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US in spotlight as UN climate talks resume
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BONN: UN talks tasked with forging a global climate treaty by
year’s end were set to resume here on Sunday, with all eyes on the
debut appearance of US negotiators from the administration of US
President Barack Obama.
Some 190 countries are struggling to find a
common accord on how to slash greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2012,
when Kyoto Protocol provisions expire. Many are banking on Obama to
breathe new life into the troubled process.
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Thai government pushing Thaksin extradition talks
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s government is pushing forward on talks with
foreign countries on the possible extradition of fugitive former
premier Thaksin Shinawatra, the foreign minister said Sunday.
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Thousands turn out to launch key Malaysian vote
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TAIPING, Malaysia: Thousands of government and opposition supporters
converged Sunday on a sleepy district in Malaysia’s north, for an
electoral clash that will test the new leadership of Najib Razak.
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JAKARTA: A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia’s Papua
region early Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake, which
hit at 2:59 a.m. was centered 135 kilometers (85 miles) southwest of
the Papuan provincial...
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