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Osborne vows to 'level with people'
2013-03-20 14:15:01| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The official forecast for growth in the UK economy is cut from 1.2% to 0.6% by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.
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New Chinese Premier Vows to Tackle Pollution With Iron Fist
2013-03-18 18:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Chinas new premier, Li Keqiang, has vowed aggressive government action to curb the rampant pollution that has provoked growing public outrage, saying the country would phase out backward production facilities that have contributed to dangerous health conditions in numerous regions. Speaking at his first press conference, Li said the government would set deadlines to address the public health controversy, exemplified by choking air pollution over Beijing that has kept air quality at dangerous levels...
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China's new premier vows to tackle pollution
2013-03-18 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, pledged on Sunday that his government would "show even greater resolve" in tackling China's festering pollution crisis, a source of increasing public fury. Li's remarks at his debut press conference as premier were the highest-level public comments on the problem to date, though he gave few specifics about how the government planned to address the environmental effects of rapid economic growth. Street-level anger over the air pollution that blanketed many northern...
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US: NYC mayor vows appeal against soda ban ruling
2013-03-12 13:50:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to appeal against a judge's decision to halt a ban on large sugary drinks in the city and believes the law will still come into effect.
Japan PM Abe vows nation to emerge stronger from 2011 triple disasters
2013-03-11 10:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed on Monday to speed up rebuilding from the huge earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that struck Japan's northeast two years ago, promising that the nation would emerge stronger from its worst disaster since World War Two. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck at 2:46 p.m., triggering tsunami waves as high as 30 meters (100 feet) that swept away residents and their homes. Nearly 19,000 people died and some 315,000 evacuees were stranded, including refugees from radiation...
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