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G8 pledges action on rising food and oil prices; deadlock on climate

TOYAKO, Japan,  - Leaders of the world’s top industrial powers ended a summit Wednesday with pledges to act on soaring oil and food prices, but failed to bridge deep differences with poor nations on fighting climate change. US

G8 calls for release of food stocks

TOYAKO (AFP) - The Group of Eight powers Tuesday called on nations with sufficient food stocks to release some of their reserves to countries in need to help cope with soaring prices. The G8 nations said in a statement on food security it

G-8 leaders agree on halving emissions by '50

TOYAKO, Japan, (AFP) - The Group of Eight major powers agreed Tuesday to at least halve global carbon emissions by 2050, in what leaders hailed as a breakthrough but environmentalists called toothless. After a night of tough negotiations