UN Deadlocks on Cloning Ban
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After nearly two years of negotiations, the United Nations has chosen to shelve human cloning treaties and instead consider a non-binding declaration introduced by Italy as a compromise to please polarized member states.
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The United Nations has shelved efforts to draft a treaty banning the cloning of human embryos in a setback for the Bush administration.
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The United Nations rebuffed on  Friday what appeared to be Taiwan&#39;s final attempt of the year  to have its long-standing quest for membership considered by  the General Assembly.
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A U.S.-led campaign to ban  cloning of human embryos, including for stem cell research,  crumbled on Friday as a divided United Nations prepared to  abandon the initiative.
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LONDON - Britain&#39;s leading scientific institution said yesterday it is calling for support from other countries to stop a possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty to ban human cloning.
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The UN Security Council prepares to discuss the future of Kosovo amid continuing deadlock.
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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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The United States yesterday lost ground in its three-year quest to outlaw cloning for research purposes, as the UN General Assembly prepared to adopt a declaration that allows nations to make their own rules.
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A coalition of 125 scientific  and patients' groups urged the United Nations on Wednesday to  reject a global ban on stem cell research sought by the Bush  administration and more than 50 other countries.
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The UN seeks to clarify the fate of a human rights expert prevented from leaving Bangladesh.
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Australia's Parliament on Thursday debated a bill that would lift the country's ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research.
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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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Bickering African countries remained deadlocked Tuesday on whether to ease an 18-year international ban on ivory sales, with opponents warning it will increase the poaching threat in places where elephants have almost disappeared.
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Britain's leading scientific institution said Monday 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 White House has reportedly suspended its bid for a UN ban on human cloning, avoiding what was shaping up to be a bruising fight.
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BANGKOK - A UN conference last week banned commercial trade in the rare Irrawaddy dolphin, a move environmentalists said was needed to save the threatened species.
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Despite a U.S. push to put in place a worldwide ban on human embryo cloning, the proposed pact remains in limbo after three years. The sticking point? Therapeutic cloning.