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Julie Light / Special to Corporate Watch / May 25, 2000

May 26, 2000 / Reuters / David Brough GENOA, Italy -- Growing opposition in Italy to genetically modified crops is, according to this story, creating an unfavourable climate for experimental research and job creation in the biotech industry.

May 26, 2000 / Reuters / Sambit Mohanty

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it would press ahead with its plans for overhauling a multibillion-dollar U.S. export program despite objections from the European Union, and warned Brussels that the dispute could lead to an escalation in transatlantic trade tension.

Australian Financial Review / By Joanne Gray, Washington Just days before he starts a "listening tour" of Asia, the International Monetary Fund's new managing director, Mr Horst Koehler, has hinted that the global lending agency should narrow its focus to crisis management.

Washington Post / Editorial

New York Times / By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

Clinton wins a key WTO victory, but it won't be easy for U.S. businesses to break into China in a big way By Michael Hirsh / Newsweek / June 5, 2000