56 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050318.0188 Ending a four-month operation, Slovenian police detained 29 alleged members of a gang that smuggled illegal immigrants from Croatia through Slovenia into Italy, the Slovenian press reported on Friday. The group, comprising mainly Slovenians or citizens from other former Yugoslav states, was one of the largest of its kind to be dismantled in Slovenia, private POP TV reported. The gang charged between 200 and 500 euros (260 and 650 dollars) to guide immigrants in small groups on foot across the border from Croatia before taking them by car to the frontier with Italy, the  reports said.
56 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050318.0188 THE GANG CHARGED BETWEEN 200 AND 500 EUROS (260 AND 650 DOLLARS) TO GUIDE IMMIGRANTS IN SMALL GROUPS ON FOOT ACROSS THE BORDER FROM CROATIA BEFORE TAKING THEM BY CAR TO THE FRONTIER WITH ITALY, THE REPORTS SAID.
56 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050824.0206 They crossed the Croatian border on foot and were planning to continue their journey in the vans police said
56 10 okay APW_ENG_20050509.0390 2005-05-09 Croatia Police arrested two Croats who smuggled four Kosovo Albanians to neighboring Slovenia, a European Union country. One of the Croats guided the Albanians into Slovenia on foot across a river, but they were caught by Slovene police in a border village. The Albanians were deported back to Croatia and Croatian police then captured the smugglers, Zagreb police said.
56 11 okay AFP_ENG_20050318.0188 2005-03-18 Slovenian police detained 29 alleged members of a gang that smuggled illegal immigrants from Croatia through Slovenia into Italy, the Slovenian press reported on Friday. The group, comprising mainly Slovenians or citizens from other former Yugoslav states, was one of the largest of its kind to be dismantled in Slovenia. The gang charged between 200 and 500 euros (260 and 650 dollars) to guide immigrants in small groups on foot across the border from Croatia before taking them by car to the frontier with Italy, the reports said. Police also detained 90 immigrants while some managed to escape. Most came from other former Yugoslav states.
56 11 okay AFP_ENG_20050318.0188 Ending a four-month operation, Slovenian police detained 29 alleged members of a gang that smuggled illegal immigrants from Croatia through Slovenia into Italy, the Slovenian press reported on Friday. The group, comprising mainly Slovenians or citizens from other former Yugoslav states, was one of the largest of its kind to be dismantled in Slovenia, private POP TV reported. The gang charged between 200 and 500 euros (260 and 650 dollars) to guide immigrants in small groups on foot across the border from Croatia before taking them by car to the frontier with Italy, the  reports said.
56 12 okay APW_ENG_20050927.0368 A 25-year-old Bosnian was also caught trying to smuggle 25 people, including two children, through to Slovenia on Monday. The immigrants were from Albania, Serbia-Montenegro and Pakistan.
56 12 okay APW_ENG_20050927.0368 A 29-year-old Slovenian was detected by a border patrol as he was transporting 15 people by van into Slovenia via Croatia's northwestern border early Tuesday. Most of the immigrants were from Albania.  A 25-year-old Bosnian was also caught trying to smuggle 25 people, including two children, through to Slovenia on Monday. The immigrants were from Albania, Serbia-Montenegro and Pakistan. ... Croatia is a popular transit route for illegal immigrants, drugs and other contraband to Western Europe. Neighboring Slovenia is part of the European
56 13 okay APW_ENG_20060109.0637 2006-01-09 Three Chinese nationals and nine residents of Serbia were charged Monday with smuggling Chinese immigrants through the Balkans to western Europe, authorities said. Belgrade District Court prosecutors said the traffickers had smuggled an unspecified number of illegal immigrants from China from early 2004 until August 2005, charging US$10,000 (euro8,300) per immigrant. The operation was discovered when a random police search in August in eastern Serbia uncovered four illegal Chinese being transported in a van. Ten of the 12 suspects are in custody while the alleged ringleader _ identified in the indictment as Huang Honghui _ remains at large, along with another Serbian suspect. Both will likely be tried in absentia. Huang had allegedly been bringing the immigrants as legal tourists to Romania, Serbia's eastern neighbor. From there, they were smuggled into Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia, before heading to Italy and other west European countries.
56 14 okay APW_ENG_20050927.0368 A 25-year-old Bosnian was also caught trying to smuggle 25 people including two children through to Slovenia on Monday
56 14 okay APW_ENG_20050927.0368 A 25-year-old Bosnian was also caught trying to smuggle 25 people, including two children, through to Slovenia on Monday. The immigrants were from Albania, Serbia-Montenegro and Pakistan.
56 14 okay APW_ENG_20050927.0368 A 29-year-old Slovenian was detected by a border patrol as he was transporting 15 people by van into Slovenia via Croatia's northwestern border early Tuesday. Most of the immigrants were from Albania.  A 25-year-old Bosnian was also caught trying to smuggle 25 people, including two children, through to Slovenia on Monday. The immigrants were from Albania, Serbia-Montenegro and Pakistan. ... Croatia is a popular transit route for illegal immigrants, drugs and other contraband to Western Europe. Neighboring Slovenia is part of the European
56 15 okay APW_ENG_20050509.0390 2005-05-09 Croatia Police arrested two Croats who smuggled four Kosovo Albanians to neighboring Slovenia, a European Union country. One of the Croats guided the Albanians into Slovenia on foot across a river, but they were caught by Slovene police in a border village. The Albanians were deported back to Croatia and Croatian police then captured the smugglers, Zagreb police said.
56 15 okay APW_ENG_20050509.0390 Police arrested two Croats who smuggled four Kosovo Albanians to neighboring Slovenia, a European Union country, over the weekend, officials said Monday.
56 15 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 Croatian police detained 44 illegal immigrants en route to Western Europe from  Serbia-Montenegro, police reported Wednesday. All the illegal aliens were from Serbia's poverty-stricken southern region of Kosovo and were caught crossing into Croatia on foot at its easternmost border, police spokesman Miroslav Janic said. They were allegedly to be smuggled from Croatia to neighboring Slovenia, which is part of the European Union, in three mini-vans. Police also arrested one driver, a Croat citizen, and ...
56 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050927.0300 Two groups of 40 clandestine immigrants, most of them Albanians, were caught while trying to cross Croatia's border into Slovenia, a member of the European Union, police said Tuesday.
56 1 vital APW_ENG_20050610.0595 2005-06-10 A joint operation by Croat, Italian and Slovene police broke an international human-trafficking ring suspected of smuggling more than 150 illegal immigrants into the European Union. Croat police arrested 17 suspects, while Italian and Slovene authorities arrested another seven apiece. The group allegedly smuggled 156 people mostly from Turkey and the former Yugoslavia into the European Union during the past year, earning more than euro1,000 (US$1,220) per person.
56 1 vital APW_ENG_20050610.0595 A joint operation by Croat Italian and Slovene police broke an international human-trafficking ring suspected of smuggling more than 150 illegal immigrants into the European Union Croatian police reported Friday
56 1 vital APW_ENG_20050824.0349 Croatian police detained 44 illegal immigrants en route to Western Europe from Serbia-Montenegro, police reported Wednesday.
56 1 vital APW_ENG_20050824.0349 Croatian police detained 44 illegal immigrants en route to Western Europe from  Serbia-Montenegro, police reported Wednesday. All the illegal aliens were from Serbia's poverty-stricken southern region of Kosovo and were caught crossing into Croatia on foot at its easternmost border, police spokesman Miroslav Janic said. They were allegedly to be smuggled from Croatia to neighboring Slovenia, which is part of the European Union, in three mini-vans. Police also arrested one driver, a Croat citizen, and ...
56 1 vital APW_ENG_20050927.0368 Croatian police arrested two men after they were caught trying to smuggle 40 illegal immigrants into the European Union police reported Tuesday
56 1 vital APW_ENG_20050927.0368 CROATIAN POLICE ARRESTED TWO MEN AFTER THEY WERE CAUGHT TRYING TO SMUGGLE 40 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION, POLICE REPORTED TUESDAY.
56 1 vital APW_ENG_20050927.0368 Croatian police arrest two men smuggling 40 illegal immigrants ZAGREB , Croatia Croatian police arrested two men after they were caught trying to smuggle 40 illegal immigrants into the European Union , police reported .
56 1 vital APW_ENG_20050927.0368 Croatian police arrest two men smuggling 40 illegal immigrants   ZAGREB, Croatia    Croatian police arrested two men after they were caught trying to smuggle 40 illegal immigrants into the European Union, police reported Tuesday.
56 1 vital APW_ENG_20050927.0368 ZAGREB , Croatia Croatian police arrested two men after they were caught trying to smuggle 40 illegal immigrants into the European Union , police reported Tuesday
56 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050901.0553 ZAGREB Sept 1 Twenty-two illegal immigrants mostly from Serbia-Montenegro and one Croatian national suspected of being involved in people-smuggling were detained while trying to cross the Croatian border into Slovenia police said Thursday
56 2 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 Police in Slovenia have expelled 16 illegal immigrants back to Croatia, including four Israelis, after detaining them in a joint operation with Croatian forces, police said Monday. The group, which also included eight Albanians and four citizens  of Serbia-Montenegro, ... Slovenian police also arrested three Croatian smugglers who had transported the group in two vehicles ... Croatia is located on the so-called "Balkans route" used by organized crime groups to smuggle drugs and illegal migrants heading towards their western European destinations.
56 2 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 Croatian police arrest 44 illegal immigrants ZAGREB , Croatia Croatian police detained 44 illegal immigrants en route to Western Europe from Serbia - Montenegro , police reported .
56 2 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 Croatian police arrest 44 illegal immigrants   ZAGREB, Croatia    Croatian police detained 44 illegal immigrants en route to Western Europe from Serbia-Montenegro, police reported Wednesday.
56 2 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 Croatian police detained 44 illegal immigrants en route to Western Europe from Serbia-Montenegro police reported Wednesday
56 2 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 Croatian police detained 44 illegal immigrants en route to Western Europe from Serbia-Montenegro, police reported Wednesday.
56 2 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 CROATIAN POLICE DETAINED 44 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS EN ROUTE TO WESTERN EUROPE FROM SERBIA-MONTENEGRO, POLICE REPORTED WEDNESDAY.
56 2 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 Croatian police detained 44 illegal immigrants en route to Western Europe from  Serbia-Montenegro, police reported Wednesday. All the illegal aliens were from Serbia's poverty-stricken southern region of Kosovo and were caught crossing into Croatia on foot at its easternmost border, police spokesman Miroslav Janic said. They were allegedly to be smuggled from Croatia to neighboring Slovenia, which is part of the European Union, in three mini-vans. Police also arrested one driver, a Croat citizen, and ...
56 2 okay APW_ENG_20050927.0368 A 25-year-old Bosnian was also caught trying to smuggle 25 people, including two children, through to Slovenia on Monday. The immigrants were from Albania, Serbia-Montenegro and Pakistan.
