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Protests as climate talks stall.
Dec 17, 2009 ... 12/16/2009 12:46:14 PM Danish police have clashed with protesters attempting to storm barricades around a UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark's capital. Officers used pepper spray and batons to contain hundreds of protesters gathered outside the ...
Climate talks at 'crucial' phase.
Dec 17, 2009 ... 12/17/2009 1:16:48 AM The climate summit in Copenhagen has reached a crucial phase with key rounds of talks on Thursday set to determine the success or failure of the meeting, the United Nations climate chief has said. Amid mounting signs of deadlock, Yvo de Boer ...
Swiss bank fined over Iran ties.
Dec 17, 2009 ... 12/17/2009 3:41:32 AM One of Switzerland's biggest banks has agreed to pay a record fine of $536m after admitting it violated US sanctions by hiding decades of booming business with Iranian banks. According to US prosecutors, Credit Suisse Group carried out thousands ...
UN to end DR Congo operation.
Dec 17, 2009 ... 12/17/2009 2:32:36 AM A controversial United Nations-backed operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo that is reported to have claimed hundreds of civilian lives will be wrapped up by year's end, a senior UN envoy has said. Speaking to the Security Council on ...
China 'committed to climate fight'.
Dec 17, 2009 ... 12/17/2009 4:18:10 AM China's premier has said his visit to Copenhangen for the final crucial days of the climate summit demonstrates Beijing's commitment to tacking climate change. Wen Jiabao arrived in the Danish capital on Wednesday evening, joining about 120 ...