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U.S. and China Clash Over Drug Deaths
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:57:00 PM
WASHINGTON—U.S. health officials said Monday they had new evidence linking a contaminant to deaths and allergic reactions in patients who took the blood-thinner heparin, rejecting assertions by Chines ...   Full Story
 

Ontario to Ban Sale, Use of Garden Pesticides
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:11:00 PM
Ontario said Tuesday that it will ban the sale and general use of pesticides in what the province said would be among the toughest such environmental laws in North America.   Full Story
 

Chinese Student in U.S. Attacked for Standing Up for Tibet
Monday, April 21, 2008 7:55:00 PM
Wang Qianyuan is a Chinese student at Duke University, Durham, NC. Wang publicly expressed her support for Tibetans' rights to freedom earlier and was widely condemned by her countrymen.   Full Story
 

Canadian Lawmakers Assure Dalai Lama of Support
Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:15:00 PM
A group of Canadian lawmakers met with the Dalai Lama on Friday and said they assured the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader of support in finding a just solution to the turmoil besetting his homeland.   Full Story
 

U.N. Food Aid Agency's Gap Grows, Ration Cuts Loom
Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:07:00 AM
WASHINGTON—Surging crop prices have helped widen the World Food Program's funding gap to around $750 million this year, and the U.N. food aid agency warned it may have to cut rations for hundreds ...   Full Story
 

Britain's Brown Meets With Bush, Presidential Candidates
Friday, April 18, 2008 9:20:00 PM
WASHINGTON—President George W. Bush was upstaged on Thursday as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met U.S. presidential candidates before seeing him, a stark reminder that world leaders are now look ...   Full Story
 

Mexico Protests Hinder Government's Oil Reform Plans
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 8:06:00 PM
MEXICO CITY—Mexican leftists have stormed Congress and taken to the streets in a campaign that could force President Felipe Calderon to dilute his plans to allow foreign companies a bigger role in the ...   Full Story
 

Obama Says Bush Should Weigh Boycott of Olympic Ceremony
Thursday, April 10, 2008 6:55:00 PM
LEVITTOWN, Pa.—President George W. Bush should boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympics if China does not take steps to help stop genocide in Darfur and improve human rights in Tibet, U.S. preside ...   Full Story
 

Visiting China: for Trade or Charade?
Thursday, April 10, 2008 6:19:00 PM
News AnalysisTORONTO—A series of planned trips to China by elected officials in Canada has prompted concern over what message our country is sending the Chinese regime as reports o ...   Full Story
 

Depression Skyrockets Amidst Growing Materialism
Friday, April 04, 2008 6:15:00 PM
Rising depression rates at Canadian universities and around the developed world may point to problems with our modern way of life according to experts and a growing list of studies.   Full Story
 

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