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Friday August 18, 2000 UTICA, N.Y. (Reuters/Zogby) - More people say they think cloning is immoral-not a great medical achievement, according to a recent nationwide survey.

NZ Times Staff Reporter Patric Lane 29/08/00 13:32:00 A perception that Australia is a hard country to do business with may be an obstacle to the formation of an Asia-Pacific free-trade area, says Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton.

By 2030 the world's population is expected to top eight billion. Can the world produce enough food to meet global demands? The answer is yes, according to a new report from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Global Perspective Studies Unit completed in April and released at the end of July.

By FOX Andrea A MEAT BOARD director says international tolerance for New Zealand's "holier than thou" free-trade preaching is running out. John McCarthy said yesterday that the free-trade concept promoted by political and farming leaders was a lemon. Free trade would never happen and if it did, could backfire badly on New Zealand red-meat producers.

SUNS #4728 Tuesday 29 August 2000, south-north development monitor SUNS

SUNS #4728 Tuesday 29 August 2000 south-north development monitor SUNS [Email Edition] publisher: third world network, 228 macalister road, 10400 penang, malaysia chief editor: chakravarthi raghavan, rm c504, palais des nations, ch-1211 geneva 10, switzerland; tel:(4122) 7344274, fax 7401672; email [email protected]

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A growing number of countries are opening their markets as a way toward improved living standards, but an economic downturn could reverse the trend, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan cautioned Friday.