Kofi Annan Launches ‘Beds are Burning’ Global Musical Petition to Demand Climate Justice With Melanie Laurent and Havas Worldwide CEO, David Jones & The:Hours

August 4th, 2009 LONDON - - Global Nonprofit Calls 20-Somethings Worldwide to Participate in Phase III Online Survey - Inaugural Summit in 2010 to Feature Counsellors Kofi Annan, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bob Geldof, Professor Nick Haysom, EMI Music Chief Executive Elio Leoni Sceti and Oscar Morales One Young World, the global nonprofit organization that serves as a platform to raise the voice of the next generation of world leaders on global issues, has unveiled the findings of a global survey of mid-20-somethings addressing the topics of Environment, Business, Politics, Media and Religion. Co-founders David Jones and Kate Robertson presented the findings in London on Friday, alongside Carole Stone, Managing Director of YouGovStone, just-announced Counsellor Oscar Morales and philanthropist Bill Liao.

June 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HHGP) today clarified recent market commentary regarding its business trends.

June 22nd, 2009 CANNES, France - - Global Campaign to Harness Action around the UN Climate Change Conference The United Nations, the International Advertising Association (IAA), and a coalition of the world's leading advertising, marketing and media agencies today launched Hopenhagen -- a movement that empowers global citizens to engage in the December United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) -- at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Hopenhagen, hopenhagen.org, is a global marketing and communications initiative that will inspire and generate mass activation around the world.

May 27th, 2009 HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, and AMSTERDAM - Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, today announced its strong support of Genentech's Citizen's Petition. Filed on December 5, 2008, Docket No.

May 21st, 2009 CLICHY, France - In a decision passed today by the UK High Court of Justice, the court agreed with the view held from the outset by L'Oréal, that eBay could do more to prevent trade mark infringement and suggested 10 measures: - filter listings before they are posted on the Site - use additional filters, including filters to detect listings of not-for-sale products and unboxed products - filter descriptions as well as titles - require sellers to disclose their names and addresses when listing items - impose additional restrictions on the volumes of high risk products, such as fragrances and cosmetics, that can be listed at any one time - be more consistent in their policies, for example regarding sales of unboxed products - adopt policies to combat types of infringement which are not presently addressed, and in particular the sale of non-European Economic Area (EEA) goods without the consent of the trade mark owners - take greater account of negative feedback (from site users) - apply sanctions more rigorously - be more rigorous in suspending accounts linked to those of users whose accounts have been suspended The UK High Court of Justice considered that the relevant European trade mark law and the eCommerce Directive were unclear and referred nearly all the issues to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for further guidance. Since L'Oréal has maintained that eBay cannot benefit from the regime of liability for hosting providers under the eCommerce Directive, it is satisfied to note that the UK Court preferred its view before referring the matter to the ECJ.

April 29th, 2009 PARIS - AXA will hold its annual Shareholders' Meeting today at 2.30pm Paris time. The presentation which will be projected at the Meeting is available now on AXA's website (www.axa.com) under Individual Shareholder / Shareholders' meeting or following this link: www.axa.com/en/shareholders/shareholdersmeeting/.

April 15th, 2009 LA LOUVIERE, Belgium - Franco Dragone, mostly known as "the world's most spectacular show maker", is currently discussing the possibility of adapting a famous Oratorio with Jean-Luc Choplin, General Manager of the Théâtre du Châtelet. The remake of the notorious musical would open at the end of 2010 or during 2011.

March 30th, 2009 LONDON - Stonewood Group Launches Petition in Response to Survey Findings 89% of Britons believe that it should be a criminal offence for a Government department or private sector business to lose data negligently, according to a survey conducted by GFK NoP on behalf of the Stonewood Group, the world's leading designer and manufacturer of HMG CAPS-accredited encrypted hard drives. In the last year alone, 29 million people have been affected by data loss from a variety of Government departments and public sector bodies.

March 29th, 2009 LONDON - Join One Young World's Search for 1500 Future Leaders Today & Change Tomorrow Young people need a voice. The impending G20 Summit, in London on 2nd April, brings together world leaders to enhance global coordination in order to help restore global economic growth.

March 18th, 2009 LONDON - Baitul Futuh Mosque (Morden, London) March 21st 6.30pm Justice and fair play will be the theme of a Peace Conference being organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK on Saturday 21st March 2009 at the Baitul Futuh Mosque - Western Europe's largest mosque. Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, will deliver the keynote address.

May 29th, 2009 Climate change causes 300,000 deaths a yearLONDON — A think-tank led by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says that around 300,000 people die each year from disasters related to climate change.

May 29th, 2009 Climate-change diasters kill 300,000 a yearLONDON — Climate-change disasters kill around 300,000 people a year and cause about $125 billion in economic losses, mainly from agriculture, a think-tank led by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan reported Friday.

May 29th, 2009 LONDON - Rising temperatures due to climate change already account for some 300,000 deaths a year around the world and could rise to half a million casualties by the year 2030, estimates published Friday showed. A report on the human impact of climate change, presented by the Global Humanitarian Forum in London Friday, put the current estimated costs of global warming at $125 billion a year.

October 7th, 2009 Annan: Kenya postelection violence tribunal neededNAIROBI, Kenya — Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan, who mediated an end to Kenya's postelection violence, said Wednesday that the country should form a local tribunal to try the suspected perpetrators.

August 31st, 2009 UN seeks better data on hurricanes, droughtsGENEVA — The world needs more innovative projects — like putting weather stations on cellular phone towers across Africa — to help it better predict the increased hurricanes, tsunamis, droughts and floods that climate change will bring, Kofi Annan said Monday. The former U.N.

September 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Cases against former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf continue to be filed abated, as now a petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking contempt-of-court proceedings against the former general for 'illegally' preventing 60 judges from performing judicial duties after the November 2007 emergency. The petition filed by advocate Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam Ghuman under Article 204 of the Constitution, named Musharraf as the respondent.

April 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new study, scientists have determined that fire must be accounted for as an integral part of global climate change. The study identifies significant contributions of fire to climate change and identifies feedbacks between fire and climate change.

October 5th, 2009 Kenya says it is making progress on reformsNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's coalition government says it is making progress on reforms following the postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people last year. Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan mediated an agreement to end the violence.

February 24th, 2009 PARIS - The world may be sinking into a depression, but lovers of modern art outdid themselves in bidding for artworks from the collection of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, which went on the auction block late Monday in Paris. The auction broke the world record for the sale of a private collection, fetching some 206 million euros ($262 million) on the very first day of the three-day event, the online edition of the daily Le Figaro reported.

October 9th, 2009 List of Nobel Peace Prize winners since 1980Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize since 1980: — 2009: U.S. President Barack Obama — 2008: Martti Ahtisaari — 2007: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Al Gore — 2006: Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank — 2005: International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei — 2004: Wangari Maathai — 2003: Shirin Ebadi — 2002: Former U.S.