56 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050927.0300 Croatia detains 40 clandestine immigrants ZAGREB , Sept 27 Two groups of 40 clandestine immigrants , most of them Albanians , were caught while trying to cross Croatia's border into Slovenia , a member of the European Union , police said .
56 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050927.0300 Croatia detains 40 clandestine immigrants   ZAGREB, Sept 27    Two groups of 40 clandestine immigrants, most of them Albanians, were caught while trying to cross Croatia's border into Slovenia, a member of the European Union, police said Tuesday.
56 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050927.0300 Two groups of 40 clandestine immigrants , most of them Albanians , caught while trying to cross Croatia's border into Slovenia , member of European Union , police said
56 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050927.0300 Two groups of 40 clandestine immigrants most of them Albanians were caught while trying to cross Croatia's border into Slovenia a member of the European Union police said Tuesday
56 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050927.0300 Two groups of 40 clandestine immigrants, most of them Albanians, were caught while trying to cross Croatia's border into Slovenia, a member of the European Union, police said Tuesday.
56 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050927.0300 TWO GROUPS OF 40 CLANDESTINE IMMIGRANTS, MOST OF THEM ALBANIANS, WERE CAUGHT WHILE TRYING TO CROSS CROATIA'S BORDER INTO SLOVENIA, A MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, POLICE SAID TUESDAY.
56 3 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 Police in Slovenia have expelled 16 illegal immigrants back to Croatia, including four Israelis, after detaining them in a joint operation with Croatian forces, police said Monday. The group, which also included eight Albanians and four citizens  of Serbia-Montenegro, ... Slovenian police also arrested three Croatian smugglers who had transported the group in two vehicles ... Croatia is located on the so-called "Balkans route" used by organized crime groups to smuggle drugs and illegal migrants heading towards their western European destinations.
56 3 okay APW_ENG_20050927.0368 A 29-year-old Slovenian was detected by a border patrol as he was transporting 15 people by van into Slovenia via Croatia's northwestern border early Tuesday. Most of the immigrants were from Albania.
56 4 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 2006-03-06 Police in Slovenia have expelled 16 illegal immigrants back to Croatia, including four Israelis, after detaining them in a joint operation with Croatian forces, police said Monday. The group, which also included eight Albanians and four citizens of Serbia-Montenegro, was detained after it illegally crossed the border with Slovenia from western Croatia, the HINA news agency reported. Following a tip off Slovenian police also arrested three Croatian smugglers who had transported the group in two vehicles and transferred them to the Croatian authorities.
56 4 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 Police in Slovenia have expelled 16 illegal immigrants back to Croatia including four Israelis after detaining them in a joint operation with Croatian forces police said Monday
56 4 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 Police in Slovenia have expelled 16 illegal immigrants back to Croatia, including four Israelis, after detaining them in a joint operation with Croatian forces, police said Monday.
56 4 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 POLICE IN SLOVENIA HAVE EXPELLED 16 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BACK TO CROATIA, INCLUDING FOUR ISRAELIS, AFTER DETAINING THEM IN A JOINT OPERATION WITH CROATIAN FORCES, POLICE SAID MONDAY.
56 4 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 Police in Slovenia have expelled 16 illegal immigrants back to Croatia, including four Israelis, after detaining them in a joint operation with Croatian forces, police said Monday. The group, which also included eight Albanians and four citizens  of Serbia-Montenegro, ... Slovenian police also arrested three Croatian smugglers who had transported the group in two vehicles ... Croatia is located on the so-called "Balkans route" used by organized crime groups to smuggle drugs and illegal migrants heading towards their western European destinations.
56 4 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 Slovenia expels 16 illegal immigrants , including four Israelis , to Croatia ZAGREB , in Slovenia have expelled 16 illegal immigrants back to Croatia , including four Israelis , after detaining them in a joint operation with Croatian forces , police said .
56 4 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 Slovenia expels 16 illegal immigrants, including four Israelis, to Croatia   ZAGREB, March 6, 2006    Police in Slovenia have expelled 16 illegal immigrants back to Croatia, including four Israelis, after detaining them in a joint operation with Croatian forces, police said Monday.
56 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050318.0188 2005-03-18 Slovenian police detained 29 alleged members of a gang that smuggled illegal immigrants from Croatia through Slovenia into Italy, the Slovenian press reported on Friday. The group, comprising mainly Slovenians or citizens from other former Yugoslav states, was one of the largest of its kind to be dismantled in Slovenia. The gang charged between 200 and 500 euros (260 and 650 dollars) to guide immigrants in small groups on foot across the border from Croatia before taking them by car to the frontier with Italy, the reports said. Police also detained 90 immigrants while some managed to escape. Most came from other former Yugoslav states.
56 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050824.0206 Croatia is situated on the so-called Balkans route through which organized crime groups smuggle drugs and illegal migrants hoping to reach destinations in western Europe.
56 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050927.0300 Two groups of 40 clandestine immigrants , most of them Albanians , caught while trying to cross Croatia's border into Slovenia , member of European Union , police said
56 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050927.0300 Two groups of 40 clandestine immigrants most of them Albanians were caught while trying to cross Croatia's border into Slovenia a member of the European Union police said Tuesday
56 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050927.0300 Two groups of 40 clandestine immigrants, most of them Albanians, were caught while trying to cross Croatia's border into Slovenia, a member of the European Union, police said Tuesday.
56 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050927.0300 TWO GROUPS OF 40 CLANDESTINE IMMIGRANTS, MOST OF THEM ALBANIANS, WERE CAUGHT WHILE TRYING TO CROSS CROATIA'S BORDER INTO SLOVENIA, A MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, POLICE SAID TUESDAY.
56 5 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 Croatia is located on the so-called Balkans route used by organized crime groups to smuggle drugs and illegal migrants heading towards their western European destinations.
56 5 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 Police in Slovenia have expelled 16 illegal immigrants back to Croatia, including four Israelis, after detaining them in a joint operation with Croatian forces, police said Monday.
56 5 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 Slovenia expels 16 illegal immigrants , including four Israelis , to Croatia ZAGREB , in Slovenia have expelled 16 illegal immigrants back to Croatia , including four Israelis , after detaining them in a joint operation with Croatian forces , police said .
56 5 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 Croatian police detained 44 illegal immigrants en route to Western Europe from  Serbia-Montenegro, police reported Wednesday. All the illegal aliens were from Serbia's poverty-stricken southern region of Kosovo and were caught crossing into Croatia on foot at its easternmost border, police spokesman Miroslav Janic said. They were allegedly to be smuggled from Croatia to neighboring Slovenia, which is part of the European Union, in three mini-vans. Police also arrested one driver, a Croat citizen, and ...
56 5 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 They were allegedly to be smuggled from Croatia to neighboring Slovenia which is part of the European Union in three mini-vans
56 5 okay APW_ENG_20050927.0368 Croatian police arrested two men after they were caught trying to smuggle 40 illegal immigrants into the European Union police reported Tuesday
56 6 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 Croatian police detained 44 illegal immigrants en route to Western Europe from  Serbia-Montenegro, police reported Wednesday. All the illegal aliens were from Serbia's poverty-stricken southern region of Kosovo and were caught crossing into Croatia on foot at its easternmost border, police spokesman Miroslav Janic said. They were allegedly to be smuggled from Croatia to neighboring Slovenia, which is part of the European Union, in three mini-vans. Police also arrested one driver, a Croat citizen, and ...
56 6 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 They were allegedly to be smuggled from Croatia to neighboring Slovenia which is part of the European Union in three mini-vans
56 6 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 They were allegedly to be smuggled from Croatia to neighboring Slovenia, which is part of the European Union, in three mini-vans.
56 6 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 THEY WERE ALLEGEDLY TO BE SMUGGLED FROM CROATIA TO NEIGHBORING SLOVENIA, WHICH IS PART OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, IN THREE MINI-VANS.
56 6 okay APW_ENG_20050927.0368 A 29-year-old Slovenian was detected by a border patrol as he was transporting 15 people by van into Slovenia via Croatia's northwestern border early Tuesday. Most of the immigrants were from Albania.
56 7 okay AFP_ENG_20041104.0468 The six, who were detained Wednesday, are accused of smuggling immigrants from Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia-Montenegro to Slovenia and Italy, police said.
56 8 okay AFP_ENG_20041104.0468 SIX CROATIANS AND ONE CITIZEN OF SERBIA-MONTENEGRO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF INVOLVEMENT IN A HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING THAT SMUGGLED SOME 150 PEOPLE INTO WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, POLICE SAID THURSDAY.
56 8 okay AFP_ENG_20050901.0553 Twenty-two illegal immigrants, mostly from Serbia-Montenegro, and one Croatian national suspected of being involved in people-smuggling were detained while trying to cross the Croatian border into Slovenia, police said Thursday.
56 8 okay AFP_ENG_20050901.0553 Twenty-two illegal immigrants, one trafficker detained in Croatia   ZAGREB, Sept 1    Twenty-two illegal immigrants, mostly from Serbia-Montenegro, and one Croatian national suspected of being involved in people-smuggling were detained while trying to cross the Croatian border into Slovenia, police said Thursday.
56 8 okay AFP_ENG_20050901.0553 ZAGREB Sept 1 Twenty-two illegal immigrants mostly from Serbia-Montenegro and one Croatian national suspected of being involved in people-smuggling were detained while trying to cross the Croatian border into Slovenia police said Thursday
56 8 okay AFP_ENG_20060306.0378 Following a tip off Slovenian police also arrested three Croatian smugglers who had transported the group in two vehicles and transferred them to the Croatian authorities.
56 8 okay APW_ENG_20050509.0390 2005-05-09 Croatia Police arrested two Croats who smuggled four Kosovo Albanians to neighboring Slovenia, a European Union country. One of the Croats guided the Albanians into Slovenia on foot across a river, but they were caught by Slovene police in a border village. The Albanians were deported back to Croatia and Croatian police then captured the smugglers, Zagreb police said.
56 8 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0349 Croatian police detained 44 illegal immigrants en route to Western Europe from  Serbia-Montenegro, police reported Wednesday. All the illegal aliens were from Serbia's poverty-stricken southern region of Kosovo and were caught crossing into Croatia on foot at its easternmost border, police spokesman Miroslav Janic said. They were allegedly to be smuggled from Croatia to neighboring Slovenia, which is part of the European Union, in three mini-vans. Police also arrested one driver, a Croat citizen, and ...
56 9 okay AFP_ENG_20041104.0468 2004-11-04 Six Croatians and one citizen of Serbia-Montenegro have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a human trafficking ring that smuggled some 150 people into western European countries, police said Thursday. The six, who were detained Wednesday, are accused of smuggling immigrants from Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia-Montenegro to Slovenia and Italy, police said. Over the past 12 months the group has allegedly smuggled some 150 immigrants into western Europe, each of whom payed an average amount of 1,000 euros (1,300 dollars).
56 9 okay AFP_ENG_20041104.0468 Six Croatians and one citizen of Serbia-Montenegro have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a human trafficking ring that smuggled some 150 people into western European countries, police said Thursday.
