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Burkina Faso: Cotton Producers Celebrate WTO Ruling Against US Subsidies

October 17, 2007
A new ruling by the World Trade Organization condemns the US system of agricultural subsidies to cotton farmers and could lead to sanctions costing billions, if the payments are not terminated. Many Africans celebrate the ruling; according to estimates by the aid group Oxfam, the end of American...

In Khartoum, the Refrain of Arab Failure

March 31, 2006
The Arab League summit in Khartoum, poorly attended by Arab leaders, coincided with the revolt of several hundred workers in Dubai – and the two events expose problems in the Arab world. The workers, primarily from South Asia for construction projects, protested poor working and living conditions...

U.S. Business Leaders Demand Won's Rise, Screen Quota Cut

September 25, 2003
Several major obstacles to a bilateral trade agreement between South Korea and the United States were challenged during a meeting this week in Washington. US and Korean business leaders called on Korea to grant greater access to foreign films by lowering its quota of domestic films from 40% to 20...

Asian Nations Seek Private Funds for "Virtual Institute"

December 6, 2004
Science and technology ministers from ASEAN member nations have decided to seek private funding for the Virtual Institute of Science. Originally funded by the ASEAN Foundation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the program has struggled to maintain momentum...

Arcelor, Trying to Fend Off Suitor, Is Buying Russian Steel Company

June 1, 2006
Arcelor is going to great lengths to avoid hostile takeover by Mittal Steel Company, even wooing a Russian billionaire who controls Servestal. If successful, an Arcelor-Servestal merger would create the world’s largest steel company in the world – moving Mittal to second place. Mittal is based in...

Pakistan's Awkward Balancing Act on Islamic Militant Groups

August 30, 2006
Pakistan presents itself as an ally in the US war on terror, but looks the other way when it comes to groups who instigate attacks in Afghanistan and India. But that two-sided approach could become more challenging as more evidence emerges of Pakistani links to recent cases: the July bombing of a...

US Moves Toward Teaching Climate Change; Britain Does Opposite

April 12, 2013
Guidelines for US science educators in at least 40 states will emphasize climate change and the human contribution in middle school and high school. Political opposition to the notion of human influence over a warming climate is intense in the US. In the United Kingdom, administrators have urged...

A Leaner, Meaner Jihad

March 16, 2004
Although the culprits behind last week's Madrid bombings have yet to be identified, it seems that most fingers are pointing to Islamic jihadists. In this op-ed article, Scott Atran argues that America's fight against terrorism is like Hercules' fight against the Hydra – each time...
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