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Oct 29 2002
Respected scientists
on both sides of the Atlantic warned yesterday that the US is developing
a new generation of weapons that undermine and possibly violate international
treaties on biological and chemical warfare.
Full
story (Guardian)
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31 Oct 2002
A high-level delegation of European and North American election observers
– including members from Russia and Albania – arrived yesterday
for a week-long mission to watch Florida's mid-term elections, which
take place on Tuesday
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story (Indepenent)
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14 Nov 2002
The US government
and the giant pharmaceutical companies are continuing to bully poor
countries to tighten up their patent rules, hampering efforts to obtain
cheap medicines for people with diseases such as HIV/Aids, according
to a new report.
Full
story (Guardian)
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22nd Nov 2002
South Korean activists have hurled firebombs into a US military base
in protest against last week's acquittal of two American soldiers who
ran over and killed two South Korean girls.
The attack follows a string of protests over the soldiers' court cases,
which demonstrators have denounced as a sham.
Full
story (BBC)
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28 Nov 2002
As the United States celebrates Thanksgiving - with traditional feasts
of turkey and pumpkin pie - for some of the millions who live in poverty
the cupboards are bare.
Full
story (BBC)
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5 Dec 2002
US propaganda fuelled the first Gulf war. It will fuel this one too
- and the risks are even greater
Full
Story (BBC)
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