56 9 okay AFP_ENG_20041104.0468 SIX CROATIANS AND ONE CITIZEN OF SERBIA-MONTENEGRO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF INVOLVEMENT IN A HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING THAT SMUGGLED SOME 150 PEOPLE INTO WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, POLICE SAID THURSDAY.
57 10 vital AFP_ENG_20041014.0633 Last year the Swiss authorities returned some 200 Egyptian antiquities including two mummies and statues and fragments of statues representing the Pharaonic gods Ptah and Sekhmet and the Greek goddess Aphrodite
57 10 vital AFP_ENG_20041014.0633 Last year, the Swiss authorities returned some 200 Egyptian antiquities, including two mummies and statues and fragments of statues representing the Pharaonic gods Ptah and Sekhmet and the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
57 10 vital AFP_ENG_20041127.0328 "Last year, the Swiss authorities returned some 200 Egyptian antiquities, including two mummies and statues and fragments of statues representing the Pharaonic gods Ptah and Sekhmet and the Greek goddess Aphrodite. "
57 1 vital APW_ENG_20050717.0553 Egypt demanded on Sunday that institutions in Britain and Belgium return two pharaonic reliefs it says were stolen 30 years ago threatening to end their archaeological work here if they refuse
57 1 vital APW_ENG_20050717.0553 Egypt demands return of phraonic reliefs at two European institutions CAIRO , Egypt Egypt demanded that institutions in Britain and Belgium return two pharaonic reliefs it says were stolen ago , threatening to end their archaeological work here if they refuse .
57 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050429.0092 Al Akhbar Egypt will retrieve a stolen rare pharaonic engraving from Belgium soon Egyptian Culture Minister Farouq Hosni announced on Thursday
57 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050429.0092 AL AKHBAR: -- EGYPT WILL RETRIEVE A STOLEN RARE PHARAONIC ENGRAVING FROM BELGIUM SOON, EGYPTIAN CULTURE MINISTER FAROUQ HOSNI ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY.
57 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050429.0092 -- Egypt will retrieve a stolen rare pharaonic engraving from Belgium soon, Egyptian Culture Minister Farouq Hosni announced on Thursday.
57 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050429.0092 Egypt will retrieve a stolen rare pharaonic engraving from Belgium soon, Egyptian Culture Minister Farouq Hosni announced on Thursday. He said the 4,350-year-old antique was stolen by thieves from Egypt in 1965 and smuggled to Belgium, where it was sold to an antiquity collector and then it was purchased by the Royal Museum for Art and History in Brussels in 1973.
57 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050429.0092 He said the 4,350-year-old antique was stolen by thieves from Egypt in 1965 and smuggled to Belgium where it was sold to an antiquity collector and then it was purchased by the Royal Museum for Art and History in Brussels in 1973
57 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050429.0092 He said the 4,350-year-old antique was stolen by thieves from Egypt in 1965 and smuggled to Belgium, where it was sold to an antiquity collector and then it was purchased by the Royal Museum for Art and History in Brussels in 1973.
57 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041014.0633 2004-10-14, CAIRO, Oct 14 (AFP) Britain has turned over to the Egyptian authorities 619 pieces of rare Pharaonic artefacts smuggled out of the country nearly four years ago, Attorney General Maher Abdul Wahid announced Thursday. Egyptian prosecutors arrived early in the day with the looted treasures that included 485 "original and rare pieces of artefacts", said Abul Wahid, quoted by the official MENA agency. The collection also included an intact sarcophagus, said Abdul Wahid, who said that many of the items were stolen from Cairo's Egyptian Museum in 2000. They were first smuggled to Switzerland and then to Britain, but the British recognized the items as stolen and seized them, according to the attorney general, adding that some of the items had no doubles in Egypt.
57 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041014.0633 Britain has turned over to the Egyptian authorities 619 pieces of rare Pharaonic artefacts smuggled out of the country nearly four years ago
57 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041014.0633 Britain returns 619 pieces of stolen Pharaonic artefacts to Egypt CAIRO , ( AFP ) Britain has turned over to the Egyptian authorities 619 pieces of rare Pharaonic artefacts smuggled out of the country ago , Attorney General Maher Abdul Wahid announced .
57 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041025.0678 "AFP_ENG_20041014.0633  Britain returns 619 pieces of stolen Pharaonic artefacts to Egypt CAIRO, Oct 14 (AFP)   Britain has turned over to the Egyptian authorities 619 pieces of rare Pharaonic artefacts smuggled out of the country nearly four years ago, Attorney General Maher Abdul Wahid announced Thursday. "
57 2 vital APW_ENG_20041014.0532 Egyptian authorities flew 617 priceless antiquities home from Britain on Thursday, four years after they were stolen and smuggled out, a senior security official said.
57 2 vital APW_ENG_20041014.0532 Egypt receives more than 600 stolen antiquities from Britain
57 2 vital XIN_ENG_20041014.0336 Egypt retrieves stolen antiquities from Britain   CAIRO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua)    Egypt, with the help of the British authorities, has retrieved 619 monuments that were stolen from Egyptian Museum in 2000 and smuggled to England via Switzerland, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported Thursday.
57 2 vital XIN_ENG_20041014.0336 Egypt, with the help of the British authorities, has retrieved 619 monuments that were stolen from Egyptian Museum in 2000 and smuggled to England via Switzerland, Egypt's official MENA news agency  reported Thursday.
57 2 vital XIN_ENG_20041014.0336 EGYPT, WITH THE HELP OF THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES, HAS RETRIEVED 619 MONUMENTS THAT WERE STOLEN FROM EGYPTIAN MUSEUM IN 2000 AND SMUGGLED TO ENGLAND VIA SWITZERLAND, EGYPT'S OFFICIAL MENA NEWS AGENCY REPORTED THURSDAY.
57 2 vital XIN_ENG_20041023.0143 A total of 619 pieces of antiquities have returned to Egypt four years after they were stolen and smuggled out of the country Egypt's official MENA news agency reported Saturday
57 2 vital XIN_ENG_20041023.0143 A total of 619 pieces of antiquities have returned to Egypt, four years after they were stolen and smuggled out of the country, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported Saturday.
57 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050505.0212 # Britain returns 619 pieces of stolen Pharaonic artefacts to Egypt Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities has threatened to cease cooperation with foreign museums and institutions that buy stolen artefacts. They were first smuggled to Switzerland and then to Britain, but the British recognized the items ... (2004-10-14)
57 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050505.0212 2005-05-05, CAIRO, May 5 (Xinhua) Egypt retrieved on Thursday 24 antiquities stolen and smuggled to Jordan through Egypt's Sinai peninsula, the Egyptian official MENA news agency reported.
57 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050505.0212 Egypt retrieved on Thursday 24 antiquities stolen and smuggled to Jordan through Egypt's Sinai peninsula the Egyptian official MENA news agency reported
57 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050505.0212 Egypt retrieved on Thursday 24 antiquities stolen and smuggled to Jordan through Egypt's Sinai peninsula, the Egyptian official MENA news agency reported.
57 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050505.0212 Egypt retrieved on Thursday 24 antiquities stolen and smuggled to Jordan through Egypt's Sinai peninsula, the Egyptian official MENA news agency reported. Egypt has recently stepped up efforts to reclaim its stolen and illegally smuggled ... (2005-05-05)
57 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050505.0212 Egypt retrieves dozens of antiquities from Jordan   CAIRO, May 5 (Xinhua)    Egypt retrieved on Thursday 24 antiquities stolen and smuggled to Jordan through Egypt's Sinai peninsula, the Egyptian official MENA news agency reported.
57 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050101.0119 2005-01-01, CAIRO, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) Two pieces of Egyptian antiques were retrieved from the United States Saturday, the official MENA news agency quoted Culture Minister Farouq Hosni as saying. The two antiques were a 5,000-year-old pottery jar displayed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York and a statue of Anubis, god of death, which just escaped the fate of being auctioned in the city. The two pieces, belonging to the Cairo University Faculty of Arts, were stolen from a storehouse in the Cairo district of Maadi.
57 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050101.0119 The two antiques were a 5,000-year-old pottery jar displayed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York and a statue of Anubis, god of death, which just escaped the fate of being auctioned in the city. The two pieces, belonging to the Cairo University Faculty of Arts, were stolen from a storehouse in the Cairo district of Maadi.
57 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050101.0119 Two pieces of Egyptian antiques were retrieved from the United States Saturday the official MENA news agency quoted Culture Minister Farouq Hosni as saying
57 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050101.0119 Two pieces of Egyptian antiques were retrieved from the United States Saturday, the official MENA news agency quoted Culture Minister Farouq Hosni as saying.
57 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050101.0119 TWO PIECES OF EGYPTIAN ANTIQUES WERE RETRIEVED FROM THE UNITED STATES SATURDAY, THE OFFICIAL MENA NEWS AGENCY QUOTED CULTURE MINISTER FAROUQ HOSNI AS SAYING.
57 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050102.0040 The antiques, dating back to the period between 1070 BC and 940 BC, were stolen from a storehouse of the Cairo University Faculty of Arts.
57 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050425.0239 In the last three years Egypt reclaimed more than 3000 pieces of antiquities including a 5000-year-old vase from the Metropolitan Museum in New York and a royal mummy that may belong to Ramses I from Michael Carlos Museum in the United States
57 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050425.0239 In the last three years, Egypt reclaimed more than 3000 pieces of antiquities, including a 5000-year-old vase from the Metropolitan Museum in New York and a royal mummy that may belong to Ramses I from Michael Carlos Museum in the United States.
57 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050505.0212 Egypt retrieves dozens of antiquities from Jordan   CAIRO, May 5 (Xinhua)    Egypt retrieved on Thursday 24 antiquities stolen and smuggled to Jordan through Egypt's Sinai peninsula, the Egyptian official MENA news agency reported.
57 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050505.0212 In the last three years Egypt reclaimed more than 3,000 pieces of antiquities including a 5,000-year-old vase from the Metropolitan Museum in New York and a royal mummy that may belong to Ramses I from Michael Carlos Museum in the United States
57 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050505.0212 In the last three years, Egypt reclaimed more than 3,000 pieces of antiquities including a 5,000-year-old vase from the Metropolitan Museum in New York and a royal mummy that may belong to Ramses I from Michael Carlos Museum in the United States.
57 5 vital AFP_ENG_20060328.0314 Egypt threatened Tuesday to take legal action against a US museum unless it returns an ancient mask in its collection that the authorities claim was stolen from a warehouse years ago. The St Louis Art Museum has a week to turn over the 19th dynasty  (1307-1196 BC) mask of Ka-nefer-nefer or face legal action, according to Zahi Hawas, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA).
57 5 vital APW_ENG_20060223.1355 2006-02-23, CAIRO, Egypt Egypt has asked the St. Louis Art Museum to return a 3,000-year-old funerary mask of a mummy depciting a young lady, which it said disappeared from the Egyptian Museum decades ago, antiquities officials said Thursday. The Supreme Council of Antiquities said it formally requested the return of the piece, known as the mask of Ka Nefer Nefer, which the museum says dates back to the 19th Dynasty, 1307-1196 BC.
