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G8 News, May 18, 2012

Europe's Fate, and Obama's, May Ride on G8
RealClearPolitics
By Alexis Simendinger - May 18, 2012 President Obama has a weekend challenge ahead of him: Can he persuade European leaders gathered in the Maryland woods outside Washington, DC, to adopt the US fiscal example of short-term bailouts, ...
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Tackling Euro Zone Crisis is Top Priority for G8 Leaders
Insurance Journal
By Laura MacInnis & Jeff Mason | May 18, 2012 Leaders of major industrial economies meet this weekend to try to tackle a full-blown crisis in Europe where fears are growing that Greece could leave the euro zone bloc, threatening the future of the ...
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G-8 or G-Zero? Why the West No Longer Sets the Global Agenda
TIME (blog)
By Tony Karon | @tonykaron | May 18, 2012 | + G8 foreign ministers (LR), Koichiro Gemba of Japan, Guido Westerwelle of Germany, Sergei Lavrov of Russia, British Foreign Secretary William Hague, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Alain Juppe of...
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TIME (blog)
Syngenta to expand presence in Africa: contributing to the transformation of ...
MarketWatch (press release)
BASEL, Switzerland, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Syngenta today announced a commitment to build a $1 billion business in Africa over the next 10 years. This commitment reflects the company's belief that Africa has the resources not only to ...
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Obama Unveils Private-Public Partnership on Food Aid
TIME
By Jay Newton-Small | @JNSmall | May 18, 2012 | + Any one remember sending their left overs to Africa? Not so long ago, that food aid consisted of massive amounts of random extra food that developed countries would send to the developing world in ...
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Monsanto Announces $50 Million Commitment To African Agricultural Development ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LOUIS, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Monsanto Company's (NYSE:MON) Chairman, President and CEO Hugh Grant today will announce the company's support of the New Vision for Agriculture Initiative, the Grow Africa Partnership and the G8's New ...
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The European Union at the G8 Summit in Camp David (May 18-19, 2012): "Acting ...
Sacramento Bee
By Delegation of the European Union to the United States WASHINGTON, May16, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This year's G8 summit under the motto "Acting Together" is chaired by US President Obama in Camp David and takes place back-to-back to the ...
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Diageo Furthers Commitment to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa Through ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NORWALK, Conn., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks company, announced today that it has signed letters of intent to foster partnerships and projects that will aid in the agricultural development of ...
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DIARY - France to May 31
Reuters
... -2.9 pct ---------------------------------------------------------------- POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/GENERAL EVENTS -------------------Friday May 18,2012-------------------------- CAMP DAVID, US - President Francois Hollande attends G8 Summit (to May 19).
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Must-Reads from Around the World, May 18, 2012
TIME (blog)
By Joe Jackson | @JoeJackson | May 18, 2012 | + Family Business - The New York Times explores at length how China's so-called 'Princeling' generation — the descendants of Communist Party leaders — use family ties to gain jobs, wealth and influence.
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Gary Comer Youth Center Welcomes First Lady Michelle Obama and Spouses of ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CHICAGO, May 18, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- via PRWEB - First Lady Michelle Obama and the spouses of the NATO Summit and G8 foreign leaders will visit Gary Comer Youth Center this Sunday, May 20 at 11:30 am Guests will learn about the Youth ...
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Obama hosts Harper, others at G8 summit
CTV.ca
A State Department official waits with a red carpet roller as the airplane caring Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti arrives at Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Va., Friday, May 18, 2012 for theG8 Summit at Camp David.
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CTV.ca
Global leaders seek to corral Europe crisis
Gettysburg Times
President Barack Obama will welcome G8 leaders to his presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Posted: Friday,May 18, 2012 3:54 am | Updated: 7:23 am, Fri May 18, 2012. The leaders of eight of the world's ...
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Greek euro exit looms as G8 gathers
Jakarta Globe
by Andrew Beatty | May 18, 2012 World leaders will huddle at Camp David Friday with the focus on Greece as it stumbles toward a possible eurozone exit that would hold wildly uncertain repercussions for the global economy. Leaders from the Group of...
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Jakarta Globe
Eurozone crisis drives down stocks before G8
Jakarta Globe
by Roland Jackson | May 18, 2012 World stock markets mostly fell on Friday and the euro hit another four-month dollar low, slammed by a ratings downgrade for Greece and warnings for 16 Spanish banks, ahead of a crucial G8 meeting.
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Nurses' pre-NATO rally expected to draw thousands
The Olympian
By TAMMY WEBBER | AP • Published May 18, 2012 CHICAGO – Thousands of anti-NATO demonstrators are expected to converge at a downtown plaza Friday for a rally that promises to be a prelude to a much larger march Sunday, when world leaders begin two days ...
