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FACTBOX - Hokkaido, site of the G8 leaders summit

Reuters - Saturday, July 5 09:51 pm

Located near the top of 620 metre (2,000 ft) - (Reuters) - Group of Eight (G8) leaders will gather at the Windsor Hotel in Hokkaido, northern Japan, for a July 7-9 summit during which they will also hold meetings with leaders of seven African countries and major economies including China and India. More »

  • Zimbabwe condemnation expected at G8

    Reuters - Saturday, July 5 09:48 pm

    ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight rich nations meeting in northern Japan this week will condemn the government of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, a White House official said on Saturday. More »

  • Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses his supporters at Harare Airport on July 4, 2008. The White House said Saturday that G8 leaders are likely to

    G8 leaders likely to strongly condemn Zimbabwe: US

    AFP - Saturday, July 5 09:12 pm

    ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AFP) - The White House said Saturday that G8 leaders are likely to "strongly condemn" Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and "strongly question" his government's legitimacy, at their Japan summit beginning Monday. More »

  • Protests greet G8 summit

    Protests greet G8 summit

    ITN - Saturday, July 5 05:17 pm

    Thousands of protestors have called for the G8 group of industrialised nations to be disbanded. More »

  • US President George W. Bush, seen here on July 3, leaves for Japan, looking to ease worries there about his North Korea policies and push rich nations to do more to help Africa battle hunger and deadly diseases.

    Bush to reassure Japan, press G8 on Africa

    AFP - Saturday, July 5 12:50 pm

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush leaves Saturday for Japan, looking to ease worries there about his North Korea policies and push rich nations to do more to help Africa battle hunger and deadly diseases. More »

  • Protesters rally ahead of G8 summit

    AFP - Saturday, July 5 12:47 pm

    SAPPORO, Japan (AFP) - Thousands of farmers and activists from around the world demonstrated Saturday in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo ahead of next week's summit of the Group of Eight rich nations. More »

  • PM's plea to G8 on world poverty

    PM's plea to G8 on world poverty

    Press Assoc. - Saturday, July 5 12:17 pm

    Rich nations must not abandon action to tackle climate change and world poverty in the face of the credit crunch, Gordon Brown has warned fellow G8 leaders. More »

  • An anti-G8 activist shouts at riot police officers during a march in Sapporo on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 5, 2008 ahead of next week's G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit.

    Several thousand anti-G8 protesters rally in Japan

    Reuters - Saturday, July 5 12:02 pm

    SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Several thousand people rallied on Saturday on the streets of central Sapporo, Japan, to protest against a Group of Eight summit due to start next week at a luxury hotel a two-hour drive away. More »

  • G8 urged to take action over coffee farmers

    G8 urged to take action over coffee farmers

    ITN - Saturday, July 5 11:26 am

    The G8 has been urged to take action to help African coffee farmers finding it difficult to cope with climate change. More »

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