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• Major economies square off over global trade deal December 2, 2009
  The United States sparred with the world's large emerging economies on Tuesday over the fate of a long-delayed deal to open global trade that critics say has become largely irrelevant in light of the financial crisis.
• Most world leaders to attend climate summit December 2, 2009
  Most world leaders plan to attend a climate summit in Copenhagen this month, boosting chances that a new UN deal to fight climate change will be reached, host Denmark said on Tuesday.
• 12 years after CHT accord, 'still no roadmap' December 2, 2009
  Twelve years on from the signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, to end decades of insurgency and bring stability to the troubled region, indigenous communities are still calling for a roadmap to its full implementation.
• Green barrier 'fast disappearing' December 1, 2009
  Salt evaporation lakes, vast stretches of shrimp cultivation and fields of Shutki drying in the sun stretch as far as the eye can see. Once in a while, two or three young screw pines break the monotonous view. Moinul Hoque Chowdhury reports