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Obama hosts Harper, other leaders at G8 summit
CP24, Canada
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, left, walks to a motorcade with Italian Ambassador to the United States Claudio Bisogniero upon his arrival at Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Va., Friday, May 18, 2012, for the G8 Summit at Camp David.
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Nurses' pre-NATO rally expected to draw thousands
The Olympian
By TAMMY WEBBER | AP • Published May 18, 2012 CHICAGO – Thousands of anti-NATO demonstrators are expected to converge at a downtown plaza Friday for a rally that promises to be a prelude to a much larger march Sunday, when world leaders begin two days ...
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Md. town extends hand to G-8 demonstrators
STLtoday.com
AP | Posted: Friday, May 18, 2012 3:46 am | ( Loading… ) comments. In a Wednesday, May 16, 2012 photo, Sekiguchi Toyoshige, a Japanese born Buddhist monk, walks along Route 77 west of Thurmont, Md. The peace activist was making his way towards ...
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Global leaders seek to corral Europe crisis
STLtoday.com
AP | Posted: Friday, May 18, 2012 1:27 am | ( Loading… ) comments. Tourist pose for photographers with Oxfam activist wearing masks depicting G8 world leaders during a demonstration outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2012.
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Russia says action on Syria, Iran may go nuclear
Firstpost
by FP Staff May 18, 2012 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned on Thursday that military action against sovereign states could lead to a regional nuclear war, starkly voicing Moscow's opposition to Western intervention ahead...
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Firstpost
AUD/USD attempts to pick itself up after a mauling
ForexLive (blog)
By Pete Jackson || May 18, 2012 at 06:17 GMT Quite a panic sell off earlier following comments from ANZ's Mike Smith in an interview with SKY saying that wholesale funding markets had froze. This triggered a wave of concern that antipodean banks may ...
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FinMin Azumi: Hopes G8 will show commitment to fiscal reform
ForexLive (blog)
By Sean Lee || May 18, 2012 at 02:13 GMT Here is the jawboning and there will be no follow through. I see the pair ranging for the rest of the day, unless 79.30 support goes. The content of this field will not be shown publicly.
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The decline of G8
China.org.cn
By Shen Dingli The G8 will stage its 2012 summit from May 18-19 at Camp David. For the first time since Russia joined it in 1997, however, the Russian president will be absent. The newly reelected Vladimir Putin has decided not to join the summit in ...
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G8 pressed to keep up fight on hunger
Jakarta Globe
by Shaun Tandon | May 18, 2012 Anti-poverty campaigners are urging leaders of rich nations to commit at a weekend summit to feeding the world's poor, warning that hunger is taking a devastating toll away from the headlines. By all accounts, the crisis...
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Jakarta Globe
Greek euro exit looms as G8 gathers | All Kenya News
By allkenyanews
WASHINGTON, May 18 – World leaders will huddle at Camp David Friday with the focus on Greece as it stumbles toward an unprecedented eurozone exit that holds wildly uncertain repercussions for the global economy. Leaders from the ...
All Kenya News
Cameron urges G8 action to stop eurozone crisis from spreading ...
By SINA.com
2012-05-18 01:46:27 GMT2012-05-18 09:46:27(Beijing Time) SINA.com. British Prime ... His reference to oil prices may be significant because there have been reports that U.S. President Barack Obama will seek support from otherG8 leaders at this weekend's summit to tap emergency oil reserves. The leaders will ... Find general information on life, culture and travel in China through our news and special reports or find business partners through our online Business Directory.
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RA's Daily Russia News Blast – May 18, 2012 - Robert Amsterdam
By Citizen M
RA's Daily Russia News Blast – May 182012. By Citizen M | Published: May 182012. TODAY: Focus on Russia's international stance as G8 begins; Putin will head to Belarus on first foreign trip; Yashin sentenced to ten days; Moscow...
Robert Amsterdam
Save the Children Challenges G8 Leaders to Stop Children Dying ...
By news editor
May 182012 | Filed under: World | Posted by: news editor. TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – May 17, 2012) - As G8 leaders prepare to meet at Camp David later this week, Save the Children says that months of warnings have failed to prevent a serious malnutrition crisis sweeping Niger. The charity said today that they are now shifting their focus to crisis response. Despite efforts from the Niger government, some donors and humanitarian groups to prevent the emergency, aid ...
newz4u.net
Obama hosts Harper, other leaders at G8 summit | Metro - Metro News
By Staff
More from Canada. May 182012 Updated: May 182012 | 4:05 am. Adjust Text Size ... At both the G8 and NATO summits, Afghanistan's economic future and security will be a key topic of discussion. The U.S. doesn't want to be entirely on the ...
