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Developing countries end boycott at climate talks (AP)

Developing countries end boycott at climate talks

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 4

(AP) -- Poor countries ended a boycott of U.N. climate talks Monday after getting assurances that rich nations were not conspiring to soften their commitments to cutting greenhouse gases, European officials ...


UN talks: Rich nations must make big emission cuts (AP)

UN talks: Rich nations must make big emission cuts

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created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (11) | comments 8

(AP) -- Wealthy nations would commit to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade, and the world should strive to nearly eliminate them - or at least cut them in half - by 2050 under ...


The key stumbling blocks are how to share out the job of slashing greenhouse gases

Climate talks ending with rich-poor rift wide open

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created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Two weeks of crucial UN climate talks were due to conclude Friday after exposing huge rifts between rich and poor nations, just weeks ahead of the deadline for sealing a planet-saving global deal.





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US and Russian officials have different interpretations of the talks

US, Russia begin talks on cyberspace security: report

Technology / Internet

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The United States has begun talks with Russia and a UN arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace, The New York Times reported.


Finnish technology workers warn of strike

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Some 2,000 employees in Finland's technology sector will begin a strike in two weeks time if no agreement is reached in labor talks with company managers, union leaders said Wednesday.


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MySpace in talks to buy imeem

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.


Comcast exploring stake in NBC

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. is in negotiations to buy 20 percent to 50 percent of NBC Universal, according to people familiar with the negotiations.


Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over removing its news websites from Google, a report said

News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.


Chinese carrier in talks with Apple on iPhone (AP)

Chinese carrier in talks with Apple on iPhone

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created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- State-owned China Unicom Ltd. said Friday it is talking with Apple Inc. about becoming an iPhone carrier but denied a report it has reached a deal and will buy 5 million handsets.


AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com (AP)

Apple in talks to buy Lala.com

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created Dec 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Apple Inc. is in advanced talks to buy online music retailer Lala.com, a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened "the end of the MP3" with its fast song-streaming application.


The higher temperature target has been supported by emerging giants such as China, India and Brazil

Draft Copenhagen deal targets maximum 2 C warming

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created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (9) | comments 6

The first official draft blueprint for a deal at the UN climate talks sees targets of limiting global warming to 1.5 or 2.0 degrees Celsius (2.7 or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), according to a document seen by ...


AT&T, union reach tentative contract deal

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created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- AT&T Inc. and its largest union say they have reached a tentative deal on a new contract for 18,500 employees in the Midwest.


Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit (AP)

Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit

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created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(AP) -- Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday.



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