Publication archives

By Adam Entous WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States threatened on Tuesday to file World Trade Organization (WTO) complaints against Mexico and South Africa for alleged discrimination against U.S. telecommunications companies.

Apr. 1 2000 / Ottawa Citizen/CP An Environics poll released Friday was cited as saying that most Canadians say they would prefer to buy non-genetically modified foods, even if they were slightly more expensive.

By Matthew Vita and William Booth / Washington Post Staff Writers As House Republican leaders moved toward setting a May vote on granting China permanent normal trade privileges, President Clinton yesterday told a California audience that the trade deal would provide a huge boost to the American economy and give up "zip, zilch, nada, zero" to the Chinese in return.

The Guardian / Geoffrey Gibbs / Thursday March 30, 2000

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 30, 2000 (ENS) - The European Parliament voted today to oppose an illegal patent for breeding human embryos. The parliament voted 285 to 133 to approve the resolution which also called for better control of the European Patent Office, the agency that granted the original patent.

March 31, 2000 / The Associated Press/Reuters / PHILIP BRASHER WASHINGTON -- Farmers are, according to these stories, turning away from genetically engineered crops, especially a biotech corn that's toxic to insects, amid consumer resistance that started overseas and is now being felt in the United States.

The Associated Press State & Local Wire / March 15, 2001, Thursday / By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press Writer NORFOLK, Neb. -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman reiterated the Bush Administration's commitment to expanded trade, but would not talk about specifics when discussing a new farm bill.