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　　The G8 summit also dealt with the world recession. President Obama said the leaders agreed that full recovery is still a long way off. Another issue was climate change. G8 leaders met with partners from major developing economies, including India, China and Brazil. All agreed that global temperatures should not rise by more than an average of two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. G8 members promised to work toward an eighty percent cut in heat-trapping pollution by two thousand fifty. Developing nations have committed themselves to negotiating cuts, but have not yet agreed on details.

　　Still, President Obama said the results were "historic" and helped improve the chances for international negotiations later this year. But U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the targets are too far in the future and that more needs to be done sooner. Other issues included Iran, North Korea and stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. Chinese President Hu Jintao did not attend this week"s meeting. He returned home because of the ethnic violence in Xinjiang province in northwest China. The summit was moved from an island to the area in central Italy where a powerful earthquake struck just three months ago. Nearly three hundred people were killed and tens of thousands lost their homes. Many of the world leaders visited some of the worst-hit areas. At L"Aquila there was also much talk about the future of the G8. The eight are Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the most recent addition, Russia. President Obama visited Russia on his way to Italy. Some leaders, including Mister Obama, agreed that the group must expand to deal with today"s world.

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