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Emissions of greenhouse gases (millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents unless stated): Country 2006 1990 offered cuts in emissions in 2020 with: pct by 2020vs1990 smallest cut deepest cut Australia 618.6 547.8 3 -...

Nov 17 - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday nudged Chinese President Hu Jintao to allow the yuan currency to appreciate at a landmark summit in Beijing. Obama referred fleetingly to the issue which has...

Nov 6 - Now that the global economy is showing signs of recovery, markets are looking for clues when central banks will begin to remove the extraordinary measures put in place during the financial crisis...

Nov 5 - Legal protection for sukuk holders in the case of non-payment or default has become a hot topic after a rash of problems at Islamic financial institutions. Unlike mainstream bonds, sukuk do not...

Sept 21 - Intel Corp and the European Commission took divergent views on Monday of the Commission's release of the 517-page decision that underpins its 1.06 billion euro fine on the chip maker. The Commission...

Sept 6 - President Barack Obama's drive to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system has created opportunities and risks for key members of both political parties in the Democratic-led U.S. Congress. Here's a look at some...

July 12 - Cooperation between the United States and China is considered essential for the world to reduce heat-trapping gas emissions blamed for global warming. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke...

BERLIN, June 17 - Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has intervened to limit the impact of Germany's deepest post-war recession, but how will a new coalition in Berlin cope with rising unemployment and a soaring deficit?...

OSLO, June 16 - The Nordic nations' generous welfare state has so far held up well during the global credit crisis, providing vast public transfers to the jobless -- but at the cost of swelling...

OSLO, June 16 - The Nordic nations' generous welfare state has so far held up well during the global credit crisis, providing vast public transfers to the jobless -- but at the cost of swelling...