Word: globalization
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Environmental groups hoping for concrete action on climate change were left disappointed by talks at the Group of 20 summit on Friday. Although world leaders managed to forge some agreement on global warming - despite news of Iran's secret nuclear facility eclipsing most of the discussion at the Pittsburgh summit - greens said little of substance was actually achieved. "They haven't really produced anything that is relevant in terms of active progress," says Kim Carstensen, head of the World Wildlife Fund's Global Climate Initiative. "I'm not that impressed...
...Faust said, to keep spending in line with the University’s new fiscal constraints. In contrast to the bleak financial picture Faust detailed, the event ended on a relatively positive note, with Faust pointing to examples of cross-school academic initiatives, such as a recent push for global health programs. “The larger point is this,” Faust concluded. “Whether our endowment is $37 billion or $26 billion, there is a wealth of intellectual opportunity within this University.” Though audience response was overwhelmingly positive, praising Faust...
...being watched closely because it could signal whether Japan's new ruling party, the Democratic Party of Japan, will take a harder line on Japan Inc. than the Liberal Democratic Party, which recently lost power in parliamentary elections after nearly 54 years of unbroken rule. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...forget that in the past four years, Iran was one of the more stable countries in the world both politically and economically. Unlike some countries like the United States itself and some European countries, unemployment rates in Iran are actually decreasing. Having said that, the crisis is global, but we don't have any real serious problems with the economy, and the government's economic policies are policies that we plan to pursue in a very serious manner. Last year our stock market was one of the most successful, and in other sectors as well, if you take a look...
...feel that the outlook on global issues that has been prevalent in the last 60 years has been the cause of the many problems that confront us in the world today. This is precisely what needs change. Any person who sincerely and honestly seeks to create a better world should make every effort to bring about the change in this outlook. To help realize collective peace, viable peace, we need collective cooperation and efforts. In this midst the media has an important role to play. Some western country states have in the past few decades not taken a very favorable...