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UN environment summit opens, but prospects grim
Jun 14th, 2012
Twenty years after the first Earth Summit, a renewed bid to rally the world behind a common environmental blueprint opened Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro against a backdrop of discord and economic gloom. (Source: AFP) -
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of the new film "The Great Gatsby," and his foundation have teamed up with Christie's for a charity auction next week to benefit environmental causes. Thirty-three works, many created for and donated to the auction by some of the world's top artists, will ... [Full Article]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea is threatening the U.S. and South Korea over joint naval drills taking place this week in tense Yellow Sea waters ahead of a Washington summit by the allies' leaders. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street opened weaker on Monday as investors searched for catalysts after major U.S. equity indexes closed a fourth consecutive week of gains Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 14.90 points, or 0.10 percent, to 15,339.50. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was off 1.84 points, or 0.11 percent, to 1,665.6... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE benchmark share index rose on Tuesday, boosted by solid corporate earnings and expectations of an European Central Bank (ECB) rate cut this week, which pushed the index back towards its 2013 highs. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was up by 0.3 percent, or 19.10 points higher, at 6,477.12 points, moving back in the direction... [Full Article]
JERUSALEM (AP) - Orthodox Christians visiting the Holy Land often return home with more than just spiritual memories. Many drop by a centuries-old tattoo parlor in Jerusalem's Old City, inking themselves with a permanent reminder not only of their pilgrimage but also of devotion to their faith. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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