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Leaders from the world's top economies will try to bridge deep differences with U.S. President Donald Trump on climate change and trade on Friday as a Group of 20 summit
Business calls for Trump, world leaders to support Paris climate pact
More than 360 businesses and investors called on U.S. President-elect
Donald Trump and world leaders on Wednesday to continue to support
agreed curbs on global warming and to speed up efforts to move to a
low-carbon economy.
Colombia to sign peace with Marxist rebels, ending 52-year war
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist rebel leader
Timochenko will sign a deal on Monday ending a half-century war that
killed a quarter of a million people,
With climate at 'breaking point', leaders urge breakthrough in Paris
World leaders launched an ambitious attempt on Monday to hold back
rising temperatures, with the United States and China leading calls for
the climate summit in Paris to mark a decisive turn in the fight against
global warming.
Ebola crisis: UN launches urgent appeal for donations
Ban Ki-moon has launched another urgent appeal for funds to help
fight Ebola after a United Nations drive for donations fell short of its
target.
PM meets world leaders at nuclear summit
VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has met several
world leaders ahead of the third Nuclear Security Summit which opened
in the Netherlands on March 24 (local time).
White House defends NSA amid criticism of spying on European allies
The White House on Monday defended the U.S. National Security Agency
(NSA) following further media exposures of its alleged spying on
America's European allies and strong criticism from world leaders.