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  1. China vows to dramatically slow emissions growthRead the original story

    5 min ago | Charleston Daily Mail

    China promised Thursday to slow its carbon emissions, saying it would nearly halve the ratio of pollution to GDP over the next decade - a major move by the world's largest emitter, whose cooperation is crucial to any deal as a global climate summit approaches.

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News, Beijing, China, Hebei, China, Wen Jiabao

  2. China sets goal to reduce emissionsRead the original story

    8 min ago | USA Today

    ... and stand behind these commitments" at Copenhagen. But no hard numbers yet. Congress contemplates 17% to 20% cuts. China: President Hu Jintao pledged "notable" cuts in growth of emissions by 2020. No hard numbers. But China has signed clean energy ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Hu Jintao, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

  3. In reversal, Canada's prime minister to attend UN climate-change meeting in CopenhagenRead the original story

    12 min ago | CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

    Canada's prime minister is reversing his position and will attend a United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen next month, Stephen Harper's spokesman said Thursday.

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    Related Topix: Stephen Harper, Asia, World News, Global Warming

  4. Giant panda may have first offspring in southern hemisphereRead the original story

    15 min ago | China Daily

    YA'AN, Sichuan Province: The endangered giant panda may have offspring in the southern hemisphere for the first time as two pandas are due to arrive in Australia Saturday from China for a 10-year stay.

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    Related Topix: Ya'an, China, Sichuan, China, World News

  5. China targets massive 45% carbon cutRead the original story

    15 min ago | China Daily

    China said Thursday it was targeting a hefty 40-45 percent cut in carbon intensity by 2020 and Beijing also announced Premier Wen Jiabao would lead the nation's charge for real climate change progress at the Copenhagen summit.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Wen Jiabao, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Hu Jintao

  6. China Announces Plans To Cut Carbon OutputRead the original story

    20 min ago | The St. Petersburg Times

    China announced plans Thursday to cut its carbon emissions by up to 45 percent as measured against its economic output - a target aimed at keeping its surging growth while still reining in pollution.

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News, Global Warming

  7. China Unveils Emissions Target Ahead of Global Climate ConferenceRead the original story w/Photo

    23 min ago | Chosun Ilbo

    Chinese motorists ride their electric bikes in heavy fog down a street in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on Nov.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Global Warming, Anhui, China, Hefei, China, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark

  8. Harper changes course, decides to attend Copenhagen climate-change meetingRead the original story w/Photo

    28 min ago | Penticton Herald

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper stands in the House of Common, November 24, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has changed course and will attend a United Nations conference next month with some 65 other world leaders, despite asserting no global deal on climate change is imminently achievable.

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    Related Topix: Stephen Harper, North America, Canada, Kevin Rudd, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Asia

  9. NewsTrack Quirks in the NewsRead the original story

    37 min ago | UPI

    ... which costs $5,778 to decorate, light and install each year. -0- Garlic run smells like speculative bubble JINAN, China, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Garlic is China's best-performing asset, 15 times more valuable than in March, in part because people think it ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving

  10. PA was informed in advance of settlement construction freezeRead the original story w/Photo

    39 min ago | Ynetnews

    Israel informed the Palestinian Authority in advance of its plan to announce a temporary construction freeze in the West Bank, Ynet learned Thursday.

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    Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Hadarom, Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, Ramallah, China

  11. Lo Hwei Yen scholarshipRead the original story w/Photo

    43 min ago | The Straits Times

    The National University of Singapore law faculty has set up a scholarship in memory of Ms Lo Hwei Yen who died in the Mumbai terror attack a year ago.

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    Related Topix: Singapore, Indonesia, Riau, Indonesia, Indonesia

  12. China vows to dramatically slow emissions growth - APRead the original story

    46 min ago | Guardian Unlimited

    A A A' China promised Thursday to slow its carbon emissions, saying it would nearly halve the ratio of pollution to GDP over the next decade A A A' a major move by the world's largest emitter, whose cooperation is crucial to any deal as a global climate summit approaches.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

  13. Mink dynastyRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | The Globe and Mail

    Mink dynasty A customer at a Harbin, China, fur shopping centre, one of dozens of dedicated fur malls popping up around the country.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Harbin, China, Heilongjiang, China, York (Toronto, ON), Canada, Ontario, Toronto, ON, Marketing

  14. China Announces Plans to Boost Energy EfficiencyRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | KSTP-TV Minneapolis

    China says it is aiming for a big boost in energy efficiency by cutting carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product by up to 45 percent by 2020.

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  15. Wipro sets up global services delivery from ChinaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | ComputerWorld

    Indian outsourcer Wipro has set up a global services delivery center in Chengdu in southwest China, targeting customers in the U.S., Europe, and other markets outside the country.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Chengdu, China, Sichuan, China, Outsourcing

  16. Leaders of 'house' church jailed for up to seven yearsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | South China Morning Post

    A court has sentenced five leaders from one of the largest underground churches on the mainland to jail terms ranging from three to seven years, apparently stepping up the prosecution of what the government calls unauthorised religious groups.

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  17. Serbian shoe-thrower fined for parliament outburstRead the original story

    1 hr ago | BBC

    Parliament in Serbia has been interrupted after a Radical Party MP threw her shoes at the deputy speaker.

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  18. China mine disaster toll 108: state mediaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Gulf Times

    ... answers about the disaster as officials said a preliminary probe pointed to poor management at the mine, one of China's oldest and largest. Press reports have quoted Zhao Tiechui, deputy head of the state work safety agency, as saying the mine was ...

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    Related Topix: Heilongjiang, China, Hegang, China, World News

  19. China unveils carbon target ahead of CopenhagenRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Gulf Times

    China said it will achieve its targets through a mix of measures including stepped-up efforts to develop renewable energy and "actively pushing forward nuclear power and other action". It also said it would make "relevant" adjustments to "fiscal, tax, and pricing" policies, but gave no specifics.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy, Beijing, China, Hebei, China

  20. China reports 8 cases of swine flu mutationRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WBMA

    China has detected eight cases of swine flu mutation, a health official said Wednesday, amid longstanding concerns among scientists that the virus could change into a more dangerous form.

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News, Epidemic, Natural Disasters