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US says sorry for Berlusconi gaffe

The Bush administration was forced yesterday to issue a grovelling apology to the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, after White House officials briefed the travelling US press corps that Berlusconi was regarded as a...

Friends and favours: Berlusconi & his 'butterflies'

independent.co.uk     4 hrs ago          

For years, Italy's perma-tanned 71-year-old prime minister has got away with acting like a sultan in his harem, and the Italian media, forgiving to a fault of private peccadilloes, has left him to it. He has laid siege to...

Janet Ritz: G8 Leaders Endorse 50% Emmisions Cut, but With No Specific Targets

The 2008 G8 Summit has ended with an agreement among the principals to endorse cutting greenhouse gas emissions fifty percent by 2050. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, host of the meeting, added a request that countries...

G8 Summit of no expectations

The G8 is suffering from a malaise, that could hardly come at a worse time for the world, and that malaise is driven by the personalities around the table by Nenad Pejic Tuesday, July 08, 2008 When U.S. President George W. Bush...

Government Promises

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Italian tax perks in works

akamai.net     6 hrs ago          

International News: Film boycott prompts Silvio's reversal -- Bowing to pressure from Italy's enraged film community, the Silvio Berlusconi-led government has reintroduced film production tax incentives and averted a threatened...

Elevating Canada's Standing In The World

To the satisfying roar of head explosions on the left; The trouble is that - partly because of the surging commodity prices that have made all incumbent regimes unpopular - G8 is led by politicians who lack authority. Nicolas...

G8: leaders agree to call for Zimbabwe sanctions

Philip Webster, Lake Toya, Japan, and Jenny Booth The G8 leaders today called for tougher UN sanctions against Zimbabwe, increasing international pressure on the African pariah state. Russia and Italy have fallen into line with...

White House forced to say sorry to Italy over Silvio Berlusconi insults

The White House was today forced to apologise to Italy after distributing a biography of Silvio Berlusconi to journalists which alleged that he only gained high office because of his "considerable influence” on the media.

World leaders enjoy 18-course banquet... then discuss how to solve global food crisis

dailymail.co.uk     17 hrs ago   8 related          

Summit that's hard to swallow - world leaders enjoy 18-course banquet as they discuss how to solve global food crisis By James Chapman Just two days ago, Gordon Brown was urging us all to stop wasting food and combat rising...

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