Obama puts climate on top of diplomatic agenda with India, ChinaSeptember 22nd, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - Warning that the global economic recession could hinder the ability of countries to take necessary steps to combat climate change, President Barack Obama Tuesday told world leaders "we are determined to act". "The journey is hard.
Jewish youth group sets new world record for custard pie fightAugust 14th, 2009 LONDON - A new world record has been set for the largest custard pie fight, with 253 people gathering to throw 648 pies in a matter of minutes. The event, in Essex in the UK, saw a Jewish youth group achieve the new record.he pies were filled with 200 litres of custard.
Musharraf rejects involvement in Bhutto's assassinationJuly 21st, 2009 LONDON - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has rebuffed aspersions regarding his involvement in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Addressing a seminar at the Committee House of the British Parliament here, Musharraf rejected allegations that he did not provide a fool-proof security to the former premier.
Sen.-elect Franken tells supporters at Minnesota rally 'I'm not going to waste this chance'July 1st, 2009 Franken says 'I'm not going to waste this chance'ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sen.-elect Al Franken turned a rally at Minnesota's Capitol on Wednesday into an extended thank-you to supporters, promising not to "waste this chance" in what amounted to a victory speech nearly eight months late.
Impossible to fight 'US imperialism without Congress': Left leaderMay 11th, 2009 KOLKATA - It is not possible to fight American imperialism without the Congress, declared maverick Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Subhas Chakraborty here Monday. In an interview to a private television news channel Star Ananda, Chakraborty expressed his reservation about the CPI-M's decision to rope in the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in a secular formation like Third Front after he had supped with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for 11 long years.
Manmohan Singh promises to tackle recession and terrorismApril 29th, 2009 JODHPUR - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that only the Congress Party was equipped to tackle recession and terrorism. "In this time of economic recession, you need a government who has the experience to tackle with such situations.
World Bank: Financial meltdown is impeding efforts to attain UN goals to ease povertyApril 24th, 2009 World Bank: Globe bracing for more povertyWASHINGTON — The global economic crisis has stymied the international community's effort to halve extreme poverty by 2015 and meet other goals to reduce hunger, fight disease and get young children to school, the World Bank warned on Friday. A report released in conjunction with this week's meeting of the bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington said the financial meltdown is impeding efforts to achieve most of the eight U.N.
Recession-hit Elton John loses a quarter of his wealthApril 24th, 2009 LONDON - Even Elton John could not fight the ill effects of recession. He has lost a quarter of his hard earned wealth in the last year.
Recession-hit Jordan ditches stylist, saves on expensive hairdos!April 19th, 2009 LONDON - Katie Price a.k.a Jordan has cut back on her lavish lifestyle with singer hubby Peter Andre as the recession bites. The 30-year-old, worth an estimated 30 million pounds, has ditched her stylist and is saving on expensive hairdos.
Donate for Recession Party!April 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - If the economy is in a slump and the polls are about to begin, can the Recession Party be far behind? The man behind the new outfit is comedian Jaspal Bhatti. After successfully launching it in Chandigarh, Bhatti has now launched the party in Mumbai.
G20 leaders agree on trillion-dollar global economy salvationApril 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Leaders of the world's largest economies, attending the G-20 summit here, agreed upon tackling the ongoing global financial crisis with measures worth one trillion dollars, said a British Broadcasting report on Thursday evening. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will get extra resources worth up to 750 billion dollars to help countries with troubled economies.
Hamilton wants to win two more F1 world titlesMarch 22nd, 2009 LONDON - British Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he is not just aiming one more world title, but two. The next target on the remarkable 24-year-old's agenda is to match the career haul of his idol Ayrton Senna and win the world drivers' championship three times.
Obama, Brown seek concerted G20 action to fight economic crisisMarch 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have called for coordinated action by 20 major developed and emerging economies to fight the worldwide economic crisis. 'One of the things that Prime Minister Brown and I talked about is how can we coordinate so that all the G20 countries, all the major countries around the world, in a coordinated fashion, are stimulating their economies?' Obama said Tuesday.
Winehouse fights on her way back to BritainMarch 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse got into a fight with a man on her flight back to Britain after a 71-day holiday on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. The 25-year-old Winehouse was returning to Britain to work out her relationship with her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, reports thesun.co.uk.
Brown tours British recession hotspots, travels by trainJanuary 6th, 2009 LONDON - British premier Gordon Brown Wednesday began a three-day tour of British recession hotspots in a bid to boost morale that has been hit by growing joblessness. The tour began with a visit to the East Midlands - a manufacturing region known around the world for its auto manufacturing and design industry.
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