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RIGHTS-TRADE: Multinationals Win US Court Victory Over Activists
Multinational corporations have scored a major victory over US state and local governments which penalise companies doing business in repressive countries abroad.FINANCE-US: Senate Clears UN Arrears Bill
The US Senate has approved a bill that will, if signed into law, make up about two-thirds of the 1.5 billion dollars the United States owes the United Nations in back dues.DEVELOPMENT: Battle to Increase U.S. Aid
The US administration and advocates of increased US foreign aid face a tough fight in the Republican- controlled Congress in coming months in their efforts to get more aid for developing countries.RIGHTS: Anti-Slavery Campaigner Takes Fight to U.S.
A Mauritanian activist visiting the United States insists that slavery is alive and well in his home country despite government claims to the contrary.RIGHTS: Anti-Slavery Campaigner Takes Fight to U.S.
A Mauritanian activist visiting the United States insists that slavery is alive and well in his home country despite government claims to the contrary.ENVIRONMENT: Poor Countries Can Grow Despite Energy Curbs
Developing countries can boost their energy capacity while curbing outputs of greenhouse-gas emissions if they adopt alternative strategies for generating power, according to researchers here.ENVIRONMENT-BOLIVIA: US Agency Approves Gas Project
A major US export-credit agency has approved 200 million dollars in concessional financing for a pipeline project in Bolivia, that environmentalists say will destroy the world's last intact dry tropical forest.CONFLICT-KOSOVO: US More Chastened Than Triumphant
Even as NATO diplomats steamrolled their terms through the U.N. Security Council and prepared to order troops into Kosovo, the elation one might have expected over the turn of events in Yugoslavia last week seemed remarkably absent in Washington.CONFLICT-KOSOVO: US More Chastened Than Triumphant
Even as NATO diplomats steamrolled their terms through the U.N. Security Council and prepared to order troops into Kosovo, the elation one might have expected over the turn of events in Yugoslavia last week seemed remarkably absent in Washington.CONFLICT-CONGO: US Sees Shift Towards Negotiations
With the 10-month-old civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at a virtual standstill and intervening nations tiring of the conflict, US officials believe the chances are good for a negotiated peace.TRADE-US: Congressional Committee OK’s Africa, Caribbean Trade Bills
Two long-stalled trade bills have made it through a key Congressional committee and, if they are passed into law, US commerce and investment could increase in Africa, the Caribbean, and Central America.ENVIRONMENT: US Set to Finance Bolivian Gas Project
The Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC), a major US export-credit agency, is ready to approve 200 million dollars in concessional financing for a gas pipeline and power project in Bolivia - despite the objections of international environmental groups.ECONOMY-PACIFIC RIM: Return to Growth Seen For 1999
The Pacific Rim, after being battered by the Asian financial crisis, is on the road to recovery, according to this year's edition of the 'Pacific Economic Outlook' (PEO), a forecast by some two dozen leading regional economists.CONFLICT-CONGO: US Sees Shift Towards Negotiations
With the 10-month-old civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at a virtual standstill and intervening nations tiring of the conflict, US officials believe the chances are good for a negotiated peace.LABOUR-US: Linking Workers’ Rights to Trade Accords
The United States, blocked in its efforts to promote labour rights through multilateral agencies, should link the protection of workers' rights to all existing and future trade and investment agreements, according to a new report.CONFLICT-KOSOVO: US Beats War Drums Louder
Key European envoys huddled with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in Belgrade Wednesday while top US officials here talked about new steps to escalate the war if the Yugoslav leader does not soon sue for peace.CONFLICT-AFRICA: Washington Frets Over Ethiopia-Eritrea War
The U.S. government is growing increasingly concerned at the possible spread of the of the latest war between Ethiopia and Eritrea.RIGHTS: Alarm Over Human Rights Threats in Egypt, Tunisia
Government moves in Egypt and Tunisia during the past week has set off alarm bells among human rights organisations in the United States and Europe.RELIGION-US: Religious Leaders Launch Environmental Initiative
Major U.S. religious groups, representing congregations of more than 100 million people, have embarked on a 10-year initiative to bring environmental perspectives to the pulpit.CONFLICT-US: Inattention to Africa Deplored
African American leaders are angry and frustrated over the virtual disappearance of Africa from the US government's agenda since the outbreak of the Kosovo crisis more than two months ago.POLITICS: US Hoping for Breakthrough in North Korea
President Bill Clinton is sending former Pentagon chief William Perry to Pyongyang this week, looking for a major breakthrough in easing tension in the Korean Peninsula.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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