57 5 vital APW_ENG_20060223.1355 Egypt asks a U.S. museum to return a mummy mask disappeared ago CAIRO , Egypt Egypt has asked the St. Louis Art Museum to return of a mummy depciting a young lady , which it said disappeared from ago , antiquities officials said .
57 5 vital APW_ENG_20060223.1355 Egypt has asked the St. Louis Art Museum to return a 3,000-year-old funerary mask of a mummy depciting a young lady, which it said disappeared from the Egyptian Museum decades ago, antiquities officials said Thursday.
57 5 vital APW_ENG_20060223.1355 EGYPT HAS ASKED THE ST. LOUIS ART MUSEUM TO RETURN A 3,000-YEAR-OLD FUNERARY MASK OF A MUMMY DEPCITING A YOUNG LADY, WHICH IT SAID DISAPPEARED FROM THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM DECADES AGO, ANTIQUITIES OFFICIALS SAID THURSDAY.
57 5 vital APW_ENG_20060223.1355 Louis Art Museum to return a 3,000-year-old funerary mask of a mummy depciting a young lady which it said disappeared from the Egyptian Museum decades ago antiquities officials said Thursday
57 6 vital AFP_ENG_20050719.0054 Australia returns smuggled antiquities to Egypt = (PICTURES) =   SYDNEY, July 19    Australia on Tuesday handed over to Egyptian authorities several 2,500-year-old tomb antiquities at the centre of a smuggling racket.
57 6 vital APW_ENG_20050722.1034 Egyptian officials brought home on Friday seven ancient artifacts smuggled out of the country two years ago and were about to go on sale in Australia
57 6 vital APW_ENG_20050722.1034 Egyptian officials brought home on Friday seven ancient artifacts smuggled out of the country two years ago and were about to go on sale in Australia.
57 6 vital APW_ENG_20050722.1034 The seven pieces dating back as far as 5,000 years will be used as evidence in a case against a number of Egyptian officials and businessmen tried for stealing and smuggling tens of thousands of antiquities
57 6 vital APW_ENG_20050722.1034 The seven pieces, dating back as far as 5,000 years, will be used as evidence in a case against a number of Egyptian officials and businessmen tried for stealing and smuggling tens of thousands of antiquities.
57 6 vital APW_ENG_20050722.1034 THE SEVEN PIECES, DATING BACK AS FAR AS 5,000 YEARS, WILL BE USED AS EVIDENCE IN A CASE AGAINST A NUMBER OF EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS AND BUSINESSMEN TRIED FOR STEALING AND SMUGGLING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ANTIQUITIES.
57 7 vital APW_ENG_20050425.0339 2005-04-25, CAIRO, Egypt A Brussels museum will hand over to Egypt a limestone relief that had been smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago, an Egyptian antiquities official said Monday.
57 7 vital APW_ENG_20050425.0339 A Brussels museum to return a stolen Egyptian relief Egyptian antiquity officials say
57 7 vital APW_ENG_20050425.0339 A Brussels museum to return a stolen Egyptian relief , Egyptian antiquity officials say CAIRO , Egypt A Brussels museum will hand over to Egypt a limestone relief that had been smuggled out of the country ago , an Egyptian antiquities official said .
57 7 vital APW_ENG_20050425.0339 A Brussels museum will hand over to Egypt a limestone relief that had been smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago an Egyptian antiquities official said Monday
57 7 vital APW_ENG_20050425.0339 A Brussels museum will hand over to Egypt a limestone relief that had been smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago, an Egyptian antiquities official said Monday.
57 7 vital APW_ENG_20050425.0339 A Brussels museum will hand over to Egypt a limestone relief that had been smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago, an Egyptian antiquities official said Monday. The Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels, Belgium, agreed to return the  relief, which was stolen from the Giza tomb of a 5th dynasty priest, Senenu,  said Zahi Hawass, the secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
57 7 vital APW_ENG_20050425.0339 Egypt A Brussels museum will hand over to Egypt a limestone relief that had been smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago
57 7 vital APW_ENG_20050425.0339 The Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels Belgium agreed to return the relief which was stolen from the Giza tomb of a 5th dynasty priest Senenu said Zahi Hawass the secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities
57 7 vital APW_ENG_20050425.0339 The Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels, Belgium, agreed to return the relief, which was stolen from the Giza tomb of a 5th dynasty priest, Senenu, said Zahi Hawass, the secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
57 7 vital APW_ENG_20050717.0553 A third relief from the tomb was returned to Egypt from the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels last month after Egypt's antiquities council put on hold a request by the museum to extend its work excavating a 20th Dynasty tomb, the statement said.
57 8 vital XIN_ENG_20050719.0312 EGYPT RECEIVED ON TUESDAY A RARE ANTIQUE MADE OF ALABASTER WITH HIEROGLYPHIC WRITINGS WHICH WAS TAKEN BY AN AMERICAN NATIONAL FROM A TOMB AT THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS IN LUXOR IN 1958, THE OFFICIAL MENA NEWS AGENCY REPORTED.
57 9 vital AFP_ENG_20051004.0445 In early August, a Cairo court sentenced seven Egyptians to jail terms of up to 55 years in the biggest antiquities smuggling case in the country's history.
57 9 vital APW_ENG_20050813.0406 Civil servant six others convicted in major antiquity smuggling trial
57 9 vital APW_ENG_20050813.0406 Civil servant, six others convicted in major antiquity smuggling trial 2005-08-13, CAIRO, Egypt. The accused were part of a group that officials believe has stolen about 57,000 artifacts from state warehouses, and smuggled thousands of them abroad. During the investigation, police found thousands of coins, statues and sarcophaguses in tunnels under the villas of three relatives _ businessmen who were convicted in an earlier trial. The cache allegedly included certificates signed by Abu Shanab.
57 9 vital APW_ENG_20050813.0406 RELATIVES CRIED IN ANGUISH SATURDAY AFTER A COURT SENTENCED THREE MEN, INCLUDING A FORMER SENIOR CIVIL SERVANT, TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR TAKING PART IN A SCAM THAT SMUGGLED THOUSANDS OF ANTIQUITIES OUT OF EGYPT.
57 9 vital XIN_ENG_20050813.0183 An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced seven people including two foreigners and acquitted three others in a major antiquity smuggling trial the official MENA news agency reported
57 9 vital XIN_ENG_20050813.0183 An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced seven people, including two foreigners, and acquitted three others in a major antiquity smuggling trial, the official MENA news agency reported.
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20041127.0204 "Afghanistan now produces more than 70 percent of the world's opium and heroin and 90 percent of the heroin on Europe's streets, it said. "
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050201.0807 In 2004 Afghan opium production boomed rising 64 percent and the war-scarred country accounted for 87 percent of world opium production and the majority of heroin consumed in Europe
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050619.0264 Afghanistan is the world's top producer of opium used to make heroin and is the source of 90 percent of the heroin on the streets of Europe
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050619.0264 Afghanistan is the world's top producer of opium, used to make heroin, and is the source of 90 percent of the heroin on the streets of Europe.
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050803.0640 Afghanistan is the world's top producer of opium, used to make heroin, and the source of 90 percent of the heroin on the streets of Europe.
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050829.0331 But Afghanistan remains the world's biggest producer of opium -- which is used to make heroin -- churning out 87 percent of the global supply, Costa added.
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050829.0348 Despite an internationally-backed anti-drugs campaign Afghanistan remains the world's number one producer of opium accounting for 87 percent of the world's supply
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20051003.0375 Virtually all the heroin consumed in Europe comes from Afghan opium.
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 Last year, Afghanistan produced 4,100 tons, or 87 percent of the world's opium, which can be used to make heroin, the report said, adding this illegal production, which accounts for at least a third of the country's economy, was responsible for almost all the heroin consumed in Europe.
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 LAST YEAR, AFGHANISTAN PRODUCED 4,100 TONS, OR 87 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S OPIUM, WHICH CAN BE USED TO MAKE HEROIN, THE REPORT SAID, ADDING THIS ILLEGAL PRODUCTION, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR AT LEAST A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALMOST ALL THE HEROIN CONSUMED IN EUROPE.
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop, which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal. "It's huge. Ninety to 95 percent of the heroin in Europe comes from Afghanistan...
58 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 "They are all Afghans. Some people will talk about the international mafia here causing things to happen -- that's bullshit," he said. The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop, which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal. "It's huge. Ninety to 95 percent of the heroin in Europe comes from Afghanistan...
58 1 vital APW_ENG_20050124.0178 Afghan poppy cultivation jumped an estimated two-thirds to a record 131,000 hectares (323,701 acres) last year, and supplied 87 percent of the world's opium, the raw material for the heroin sold to young addicts on the streets of Western Europe and Russia.
58 1 vital APW_ENG_20050515.0138 Afghanistan last year produced nearly 90 percent of the world's opium, much of which is refined into heroin for sale to addicts in Europe and Russia.
58 1 vital NYT_ENG_20041118.0175 Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, the source of most of the opium and heroin on Europe's streets, was up sharply this year, reaching the highest levels in the country's history and in the world, the United Nations announced on Thursday.
58 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060301.0021 Almost all the heroin in Europe comes from Afghanistan, which also accounted for 87 percent of the global production of opium poppies in 2005, said the report.
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041005.0245 Pakistan, neighbouring the world's biggest opium and heroin producer Afghanistan, is a major transit point for narcotics smuggled out of the war-torn country to the streets of Europe and other overseas destinations. Hoon said Britain was the "lead nation" in anti-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan. "We work closely with our partners, particularly Pakistan along the border, but with also other partners inside Afghanistan to tackle this problem," he said. The head of Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force Major General Nadeem Ahmed said that for every 360 tonnes of heroin produced in Afghanistan, 260 tonnes reaches Europe and the United States. On average authorities in Pakistan seize 60 tonnes
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041127.0204 "Afghanistan now produces more than 70 percent of the world's opium and heroin and 90 percent of the heroin on Europe's streets, it said. "
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041127.0204 Afghanistan now produces more than 70 percent of the world's opium and heroin and 90 percent of the heroin on Europe's streets, it said.
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20050201.0807 In 2004 Afghan opium production boomed rising 64 percent and the war-scarred country accounted for 87 percent of world opium production and the majority of heroin consumed in Europe
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20050428.0413 Drug traffickers often use Pakistan as a transit point for shipments of opium and heroin from Afghanistan the world's largest producer of opium to Europe and other Western destinations
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20050619.0264 Afghanistan is the world's top producer of opium used to make heroin and is the source of 90 percent of the heroin on the streets of Europe
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20051212.0242 The destitute country now produces about 87 percent of the world's crop, which makes up nearly all the heroin consumed in Europe.
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 Last year, Afghanistan produced 4,100 tons, or 87 percent of the world's opium, which can be used to make heroin, the report said, adding this illegal production, which accounts for at least a third of the country's economy, was responsible for almost all the heroin consumed in Europe.
