U S Urges Truce Talks in Mideast Coalition Effort
The United States presses for early Mideast truce talks as part of a broad coalition against Islamic militants. President Bush urges Israel to back the plan while Yasser Arafat faces distrust from Ariel Sharon. Peres and Powell discuss a Sunday meeting at Gaza airport amid continuing violence.
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Senate OKs Negroponte Myers for U.N. and chiefs post
Senate approved John Negroponte as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Air Force General Richard Myers as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The voice vote came after committee scrutiny over human rights reporting during Negroponte’s Honduras tenure and his prior ambassadorial roles in Mexico and the Philippines.
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Accord brings China into WTO
China reached a WTO membership accord after 15 years of talks, resolving a final dispute over insurance. The agreement moves to Beijing for approval and would make China a full WTO member in early 2002, shaping its imports and exports under global rules.
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