WTO to open talks on Iran's membership
The World Trade Oranization decided to allow Iran to begin membership talks, with the United States dropping its opposition after Iran promised to keep a freeze on nuclear activities. The decision
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Mongol nomads like home on range
"Land in Mangolia never belonged to anyone; it belonged to everyone," said Davasuren, 50, a self-described "retired nomad" in this tiny village 30 kilometers, or 20 miles, south of Ulan Bator, the
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A green future for the canal
On busy days there may be as many as many as 40 lockages. The water comes from Gatun Lake, one of the largest artificial lakes in the world, created during construction of the canal. The canal
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Cane fuel gives a lift to farming in Brazil
Not long ago, residents of this lush cane-growing region in southern Brazil needed to keep a close eye on the price of sugar in world markets to know if the local farmers were hiring or firing. These
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A furor in India over fate of tigers
One year and a day after becoming prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh traveled to Ranthambore National Park, the celebrated sanctuary of India's national animal: the tiger. The visit to
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Cattle disease may have prompted return
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs declined to offer any immediate explanation for Deputy Prime Minister Wu Yi's unexpected return from Tokyo, but the official's sudden departure from Japan may be
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Smallpox experiment moves toward approval
The World Health Organization has moved closer to approving an experiment to manipulate the genes of the smallpox virus for the first time since the disease was eradicated from the world 25 years
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Multinational efforts fail to stop Afghan heroin
U.S. officials warned this month in an internal assessment that a U.S.-financed poppy eradication program aimed at curtailing Afghanistan's huge heroin trade had been ineffective, in part because the
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2 groups of scientists find new species of monkey in Africa
Two teams of American scientists, working independently hundreds of miles apart in Tanzania, have identified a new species of monkey, the first new primate species identified in Africa in 20 years.
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Climate change and industry
Hardly a week goes by without somebody telling President George W. Bush that his passive approach to global warming is hopelessly behind the times, that asking industry for voluntary reductions in