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 Ninety to 95 percent of the heroin in Europe comes from Afghanistan...
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 NINETY TO 95 PERCENT OF THE HEROIN IN EUROPE COMES FROM AFGHANISTAN... "IT IS ALSO THE PRINCIPLE, PERHAPS ALMOST THE ONLY, SUPPLIER OF HEROIN AND OPIUM TO IRAN, AND IRAN HAS THE LARGEST HEROIN ADDICTION PROBLEM PER CAPITA IN THE WORLD," HE SAID.
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop, which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal.
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 THE UNITED STATES IS THE PRINCIPLE FUNDER OF EFFORTS TO RID AFGHANISTAN OF ITS HUGE ILLICIT OPIUM CROP, WHICH SUPPLIES NEARLY ALL THE HEROIN IN EUROPE AND IS KEEPING A LARGE CHUNK OF THE AFGHAN ECONOMY ILLEGAL.
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 "They are all Afghans. Some people will talk about the international mafia here causing things to happen -- that's bullshit," he said. The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop, which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal. "It's huge. Ninety to 95 percent of the heroin in Europe comes from Afghanistan...
58 2 vital AFP_ENG_20060326.0332 HELMAND IS THE MAIN PRODUCER OF AFGHANISTAN'S ANNUAL CROP OF ABOUT 4,000 TONNES OF OPIUM, WHICH SUPPLIES ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE HEROIN IN EUROPE.
58 2 vital APW_ENG_20050124.0178 Afghan poppy cultivation jumped an estimated two-thirds to a record 131,000 hectares (323,701 acres) last year, and supplied 87 percent of the world's opium, the raw material for the heroin sold to young addicts on the streets of Western Europe and Russia.
58 2 vital APW_ENG_20050515.0138 Afghanistan last year produced nearly 90 percent of the world's opium, much of which is refined into heroin for sale to addicts in Europe and Russia.
58 3 okay AFP_ENG_20041103.0341 "Thirty-five percent of Afghanistan's GDP comes from poppy crops, with the country the world's biggest producer of opium. "
58 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050201.0807 In 2004 Afghan opium production boomed rising 64 percent and the war-scarred country accounted for 87 percent of world opium production and the majority of heroin consumed in Europe
58 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050428.0413 Drug traffickers often use Pakistan as a transit point for shipments of opium and heroin from Afghanistan the world's largest producer of opium to Europe and other Western destinations
58 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050619.0264 Afghanistan is the world's top producer of opium, used to make heroin, and is the source of 90 percent of the heroin on the streets of Europe.
58 3 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 Last year Afghanistan produced 4,100 tons or 87 percent of the world's opium which can be used to make heroin the report said adding this illegal production which accounts for at least a third of the country's economy was responsible for almost all the heroin consumed in Europe
58 3 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 Last year, Afghanistan produced 4,100 tons, or 87 percent of the world's opium, which can be used to make heroin, the report said, adding this illegal production, which accounts for at least a third of the country's economy, was responsible for almost all the heroin consumed in Europe.
58 3 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 LAST YEAR, AFGHANISTAN PRODUCED 4,100 TONS, OR 87 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S OPIUM, WHICH CAN BE USED TO MAKE HEROIN, THE REPORT SAID, ADDING THIS ILLEGAL PRODUCTION, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR AT LEAST A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALMOST ALL THE HEROIN CONSUMED IN EUROPE.
58 3 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 Rather than eradicating opium crops in Afghanistan, the growing of opium should be regulated to manufacture medical drugs like morphine and codein which developing countries have limited access to, an international think tank said here Wednesday. ...  a licensing system for cultivating opium for the pharmaceutical market will strengthen Afghanistan's fragile  democracy by offering farmers a stable income. ... Last year, Afghanistan produced 4,100 tons, or 87 percent of the  world's opium, which can be used to make heroin, the report said, adding this illegal production, which accounts for at least a third of the country's economy, was responsible for almost all the heroin consumed in Europe.
58 3 okay AFP_ENG_20060326.0332 Helmand is the main producer of Afghanistan's annual crop of about 4,000 tonnes of opium, which supplies about 90 percent of the heroin in Europe.
58 3 okay APW_ENG_20050124.0178 Afghan poppy cultivation jumped an estimated two-thirds to a record 131,000 hectares (323,701 acres) last year, and supplied 87 percent of the world's opium, the raw material for the heroin sold to young addicts on the streets of Western Europe and Russia.
58 3 okay APW_ENG_20050515.0138 Afghanistan last year produced nearly 90 percent of the world's opium, much of which is refined into heroin for sale to addicts in Europe and Russia.
58 3 okay APW_ENG_20060308.0222 2006-03-08, KABUL, Afghanistan. The dramatic increase in poppy cultivation since U.S. forces ousted the Taliban from power in late 2001 has caused alarm in the West, particularly Europe, the destination of most of the drugs.
58 4 okay AFP_ENG_20041030.0243 Incumbent leader Hamid Karzai said Saturday his top priority as Afghanistan's first popularly chosen president would be to fight the crippling opium and heroin trade. "The fight against narcotics will be my top priority in the future,"  Karzai told NATO's top commander for Europe, General James Jones, during talks at the presidential palace. "We will put all our means in the eradication, interdiction and destruction of labs, but we also need the support of the international community to provide alternative livelihoods to the farmers."
58 4 okay AFP_ENG_20041205.0475 And the problem appears to be worsening since the country's 2002 ban on poppy cultivation and trafficking.
58 4 okay AFP_ENG_20050506.0469 Police in southern Afghanistan have arrested four men transporting 237 kilograms (521 pounds) of opium, the US military said Friday.
58 4 okay AFP_ENG_20050619.0264 Over the past four days counter-narcotics forces in eastern Nangarhar hauled in one ton of opium 800 kilograms 1,760 pounds of chemicals and more than 200 litres 52 gallons of acid used to make heroin Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said in a statement
58 4 okay AFP_ENG_20050829.0331 Afghanistan has reduced the production and cultivation of opium for the first time since the Taliban regime fell in 2001, the United Nations counter-narcotics chief said Monday.
58 4 okay AFP_ENG_20060228.0246 The Afghan government and the international donors on which it depends are determined to do away with the country's opium crop which is the main source of income for nearly nine percent of the population
58 4 okay APW_ENG_20050317.0165 About 100 police were combing Achin district of Nangarhar province close to the border with Pakistan for opium poppy crops on Wednesday when they were attacked deputy police chief Amir Khan Lewal said
58 4 okay APW_ENG_20050317.0165 Under pressure from the United States and Europe President Hamid Karzai has vowed to eliminate Afghanistan's drug industry which last year supplied more than 90 percent of the world's opium the raw material for heroin
58 4 okay APW_ENG_20050317.0165 Under pressure from the United States and Europe, President Hamid Karzai has vowed to eliminate Afghanistan's drug industry, which last year supplied more than 90 percent of the world's opium, the raw material for heroin.
58 4 okay APW_ENG_20050317.0165 UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI HAS VOWED TO ELIMINATE AFGHANISTAN'S DRUG INDUSTRY, WHICH LAST YEAR SUPPLIED MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S OPIUM, THE RAW MATERIAL FOR HEROIN.
58 4 okay APW_ENG_20050606.0484 Afghanistan's government is under fire for not being tough enough on the burgeoning drugs trade, which last year produced nearly 90 percent of the world's opium.
58 4 okay APW_ENG_20050606.0484 Counter-narcotic squads have seized and destroyed 21 tons of opium and 180 kilograms (400 pounds) of heroin in raids over the past five days across two of Afghanistan's main poppy growing regions, a government statement said Monday.
58 4 okay APW_ENG_20050626.0219 Some 60 tons of opium , heroin and other drugs burned in Afghanistan KABUL , Afghanistan About 60 tons of opium , heroin , hashish and other drugs were burned in massive bonfires across Afghanistan , the government said _ the biggest destruction of narcotics in one of the world's top suppliers .
58 4 okay LTW_ENG_20050609.0058 In late February, Afghan forces and American advisers from the Drug Enforcement Administration delivered 1.5 tons of heroin, opium and hashish to the counter-narcotics police headquarters in Kabul. The drugs were seized from homes and shops during three months of raids in southern Helmand province, said Muhibullah Ludin, a senior official in the newly formed Counter-Narcotics Ministry.
58 5 okay AFP_ENG_20041118.0106 "US and NATO troops in the country would be taking a more active role in combating opium production, destroying heroin labs and providing the Afghan government with information on where poppies are grown as well as making arrests. "
58 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050303.0738 West's anti - drug strategy fails to tackle Afghan opium problem : analysts by Rachel Morarjee KABUL , 4 Opium production in Afghanistan hit near - record levels because the US - backed eradication strategy ignores the plight of poor farmers who cannot afford to stop growing poppies , analysts say .
58 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050518.0744 Tajikistan's security agency has seized 250 kilograms of Afghan heroin and opium and arrested 11 drug traffickers in the capital Dushanbe and the south of the country a security ministry spokesman said late Wednesday
58 5 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal
58 5 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop, which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal.
58 5 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 THE UNITED STATES IS THE PRINCIPLE FUNDER OF EFFORTS TO RID AFGHANISTAN OF ITS HUGE ILLICIT OPIUM CROP, WHICH SUPPLIES NEARLY ALL THE HEROIN IN EUROPE AND IS KEEPING A LARGE CHUNK OF THE AFGHAN ECONOMY ILLEGAL.
58 5 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop, which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal. "It's huge. Ninety to 95 percent of the heroin in Europe comes from Afghanistan...
58 5 okay APW_ENG_20050317.0165 Under pressure from the United States and Europe President Hamid Karzai has vowed to eliminate Afghanistan's drug industry which last year supplied more than 90 percent of the world's opium the raw material for heroin
58 5 okay APW_ENG_20050317.0165 Under pressure from the United States and Europe, President Hamid Karzai has vowed to eliminate Afghanistan's drug industry, which last year supplied more than 90 percent of the world's opium, the raw material for heroin.
58 5 okay NYT_ENG_20041119.0221 So far, most Afghan heroin finds its way to Europe and Asia, with little hitting U.S. streets. But that could change, officials said, as anti-drug efforts increasingly reduce the amount of heroin imported from Mexico and Colombia. The United States has already begun working with Afghanistan on several fronts to attack opium cultivation. America will spend $780 million on anti-opium programs in Afghanistan next year, Robert Charles, head of the State Department's anti-narcotic office. The money will be used to support the fledgling Afghan legal system, among other things, and convince farmers to grow  other crops.
58 5 okay NYT_ENG_20041119.0221 The United States has already begun working with Afghanistan on several fronts to attack opium cultivation.
58 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050619.0264 Afghanistan is the world's top producer of opium, used to make heroin, and is the source of 90 percent of the heroin on the streets of Europe.
58 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050829.0290 Ninety percent of the heroin on European streets comes from Afghan opium.
