OECD warns on Alpine ski future
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Global warning could make some Alpine ski reports unviable within decades, the OECD think tank warns.
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BORMIO, Italy -- Before yesterday's slalom, US Ski Team executive director Bill Marolt was still gloating a bit about the way his skiers have dominated Europeans in the speed events -- downhill and super-G -- in their backyards, "where it hurts most."
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European winters will disappear by 2080 and extreme weather will become more common unless global warming across the continent is slowed, warns a major new report.
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LONDON, November 30  - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has reduced its global economic growth forecast for 2005 to reflect the negative impact of the high oil prices on global trade and consumer
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ARE, Sweden  - When Ted Ligety skidded out of the slalom in the super-combined on Thursday, he rounded off a disappointing day for the Americans at the Alpine skiing world championships.
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For a proud nonconformist, it was a conventional decision. Since 1995, all the winners of the men&#39;s all-around title on the World Cup Alpine ski circuit have used skis made by the Austrian company Atomic.
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The U.S. economy is running out of steam but Europe's resurgence and Asia's awakening will prevent the world's economy from derailing as it did after the stock market crash of 2000, the OECD said in a report on Tuesday.
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The OECD warns the UK economy may slow because of the credit crunch, forcing the Bank of England to cut rates.
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The OECD says that the rebalancing of the world economy is proceeding, with Europe taking over from the US.
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Increasing state ownership is a "step back" for the Russian economy and threatens growth, the OECD warns.
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European soccer&#39;s governing body threatened to remove the 2008 European Championships from hosts Austria and Switzerland, citing the Swiss for failing to build a new stadium in Zurich.
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Swiss ski resorts try to plan a future where less snow through climate change threatens business.
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Government official warns of the danger of falling behind other countries in broadband speeds.
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OECD raises economic forecast for region and lowers United States.
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There's not enough snow in Europe and not enough dough in America. In a surprise announcement Wednesday night, Guenther Hujara, director of the men's World Cup, said there wasn't enough sponsorship dollars for Colorado resorts to hold some of the ski races that have been scrapped by warm weather and a lack of snow in Europe.
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OECD members South Korea, Australia and New Zealand could all expect stronger economic growth in 2004 than 2003, the Paris-based organisation forecast in its semi-annual outlook.
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Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europe's environmental agency warned Wednesday.