Good news is no news: the preparatory meeting to set up a south-east European firefighting centre, part of the Regional Co-operation Council, is hardly worth mentioning even in Sarajevo (where it took place), let alone anywhere else.

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In Hong Kong, the authorities have set up a preparatory committee on Chinese medicine to pave the way for the licensing and registration of traditional practitioners.

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As the integral part of the WSIS review preparatory process, the event is set to produce recommendations for a possible post-2015 Action Plan.

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Hitherto some had marked the end of a two-year preparatory period, spelt out by the PA prime minister, Salam Fayyad, who set August 26th this year as the date for completion.

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Preparatory talks had been scheduled to end on Friday this week, but are now set to continue through the weekend and probably up to the point where heads of government arrive for the summit next Wednesday.

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