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China tells rich nations to cut emissions by 40 percent

Rich nations should cut their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels as part of a new global climate change pact, China said on Thursday, spelling out its stance ahead of negotiations.

Suntech posts surprise profit

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Chinese solar energy company Suntech Power Holdings Inc on Thursday reported a surprise quarterly profit and said it expects its revenues to grow in the second quarter.

Asian stocks slip, dollar loss deepens

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The dollar hit its lowest in almost five months and Asian stocks slipped on Thursday after news that the Federal Reserve lowered its forecasts for U.S. economic growth for the next three years.
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The world's greatest cycle tours

Feeling inspired by the Tour de France? Dust off your saddle, grab a yellow jersey and get into gear with our roundup of the most scenic and rewarding rides worldwide
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Petrobras brings good news Acquisition

Brazilian Company, Petrobras which has acquired 60% of interest in Namibian exploration recently on Tuesday said it has $10 billion credit line from the China Development Bank to refinance its investments and services that has bought from china.
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HSBC says consolidation to spur buying opportunity

HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank, expects to see consolidation in the financial industry later this year and in early 2010 that will create buying opportunities, Chief Executive Michael Geoghegan said on Tuesday.
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Symbian sees smartphone market up 12-15 percent

Sales of smartphones are set to grow 12-15 percent in 2009, said Lee Williams, chief of the Symbian Foundation, the consortium of companies around the world's most popular smartphone operating system.
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China brushes aside Zhao's Tiananmen memoirs

A Chinese government spokesman on Tuesday brushed aside questions about a top official purged for opposing the armed crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1989, saying the official verdict on the demonstrations still stood.
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ASEAN prods Myanmar junta over Suu Kyi trial

Myanmar's Southeast Asian neighbors expressed grave concern on Tuesday over the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi but China said it would not interfere in the regime's affairs.
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Blue collar males lose more ground

Rodney Ringler is an unemployed blue collar male without a college degree. He's hardly alone. Men like him have been the main victims of the current recession in the United States.
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Carbon windfall profits seen for EU industry

European Union moves to exempt industries such as steel, refining and cement from the cost of buying carbon permits risk handing them windfall profits and could blunt EU green investment, analysts say.
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UAW says GM talks to intensify; jobs issue looms

The United Auto Workers union expects a crucial round of restructuring talks with General Motors Corp to intensify this coming week ahead of an end-of-May deadline set by the Obama administration.
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Tech sector recovery: Mirage or reality?

Technology companies are detecting signs of improvement in their industries, sending their share prices higher, but demand from consumers and corporations is uncertain.
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'Made in Germany' not enough for solars to prosper

German solar companies that have not yet set up U.S. and Chinese production plants are likely to lose out on significant subsidies and will struggle to bring down their production costs to the levels of their Asian peers.
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AIG launches IPO process for Asia crown jewel

AIG is to speed up plans to list its Asian subsidiary through an IPO that could raise more than $4 billion, as the bailed-out U.S. insurer seeks to raise cash to pay back government loans.
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AIG to launch IPO for Asia crown jewel

AIG said it would accelerate plans to separate its Asian subsidiary through an initial public offering as the bailed-out U.S. insurer seeks to raise cash and list the unit as soon as possible.
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Baidu in talks with workers on strike over pay: report

Executives of China's top Internet search company Baidu Inc talked this weekend with striking workers who are angry about salary cuts and new sales commission policies that they say could force them out of their jobs, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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Obama names Republican governor as envoy to China

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday named Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, a pivotal post in relations between the United States and a major emerging economic power.
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Draft U.N. climate texts mark step towards treaty

The United Nations took a step toward a new climate treaty on Friday by publishing the first draft negotiating texts to help bridge a great gulf between options for rich nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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Europe first-quarter recession deepened, maybe bottom

Europe sank to what may have been the recession's low point in the first quarter of this year as tumbling German exports and investment plus further sharp drops in output elsewhere hastened the pace of a year-old contraction.

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