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• Could denying bedroom privileges save the planet?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  There will be a record number of side events at the United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen next month, but one woman’s one-woman show could give the delegates, most of whom will be men, the incentive they really need to agree a new global warming treaty. In “ The Boycott “, Kathryn Blume plays ...
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• CURRENT Group wins GreenBeat “Innovation Competition”

  
  INNOVATION. International Journal by 2thinknow. — Authority: 134
  CURRENT Group, a Leader in Providing Smart Grid Solutions to Utilities Worldwide, Has Been Selected As One of The World’s Top Ten Smart Grid Innovators at GreenBeat 2009 CURRENT CEO Tom Casey Speaks on the Game Changing Power of Grid-based Demand Management Solutions through CURRENT’s leading System ...
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• Join the discussion with world leaders on the most urgent issues that need redesigning

  
  Forumblog.org - The World Economic Forum Blog — Authority: 414
  Join the discussion on YouTube about the global challenges requiring new approaches for real solutions. Watch and listen to what leaders from business, politics, civil society and academia have to say about issues like poverty, gender inequality and climate change, and their innovative solutions like using ...
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• Tentative global economic recovery raises questions about reforms in post-crisis world

  
  Forumblog.org - The World Economic Forum Blog — Authority: 414
  As countries around the world recover from the crisis, unanswered questions about the necessary restructuring of the global economy require urgent attention, four leaders from business, academia and civil society said on the opening day of the World Economic Forum’s Summit on the Global Agenda. “We’ve got a ...
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• Crown Prince of Dubai addresses Forums Summit on the Global Agenda 2009

  
  Forumblog.org - The World Economic Forum Blog — Authority: 414
  His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince, addressed the World Economic Forum’s Summit on the Global Agenda. He called for the international community to deepen cooperation and find new ways to manage the increasingly complex and interconnected global risks. The global ...
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• Emaar India unit to sell shares in coining weeks

  
  Property Bytes | — Authority: 141
  Dubai: Emaar Properties RISC the developer building the world’s tallest skyscraper in Dubai, plans an initial share offering in India in a few weeks, chairman Mohammed Alabbar said.“India has done extremely well for us, and that’s why we are going public in India, probably in a few weeks,” he said in an ...
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• Davos Global Agenda Council on the Future of Africa

  
  Kenyan Pundit — Authority: 452
  I’m the newest and I suspect the youngest member of the Davos Council of the Future of Africa.   I’m headed to Dubai for my first meeting as a Council member.   It’s a terrific honor – other members include Mo Ibrahim , Sam Jonah, Graca Machel, Maria Ramos, Obiageli Ezekwesili, Christopher Khaemba, Nkosana ...
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• Global Redesign Initiative country hearing on energy security closes in Qatar

  
  Forumblog.org - The World Economic Forum Blog — Authority: 414
  The World Economic Forum’s Global Redesign Initiative wrapped up its second country hearing on global cooperation and energy security in Doha, Qatar. The two-day meeting was the second of a series of three country hearings held in Geneva, Doha and Singapore. The 35 experts discussed how stronger international ...
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• Council on the Ageing Society, at the Summit of the Global Agenda

  
  SharpBrains — Authority: 456
  Heading to Dubai today (a 15-hour direct flight!), coming back to San Francisco next Monday. Last year I wrote about this remarkable new initiative by the World Economic Forum here (proposal) and here (reflections, emerging discussion). This year’s update: Overview: Network of Global Agenda Councils ...
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• Water Scarcity, Food Security Concerns Prompt Global Land Grab

  
  Circle of Blue | WaterNews — Authority: 562
  Area nearly the size of France purchased, leased for food production around the world Africa, South America, parts of Europe targeted by cash-rich, food-poor nations So far most land deal inquiries have been in Africa. But the economic collapse in Latin America in the early 2000s sparked private investment ...
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• Somalia, Afghanistan most corrupt nations

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  Transparency International released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index on Tuesday, saying war-ravaged Somalia remains the worlds most corrupt country, followed by Afghanistan.Transparency Internationals rankings are based on how corrupt a countrys government is perceived to be by experts and international ...
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• Summer Davos to Return to Tianjin, China in 2010

  
  Forumblog.org - The World Economic Forum Blog — Authority: 414
    The Forum has agreed with the Tianjin Government, China that the city will host the fourth Summer Davos in its new downtown convention centre. The Summer Davos or Annual Meeting of the New Champions will take place 13-15 September 2010. The meeting will focus on creating sustainable growth, taking into ...
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• Kamal Nath to visit Middle East to woo investors

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) After organising road shows in Europe and North America, Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath will now organise similar events in the Middle East to attract investments in India’s highways sector.“The minister is scheduled to visit West Asia to attract investors for mega road projects. He ...
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• Malay Govt. asks businessmen to use Indian, Chinese links for economic development

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 16 (ANI): The Malaysian Government has advised businessmen to use the country’s multi-racial cultural, especially links with India and China, as an asset for economic relationships and developments. Minister in the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Department, Dr Koh Tsu Koon, said the three main races ...
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• Programme of the Summit on the Global Agenda 2009

  
  Forumblog.org - The World Economic Forum Blog — Authority: 414
  For the second consecutive year, the World Economic Forum and the Government of Dubai will host the Summit on the Global Agenda from 20 to 22 November 2009. The Summit will bring together over 700 council members of the most innovative and relevant minds from over 90 countries – leaders from academia, business, ...
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• Renault Takes on Tata Nano, Competing on Price

  
  Auto Observer — Authority: 567
  French automaker Renault will take on Tata Motors Nano, currently billed as the worlds cheapest car, with "an ultra low-cost" car designed by Renault and built by its partner in India, Bajaj Auto beginning in 2012, a year later than originally planned. "The cost of this car will be lower than any other car made ...
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• Terror threats won’t affect economic development: Chidambaram

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday admitted terror threats, but asserted that it would not affect the industrial development of the country.“We are not more vulnerable than any other country,” Chidambaram said while addressing industry leaders at the World Economic Forum’s India ...
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• US terror suspect visited India many times: Chidambaram

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The US national arrested in Chicago last month on charges of plotting terror strikes visited India several times before the Nov 26 attacks in Mumbai last year, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Tuesday.The home minister said the government would look into the possible connection between David ...
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• Dalai Lama’s presence in India irritant to China: Tharoor

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Reacting to China’s “dissatisfaction” over the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Tuesday said the Tibetan religious leader’s presence in India was itself an “irritant” to Beijing.“If the Dalai Lama is in india, it ...
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• India to review double taxation treaties to track evasion

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) India is working towards revising its double taxation avoidance treaties following allegations that many Indians have stashed away unaccounted money in Swiss banks, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday.“I have asked the revenue department to reopen negotiations of all 77 ...
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