ICELAND:  Resistance Rises Against GM Imports
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REYKJAVIK, Jan 23 (IPS) - Icelanders are beginning to protest more forcefully  against import of genetically modified food, leading the  government to tighten regulations.
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The joint venture has drawn concern that the imports could lead to job losses at Detroit-based manufacturers.
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General Motors Corp., the world&#39;s biggest carmaker, faced wider production cutbacks in Europe as a six-day protest against job-cut plans spread and a shortage of parts from Germany halted work at a Belgian car plant.
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U.S. automakers, coming off a year of  record concessions from labor unions, should be facing 2008  with a new lease on life as they fight Asian and European  importers who now control more than half of the U.S. market.
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GERMANY - European factories of General Motors Inc. launched a massive strike protesting against the planned major job cuts. The automaker has recently released its plans to reduce the number of jobs by 12
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The European Commission is likely to authorize the first genetically modified (GMO) seeds for commercial use across EU territory this week, in the face of widespread consumer resistance to biotech crops.
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Business & money: Mounting US crackdown on foreign companies doing business with Iran provoke opposition in Europe.
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European consumers may be at risk from  unauthorized genetically modified (GMO) rice grown in China  after a biotech strain was found in products sold in three EU  countries, two leading environment groups said on Tuesday.
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REYKJAVIK, Sep 18 (IPS) - Controversy is building up over a proposal to erect  a set of three hydroelectric power plants and their associated  dams in the lower Thjorsa river in South Iceland.
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Thousands of embittered car workers rallied across Europe against mass job cuts planned by General Motors, the world's biggest automaker, as labor unrest disrupted output at more GM plants Tuesday.
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Bloomberg - Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is resisting calls from the European Union and developing nations to commit to cutting greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming, threatening progress on a new accord to fight climate change.
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Outraged workers in Germany refuse to resume production as automaker seeks to save $623.8Ma year. FRANKFURT, Germany  - General Motors management started negotiations with union leaders Monday over
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A new aluminum smelter owned by Alcoa, the worldâs largest aluminum company, has been the focus of the angriest and most divisive battle in recent Icelandic history.
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Consumers are increasingly wary of  foods made with GM ingredients and try to avoid them, a new survey suggests.
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It's time for Europe to reassess its skepticism towards genetically modified (GMO) foods and trust scientists who have deemed them safe -- or risk more international lawsuits, the EU trade chief said on Thursday.
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A conference on genetically-modified crops opens in Germany with calls for Europe to take up GM foods.
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GM Europe , increased vehicle  sales by 5.3 percent to a record 1,127,871 units in the first  half as a surge in demand for its Korean-built Chevrolet brand  cars compensated for a hefty decline in Saab sales.