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...HALTED. The global trade in STURGEON CAVIAR; by the secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES); in Geneva. CITES, which sets annual limits for caviar-exporting countries, has refused to announce quotas for 2006, effectively prohibiting the trade. Sturgeon populations in the Caspian sea region, which produces most of the world's caviar, are believed to have fallen 90% in the past 30 years. Two previous bans, in 2001 and 2002, failed to reverse the decline...
...takes place in a mad flurry during the last few hours, when previously unshakable national positions suddenly melt away in compromise. Then comes the spin. "Trade negotiators are famous for saying that the agreement they've just struck is not a good one," says an official at the WTO secretariat in Geneva, who jokingly describes the group as the "half-a-loaf outfit?not what we wanted but still better than nothing...
...results.“Seeking alternative ways to obtain pluripotent stem cells without creating or harming embryos is certainly a good idea, but it’s not clear that either of these approaches fills the bill,” said Richard M. Doerflinger, deputy director of the secretariat for pro-life activities in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.Given the success of existing methods of creating embryonic stem cell lines, Eggan and Lensch both said that the moral obligation towards the sick and dying far outweigh any moral obligation towards a clump of cells...
...wouldn't give his full name) at the Linyi municipal family-planning commission. But national-level cadres concede that something has gone terribly wrong. "We have heard about the situation in Shandong, and it's totally against national law," a member of the State Family Planning Commission's secretariat in Beijing told TIME. "We are investigating the situation now." A public statement from the commission said that central and provincial authorities have cautioned Linyi officials to follow national regulations, vowing to punish lawbreakers...
...march began as a peaceful protest against the two-month-old agreement between Britain and Ireland, which grants Dublin a say in Northern Ireland's affairs. But after 2,500 Protestants arrived at the gates of Maryfield House, the headquarters of the Anglo-Irish secretariat outside Belfast, the march became a melee. Toughs hurled paving stones at Royal Ulster constabulary, injuring 26 officers. Unionist leaders denounced the violence but warned of a "complete collapse of government here" if Britain did not end the accord...