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INSTANT VIEW 5-Australia revises carbon-trading scheme

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:03:42 +0000

Source: Reuters SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The Australian government revised its plans to cut carbon emissions on Tuesday in order to win majority political support for the reform. The changes will deliver more ...

Obama meets with advisers on Afghanistan

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:45:11 +0000

Source: Reuters (For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK]) * Ninth such meeting gets under way * Some Democrats want war tax (Updates with meeting start, announcement likely next week ...

Four survive Philippines massacre, says clan leader

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:17:48 +0000

Source: Reuters MANILA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - At least four people survived a massacre in the southern Philippines in which at least 24 people were abducted and killed by political rivals, a local politician said on ...

FEATURE-Amazon forest schemes await strong climate pact

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:04:33 +0000

Source: Reuters SUSTAINABILITY The $30 monthly stipend is a useful rather than a transformational boost to family incomes in Juma, which can be between $2,000 and $5,000 a year. But for Quadro and the other ...

Australian govt unveils new carbon trade scheme

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:01:25 +0000

Source: Reuters CANBERRA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Australia's government boosted carbon trade compensation to big emitters, coal companies and electricity generators, under a deal offered to opposition lawmakers and ...

China: Sham Trial of Veteran Human Rights Activist

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:51:45 +0000

Source: Human Rights Watch (New York) - The conviction of veteran human rights activist Huang Qi on state secrets charges on November 23, 2009, demonstrates the Chinese government's intent to use the judicial apparatus to ...

Obama honors Mugabe foes for defying a 'dictator'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:29:11 +0000

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama honored a group of women on Monday who have confronted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and said they had defied a dictator. "They ...

PRESS DIGEST - South Korean newspapers - Nov 24

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:16:00 +0000

Source: Reuters SEOUL, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The following is a summary of major South Korean newspapers on Tuesday prepared by Reuters in Seoul. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not guarantee their accuracy ...

FACTBOX-How Obama's Afghan strategy is shaping up

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:15:20 +0000

Source: Reuters (Updates timing of announcement, paragraph 2) Nov 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's review of war strategy in Afghanistan centers on sending 30,000 to 40,000 more U.S. troops next year, ...

Consumer drug ads drive up health costs -US study

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:46:22 +0000

Source: Reuters * Ad campaign for Plavix drove up Medicaid costs for drug * Ads did not boost number of prescriptions - study finds CHICAGO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - When consumer advertising began for the popular ...