58 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050829.0348 2005-08-29, KABUL, Aug 29 Cheap opium from Afghanistan has sparked a surge in heroin overdoses in Europe as the purity of the drug has increased, the United Nation's top drug official told AFP on Monday.
58 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050829.0348 Cheap Afghan opium causing more overdoses in Europe UN official
58 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050829.0348 Cheap opium from Afghanistan has sparked a surge in heroin overdoses in Europe as the purity of the drug has increased the United Nation's top drug official told AFP on Monday
58 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050829.0348 CHEAP OPIUM FROM AFGHANISTAN HAS SPARKED A SURGE IN HEROIN OVERDOSES IN EUROPE AS THE PURITY OF THE DRUG HAS INCREASED, THE UNITED NATION'S TOP DRUG OFFICIAL TOLD AFP ON MONDAY.
58 6 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 Last year, Afghanistan produced 4,100 tons, or 87 percent of the world's opium, which can be used to make heroin, the report said, adding this illegal production, which accounts for at least a third of the country's economy, was responsible for almost all the heroin consumed in Europe.
58 6 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 LAST YEAR, AFGHANISTAN PRODUCED 4,100 TONS, OR 87 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S OPIUM, WHICH CAN BE USED TO MAKE HEROIN, THE REPORT SAID, ADDING THIS ILLEGAL PRODUCTION, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR AT LEAST A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALMOST ALL THE HEROIN CONSUMED IN EUROPE.
58 6 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 Rather than eradicating opium crops in Afghanistan, the growing of opium should be regulated to manufacture medical drugs like morphine and codein which developing countries have limited access to, an international think tank said here Wednesday. ...  a licensing system for cultivating opium for the pharmaceutical market will strengthen Afghanistan's fragile  democracy by offering farmers a stable income. ... Last year, Afghanistan produced 4,100 tons, or 87 percent of the  world's opium, which can be used to make heroin, the report said, adding this illegal production, which accounts for at least a third of the country's economy, was responsible for almost all the heroin consumed in Europe.
58 6 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal
58 6 okay AFP_ENG_20060326.0332 Helmand is the main producer of Afghanistan's annual crop of about 4,000 tonnes of opium, which supplies about 90 percent of the heroin in Europe.
58 6 okay APW_ENG_20050124.0178 Afghan poppy cultivation jumped an estimated two-thirds to a record 131,000 hectares (323,701 acres) last year, and supplied 87 percent of the world's opium, the raw material for the heroin sold to young addicts on the streets of Western Europe and Russia.
58 6 okay APW_ENG_20050515.0138 Afghanistan last year produced nearly 90 percent of the world's opium, much of which is refined into heroin for sale to addicts in Europe and Russia.
58 7 okay AFP_ENG_20041103.0341 "Thirty-five percent of Afghanistan's GDP comes from poppy crops, with the country the world's biggest producer of opium. "
58 7 okay AFP_ENG_20050303.0738 West's anti - drug strategy fails to tackle Afghan opium problem : analysts by Rachel Morarjee KABUL , 4 Opium production in Afghanistan hit near - record levels because the US - backed eradication strategy ignores the plight of poor farmers who cannot afford to stop growing poppies , analysts say .
58 7 okay AFP_ENG_20051012.0077 The country produces more than 80 percent of the world's opium, which is smuggled out and made into heroin, and the illegal crop contributes up to 60 percent of Afghanistan's economy.
58 7 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 Last year Afghanistan produced 4,100 tons or 87 percent of the world's opium which can be used to make heroin the report said adding this illegal production which accounts for at least a third of the country's economy was responsible for almost all the heroin consumed in Europe
58 7 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 Last year, Afghanistan produced 4,100 tons, or 87 percent of the world's opium, which can be used to make heroin, the report said, adding this illegal production, which accounts for at least a third of the country's economy, was responsible for almost all the heroin consumed in Europe.
58 7 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 LAST YEAR, AFGHANISTAN PRODUCED 4,100 TONS, OR 87 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S OPIUM, WHICH CAN BE USED TO MAKE HEROIN, THE REPORT SAID, ADDING THIS ILLEGAL PRODUCTION, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR AT LEAST A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALMOST ALL THE HEROIN CONSUMED IN EUROPE.
58 7 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0353 Rather than eradicating opium crops in Afghanistan, the growing of opium should be regulated to manufacture medical drugs like morphine and codein which developing countries have limited access to, an international think tank said here Wednesday. ...  a licensing system for cultivating opium for the pharmaceutical market will strengthen Afghanistan's fragile  democracy by offering farmers a stable income. ... Last year, Afghanistan produced 4,100 tons, or 87 percent of the  world's opium, which can be used to make heroin, the report said, adding this illegal production, which accounts for at least a third of the country's economy, was responsible for almost all the heroin consumed in Europe.
58 7 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal
58 7 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0278 The United States is the principle funder of efforts to rid Afghanistan of its huge illicit opium crop, which supplies nearly all the heroin in Europe and is keeping a large chunk of the Afghan economy illegal.
58 7 okay APW_ENG_20050512.0737 "For sure, eradication is crucial. Everybody including farmers has to respect the law. But Afghanistan is among the poorest countries in the world and opium is the single most remunerative crop ... My call is for donors and countries to provide development assistance to farmers." Costa, executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
58 7 okay APW_ENG_20060308.0376 We don't want it to become a narco-state," said the drug agent, who estimated that opium and heroin smuggling accounts for more than 35 percent of Afghanistan's economy.
58 7 okay XIN_ENG_20041120.0049 Frankfurter Rundschau The planting and trade of opium has become a decisive economic factor in Afghanistan
58 8 okay AFP_ENG_20041005.0245 "Pakistan, neighbouring the world's biggest opium and heroin producer Afghanistan, is a major transit point for narcotics smuggled out of the war-torn country to the streets of Europe and other overseas destinations. "
58 8 okay AFP_ENG_20050215.0428 Drug traffickers often use Pakistan as a transit point for shipments of opium and heroin from neighbouring Afghanistan to Europe and other Western destinations
58 8 okay AFP_ENG_20050215.0428 Drug traffickers often use Pakistan as a transit point for shipments of opium and heroin from neighbouring Afghanistan to Europe and other Western destinations.
58 8 okay AFP_ENG_20050428.0413 Drug traffickers often use Pakistan as a transit point for shipments of opium and heroin from Afghanistan the world's largest producer of opium to Europe and other Western destinations
58 8 okay AFP_ENG_20050428.0413 Drug traffickers often use Pakistan as a transit point for shipments of opium and heroin from Afghanistan, the world's largest producer of opium, to Europe and other Western destinations.
58 8 okay AFP_ENG_20050512.0378 Pakistan is the main source of transit for Afghanistan where opium poppy cultivation rose to a near record 4,200 tonnes in 2004 from 3,200 tonnes in 2003.
58 8 okay APW_ENG_20050428.0446 Experts estimate that more than 70 percent of the heroin out of Afghanistan is trafficked south through Pakistan and Iran, and the rest north through Central Asia _ mostly bound for addicts on the streets of Europe.
58 8 okay APW_ENG_20050428.0446 Experts estimate that more than 70 percent of the heroin out of Afghanistan is trafficked south through Pakistan and Iran, and the rest north through Central Asia _ mostly bound for addicts on the streets of Europe. He said Pakistan had seized 15,082 kilograms (33,180 pounds) of heroin and morphine base in the first four months of 2005 and if the trend continued, the year's total would far exceed the 24,744 kilograms (54,436 pounds) confiscated during the whole of 2004. Authorities had also seized more than two tons of opium so far this year _ approaching the 2.5 tons for the whole of last year, he said.
58 8 okay APW_ENG_20050512.0737 As well as being a key route for the smuggling drugs out of Afghanistan to addicts in the Middle East and Europe, he said there was also evidence that precursor chemicals needed to refine opium into heroin were being smuggled through Pakistan into Afghanistan.
58 8 okay APW_ENG_20050513.0256 AS WELL AS BEING A KEY ROUTE FOR THE SMUGGLING DRUGS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN TO ADDICTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPE, HE SAID THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE THAT PRECURSOR CHEMICALS NEEDED TO REFINE OPIUM INTO HEROIN WERE BEING SMUGGLED THROUGH PAKISTAN INTO AFGHANISTAN.
58 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050425.0132 Kelley said Noorzai controlled poppy fields in Afghanistan and laboratories in both Afghanistan and Pakistan that processed the opium crops into heroin and transported the drugs out of those countries into the U.S. and Europe.
59 10 vital AFP_ENG_20050211.0237 Several dozen people from India have been found stranded in Mauritania in recent months, amid evidence that traffickers were using the northwest African country to smuggle migrants into Europe, a leading migration agency said Friday.
59 10 vital AFP_ENG_20060306.0477 At least 22 people were missing after a boat of African migrants headed for Europe sank in the Atlantic off the coast of Mauritania a Mauritanian Red Crescent official said on Monday
59 10 vital AFP_ENG_20060314.0493 Last Sunday, Spanish authorities said they had intercepted 211 clandestine African migrants in boats off the Canary islands over the weekend, some apparently from the west African state of Mauritania.
59 10 vital AFP_ENG_20060315.0317 Last Sunday, Spanish authorities said they had intercepted 211 clandestine African migrants in boats off the Canary islands over the weekend, some apparently from Mauritania.
59 10 vital APW_ENG_20060314.0813 2006-03-14 Mauritanian authorities on Tuesday detained 50 would-be migrants who had been abandoned by human traffickers in the desert. The group, which ran out of food and water, was found in the Sahara desert about 27 kilometers (17 miles) northeast of Mauritania's Nouadhibou. The group included citizens from the West African nations of Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Ivory Coast. Each had paid about US$2,000 (euro1,673) for passage on a boat bound for Spain's Canary Islands. The migrants had yet to board a boat leaving the Atlantic Ocean port of Nouadhibou, and the traffickers left the group in the desert to hide them temporarily from authorities.
59 10 vital APW_ENG_20060316.0609 Mauritania is being overwhelmed by migrants from elsewhere in Africa setting out from the country on an often deadly voyage to Europe,
59 10 vital APW_ENG_20060316.0609 Mauritania is being overwhelmed by migrants from elsewhere in Africa setting out from the country on an often deadly voyage to Europe, the prime minister said Thursday, calling on the West to send planes, boats and vehicles to help seal his borders.
59 10 vital APW_ENG_20060316.0609 Mauritania pleads help to stop African migrants trying to illegally reach Europe NOUAKCHOTT , Mauritania Mauritania is being overwhelmed by migrants from elsewhere in Africa setting out from the country on an often deadly voyage to Europe , the prime minister said , calling on the West to send planes , boats and vehicles to help seal his borders .
59 10 vital APW_ENG_20060316.0609 Mauritania pleads help to stop African migrants trying to illegally reach Europe   NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania    Mauritania is being overwhelmed by migrants from elsewhere in Africa setting out from the country on an often deadly voyage to Europe, the prime minister said Thursday, calling on the West to send planes, boats and vehicles to help seal his borders.
