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Published 07/09/2009 by VOA News


Industrialized, Developing Countries Agree on Global Warming

U.S. President Barack Obama says industrialized and developing countries have reached a historic consensus on the need for prompt action to deal with global warming.

The U.S. president said leaders of the 17 countries, meeting at a summit in L'Aquila, Italy, made important strides...

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