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MATHIEU GORSE | L'AQUILA, ITALY - Jul 09 2009 07:25 The world's most powerful leaders warned on Wednesday that the global economy is still in peril, at a summit marred by Russia's renunciation of climate-change targets and splits over Iran. The build-up to the Group of Eight (G8) gathering in L'Aquila, which was devastated by an earthquake less than 100 days ago, was also overshadowed by turmoil in China, which prompted President Hu Jintao to hurry back to Beijing. United States President Barack Obama and about two dozen other heads of state and government were flown in a buzzing fleet of helicopters to the small Italian town for discussions focused largely on kick-starting the global economy. They also tackled issues such as climate change, food security, and the continuing stand-off with Iran and North Korea over their... [read full story]
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