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Retail Sector Has a Tough First Quarter, Faces Longer-Term Obstacles
2015-06-18 15:00:00| National Real Estate Investor
The first quarter was marked by weak economic activity, largely attributable to a confluence of temporary factors, such as port labor disputes on the West Coast, inclement weather, a rising dollar crimping exports and low energy prices resulting in depressed business investment. read more
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Italy warns tough response on Med migrant crisis
2015-06-16 12:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: EU ministers are to discuss plans to tackle the growing crisis of Mediterranean migrants risking their lives to come to Europe, but Italy is warning of a strong response if no solution is found. European leaders widely acknowledge that solutions must be found to tackle the growing problem of the Mediterranean migrant crisis. But ministers are yet to come to an agreement on what measures should be introduced to tackle the crisis. Around 1,800 migrants have died this year alone trying to cross...
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UN climate talks inch forward, putting off tough decisions
2015-06-11 18:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Two weeks of U.N. climate talks ended Thursday with negotiators trimming a draft global climate pact but leaving core sticking points to be untangled later, before a December summit in Paris where the landmark agreement is to be adopted. Frustrated by the slow pace of the climate talks, some negotiators and observers called the Bonn meeting a squandered opportunity to capture the momentum of a declaration this week by seven world leaders including President Barack Obama endorsing a long-term goal...
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Merkel presses G7 leaders to agree on tough climate goals
2015-06-08 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Group of Seven (G7) leaders to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases on the final day of their summit in Bavaria on Monday, at which they also discussed the threat from Islamic militants. Merkel, once dubbed the "climate chancellor", hopes to revitalize her green credentials by getting the G7 industrial nations to agree specific emissions goals ahead of a larger year-end United Nations climate meeting in Paris. Climate change topped the agenda for...
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G7 summit: Canadian PM Harper faces tough talk on climate change, security threats
2015-06-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: The G7 leaders started their annual meeting Sunday during which Prime Minister Stephen Harper was expected to face discussions on a topic he has been repeatedly criticized for not doing enough about -- climate change. Germany, with the firm backing of neighbour France, is linking climate change to global security following a report prepared for G7 foreign ministers in April that urged all countries to place climate change at the heart of their foreign policy. "Climate change is the ultimate...
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