World 'to fail' on nature target (BBC News)
The world's governments will fail to meet their agreed target of curbing biodiversity loss by 2010, according to experts questioned by BBC News.
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Weekly World News Acquired by New York Investor Group (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----American Media Operations, Inc. announced today the sale of the Weekly World News and related trademarks and copyrights to Bat Boy LLC.
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Crisis may set back poorest-World Bank panel (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (Adds details from development committee communique, news conference) By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - World finance and development ministers warned on Sunday that developing ...
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World news in brief (Guardian Unlimited)
More news from around the world
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Dennis the manatee dies en route to Sea World (WBZ News Radio Boston)
Sad news came from the Florida-Georgia border Sunday, as wildlife experts who were transporting a wayward manatee named Dennis reported that the endangered sea cow had passed away just hours away from his final destination at Sea World in Orlando, Florida.
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World Bank reassures poor countries on aid (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The heads of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on Sunday assured developing countries that their needs would not be forgotten in efforts to tackle the financial crisis.
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Crisis may set back poorest: World Bank panel (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
World finance and development ministers warned on Sunday that developing countries risked serious and lasting setbacks from the global financial crisis and urged major economies to deliver on aid pledges.
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News roundup: Stock are down around the world (USA Today)
Good morning. It's Friday. The economic crisis continues to consume the nation's news organizations. Stocks are down today around the world, according to the top story at CNN. "Japanese shares fell by 11.4 per cent – the worst drop for 20 years – leading a rout of Asia-Pacific shares as fears deepened that the world’s economy was heading for recession," Financial Times reports. Dow futures were ...
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Market news this week for strong stomachs (San Francisco Chronicle)
If you're following the markets, you're going to need a strong stomach this week because there is going to be a lot of news to digest. Although credit-related events will continue to dominate markets, we've also got world finance ministers meeting this...
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World Bank to protect vulnerable countries (AP via Yahoo! News)
The World Bank agreed Sunday to help developing countries strengthen their economies, bolster their financial systems and protect the poor against the financial turmoil in international markets.
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