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US Congress "Months Away" from Fast Track-Lawmaker

Reuters / By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of Congress are still a long way from reaching an agreement on difficult labor and environmental issues that stand in the way of new trade negotiating authority for President George W. Bush, a leading Democratic lawmaker said Thursday.

New WTO Documents Online Facility

Each day the World Trade Organization produces a wealth of information generated by its Members. At the end of 1996 the WTO inaugurated the Document Dissemination Facility (DDF) with the aim of facilitating the distribution of documents via the Internet.

Dry Winter on Canada""s Prairies Haunts Farmers

Reuters / Thursday January 25, 2001 / By Kanina Holmes WINNIPEG (Reuters) - At a time of year when western Canada's Prairies should be hibernating under a protective blanket of snow, many fields in Alberta lie bare, with record low precipitation and record high temperatures creating uneasiness about the upcoming crop year.

U.N. Report Proposes Steps to Fight Global Poverty

The New York Times / By CHRISTOPHER S. WREN

DAVOS-Globalisation Fears as Deep as Ever

Reuters / By Adrian Croft DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The theme of this year's World Economic Forum business summit was "bridging the divides," but the meeting showed that divisions over globalisation remain as wide as ever.

WTO Talks Will Require Compromise: Supachai

The Japan Times DAVOS, Switzerland (Kyodo) Thai Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi said Saturday that Japan should make concessions in the agricultural sector in order to successfully launch a new round of trade talks under the World Trade Organization.

Protesters Invade ""Anti-Davos"" Forum in Brazil

Reuters | January 28, 2001 | By Shasta Darlington PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - The "anti-Davos" forum in southern Brazil got a taste of its own medicine on Sunday when protesters stormed a press conference to denounce racism and demand greater participation for blacks.

US Ag Secretary Venneman Speaks

Inside Washington / By SALLY SCHUFF / Feedstuffs Washington Editor WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Suspense is building in Washington about the direction the U.S. Department of Agriculture will take under new Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman.

EU Chief Says to Push for New WTO Trade Round

By Robert Evans GENEVA, Jan 25 (Reuters) - European Commission President Romano Prodi said on Thursday he and World Trade Organisation (WTO) chief Mike Moore were agreed that it was important for the global economy to push for a new trade round.

Payback Time as Countries Protest U.S. Trade Policies

Los Angeles Times / By EVELYN IRITANI, Times Staff Writer As free-trader George W. Bush settles into the White House, the United States--the world's most vocal and prosperous open-market advocate--is increasingly being called to account for its own protectionist policies.