TORONTO — As world leaders gathered to deal with the aftermath of the global financial crisis, President Barack Obama boasted about a congressional compromise on overhauling the U.S. banking system and called for an international effort to prevent future economic meltdowns.
Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrial nations — the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and Russia — are meeting Friday to discuss a range of initiatives to alleviate global poverty.
Those discussions on Saturday and Sunday will include the larger G-20 group which includes the rich countries and major developing nations such as China, Brazil and India.
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