Posts tagged Barack Obama
Eyewitness: How China sabotaged climate talks
Dec 23rd
A writer and environmental activist who was present at the final Copenhagen climate talks says China sabotaged the deal and ensured Barack Obama would shoulder the blame. While China's Premier Wen Jiabao insisted his government had played an "important and constructive" role, the talks in the Danish capital ended with a political accord rather than ...
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Obama lands in Oslo for Nobel prize
Dec 10th
Barack Obama, the US president, has arrived in Norway to accept the Nobel Peace Prize for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy". Military helicopters circled above the hotel where Obama is due stay on Thursday in Oslo, the capital. Obama has been seen as a controversial nominee for the award because of the United States' engagement ...
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US Envoy Arrives in Pyongyang
Dec 8th
Washington's special envoy to North Korea has arrived in Pyongyang for the highest-level bilateral talks with North Korean officials since U.S. President Barack Obama took office. U.S. State Department officials said Monday that Stephen Bosworth's main focus during his three-day visit will be understanding North Korea's intentions about renewing six-party talks on ending its nuclear programs. It ...
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US accused on Middle East peace
Nov 2nd
The Palestinians have accused the US of destroying any chance of peace talks after backing Israel over the building of illegal settlements on occupied land. It comes after the US called for talks to start as soon as possible and without preconditions, a climbdown on earlier demands for Israel to stop settlement building. Nabil Abu Rdeineh, a ...
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Sep 19th
Forensic tests on the DNA from the body of a man killed during a raid by Indonesian police this week confirm he was Noordin Mohammad Top, one of Asia's most wanted militants, police said on Saturday. Malaysian-born Top, suspected mastermind of deadly suicide July bombings of the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta, died on ...
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Bernanke says US recession ‘is very likely over’
Sep 17th
THE US recession “is very likely over”, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday as data showed retail sales rose last month at the fastest rate in more than three years. Sales rose 2.7 per cent, with the expected boost from the popular “cash for clunkers” car rebate programme accompanied by a surprise pick-up in other ...
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Republican lawmaker who shouted at Obama censured
Sep 16th
A Republican lawmaker was censured on Tuesday in the US House of Representatives for shouting "you lie" during President Barack Obama's speech on health care last week before a joint session of Congress. The formal rebuke against Congressman Joe Wilson was approved 240-179, largely along party lines. Democrats argued the move was necessary because Wilson had refused ...
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Obama assassination joke on TV stirs row
Sep 2nd
Canada's broadcast regulator said on Monday the country's French-language broadcaster broke television regulations and should apologize for airing a comedy sketch that suggested Barack Obama would be easy to assassinate as the first black US president would stand out against the White House. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said it received over 250 complaints about a ...
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Barack Obama tops Rolling Stone’s ‘100 Agents of Change’ list
Mar 19th
Barack Obama has topped Rolling Stone's list of '100 Agents of Change', featuring those who "have powerful ideas" rather than the conventional meaning of the word. The U.S. President grabbed the top spot followed by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who were hailed as "Lewis and Clark of the Internet". The magazine ranked Apple's CEO ...
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Will ‘Obama effect’ bring change to TV?
Jan 23rd
Barack Obama brought change to Washington. Now, can he bring change to our television sets? The new president and his family have barely settled into their new Washington digs, but that question is already being pondered by members of the entertainment community. They cling to the hope that an "Obama effect" eventually will lead to richer ...
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