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Gordon Brown has called on world leaders to continue the fight against world poverty and climate change, ahead of the G8 summit in Japan. The Prime Minister, who will attend the summit for the first time as premier, said rich nations must accelerate efforts to combat poverty in the face of the credit crunch. In particular, Mr Brown stressed the need for united action to reduce dependency on fossil fuels and boost food production in developing countries. His comments come amid campaigners' fears that pledges on aid and global warming could be scaled back at the G8 summit, which starts on Monday. "The world is suffering a triple challenge: of higher fuel prices, higher food prices and a credit crunch," Mr Brown said. "My message to the G8 will be that instead of sidelining climate change and the development agenda, the present... [read full story]
