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Is China poor? Key question at climate talks

Another round of U.N. climate talks closed without resolving how to share the burden of curbing man-made global warming, mainly because countries don't agree on who is rich and who is poor. China wants to maintain a decades-old division between developed and developing countries, bearing in mind that, historically, the West has released most of the heat-trapping gases that scientists say could cause catastrophic changes in climate. But the U.S. and Europe insisted during the two-week talks that ended Friday in Bonn that the system doesn't reflect current economic realities and must change as work begins on a new global climate pact set to be completed in 2015. "The notion that a simple binary system is going to be applicable going forward is no longer one that has much relevance to the way the world currently works," U.S. chief negotiator Jonathan Pershing said. Countries like Qatar and Singapore are wealthier than the U.S. per capita but are still define...

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Lady Gaga Highest 20 million followers on Twitter Lady gaga is a famous singer at that moment in the world. She is the best than any other singer. Actulla she is awesome. Pop diva Lady Gaga has become the first person with more than 20 million followers on Twitter, cementing her place as the most-followed on the planet. A 20 millionth "Little Monster," as Lady Gaga calls her fans, signed up to follow her Twitter feed over the weekend. She had 20.12 million followers as of yesterday for her @ladygaga account. Teen pop idol Justin Bieber was next with 18.11 million followers of his @justinbieber feed. Rounding out the top five were three other singers: Katy Perry with 15.75 million followers, Shakira with 14.56 million and Rihanna with 14.49 million. AP Take best Plan to strengthen Singapore's flood resilience   The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources has started implementing a comprehensive plan to strengthen Singapore's flood resilience. Mi...