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Canada, EU leaders sign CETA pact despite German concerns
2014-09-27 18:55:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) trade agreement between Canada and the European Union (EU) has been signed, with the backing of all 28 European Union countries.
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As Chemical Bank moves to Uptown, Bay City leaders eye rebirth for downtown branch
2014-09-26 20:57:14| Chemicals - Topix.net
Walter Szostak, president of Bay City Chemical Bank, sat in a bare office Friday, perhaps the last day he'll even need to step foot into the historic downtown Bay City building where the branch has been located since 1987. On Monday, Sept.
Poet brings world leaders to tears at UN Climate Summit
2014-09-25 17:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: The UN Climate Summit has been graced by the likes of actor Leonardi DiCaprio and US President Barack Obama, but the haunting words of a young mother from a tiny Pacific Island nation have made the most lasting impression. Spoken-word poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, 26, from the Marshall Islands, was just one of four people chosen from 544 nominees to address the opening of the UN Climate Summit in New York. In front of an audience of 120 state dignitaries, Jetnil-Kijiner performed a poem she wrote...
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UN Climate Summit: China, India leaders are no shows. Why that's ok
2014-09-23 10:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Can a UN Climate Summit about reducing global carbon emissions be successful if leaders from two of th e largest polluters don't show up? China President Xi Jinping and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi won't be joining heads of state from over 120 countries as they plan for a cleaner energy future at a UN Climate Summit in New York Tuesday. Some are concerned about their absence at the New York climate talks widely regarded as a critical preparatory meeting for achieving a negotiated agreement...
World leaders gather for 'crucial' UN climate meeting
2014-09-23 09:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: World leaders including US President Barack Obama are holding a summit on climate change at the United Nations. The aim at the New York meeting is to galvanise member states to sign up to a comprehensive new global climate agreement at talks in Paris next year. "Today, we must set the world on a new course," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told leaders from 120 countries, "I am asking you to lead". It is the first high-level gathering since the Copenhagen summit in 2009. With so many...
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