The US and Brazil, two of the main players in collapsed global trade talks, say they hope an agreement can be reached in the coming months. Long-running World Trade Organization (WTO) talks failed last week with blame being apportioned by all sides. The latest comments are important as the US was seen as blocking a deal over farm subsidies, and Brazil is head of a key group of developing nations. A deal could be reached within five to seven months, the two nations said. Negotiators from the US and Brazil have been meeting in Rio de Janeiro to see if they can revive talks that started more than four years ago in Doha. "Brazil and the US are leaders in this effort to help revive the Doha round," said US trade representative Susan Schwab... http://news.bbc.co.uk censor News |
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US urges restraint after Qana. |
| The United States urged Israel on Sunday to take more care to avoid civilian casualties in Lebanon after an air strike killed 54 people in the village of Qana, but continued to resist calls for an immediate cea.. full News |
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Israeli Airstrike Sparks Outrage After Dozens Killed, Lebanese Protesters Break Into The Main U.N. Building In Beirut |
| Israeli missiles hit several buildings in a southern Lebanon village as people slept, killing at least 56, most of them children, in the deadliest attack in 19 days of fighting. The Lebanese Red Cross said the .. full News |
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34 children among 56 dead from Israeli airstrike |
| Israeli missiles hit several buildings in a southern Lebanon village as people slept Sunday, killing at least 56, most of them children, in the deadliest attack in 19 days of fighting. Israeli Prime Minister Eh.. full News |
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Annan calls emergency meeting on Mideast |
| U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Sunday after an Israeli airstrike on a Lebanese village killed at least 56 people, most of them children.The meeting was .. full News |
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Car Bomb Kills 2 Near U.S. Embassy in Kirkuk; Two Militants Killed |
| A U.S. plane launched an airstrike Sunday against a building used by Al Qaeda in Iraq, killing two militants, the U.S. military said. A car bomb exploded near the U.S. consulate in Kirkuk, killing two Iraqis an.. full News |
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