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Climate Change Conference in Durban

EU says climate pact not enough, wants deal by 2015

The world needs a far more ambitious plan to cut emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases than the Kyoto Protocol, European Union climate negotiators said on Monday, calling for a global deal to be reached by 2015 and in place by 2020.

HTC to tough out slowdown as strategy doubts grow

HTC Rezound
HTC's promise of competitive new models early next year may not be enough of a strategy shift to convince investors it can regain the innovative streak that catapulted it from an obscure contract maker to the world's No.4 smartphone brand.
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A dealer walks past an electronic board in the investors' gallery at the Amman Stock Exchange November 21, 2011.

Global Economic Recovery Petering Out: OECD

The global economic recovery is running out of steam, leaving the euro zone stuck in a mild recession and the United States at risk of following suit, the OECD said on Monday, sharply cutting its forecasts.
A common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) with its dorsal fin cut off.

The Shark Fin Soup Tradeoff

Over the past year, the international movement to halt the shark fin trade has made leaps and bounds, moving up the chain from campaigns targeting consumers to efforts by politicians to implement stricter legislation against the sale, possession and distribution of shark fins. From the U.S. West Coast to Europe and Asia, progress is being made to turn the dish itself into an endangered menu item.
At Issue: U.S. Job Growth

A New Yorker's Opinion: Can America's Decline, and Declining Job-Base, Be Reversed?

I had just been chatting, over a ridiculously expensive turkey sandwich that Monday (right before Thanksgiving, what was I thinking?), about the declining fortunes of the once-great American Empire. But enough, for the moment, about me, first let's see what Columbia's Herbert J. Gans, emeritus professor of sociology, had to say about superfluous jobs in his recent New York Times Op-Ed piece--and whether what he astutely observed could lead, within the century, to the breakup of th...
Anti-government protesters pray next to the bodies of people who were among the Sunni Muslims killed on Wednesday, in Hula near Homs November 2, 2011.

Arab League Prepares Plans for Sanctions Against Syria

Arab officials will prepare plans for sanctions against Syria on Saturday over its failure to let Arab League monitors oversee an initiative aimed at ending a violent crackdown on protesters seeking an end to President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
ham store

Travel Picks: Top 10 Unusual Shops

As the holidays approach, there are numerous things to dread: long hours spent in airports, seasonal weight gain, and searching for gifts for everyone on your list.
A shop attendant arranges HTC phones in a mobile phone store in Taipei

HTC Tumbles Again; Growth Potential in Doubt

Unnerved by a second profit warning in a month, investors sent HTC Corp shares tumbling for a second straight day on Friday on concern the world's No.4 smartphone maker may be running out of ideas in an increasingly competitive market.
A man walks past a logo of Alibaba (China) Technology Co. Ltd at its headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou

Alibaba.com posts slowest quarterly growth in almost 2 years

Alibaba.com, China's largest e-commerce firm, posted an 11.9 percent rise in quarterly net profit, its slowest growth in nearly two years, with the company raising concerns due to a weak trade outlook stemming from debt woes in Europe and the United States.
An employee counts Renminbi banknotes at a Bank of China branch in Changzhi, Shanxi province Nov. 16, 2009.

How China Might Ease Monetary Policy

The market is expecting that China would loosen its monetary policy in the coming months, and many believe a selective easing has already begun, and that more serious easing will come soon.

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