Monday, July 14th, 2008
South Korea will recall its ambassador to Japan after Japan intensified its claim to the ownership of a group of islands controlled by Seoul, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said Monday.
South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul- ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
South Africa's United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa Friday lauded the proposal to add his country into the Group of Eight (G8), the South African Press Association reported.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Left-leaning Spanish member of the European Parliament (MEP) Willy Meyer Friday said his fellow MEPs sympathized with a group of Colombian politicians who are being investigated for links with armed groups.
The vice chairman of the ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Valuable group, a privately held media house of India, has acquired Hollywood-based media company MovieBeam, the first acquisition of a Hollywood media company by an Indian firm, Valuable group said here on Friday.
MovieBeam special ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
At least four civilians were killed and 25 were injured in southern Sri Lanka when a civilian bus was attacked by a group of Tamil Tiger rebels Friday morning, defense officials said.
Officials from the Ministry of Defense said a gr ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Energy efficiency and conservation have never been more important than now for China, which has a growing need for energy and faces rising oil prices on the international market, said BP Group Vice-President Gary Dirks yesterday.
"Rising ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
More and more worldwide venture funding poures into clean technologies ith U.S. companies in California leading the way, according to the report released on Tuesday by the Clean tech Group, a San Francisco research and strategy firm.
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
World major economies Wednesday pledged to combat climate change in accordance with "common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities".
Leaders from Group of Eight (G8) nations and those from China, India, Braz ...
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