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A new airport has been opened in Najaf, Iraq's Shiite holy city, with Nuri al-Maliki, the prime minister, making the inaugural flight.
21/07/2008
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Restrictions on driving have been introduced in the Chinese capital, Beijing, in an attempt to improve the city's air quality in time for the Olympic Games.
20/07/2008
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The European Commission has backed a plan to give €1bn ($1.59bn) to farmers in Africa next year to help tackle high food prices and boost output.
19/07/2008
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The European Union has proposed setting up a $1.6 billion two-year emergency fund to help poor countries cope with the global food crisis.
19/07/2008
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A powerful tropical storm has battered southern Taiwan with torrential rains, triggering flash flood and landslides that have left at least four people dead.
18/07/2008
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The United Nations is expected to decide whether to allow China to import more than 100 tonnes of elephant ivory in a one-off sale of government stockpiles in four African countries.
15/07/2008
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Thousands of fishermen across Japan have launched a massive one-day strike in protest against soaring fuel costs.
15/07/2008
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Airlines based in the Gulf have placed huge orders at an international air show in Farnborough, England, with Etihad Airways ordering 100 aircraft worth over $20bn.
14/07/2008
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Chile's southern Llaima volcano has spewed rocks, lava and clouds of ash into the sky, setting six nearby communities on evacuation alert.
11/07/2008
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Fourteen migrants have died from heat exposure on a boat heading for southern Spain from north Africa, Spanish radio has reported.
10/07/2008
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George Bush, the US president, has welcomed what he said was "significant progress" on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite criticsm that a three-day G8 summit in Japan has failed to set any specific targets or benchmarks fo
09/07/2008
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A controversial plan to sell US nuclear fuel and technology to India is good for both countries, George Bush, the US president, has told India's prime minister.
09/07/2008
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The British government has said it is to slow the introduction of biofuels to address concerns that switching the use of land could exacerbate climate change and push up food prices.
09/07/2008
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The Group of Eight (G8) nations have said they want to work with the nearly 200 states involved in UN climate change talks to adopt a goal of at least halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
08/07/2008
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A bloc of communist-led parties will end support for India's coalition government in protest against a nuclear energy deal with the US, party leaders have announced.
08/07/2008
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