59 10 vital APW_ENG_20060316.0609 North African countries then reportedly increased patrols along long-established trans-Sahara Desert trade routes, perhaps pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send their human cargo to Spain's Canary Islands _ hundreds of miles across the Atlantic Ocean from Mauritania.
59 10 vital APW_ENG_20060316.0609 The two countries hope for an "urgent plan of cooperation" that could see Spain helping Mauritania patrol its coastline, while establishing centers to process any migrants found in the country, the presidency said in a statement. The African migrants, seeking employment or better prospects in richer European countries, have been boarding traditional wooden fishing canoes called pirogues to traverse the treacherous waters. The deep-walled pirogues are open to the elements are often powered by a single outboard engine and rarely have navigational or emergency equipment. The wooden vessels are normally used by West Africans for daylong net-fishing expeditions, not a journey that can take three days and nights.
59 10 vital APW_ENG_20060317.0037 More than 1,000 Africans some driven by hope for jobs others escaping their continent's many wars have died over the past four months alone while trying to sail in small wooden boats from Mauritania to Spain's faraway Canary Islands Mauritania's Red Crescent branch says
59 10 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 The 35 Spanish soldiers arrived earlier this week in the northern coastal city of Nouadhibou, where an upsurge of Africans seeking to reach Europe have arrived in recent months in hopes of boarding fishing canoes for an often-deadly trip to Spain's Canary Islands, said Yahfdhou Ould Amar, chief of police in Nouadhibou.
59 10 vital APW_ENG_20060327.0496 Spain expelled 50 illegal immigrants who had reached the shores of its Canary Islands, sending the West Africans to Mauritania to become the first occupants of a hastily arranged deportation center, a police official said Monday.
59 10 vital APW_ENG_20060328.0428 Authorities said the migrants, mostly from Senegal and Mali, were flown out from Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, and would be housed in a new holding center at Nouadhibou in Mauritania before being repatriated.
59 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060318.0071 SPAIN-IMMIG (Madrid, Spain) -- Spain's deputy prime minister began an emergency visit to the Canary Islands on Saturday to discuss ways to control a record flow of African migrants arriving in boats from Mauritania that has led at least 25 deaths over the past week.
59 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060318.0077 Spain's deputy prime minister began an emergency visit to the Canary Islands on Saturday to discuss ways to control a record flow of African migrants arriving in boats from Mauritania that has led to at least 25 deaths in the last week. The Spanish government says more than 1,000 migrants have been detained at sea in the last 10 days while trying to reach the islands from Mauritania on North Africa's western coast, a voyage of 500 miles. The migrants, mostly sub-Saharan Africans, crowd into boats carrying dozens of passengers in hopes of reaching the islands and thereby gaining entry to the European Union.
59 10 vital XIN_ENG_20060316.0004 Spain was to provide Mauritania with help in patrolling its coast to stop the country's migrants and those from sub-Sahara regions, Vega told a press conference about the plan after the meeting.
59 10 vital XIN_ENG_20060316.0004 SPAIN WAS TO PROVIDE MAURITANIA WITH HELP IN PATROLLING ITS COAST TO STOP THE COUNTRY'S MIGRANTS AND THOSE FROM SUB-SAHARA REGIONS, VEGA TOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT THE PLAN AFTER THE MEETING.
59 10 vital XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Mauritanian Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed auld Boubacar told the Spanish media on Thursday that his nation needed help to contain the influx of migrants from other nations including Mali Ghana Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea
59 10 vital XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 MAURITANIAN PRIME MINISTER SIDI MOHAMED AULD BOUBACAR TOLD THE SPANISH MEDIA ON THURSDAY THAT HIS NATION NEEDED HELP TO CONTAIN THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS FROM OTHER NATIONS INCLUDING MALI, GHANA, NIGERIA AND EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
59 11 okay AFP_ENG_20060308.0233 Up to 20,000 Africans are trying to reach Europe from camps in Western Sahara and Mauritania, the governor of Spain's Canary Islands said Wednesday.
59 11 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0528 Secretary of State for Security Antonio Camacho and his foreign affairs counterpart, Bernardino Leon, were scheduled to meet Mauritanian officials in the capital and then visit the northern port city of Nouadhibou where over the past two months thousands of Africans have gathered hoping to make it to Spain. Spain intends to re-activate a 2003 "emergency co-operation plan with Mauritania", giving the poverty-stricken west African country patrol boats and establishing holding camps for the would-be clandestine migrants.
59 11 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0679 Spain intends to re-activate a 2003 "emergency co-operation plan with Mauritania", giving the poverty-stricken west African country patrol boats and establishing holding camps for the would-be clandestine migrants.
59 11 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0679 Spain intends to re-activate a 2003 "emergency co-operation plan with Mauritania", giving the west African country patrol boats and establishing holding camps for the would-be clandestine migrants. The bilateral deal provided for the repatriation to Mauritania of migrants that illicitly entered Spain. But Madrid now wants that repatriation to Mauritania also applies to migrants from third countries who would have set off from Mauritania.
59 11 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 The two countries hope for an "urgent plan of cooperation" that could see Spain helping Mauritania patrol its coastline, while establishing centers to process any migrants found in the country
59 11 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 The two countries hope for an "urgent plan of cooperation" that could see Spain helping Mauritania patrol its coastline, while establishing centers to process any migrants found in the country, the presidency said in a statement.
59 11 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 THE TWO COUNTRIES HOPE FOR AN "URGENT PLAN OF COOPERATION" THAT COULD SEE SPAIN HELPING MAURITANIA PATROL ITS COASTLINE, WHILE ESTABLISHING CENTERS TO PROCESS ANY MIGRANTS FOUND IN THE COUNTRY, THE PRESIDENCY SAID IN A STATEMENT.
59 11 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 The two countries hope for an "urgent plan of cooperation" that could see Spain helping Mauritania patrol its coastline, while establishing centers to process any migrants found in the country, the presidency said in a statement. The African migrants, seeking employment or better prospects in richer European countries, have been boarding traditional wooden fishing canoes called pirogues to traverse the treacherous waters. The deep-walled pirogues are open to the elements are often powered by a single outboard engine and rarely have navigational or emergency equipment. The wooden vessels are normally used by West Africans for daylong net-fishing expeditions, not a journey that can take three days and nights.
59 11 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Dozens of Spanish troops are helping build a deportation center in northern Mauritania to house African migrants captured trying to reach Europe by boat police officials said Friday
59 11 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Dozens of Spanish troops are helping build a deportation center in northern Mauritania to house African migrants captured trying to reach Europe by boat, police officials said Friday.
59 11 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 DOZENS OF SPANISH TROOPS ARE HELPING BUILD A DEPORTATION CENTER IN NORTHERN MAURITANIA TO HOUSE AFRICAN MIGRANTS CAPTURED TRYING TO REACH EUROPE BY BOAT, POLICE OFFICIALS SAID FRIDAY.
59 11 okay APW_ENG_20060327.0496 Spain sends 50 illegal African migrants back to Mauritania NOUAKCHOTT , Mauritania Spain expelled 50 illegal immigrants who had reached the shores of its Canary Islands , sending the West Africans to Mauritania to become the first occupants of a hastily arranged deportation center , a police official said .
59 11 okay APW_ENG_20060327.0496 Spain sends 50 illegal African migrants back to Mauritania   NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania    Spain expelled 50 illegal immigrants who had reached the shores of its Canary Islands, sending the West Africans to Mauritania to become the first occupants of a hastily arranged deportation center, a police official said Monday.
59 11 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon told the nation's press that Spain the European Union the Canary Island's local government and Mauritania had had a productive meeting in Nouadhibou a port town on the Mauritanian coast which hosts migrant detention camps
59 11 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon told the nation's press that Spain, the European Union, the Canary Island's local government and Mauritania had had a productive meeting in Nouadhibou, a port town on the Mauritanian coast which hosts migrant detention camps.
59 11 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 SPANISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BERNARDINO LEON TOLD THE NATION'S PRESS THAT SPAIN, THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE CANARY ISLAND'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MAURITANIA HAD HAD A PRODUCTIVE MEETING IN NOUADHIBOU, A PORT TOWN ON THE MAURITANIAN COAST WHICH HOSTS MIGRANT DETENTION CAMPS.
59 11 okay XIN_ENG_20060317.0213 In addition, Spain pledged to help train Mauritanian security forces to foil illegal immigration networks and build reception centers in Mauritania to receive detained migrants.
59 12 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0253 Mauritania's Prime Minister on Thursday called for help to deal with a massive wave of emigration from his country after a Spanish ship picked up the bodies of 24 migrants off the Canary Islands.
59 12 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0434 Mauritania's Prime Minister on Thursday called for help to deal with a massive wave of emigration from his country after a Spanish ship picked up the bodies of 25 migrants off the Canary Islands.
59 12 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0528 Boubacar requested aid from particularly from the European Union and Spain due to its proximity to Africa
59 12 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0528 In an interview published in Spain's El Pais paper Mauritania's Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar called for international help to deal with a massive wave of emigration from his country after a Spanish ship picked up the bodies of 25 other migrants off the Canary Islands
59 12 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0642 A day after a Spanish ship picked up the bodies of 25 migrants off the Canary Islands, a Spanish possession, the Prime Minister of the west African state of Mauritania made a desperate plea for help to deal with a massive wave of emigration from his country.
59 12 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0679 In an interview published in Spain's El Pais paper, Mauritania's Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar called for international help to deal with a massive wave of emigration from his country after a Spanish ship picked up the bodies of 25 other migrants off the Canary Islands.
59 12 okay APW_ENG_20060315.1202 Spain also offered to supply Mauritania with coastal boats to help it patrol its coasts and  aid to set up immigrant shelters. ... "The Commission has decided ... to send a high level official from the European Commission to join the Spanish minister of foreign affairs to visit Mauritania tomorrow, to discuss with the relevant ministers in Mauritania what the situation is, to listen to them, to hear what exactly the problems are and also to see how best the EU can assist Mauritania in dealing with this problem."
59 12 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 Mauritania pleads help to stop African migrants trying to illegally reach Europe
59 12 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 Mauritania pleads help to stop African migrants trying to illegally reach Europe NOUAKCHOTT , Mauritania Mauritania is being overwhelmed by migrants from elsewhere in Africa setting out from the country on an often deadly voyage to Europe , the prime minister said , calling on the West to send planes , boats and vehicles to help seal his borders .
59 12 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 Mauritania pleads help to stop African migrants trying to illegally reach Europe NOUAKCHOTT , prime minister said , calling on the West to send planes , boats and vehicles to help seal his borders .
59 12 okay APW_ENG_20060317.0037 Prime Minister Boubacar _ calling on the West to send planes, boats and vehicles so Mauritania could better patrol its borders _ said Thursday that authorities had arrested 3,900 migrants in 2005 but that 1,200 had already been detained this year, only 10 weeks old.
59 12 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania has called on the West, particularly Spain, for help in stanching the flood of migrants.
