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Tribal demands and political considerations - matters the government must cope with - were behind th

A crop-damaging fungus has been found in more varieties of Arizona durum wheat seed.Such ''d

Responding to allegations of corruption, the Kenyan government has initiated a top-level shakeout at

The economic cost of natural disasters surged to a record $180 billion last year, three times the pr

Amid growing concern in U.S. industry, a House panel is expected today to approve tougher trade sanc

Zimbabwe's business community this week urged President Robert Mugabe, re-elected for another six-ye

MAD COW DISEASE KEEPSBRITAIN IN STATE OF FEARLONDON - Worries about so-called mad cow diseas

Mar. 20, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A few years ago, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha was at the center of a lot of speculation - most of it bad fr

Mar. 20, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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South Korea's gross domestic product grew 9 percent in 1995, helped by brisk exports and capital inv

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Virginia poultry producers are hatching fewer chicks because of Russia's recent ban on importing U.S

The Environmental Protection Agency has opened the way to expanded use of ethanol, a corn-based gaso

Environmentalists say the Navy may have killed as many as five right whales, which are protected by

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SECOND VESSEL SPILLSFUEL OIL AT HOUSTONHOUSTON - A barge split open by rough seas and gusty

The European Commission is poised to suspend a state aid package for Olympic Airways unless the Gree

On the map, the only barrier that seems to separate this faded Polish town from its German twin - Gu

Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole wants to delay Senate action on new maritime operating subsidies, a

OPPONENTS FILE SUITAGAINST AETNA SALEHARTFORD, Conn. - Opponents of the Aetna-Travelers $4 b

In the war between lawyers and insurance companies, Stella Liebeck is the stuff of legend: She spill

JAPANESE BANKS TO HANDLEBAD LOANS INDIVIDUALLYTOKYO - A leading private banker said Tuesday

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TRADE OR FADE, CLINTONSAYS IN NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS - Standing in a cavernous cargo

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Foreign semiconductor sales in Japan soared in the last three months of 1995, handing Japanese offic

A $400 million federal loan announced Tuesday by the Clinton administration has pushed the Alameda C

Shippers said they are pleased that Federal Express Corp. appears to have finally settled its two-ye

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While China's military exercises continue off the coast, officials here are already thinking about h

There are at least two ways Sen. Bob Dole can defeat President Clinton in November.The most

While others marvel at it, for Phillip Goddard it's common sense.As Barbados' minister for i

Sir Leon Brittan, the European Union's top trade official, Tuesday warned the United States not to w

NORTH AMERICAExpotela '96, Textile Trade Show. April 23-25. Mexico City. Contact: Bobbin Ble

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Sonnet Financial Inc., San Mateo, Calif., announced the nationwide introduction of its automated ''d

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