Thursday 09 July 2009
UN Chief says G8 missed a 'unique' opportunity
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- Climate
- UN Chief says G8 missed a 'unique' opportunity
- Thursday 09 July 2009
- UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has said the G8 has missed a 'unique' opportunity to deal decisively with climate change, while US President Barack Obama countered that there was still time to close the gap with developing powers.
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- IRAN
- Police fire in the air and use tear gas to disperse protestors
- Thursday 09 July 2009
- Iranian police fired in the air and used tear gas to disperse defiant pro-reform demonstrators in central Tehran. It was the largest protest since the country's disputed elections four weeks ago that saw president Ahmadinejad re-elected.
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- IRAQ
- Twin suicide bombings kill dozens in north
- Thursday 09 July 2009
- A double suicide bombing in Tal Afar in northern Iraq has killed at least 30 people, officials say. The attack, coming just a day after deadly blasts in the northern city of Mosul, is the deadliest since US troops pulled out of urban centres in June.
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- CHINA
- Leaders vow severe punishment after deadly riots
- Thursday 09 July 2009
- The Chinese authorities have warned of "severe punishment" for those involved in the ethnic riots that have consumed the western city of Urumqi, as President Hu Jintao (pictured) rushed home from a G8 summit in Italy to deal with the crisis.
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- HONDURAS
- Zelaya, interim leader to meet but not 'negotiate'
- Thursday 09 July 2009
- Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and interim leader Roberto Micheletti have both insisted that they will not "negotiate" during two days of talks mediated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.
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- TOUR DE FRANCE
- Hushovd beats Freire at home, Cancellara remains in yellow
- Thursday 09 July 2009
- On Barcelona's wet roads, Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) beats home cyclist Oscar Freire on the final sprint. Fabian Cancellara retained the overall leader's yellow jersey. Seven-times champion Lance Armstrong stayed second.
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- INTERNET
- Seoul suspects North Korea of cyber attacks
- Thursday 09 July 2009
- A wave of cyber attacks has hit South Korea, blocking or impeding access to official and private websites, amid suspicions that North Korea or its supporters are to blame.
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- EUROPEAN UNION
- Leaders officially back Barroso for second Commission term
- Thursday 09 July 2009
- EU member governments have given their official backing for Jose Manuel Barroso to serve a second five-year term as head of the European Commission, in a move intended to help overcome opposition to his nomination in the European Parliament.
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