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Cameron faces UK coalition tensions after EU split

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Prime Minister David Cameron can expect a hero's welcome from his Conservative party but faces a backlash from Liberal Democrat allies on Monday when he explains a European Union veto that has cast Britain adrift from its continental partners.
United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres speaks with Brazil's Minister of Environment Izabella Teixeira (L) and chief climate envoy Luiz alberto Figueiredo during a plenary session at the Unit

New U.N. Climate Deal Struck, Critics Say Gains Modest

Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal forcing all the biggest polluters for the first time to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but critics said the plan was too timid to slow global warming.
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Euro zone agreement only partial solution: IMF

An agreement reached by European countries for deeper economic integration was a step in the right direction but not a complete solution for the euro zone's debt crisis, International Monetary Fund chief economist Olivier Blanchard said on Sunday.
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Top 10 Most Android ‘App-Crazed’ Countries

Following Google’s recent announcement that Android Market has reached an important milestone - 10 billion downloads per month – the Internet search engine giant also released a detailed infographic that showed how the world is being driven forward by Google power.
International Monetary Fund's Economic Counsellor Olivier Blanchard presents the World Economic Outlook in Washington

Eurozone Agreement an Incomplete Solution to the Problem: IMF

An agreement reached by European countries for deeper economic integration was a step in the right direction but not a complete solution for the Eurozone's debt crisis, International Monetary Fund Economic Counsellor Olivier Blanchard said Sunday.
Hungary's Prime Minister Orban and Britain's Prime Minister Cameron attend a EU leaders summit in Brussels

The Day Europe Lost Patience with Britain: Friday?

It was billed as a summit to save the euro. It may be remembered as the day Europe lost patience with Britain, as most of the continent threw its lot in with European Union founding members France and Germany and committed to binding their economies ever more tightly.
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Highlights: EU leaders' comments after summit talks

Europe divided in a historic rift on Friday over building a closer fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to forge ahead with a separate treaty, leaving Britain isolated.

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