German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the Group of Eightsummit to agree on a "comprehensive package of measures"to tackle the fallout from soaring food prices, according tocommentary published Sunday.

The leaders of the world's leading industrial nations opentheir annual summit in Japan on Monday at a time when a jump infood prices is hurting the world's poor in particular.

"T...

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Air France KLM has confirmed reports that it is considering an alliance with European transport group Veolia which could see it become a train operator and mark the first time an airline has commissioned its own high speed rolling stock.

The company, which is the world's biggest airline by revenues, is considering the feasibility of establishing a standalone rail operation in response to...

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