
- Obama signs tobacco bill into law
- Peru Indians hail ‘historic’ day
- Flower power to stem burglaries in Tokyo
- Soweto’s miracle: From strife to World Cup glow
- Chad hands over 84 child soldiers to UNICEF
- Ambitious global pact on climate change in sight
- Congress backs tobacco clampdown
- India’s parliament elects its first woman speaker
- Institute compost powers conversion of USDA’s new organic People’s Garden along National
- ‘Not On Our Watch’ Donates Cash For Programs Supporting Zimbabwean Refugee Children
- JPMorgan to Raise $5B, Repay Bailout
- Iraqi Teen Solves 300-Year-Old Math Puzzle in Four Months
- I’m sharing my £7.5m Lotto win with orphans in Ethiopia
- Obama Orders One-Year Moratorium on Road-Building in Forests
- Harper Government Launches $1-Billion Clean Energy Fund, Invests in New Technology, Creates Jobs
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