UNITED STATES: Policy 'czars' are vital, problematic

Kenneth Feinberg, the administration's special master for compensation practices ('pay czar')...

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Leaders address natural disaster risk

Regional leaders on October 25 agreed a set of measures to enhance South-east Asia's preparedness...

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Qatar's RasGas 7 LNG production facility will be completed by the end of the year, the company...

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Forestry exports have helped lift an industry in the doldrums and provided support for the...

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Beijing and Delhi agreed yesterday to coordinate their efforts on climate change. China and...

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One of the most contentious areas of EU policy in recent years has been its approach to new...

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Materialist values were strengthened by a lack of consumption goods under communism and during...

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Recent studies on the impact of climate change suggest that the cost of adaptation and mitigation...

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In Germany, the incoming coalition decided on October 15 to reverse the phase-out of nuclear...

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In the run-up to the climate change summit in Copenhagen in December, Brasilia is anxious to be...

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