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UN report finds freer trade boosted smoking

UN report finds freer trade boosted smoking By Robert Evans GENEVA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A United Nations-sponsored report has found that freer global trade over the past two decades has boosted smoking, especially in developing countries, by making the dangerous habit cheaper.

Moore takes a hammering from protesters

The Press, Christchurch World Trade Organisation director-general Mike Moore was called a traitor by free trade opponents during a small but raucous protest in Christchurch on Monday. Mr Moore, escorted by a member of the Diplomatic Protection Service, arrived at the Centra Hotel just before midday to address the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce.

Wake Up to Trade Reality: Moore

Staff Reporter Patric Lane Opponents of free trade need to wake up and take a reality check, according to World Trade Organisation boss Mike Moore. Mr Moore, a former New Zealand Prime Minister, is in New Zealand on an official visit to update the Government and other political leaders on progress in Geneva.

EU Denounces US Trade Barriers

Agence France Presse | August 1, 2000 BRUSSELS - Companies in Europe continue to face tariff and regulatory barriers when they export to the United States, the Commission of the European Union objected on Tuesday in a report attacking US tactics in a so-called banana war.

Anti-Globalisation Activists Demand New WTO Agreements; Advise WTO to Save Patients, Not Patents

THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL / Shahina Maqbool ISLAMABAD: Anti-globalisation activists on Saturday organised a demonstration against the "secret" visit of the Director General World Trade Organization (WTO) Mike Moore to Pakistan and called for a review of the international trade agreements in accordance with the needs of the developing countries.
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