The investigation into the assassination of Digna Ochoa is in the hands of
Mexico City’s Attorney General, not the Federal Attorney General, according
to President Vicente Fox. In a political dig at Mexico City Mayor Lopez
Obrador and...
06 November 2001
Fast Track lobbying and diplomatic arm-twisting is just the tip of the
iceberg. Other recent moves by government and industry on the biotech
front include the following:
. Don't worry about the monarchs. Based on...
. Don't worry about the monarchs. Based on...
03 November 2001
Tortilla producers announced an increase in the price of tortillas of
between 12.5% and 37.5%. Tortillas provide about 40% of the calories in a
typical campesino diet. Tortilla producers blamed the price increases on
middlemen who "...
02 November 2001
The world economy is close to recession and developing nations will suffer
the most severe impact, according to yearly prognostications published by
the World Bank. The GNP of developing nations will grow by 2.9% this year,
but only 1....
18 October 2001
Written by Stephen Zunes, Middle East EditorForeign Policy In Focus
Editors: Tom Barry (IRC) and Martha Honey (IPS)
Key Points The U.S....
Key Points The U.S....
18 October 2001
On 28 June 1991, the Yugoslavian Federation fell off the wall. The
Humpty-Dumpty of nations shattered into pieces, and years of civil war and
domestic conflict blighted the now-...
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