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Despite momentum, no smooth path to climate deal

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:30:56 +0000

Source: Reuters * Commonwealth leaders see convergence for Copenhagen pact * EU's Barroso says commitments not yet enough for deal * Adequate funding, emissions cuts seen as crucial factors By Pascal Fletcher ...

Hondurans vote for new president after June coup

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:00:28 +0000

Source: Reuters (For more on the Honduras election, click [ID:nHONDURAS]) * Ousted President Zelaya, de facto ruler not running * United States looks ready to recognize winner * But Brazil and Argentina say ...

Mercenary Mann says South Africa backed coup plot

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:46:04 +0000

Source: Reuters * Mann was convicted for failed Equatorial Guinea coup * Says South Africa intelligence tacitly backed plot * Coup's motive was to make money from oil-rich country LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - ...

Ivorian opposition demands final vote date

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:01:40 +0000

Source: Reuters ABIDJAN, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's main opposition party demanded a fixed schedule for staging the presidential election on Sunday, the latest in a string of missed target dates for a poll that ...

Australian wildfire scheme said model to cut CO2

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:00:03 +0000

Source: Reuters * Best example of helping indigenous peoples - U.N. * ConocoPhillips project cuts emissions By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - An Australian project tapping ...

Canada may tweak emissions goals before Copenhagen

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:41:03 +0000

Source: Reuters * Harper wants to keep Canada in step with U.S. levels * Will be in Copenhagen for climate conference (Adds quotes, background) PORT OF SPAIN, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Canada may make minor ...

PENPIX-Honduras' two presidents: one ousted, one de facto

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:31:00 +0000

Source: Reuters Nov 29 (Reuters) - Honduras holds elections on Sunday to pick a new president who might lead the country out of a crisis caused by a June coup. Neither ousted President Manuel Zelaya nor rival ...

Canada may tweak emissions goals before Copenhagen

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:11:16 +0000

Source: Reuters PORT OF SPAIN, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Canada may make minor adjustments to its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions before climate talks in Copenhagen next month, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen ...

Pakistan must step up action against al Qaeda-Brown

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:06:52 +0000

Source: Reuters * UK seeks more Pakistan action against al Qaeda * UK wants more done to target al Qaeda leadership (Adds foreign minister comments) LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon ...

Climate pledges not enough for deal -EU's Barroso

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:59:26 +0000

Source: Reuters NANJING, China Nov 29 (Reuters) - Pledges made so far by governments to cut greenhouse gases are not enough for an effective pact to fight climate change, European Commission President Jose Manuel ...