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G20 SUMMIT
Great expectations as world leaders gather
The G20 summit opens in London on Thursday burdened by huge expectations. While US President Barack Obama has repeated calls for unity, France and Germany have promised an uncompromising stance on the subject of financial regulation.
G20 SUMMIT
Obama urges consensus, plays down differences
US President Barack Obama urged G20 countries meeting on Thursday to focus on common ground to resolve the global financial crisis. This comes as British PM Gordon Brown warned that the summit would entail tough negotiations.
IN THE PAPERS

In the papers

France 24 journalists review highlights from the world's papers.
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In the papers

France 24 journalists review highlights from the world's papers.
GLOBAL FINANCE
Centre-left leaders pledge 'concrete' action at G20 summit
Speaking from the first Progressive Governance Conference this weekend in Chile, US Vice President Joe Biden asked protesters to give governments a chance to make "concrete proposals" at the G20 summit next week.
UK - ARGENTINA
Britain refuses Argentine's request to discuss Falklands
Britain refused a fresh demand by Argentina for talks over the sovereignty of the disputed Falkland islands. The issue was raised at a meeting during a pre-G20 summit of centre-left leaders in Chile.
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Brown calls on leaders to 'reshape the world'
At a two-day summit of centre-left leaders in Chile aimed at shaping a joint response to the global financial crisis ahead of a key G20 summit in London, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on leaders to "reshape the world".
WORLD FINANCE
UK's Brown backs end to western dominance at IMF, World Bank
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he would support ending a the longstanding tacit agreement under which the IMF is headed by a European and the World Bank by an American, calling for a more international leadership.
17/03/2009 - FACE OFF

Barroso: five more years?

Gordon Brown voiced open support for Jose Manuel Barroso yesterday, while Sarkozy, backing him openly last year, became more ambivalent earlier this month. Should Barroso serve a second term as president of the European Commission?
NORTHERN IRELAND
Irish republican group says it killed policeman
A policeman was shot dead late on Monday in County Armagh in an attack claimed by the dissident republican group Continuity IRA. The shooting came just two days after another dissident splinter group, the Real IRA, killed two British soldiers.
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