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Trade ministers begin make-or-break WTO talks
GENEVA (Reuters) - Top trade officials begin a make-or-break session of world trade talks on Monday, haunted by failed efforts in 2006 and 2007 and concern over whether the United States can deliver on a deal.
Nations:U.S. Brazil India Germany Egypt China People:Robert Zoellick Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-21
World Bank's Zoellick: Food prices high until 2012
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Saturday he expected food prices to remain above 2004 levels until at least 2012 and energy prices would also remain high and volatile.
Nations:Japan People:Robert Zoellick Activities:Global Food Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-12
G-8 summit opens with spotlight on aid for Africa
RUSUTSU, Japan - Aid for Africa -- and whether enough was coming from the world's major economic powers -- was in the spotlight Monday as the Group of Eight nations met with seven African leaders at its annual summit.
Nations:Japan India China Italy Germany U.K. People:George W. Bush Ban Ki-moon Robert Zoellick Angela Merkel Activities:Group of Eight
2008-07-07
African leaders call on G8 to honor aid pledge
TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - African leaders urged the Group of Eight rich nations on Monday to keep promises to help their continent and pleaded with them to remember that soaring oil and food prices were making their poverty worse.
Nations:Japan Zimbabwe Canada Algeria Tanzania Liberia People:Robert Zoellick Activities:Group of Eight Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-07
Food Prices: Hunger Strikes
As the sun sets over Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum, a sweet smell wafts through a small house where Malahasen Juma is cooking dinner for her eight children: a handful of onions, chopped and tossed into a pot of steaming maize porridge and leftover vegetables. Until recently Juma would spice up suppers with beef or fish stews. But not now. "Everything is more expensive," she says. "The children need milk, but I cannot afford that. Meat is a luxury now, not a necessity. We are just living at God's mercy."
Nations:India Somalia Uganda Myanmar China Niger People:Ban Ki-moon Robert Zoellick George W. Bush Activities:Global Food Crisis Source:(Time)
2008-06-11
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