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U.S. spending on Afghanistan and the United Nations
Stephan Richter Mar 13, 2013
In this week's quiz, Stephan Richter shows us how U.S. spending in Afghanistan stacks up against American spending for the United Nations.
United Nations climate summit wraps up
Eve Troeh Dec 9, 2011
With a low bar set, there is hope that attendees of the summit can at least agree to make a plan to stop climate change
UN climate summit to conclude in South Africa
Eve Troeh Dec 9, 2011
Delegates are expected to stay up late into the night at the UN climate summit, and rumors are swirling that baby steps are being taken towards a legally-binding climate change deal by 2015.
PODCAST: A less-than-perfect (European) Union
Mary Dooe Dec 9, 2011
European leaders meet in Brussels for yet another summit to determine the fate of the EU, and Britain has announced it won't sign off on any fiscal union. Another summit wraps up in South Africa today, as the UN concludes its climate talks. Richard Cordray was blocked by Senate Republicans from an appointment as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Foreign aid recipients hurt by global economic concerns
Mitchell Hartman Nov 30, 2011
In South Korea today, UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon warned rich countries not to shortchange their international aid programs as they cut their budgets.
U.N. climate summit begins in South Africa
Eve Troeh Nov 28, 2011
The annual U.N. Climate Summit starts today in Durban, South Africa. Unfortunately, these summits don't seem have a great track-record for enacting change.
UN declares internet access a human right
John Moe Jun 6, 2011
This is a more important story than anything Apple or Nintendo announces. Apple will have a new product, it will succeed or it won't, lives will be...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Mortgage applications hit a three-month high, Ivory Coast 'nationalizes' cocoa
Katharine Crnko Mar 9, 2011
More people are applying for mortgages than at anytime in the past three months. That's according to the Mortgage Bankers Association....
Global climate change contributes to shrinking food supply
Jaclyn Giovis Mar 4, 2011
A United Nations food agency said today that global food prices reached record highs in February, and warned that rising oil prices could prompt...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Violence escalates in Libya, concerns mount over rising oil prices
Katharine Crnko Feb 25, 2011
Violent protests continue today in Libya. After reports of mass killings of anti-government protesters, the United Nations top human rights office...
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