U.N. Abandons Idea of Anti-Cloning Treaty
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In a victory for advocates of stem cell research, U.N. diplomats on Thursday gave up trying to craft a treaty to outlaw human cloning, and will probably settle for a less powerful document that won't seek a worldwide ban, officials said.
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Delegates at the United Nations climate change conference have ended negotiations with a compromise plan for talks on how to combat global warming.
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The U.N. General Assembly thwarted Taiwan's bid for membership in the world body Friday, with a majority of countries speaking out against its inclusion during a marathon debate.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan on Thursday endorsed scientific research involving the  cloning of human embryos, differing with the Bush  administration's push for a treaty to ban such studies.
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The European Commission changed its mind Wednesday and abandoned its earlier plan to permit laboratory-made seeds in food without being labeled as such.
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Faced with polarizing division in the 191-member General Assembly, the United States on Friday abandoned its aggressively pursued attempt to obtain a United Nations
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A United Nations conference ended today with a vague plan for informal new talks on how to slow global warming, but without a US commitment to multilateral negotiations on next steps, including emissions controls.
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Science & environment: Three withdraw from international body over failure to back GM crops as a solution to global hunger
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The United States was set to bring its call for a total ban on human cloning back to the UN on Thursday as the world community again struggled for consensus on the divisive issue.
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Britain's national academy of science  urged the United Nations on Monday to ignore a call by  President Bush to ban all forms of human cloning.
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Talks at the United Nations appear to have failed to avert a new U.N. confrontation over a U.S.-led drive to ban all cloning of human embryos including for stem cell research, diplomats said on Thursday.
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This week the United Nations is scheduled to vote on a human cloning ban, and U.S. policy will play a big part in the outcome. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Brussels' 50-year commitment to free competition has been dropped from a draft treaty to reform the EU.
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Britain&#39;s leading scientific institution said it is urging countries to back a campaign to stop a possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty banning human cloning.
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The United States and Europeans discarded on Friday their U.N. Security Council resolution on Kosovo's future status because of Russian opposition.
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UN members drop attempts to draw up a treaty banning the cloning of human embryos, in a defeat for the US.
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The United Nations begins a two-day debate on cloning with two competing resolutions on the table.