At corporate fest, calls for solidarity to tackle world problems
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In successive appeals to some of the world's business and political elites, Britain's Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac of France called for a concerted international effort to stem the twin ravages of disease and poverty hobbling the poorest nations.
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Working in poverty-stricken areas gives corporate travelers an up-close look at global problems such as disease, illiteracy or injustice. It also puts them in a position to bring about change.
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Europe pressed Asia on Sunday to   address concerns about worker rights abuses as it grows into an   economic powerhouse and said the region must take a bigger role   in tackling global climate change.
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Demonstrations against the closure of  Burberry's south Wales factory are to be held in six cities across the world.
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The most jam-packed event at this   year's International Monetary Fund-World Bank meeting in   Singapore could end up being an indoor protest.
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Millions of people marked an  annual International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on  Wednesday by joining a mass "stand up" around the world aimed  at promoting U.N. targets on reducing poverty.
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Police clashed with rock-throwing protesters Friday as world leaders gathered for a weekend summit of 21 Pacific Rim economies to discuss trade and security and network with one another.
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World leaders gathered at the United Nations on Tuesday to confront an agenda dominated by new terrorist threats, a humanitarian disaster in Sudan, turmoil in Iraq
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Cheering Che Guevara and bashing President Bush, anti-globalization activists converged on southern Brazil Wednesday for an annual ritual of opposition to corporate-sponsored capitalism and the divide between rich and poor nations.
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World financial officials gathered for the annual World Bank and the I.M.F. meeting in one of the most contentious sessions in years.
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Illinois State University students will mark the 20th anniversary of a major chemical plant disaster with a demonstration Friday calling for social responsibility in major corporations.
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Protesters held demonstrations in several countries on Sunday to urge world leaders and the U.N. General Assembly to work harder to end the crisis in Darfur.
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Thousands of European activists opened an annual gathering to debate ways to press their governments into forging new strategies which challenge a system of US-led military and corporate power they charge is fueling war, poverty and ecological disaster.
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People around the world are coming together to celebrate the world wide web and its impact on people.
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New Delhi, Nov. 29: Amnesty International, Greenpeace and other non-governmental organisations are working towards establishing a legal framework to make multinational corporations more accountable to peopleâs needs.
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International broadcasters,  environmental activists and some of the biggest names in pop  music are in the starting blocks for one of the most ambitious  global media events of all time.
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This week's World Conference on Disaster Management bought together security managers from all areas of government and commerce. Among those faced with unique challenges in case of trouble: the people in charge of getting the juice to the rest of us.