Metro
Greek euro exit looms as G8 gathers | The Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse
Friday, May 182012 7:15 EDT. Print. Angela Merkel via AFP. Topics: europe ♦ President Barack Obama ♦ world leaders. World leaders will huddle at Camp David Friday with the focus on Greece as it stumbles toward a possible eurozone exit ...
The Raw Story
Guest Commentary - G8 Looking Forward: Embracing the Realities ...
By Global Food for Thought
The food security focus at the Camp David G8 Summit on May 18-19 comes at a fortuitous time. The African continent has reached a turning ... Friday, May 182012 .... International Food Policy Research Institute News · International Maize and ...
Global Food for Thought
G8 leaders “compare notes” - World News - Russian opinion
By Russian Opinion
You are here : World News – Russian opinion » RUSSIA » G8 leaders “compare notes” in the country of residence of the President of the United States ... Posted On Friday, May 182012 By Russian Opinion. Under RUSSIA Tags: compare, ...
World News - Russian opinion
EU agrees on growth and austerity mix ahead of G8 - The Local
EU agrees on growth and austerity mix ahead of G8. Published: 18 May 12 08:05 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120518-42607.html. Share · Tweet. The leaders of Germany, France, Britain, Italy and senior EU officials agreed ...
The Local - Germany's news in English
Obama Foodorama: White House Fact Sheet: G8 Action On Food ...
By Eddie Gehman Kohan
Friday, May 182012 ... May 17, 2012. Fact Sheet: G-8 Action on Food Security and Nutrition. At the Camp David Summit, G-8 and African leaders will commit to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, the next phase of our shared commitment to achieving global food security. In partnership with Africa's people and leaders, our goals are to increase responsible domestic and foreign ..... Desert Summit. Chicago Food Desert Summit First Lady Gets Good News For Let's Move!
Obama Foodorama
The European Union at the G8 Summit in Camp David (May 18-19 ...
From Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This year's G8 summit under the motto "Acting Together" is chaired by U.S. ...
news.yahoo.com/european-union-g8-summit-camp-david-ma...
Cash-strapped G8 looks to private sector in hunger fight
Guestview: What they are not talking about at Camp David’s G8 meeting · Researchers ... Fri May 18, 2012 5:59am EDT ... WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Buffeted by the euro zone crisis and distracted by ... Related Quotes and News ...
www.reuters.com/.../05/.../g8-food-idUSL1E8GHE352012051...
Obama Schedule || Friday, May 18, 2012 – G8 at Camp David | The ...
Obama Schedule || Friday, May 18, 2012. by Keith Koffler on May 17, 2012, 9:38 pm. 10:15 am ET ... ET || Greets G8 Leaders 7:50 pm ET || Begins reception and working dinner for G8 leaders ... Comments appear in your FBNews Feed too.
www.whitehousedossier.com/.../obama-schedule-friday-18-20...
The European Union at the G8 Summit in Camp David (May 18-19, 2012): "Acting Together"
The European Union is a full member of the G8 and is represented by European Commission President Jose ... The European Union at the G8Summit in Camp David (May 18-19, 2012): "Acting Together" .... This is a general interest news site.
www.sacbee.com/.../the-european-union-at-the-g8-summit.ht...
Obama hosts Harper and other leaders at G8 summit - World - CBC ...
Major StoriesIn The News ... Last Updated: May 18, 2012 5:34 AM ET. Oxfam activists wearing masks depicting G8 world leaders participate in a demonstration ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../g8-summit-obama-harper.html
G8 summit: Obama to announce $3bn private funding for developing ...
The Guardian, UK and World news, User comments, Web ... guardian.co.uk,Friday 18 May 2012 05.46 BST. Oxfam activists pose in masks of the G8leaders outside the White House ahead of the Camp David summit being hosted by Barack ...
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/18/g8-africa
Cameron urges G8 action to stop eurozone crisis from ... - Reuters.com
Fri 18 May 2012 | 10:49 GMT ... News by Country ... will push at the G8 for a " strong and united commitment to securing the economic recovery and to support job ...
af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE84H01220120518
PM Meles Zenawi Leave for G8 Summit DireTube Video by ...
The 38th G8 Summit begins Friday, May 18, 2012, and ends Saturday, May... ... Ethiopian ...
www.diretube.com/.../pm-meles-zenawi-leave-for-g8-summit-...
Obama hosts Harper, other leaders at Camp David for G8 summit ...
City News Toronto. All ... 05/18/2012 | The Canadian Press ... At both the G8and NATO summits, Afghanistan's economic future and security will be a key topic of ...
www.citytv.com/.../206296--obama-hosts-harper-other-leaders...
Greek euro exit looms as G8 gathers - Related news - 5/18/2012 ...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after addressing deputies on the upcoming G8 and NATO summits at the lower house of parliament Bundestag,...
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