At the U.N.-sponsored forum in Japan in 1997 rich countries agreed to cut emissions by up to 15 percent by 2020.

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Lemelson died in 1997 at the age of 74, but the foundation that he set up promotes problem-solving through invention and innovation.

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The Kyoto Protocol is a legally binding treaty agreed to by 37 countries in 1997.

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She told the court at The Hague that in 1997 supermodel Naomi Campbell claimed to have been given a large diamond by Mr.Taylor after a dinner party hosted by Nelson Mandela.

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