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BY MONICA DOBIE
HEALTH Canada and anti-smoking groups are questioning Imperial Tobacco Canada’s decision to fund the First Nations Youth At-Risk programme to combat aboriginal youth addiction to drugs, smoking and alcohol. The CDN$1.1 million Imperial grant focuses on activities to boost self-esteem and reduce boredom for youth on Indian reserves.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN ATTACK has been made on the United States, European Union (EU), and other textile importing jurisdictions for waiting until the last minute to abolish most restrictive quotas under the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Textile and Clothing.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations has warned of an increase in road accidents in Austria and its eastern neighbours, following their accession to the European Union (EU). A UN report has noted Austria’s plans for a “huge new network” of roads to Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
ONLY half of tainted meat subject to formal recalls in the United States from 1998 to 2002 was actually returned, according to a recent study at Ohio State University, published in the Food Control journal, which has questioned the safety of the current system.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
THE BASIC pay of directors at 58 of the 60 largest Canadian public companies increased dramatically in 2003, due to longer working hours and the need for more attractive incentives to lure American talent. A Report on Business survey, published in the country’s Globe and Mail newspaper, found that base retainers paid to directors climbed 28 per cent in 2003 from 2002.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
ONLY half of tainted meat subject to formal recalls in the United States from 1998 to 2002 was actually returned, according to a recent study at Ohio State University. It suggests that improved record-keeping and information about retail outlets that sold recalled products could lead to more returns.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States, European Union, and other textile importers have been attacked for delaying restrictive quota abolition under the World Trade Organisation’s Agreement on Textile and Clothing. The International Textiles and Clothing Bureau (ITCB) of exporting countries said “the large bulk of quotas” would disappear on the agreement’s January 1, 2005, final deadline.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
UNITED Nations cultural organisation UNESCO’s international programme for the development of communication has granted more than US$1.5 million to 62 (print and electronic) media projects in developing and transition countries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
Generally the application of geo-spatial technology for sustainable management of Tanzania’s forests and woodlands is still low. Thus, there is a big gap between developed countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in application of space science and technologies.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SITTING in a comfortable flybe. seat, maybe flying home from a colourful continental European destination, you will already know how Britain’s European Union (EU) membership improves your life.

Those simple passport control procedures at continental airports – if there were are any at all – are a direct result of the demolition of national borders by Brussels.…