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Bomb plot 'ringleaders' were freed from Guantanamo
Yemeni officials say hundreds of al-Qaida members could be living in the country.
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Eight things to watch out for as year unfolds
Sick of surprises, Bloomberg News columnist Matthew Lynn offers a few more wild guesses for the business world in 2010.
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Late-night drama as veto threatened
The Copenhagen agreement had been expected to commit countries to deep cuts in carbon emissions. In the end, it fell short.
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NZ gas-cut plan rated better than climate leader's
A report by three top climate think-tanks says efforts planned by NZ to cut greenhouse gases stack up better than the EU's.
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US shares slide as shoppers spend less
Shares on Wall Street have edged lower as US consumers held back on purchases at the start of the holiday shopping season.
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World facing 'catastrophic six-degree rise' say scientists
Scientists claim the world is now firmly on course for the worst-case scenario in terms of climate change, with average global temperatures rising by up to 6C
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Govt accused of $50bn ETS blunder
A report out today says the government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) could cost twice as much as originally estimated.
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UK gets tough on foreign skilled workers
Gordon Brown has announced tough new rules on student visas and cut the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into Britain.
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Harawira skips EU meeting for Paris jaunt
"How many times in my lifetime am I going to get to Europe? So I thought, 'F*** it, I'm off. I'm off to Paris'," Maori MP Hone Harawira said.
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Brain disease found in sheep
New Zealand bio-security and food safety authorities moved proactively this morning to announce the discovery of a brain disease that affects sheep.
![Zimmer-frame nation: A vision of Britain in 2083](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Zimmer-frame nation: A vision of Britain in 2083
The Independent's Sean O'Grady looks at what the UK's burgeoning population could mean for future generations.
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Air NZ chief blasts climate change 'circus'
Air NZ chief executive Rob Fyfe has lashed out at dithering over cutting emissions, described climate talks as a 'bureaucratic circus'.