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Six Pledges of G-20

Here are the six pledges that the G-20 made today. It's in brief.

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G-20 Leaders' Statement About Achievements

Downing Street 10 just published the Statement of the G-20 London Summit – Leaders’ Statement issued by the G20 leaders, 2 April 2009.

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G-20 Makes Six Pledges Toward New World Order

In a press conference after the plenary session the British PM Gordon Brown read the communique of the G-20 leaders where the heads of the states have agreed to make six pledges to improve the world economy and emerge a "new world order."

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Did You Know G-20 Has Actually 22 Heads Of States?

The things have gone a bit quiet on the live webcast of the G-20 summit and the Downing 10 commentator gave us some facts about the G-20 nations and their economies.

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Obama About Lula "The Most Popular Politician On Earth"

As the G-20 leaders are breaking from lunch they are gathering around the table for the next plenary session. You could hear some of the conversations. The most interesting was between Lula and Obama.

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President of Russia Medvedev, Obama Meet In London

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Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama directed their negotiating teams on Wednesday to come up with an outline for a new nuclear treaty by the end of July.

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Pope Says G20 Objectives Noble, Brown Says Rich Should Keep Promise

The Prime Minister of UK Gordon Brown replies to The Pope's letter saying the rich countries must keep the promise to the poor.

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Ahead of G20 Brown Says We Need Value-Based Economy

Leaders meeting in London must supply the 'oxygen of confidence' to today's global economy and devise global rules for finance rooted in shared global values, Prime Minister said in a speech in St Paul's Cathedral. He was speaking as a BBC poll found broad support for reform of the international economic system. Meanwhile British religious leaders issued a joint communiqué urging the G20 not to forget their commitments to the world's poorest people.

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London Braces For High Securit Ahead Of G20

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World leaders have begun arriving in London ahead of this week's G20 summit, where they will discuss ways of dealing with the global financial crisis. But the summit is attracting much anger, with large protests expected. Barbara Serra reports from London

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G20 Journalists Need Help As Photography Limited

The journalists in UK ahead of the G20 meeting feel that they are a target of a new law that forbids taking photographs of police officers. The National Union of Journalists in is concerned that the police could hamper journalists covering protests against the G20 summit of world leaders in London.

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Chile Is Game: Brown Bachelet Discuss G-20

Leaders attending the G20 summit in London on Thursday hope to agree to measures that will help create jobs, stimulate business and bolster the economy, the PM has said.

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Obama European Tour Starts With London Ending in Turkey

U.S. President Barack Obama leaves Tuesday on his first overseas trip as president. He will travel first to London for a summit of the G-20 industrialized and developing nations, which will focus on the global economic crisis. The tour will end in Ankara, Turkey.

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