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Trade ministers begin make-or-break WTO talks GENEVA (Reuters) - Top trade officials begin a make-or-break session of world trade talks on Monday, haunted by failed efforts in 2006 and 2007 and concern over whether the United States can deliver on a deal.   Nations:U.S. Brazil India Germany Egypt China   People:Robert Zoellick   Source:(Reuters)   2008-07-21 World Bank's Zoellick: Food prices high until 2012 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Saturday he expected food prices to remain above 2004 levels until at least 2012 and energy prices would also remain high and volatile.   Nations:Japan   People:Robert Zoellick   Activities:Global Food Crisis   Source:(Reuters)   2008-07-12 G-8 summit opens with spotlight on aid for Africa RUSUTSU, Japan - Aid for Africa -- and whether enough was coming from the world's major economic powers -- was in the spotlight Monday as the Group of Eight nations met with seven African leaders at its annual summit.   Nations:Japan India China Italy Germany U.K.   People:George W. Bush Ban Ki-moon Robert Zoellick Angela Merkel   Activities:Group of Eight   2008-07-07 African leaders call on G8 to honor aid pledge TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - African leaders urged the Group of Eight rich nations on Monday to keep promises to help their continent and pleaded with them to remember that soaring oil and food prices were making their poverty worse.   Nations:Japan Zimbabwe Canada Algeria Tanzania Liberia   People:Robert Zoellick   Activities:Group of Eight   Source:(Reuters)   2008-07-07 Food Prices: Hunger Strikes As the sun sets over Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum, a sweet smell wafts through a small house where Malahasen Juma is cooking dinner for her eight children: a handful of onions, chopped and tossed into a pot of steaming maize porridge and leftover vegetables. Until recently Juma would spice up suppers with beef or fish stews. But not now. "Everything is more expensive," she says. "The children need milk, but I cannot afford that. Meat is a luxury now, not a necessity. We are just living at God's mercy."   Nations:India Somalia Uganda Myanmar China Niger   People:Ban Ki-moon Robert Zoellick George W. Bush   Activities:Global Food Crisis   Source:(Time)   2008-06-11 Headlines Trade ministers begin make-or-break WTO talks 2008-07-21 World Bank's Zoellick: Food prices high until 2012 2008-07-12 G-8 summit opens with spotlight on aid for Africa 2008-07-07 African leaders call on G8 to honor aid pledge 2008-07-07 Food Prices: Hunger Strikes 2008-06-11 Failure not an option, UN chief tells food crisis summit 2008-06-04 UN chief: billions needed yearly on food crisis 2008-06-04 World leaders struggle to agree food crisis plan 2008-06-04 U.S. urged to consider effect of ethanol on the poor 2008-05-08 Surging energy, food prices stoke US inflation fears 2008-04-15 Bush releases $200 million in emergency food aid 2008-04-14 World Bank leader urges action on food 2008-04-13 World Bank to meet as rising food prices spark unrest 2008-04-13 Focus on world food prices, market woes 2008-04-13 World economic leaders act to counter financial, food crises 2008-04-13 Turbulent economy in focus as finance chiefs gather 2008-04-08 Chinese professor named World Bank chief economist 2008-02-05 Food, drink worries surface in Davos 2008-01-26 China pushes World Bank aid group pledges to record high 2007-12-14 Clutch of countries resist Liberia debt relief 2007-10-22 World Bank chief calls for new direction for lender 2007-10-22 IMF warns of inflation risks 2007-10-21 Turbulence impact limited on Third World 2007-10-21 World Bank chief calls for new direction for lender 2007-10-21 World Bank's Zoellick arrives in Cambodia 2007-08-04 Zoellick confirmed as new World Bank president 2007-06-25 World Bank nominee Zoellick woos Africa on tour 2007-06-06 Zoellick on whirlwind tour for World bank job 2007-06-04 Bush brings pre-emptive agenda to Europe 2007-06-02 Zoellick must restore calm at World Bank 2007-05-30 U.S. has tough task to heal rift over Wolfowitz 2007-05-19 White House to quickly replace Wolfowitz 2007-05-18 Senate panel backs Negroponte 2007-02-08 Bush to name retired admiral as top spy 2007-01-04 Bush intelligence chief quits to be Rice's deputy 2007-01-04 Negroponte to leave intel director post 2007-01-04 Paulson heads home after VIP treatment in China 2006-09-22 U.S. walks fine line with China, Taiwan 2006-08-13 China, SKorea under US pressure to take tougher line on NKorea 2006-06-23 Deputy Secretary of State quits for Wall Street 2006-06-19 Deputy Secretary of State quits for Wall Street 2006-06-19 Deputy Secretary of State may quit: officials 2006-05-24 Taiwan's Chen seen in diplomatic victory over China 2006-05-13 US, Britain push for Darfur deal 2006-05-02 Thousands Urge End to Sudan Genocide 2006-04-30 US visit seen aimed at showing China who's Hu 2006-04-23 China's Hu meets Bill Gates as US trip begins 2006-04-19 Microsoft and Boeing to lead Seattle's embrace of Hu 2006-04-18 US and China to launch Latin America dialogue 2006-03-21 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed World Bank's Zoellick: Food prices high until 2012 2008-07-12 China, SKorea under US pressure to take tougher line on NKorea 2006-06-23 G-8 summit opens with spotlight on aid for Africa 2008-07-07 Chinese professor named World Bank chief economist 2008-02-05 African leaders call on G8 to honor aid pledge 2008-07-07 World economic leaders act to counter financial, food crises 2008-04-13 Taiwan's Chen seen in diplomatic victory over China 2006-05-13 New vocabulary ushers China-US relations into global scenarios 2005-12-21 Food Prices: Hunger Strikes 2008-06-11 Failure not an option, UN chief tells food crisis summit 2008-06-04 UN chief: billions needed yearly on food crisis 2008-06-04 Surging energy, food prices stoke US inflation fears 2008-04-15 Clutch of countries resist Liberia debt relief 2007-10-22 World Bank chief calls for new direction for lender 2007-10-22 World Bank nominee Zoellick woos Africa on tour 2007-06-06 Zoellick must restore calm at World Bank 2007-05-30 White House to quickly replace Wolfowitz 2007-05-18 Senate panel backs Negroponte 2007-02-08 Bush intelligence chief quits to be Rice's deputy 2007-01-04 US visit seen aimed at showing China who's Hu 2006-04-23 China's Hu meets Bill Gates as US trip begins 2006-04-19 US and China to launch Latin America dialogue 2006-03-21 U.S. envoy warns China on Iranian nuclear development 2006-01-25 U.S. hopes to see good 3-way ties with China, Japan 2006-01-24

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