French parliament adopts DNA bill
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France's parliament passes a new bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreigners who want to join relatives.
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Swiss voters endorsed restrictive  legislation on stem cell research Sunday that forbids the  cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with some  other continental European countries.
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The French parliament ratified a European  Union reform treaty to overhaul the bloc's institutions on  Friday, nearly three years after France rejected a planned EU  constitution in a referendum.
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The French parliament Friday approved the European Union's new reformed treaty, turning the page on the crisis sparked in 2005 when rebellious French voters shot down the EU's ill-fated constitution.
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Ministers fund an inquiry into the way the national police DNA database is used to fight crime.
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Swiss voters approved measures to allow scientists to take stem cells from unwanted embryos to be used for research into diseases.
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GENEVA - Swiss voters have overwhelming backed a proposal to allow stem-cell research on human embryos. The new law won the support of more than 66 per cent of voters.
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French MPs back a controversial plan to relax the country's 35-hour working week.
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The government has won strong backing for a law allowing stem-cell research on surplus human embryos, with two-thirds of Swiss voting in favour.
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Unless you work for UK.gov Analysis The UK government granted us ownership of our own DNA yesterday with the launch of the new Human Tissue Act.â¦
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GENEVA - Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a law allowing stem cell research Sunday, rejecting a hard-line campaign that compared researchers to the Nazis&#39; &quot;angel of death,&quot; Dr.
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French government moves to ban the  country's only genetically modified (GMO) crop drew fire on  Sunday from the speaker of the country's parliament, farmers  and biotechnology industry groups.
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Rape victims and convicted felons would both have greater access to DNA testing under legislation the House passed Wednesday.
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The government should change the law to oblige police to remove the DNA samples of innocent people from the police national DNA database, a group of experts said Tuesday.
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French lawmakers, mending wounds left by a national referendum that helped bury the proposed European Union constitution in 2005, voted Thursday to ratify a slimmed-down treaty meant to get the EU moving again.
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New Zealand's parliament passes a controversial bill to give legal recognition to same-sex relationships.
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Swiss voters are expected to endorse tight government legislation on stem cell research on Sunday which would forbid the cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with other continental European countries.