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By Anthony Goodman UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan told finance ministers and diplomats on Tuesday it was "shameful and unacceptable" that most people are excluded from the benefits of globalization and new technology. "I think we all recognize our duty to change this state of affairs, and more importantly our interest in doing so," he said.

PARIS, April 18 (Reuters) - French Farm Minister Jean Glavany insisted on Tuesday he was not hiding any new scientific discovery when he remarked earlier that an unknown third factor may help spread mad cow disease.

Agence France Presse / Patrick Baert BEIJING, April 18 (AFP) - China will resume talks shortly with the European Union on joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), the EU ambassador here said Tuesday. EU envoy Endymion Wilkinson added that he hoped the next round of talks would lead to an agreement on China's membership of the trade body.

Associated Press / Geir Moulson, Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) -- China today blocked a full-scale review of its human rights record by the U.N. Human Rights Commission despite U.S. criticism.

Agence France Presse / Christophe de Roquefeuil WASHINGTON, April 18 (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday put a brave face on the failure of a resolution condemning China's controversial human rights record to gain approval at the top UN human rights body.

Agence France Presse / Kate Millar GENEVA, April 18 (AFP) - China again headed off a move Tuesday to censure it's human rights record by stifling a US-sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission.

The Beat / The Nation WASHINGTON -- There are no easy measures of success of failure for protest demonstrations. Concessions by entrenched powers are seldom choreographed to illustrate the precise impact of street-level challenges to the status quo.

Agence France Presse BEIJING, April 18 (AFP) - China on Tuesday thanked the countries that helped it defeat a US draft resolution to condemn its controversial human rights record, state media reported.