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Oil falls below $52 after OPEC defers output cut
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell more than $3 to below $52 a barrel on Monday after OPEC decided to wait until mid-December to make another cut in output to try to defend sagging prices.
Nations:Saudi Arabia Algeria Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2008-12-01
Governments tackle HIV stigma on World AIDS Day
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Governments across the globe pledged Monday to step up the fight against HIV, combatting the stigma associated with the disease and promising to bankroll treatment programmes on World AIDS Day.
Nations:South Africa China People:George W. Bush Hu Jintao
2008-12-01
Hawkish Obama names Clinton as top diplomat
CHICAGO (AFP) - Barack Obama on Monday nominated Hillary Clinton to be his "tough," "smart" secretary of state as his former foe vowed to give her all to steer America through a storm of international crises.
Nations:Afghanistan Russia India U.S. People:Robert Gates Barack Obama Condoleezza Rice George W. Bush Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-12-01
Calls mount for international action in DR Congo
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) - International pressure mounted Sunday for Europe to send an emergency security force to halt strife in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as thousands more fled fighting between rebels and government forces.
Nations:Congo France Belgium Gabon Kenya People:Ban Ki-moon Source:(AFP)
2008-11-30
Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so
LONDON - As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs.
Nations:Grenada Rwanda Uganda Ethiopia Source:(AP)
2008-11-30
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