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POLITICS-US: Bush, Lawmakers at Odds Over UN Retaliation
The US administration told lawmakers Wednesday it opposes any effort to withhold dues or arrears to the United Nations in retaliation for last week's loss of Washington's seats on two key UN commissions.POLITICS-US: Senate Confirms Arch-Unilateralist in Key Diplomatic Post
Five days after the United States lost its seats on two key UN panels, the US Senate has confirmed an arch-unilateralist for a top State Department post.POLITICS: Resource Conflicts to Dominate Global Relations
Ten years after the end of the Cold War, the world is entering a new era in which competition over vital resources will dominate conflict and war, according to a US scholar.FINANCE: World Bank Group Worried About Fossil Fuel Investments
The World Bank Group, which has invested some two billion dollars annually in oil, gas and mining and other non- renewable energy projects in developing countries over the past decade, is increasingly concerned about the public-relations and environmental risks created by these projects, according to recently leaked documents.POLITICS-U.S.: Bush’s New Era of Missile Defence Heightens Tensions
U.S. President George W. Bush's affirmation Tuesday of plans to build a multi-dimensional national missile defence (NMD) system will heighten global tensions and set back international arms control efforts, critics say./CORRECTED REPEAT/FINANCE: Learn from Cuba, Says World Bank
World Bank President James Wolfensohn Monday extolled the Communist government of President Fidel Castro for doing "a great job" in providing for the social welfare of the Cuban people.FINANCE: Learn from Cuba, Says World Bank
World Bank President James Wolfensohn Monday extolled the Communist government of President Fidel Castro for doing "a great job" in providing for the social welfare of the Cuban people.DEVELOPMENT: Prospects Dim for Reaching Social Development Targets
Anti-poverty goals set by international leaders at the September 2000 U.N. Millennium Summit in New York are unlikely to be met by the 2015 deadline given current trends, according to the latest volume of global data compiled by the World Bank.FINANCE: Don’t Phase Out World Bank Loans to Emerging Markets, Says Commission
Donor countries would make a major mistake if they halt loans by the World Bank and regional development banks to emerging market economies (EMEs), such as Mexico, Argentina, China, and Brazil, according to a new report released here Thursday by an international commission.TRADE-US: China Ties To Worsen With Big Arms Sale to Taiwan
US-China relations, already frayed by this month's air-borne collision which killed a Chinese fighter pilot, are likely to deteriorate further in the wake of President George W. Bush's decision to sell Taiwan almost all of the weapons on its most recent shopping list.ENVIRONMENT: Bush Announces He Will Sign Stockholm Treaty
U.S. President George W. Bush, trying to burnish his badly tarnished environmental image in advance of Earth Day Saturday, announced here Thursday that the United States will sign the UN Convention to ban or severely restrict persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as DDT and dioxins.ENVIRONMENT: Kyoto Still Alive, Insists Climate Chief Negotiator
"As far as I am concerned, Kyoto is alive," declared Jan Pronk, the chairman of UN climate negotiations, here Wednesday shortly after meeting with a senior US State Department official.ECONOMY-AMERICAS: Bush Goes to Quebec With Weak Hand
Despite renewed pledges to press for a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) accord by 2005 as a top priority for his administration, US President George W. Bush will attend this weekend's Summit of the Americas in Quebec City without as strong a hand as he would have liked.DRUGS-LATAM/US: Over 100 Key Latin Americans Call for Halt to Plan Colombia
On the eve of the third Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, more than 100 important Latin American personalities, including former heads of state and parliamentary leaders, are calling on US president George W. Bush to halt operations on Plan Colombia and return to a consultative process "to develop realistic proposals to address the root causes of the violence" in that Andean nation.LABOUR: NAFTA Falling Short on Worker Rights
Mechanisms for protecting labour rights under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have fallen far short of their promise, largely because timidity on the part of three member governments, Canada, the United States and Mexico, according to a new report released here Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW).UNITED STATES: Key Panel Urges Adoption of Comprehensive Energy Policy
President George W. Bush should adopt a comprehensive US energy policy aimed at increasing the global supply of oil and gas, as well as reducing pressures on demand both at home and abroad, according to a new report presented to the administration this week.POLITICS-US/CHINA: Spy Plane Breakthrough Marks Victory for Diplomacy
Wednesday's agreement between the United States and China on terms for releasing a US spy plane's 24-member crew marks a major victory for forces within both countries which favour continued close engagement.POLITICS-US/SUDAN: Despite Pressure, Bush Reluctant to Toughen Policy
Despite rising pressure from grassroots groups and Congress, the administration of President George W. Bush is unwilling for the moment to impose new sanctions or take other actions that could worsen already difficult ties with Sudan, according to knowledgeable sources.FINANCE-US: Bush Opts for Foreign Aid Continuity, Big Hikes for South America
The administration of President George W. Bush wants Congress to approve major increases in aid to Colombia and its neighbours in 2002 as part of the next level in its long war against drugs./CORRECTED REPEAT/POLITICS-US/CHINA: Springtime for the Blue Team
Just one week ago, the consensus here was that President George W. Bush, worried about further aggravating growing tensions with Beijing, would give Taiwan only partial satisfaction later this month when he must decide on what new weapons systems to sell to the island for its defence against Beijing's fast-growing missile arsenal.POLITICS-US/CHINA: Springtime for the Blue Team
Just one week ago, the consensus here was that President George W. Bush, worried about further aggravating growing tensions with Beijing, would give Taiwan only partial satisfaction later this month when he must decide on what new weapons systems to sell to the island for its defence against Beijing's fast-growing missile arsenal.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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