59 12 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 MAURITANIA HAS CALLED ON THE WEST, PARTICULARLY SPAIN, FOR HELP IN STANCHING THE FLOOD OF MIGRANTS.
59 12 okay NYT_ENG_20060318.0077 The government of Mauritania has said that without aid from abroad it is practically helpless against the vast numbers of migrants who are collecting within its borders in hopes of going to the islands.
59 12 okay NYT_ENG_20060318.0110 The government of Mauritania has said that without aid from abroad it is practically helpless against the vast numbers of migrants who are collecting within its borders in hopes of going to the islands.
59 12 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 MAURITANIAN PRIME MINISTER SIDI MOHAMED AULD BOUBACAR TOLD THE SPANISH MEDIA ON THURSDAY THAT HIS NATION NEEDED HELP TO CONTAIN THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS FROM OTHER NATIONS INCLUDING MALI, GHANA, NIGERIA AND EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
59 1 vital AFP_ENG_20041129.0678 "Moroccan police regularly arrest dozens of Moroccans, north Africans, Asians and people from the sub-Sahara trying to gain access to Europe across the narrow Straits of Gibraltar which separates the two continents, or through Spain's Canary Isles. "
59 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060306.0477 At least 22 people were missing after a boat of African migrants headed for Europe sank in the Atlantic off the coast of Mauritania a Mauritanian Red Crescent official said on Monday
59 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060308.0233 2006-03-08 Up to 20,000 Africans are trying to reach Europe from camps in Western Sahara and Mauritania. Spain's El Pais daily newspaper said that at least 45 people-smuggling gangs were charging an average of 1,000 euros (1,200 dollars) per person for passage to the Canary Islands. The would-be migrants are gathered in 15 encampments along the Western Saharan coast and the Mauritanian coast further south. The two main gathering points are in Mauritania, chiefly Nouadhibou but also the inland Zouerat.
59 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060308.0233 Up to 20,000 Africans are trying to reach Europe from camps in Western Sahara and Mauritania, the governor of Spain's Canary Islands said Wednesday.
59 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060315.0532 Illicit migration to Spain's Canary Islands seen as stepping stone to mainland Europe has been on the rise in recent months and Spanish authorities said the number of migrants intercepted there tripled to 3,031 in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2005
59 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060315.0532 Mauritania , Spain mull strategy as thousands of illicit migrants die at sea NOUAKCHOTT , 2006 Mauritanian and Spanish authorities were mulling over strategies Wednesday to stem the tide of illegal migration as aid agencies said up to 1,300 Africans may have died at sea in recent months in search of a more comfortable life in Europe .
59 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060315.0532 Mauritania , Spain mull strategy as thousands of illicit migrants die at sea NOUAKCHOTT , mulling over strategies to stem tide of illegal migration as aid agencies said up to 1,300 Africans died at sea in search of more comfortable life in Europe .
59 1 vital AFP_ENG_20060321.0272 Many Africans risk their lives making perilous voyages across the Atlantic to Spain's Canary Islands from Mauritania in a bid to escape the economic misery at home.
59 1 vital APW_ENG_20060314.0813 Mauritania's government said it stopped more than 600 migrants in February who were trying to sneak into Europe, most attempting illegal entry through Spain.
59 1 vital APW_ENG_20060316.0609 Mauritania is being overwhelmed by migrants from elsewhere in Africa setting out from the country on an often deadly voyage to Europe, the prime minister said Thursday, calling on the West to send planes, boats and vehicles to help seal his borders.
59 1 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 DOZENS OF SPANISH TROOPS ARE HELPING BUILD A DEPORTATION CENTER IN NORTHERN MAURITANIA TO HOUSE AFRICAN MIGRANTS CAPTURED TRYING TO REACH EUROPE BY BOAT, POLICE OFFICIALS SAID FRIDAY.
59 1 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands hundreds of miles kilometers across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania
59 1 vital APW_ENG_20060328.0428 Spain on Tuesday deported 60 African migrants back to Mauritania, from where they had set out in open-top fishing boats trying to reach Europe.
59 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060318.0071 SPAIN-IMMIG (Madrid, Spain) -- Spain's deputy prime minister began an emergency visit to the Canary Islands on Saturday to discuss ways to control a record flow of African migrants arriving in boats from Mauritania that has led at least 25 deaths over the past week.
59 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060318.0076 EXP-SPAIN-IMMIG (Madrid, Spain) -- Spain's deputy prime minister began an emergency visit to the Canary Islands on Saturday to discuss ways to control a record flow of African migrants arriving in boats from Mauritania that has led at least 25 deaths over the past week.
59 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060318.0077 Spain's deputy prime minister began an emergency visit to the Canary Islands on Saturday to discuss ways to control a record flow of African migrants arriving in boats from Mauritania that has led to at least 25 deaths in the last week. The Spanish government says more than 1,000 migrants have been detained at sea in the last 10 days while trying to reach the islands from Mauritania on North Africa's western coast, a voyage of 500 miles. The migrants, mostly sub-Saharan Africans, crowd into boats carrying dozens of passengers in hopes of reaching the islands and thereby gaining entry to the European Union.
59 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060318.0077 The migrants, mostly sub-Saharan Africans, crowd into boats carrying dozens of passengers in hopes of reaching the islands and thereby gaining entry to the European Union.
59 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 MAURITANIAN PRIME MINISTER SIDI MOHAMED AULD BOUBACAR TOLD THE SPANISH MEDIA ON THURSDAY THAT HIS NATION NEEDED HELP TO CONTAIN THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS FROM OTHER NATIONS INCLUDING MALI, GHANA, NIGERIA AND EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
59 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060317.0213 Groups of people from western African countries set out secretly from the northern coast of Mauritania for Spain's Canary Islands recently.
59 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060317.0213 Spain and Mauritania agreed to operate jointly to prevent African illegal migrants from trying to enter Europe by sea a joint statement between the two countries said Friday
59 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060317.0213 Spain and Mauritania agreed to operate jointly to prevent African illegal migrants from trying to enter Europe by sea, a joint statement between the two countries said Friday.
59 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060317.0213 SPAIN AND MAURITANIA AGREED TO OPERATE JOINTLY TO PREVENT AFRICAN ILLEGAL MIGRANTS FROM TRYING TO ENTER EUROPE BY SEA, A JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES SAID FRIDAY.
59 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041129.0678 "Moroccan police regularly arrest dozens of Moroccans, north Africans, Asians and people from the sub-Sahara trying to gain access to Europe across the narrow Straits of Gibraltar which separates the two continents, or through Spain's Canary Isles. "
59 2 vital APW_ENG_20060308.1207 Mauritania arrests 76 Senegalese migrants on wood boat headed for Canary Islands DAKAR , Senegal Mauritanian authorities arrested 76 illegal migrants from neighboring Senegal who were traveling on a wooden boat headed for Spain's Canary islands , an official said .
59 2 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands hundreds of miles kilometers across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania
59 2 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe, but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants, pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands _ hundreds of miles (kilometers) across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania.
59 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060318.0077 Spain's deputy prime minister began an emergency visit to the Canary Islands on Saturday to discuss ways to control a record flow of African migrants arriving in boats from Mauritania that has led to at least 25 deaths in the last week.
59 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060318.0077 Spain's deputy prime minister began an emergency visit to the Canary Islands on Saturday to discuss ways to control a record flow of African migrants arriving in boats from Mauritania that has led to at least 25 deaths in the last week. The Spanish government says more than 1,000 migrants have been detained at sea in the last 10 days while trying to reach the islands from Mauritania on North Africa's western coast, a voyage of 500 miles. The migrants, mostly sub-Saharan Africans, crowd into boats carrying dozens of passengers in hopes of reaching the islands and thereby gaining entry to the European Union.
59 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060318.0110 The Canary Islands, which are 70 miles off Morocco's southwestern coast, have been drawing boats of illegal migrants since 1995. In 2005, more than 4,700 migrants were detained while trying to reach the Canary Islands. In 2006, the number of detentions has already surpassed 3,500.
59 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060318.0110 The Spanish government says more than 1,000 migrants have been detained at sea in the last 10 days while trying to reach the islands from Mauritania on North Africa's western coast, a voyage of 500 miles.
59 2 vital XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Spain arrests African migrants on illegal Mauritania - Spain crossing MADRID , ( Xinhua ) Spanish police arrested more than 100 migrants making an illegal journey from the north African country of Mauritania to Spain's Canary Islands .
59 2 vital XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Spanish police arrested more than 100 migrants making an illegal journey from the north African country of Mauritania to Spain's Canary Islands on Thursday
59 2 vital XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Spanish police arrested more than 100 migrants making an illegal journey from the north African country of Mauritania to Spain's Canary Islands on Thursday.
59 2 vital XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED MORE THAN 100 MIGRANTS MAKING AN ILLEGAL JOURNEY FROM THE NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRY OF MAURITANIA TO SPAIN'S CANARY ISLANDS ON THURSDAY.
59 2 vital XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 The number of illegal migrants detained in the Canary Islands so far was 3,500. There were more than 4,700 in 2005 and around 8,500 in 2004.
59 2 vital XIN_ENG_20060317.0213 Groups of people from western African countries set out secretly from the northern coast of Mauritania for Spain's Canary Islands recently.
59 3 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands hundreds of miles kilometers across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania
59 3 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe, but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants, pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands _ hundreds of miles (kilometers) across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania.
59 3 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe, but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants, pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands hundreds of miles (kilometers) across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania.
59 3 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 MAURITANIA DOES NOT OFFER THE EASIEST ROUTE TO EUROPE, BUT OTHER COUNTRIES JUST ACROSS THE OCEAN FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE HAVE CRACKED DOWN ON ILLEGAL MIGRANTS, PRESSURING HUMAN TRAFFICKERS TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO SEND WOULD-BE IMMIGRANTS BY TRADITIONAL WOODEN FISHING CANOE TO SPAIN'S CANARY ISLANDS _ HUNDREDS OF MILES (KILOMETERS) ACROSS TREACHEROUS ATLANTIC WATERS FROM MAURITANIA.
59 3 vital APW_ENG_20060327.0496 Since more north African countries have cracked down on illegal immigration thousands in search of economic opportunity in Europe have boarded fishing boats on Mauritania's coast for the dangerous trip a 600-mile 970-kilometer journey that the local Red Crescent says has left more than 1,000 dead in the past four months
59 3 vital APW_ENG_20060327.0496 Since more north African countries have cracked down on illegal immigration, thousands in search of economic opportunity in Europe have boarded fishing boats on Mauritania's coast for the dangerous trip _ a 600-mile (970-kilometer) journey that the local Red Crescent says has left more than 1,000 dead in the past four months.
59 3 vital NYT_ENG_20060318.0110 Spanish officials say the resurgence suggests that the Moroccan crackdown has been less effective than previously thought, since the migrants have responded by pushing their departure point south to Mauritania.
59 4 vital AFP_ENG_20050211.0237 Several dozen Indian migrants found stranded in northwest Africa GENEVA , Several dozen people from India have been found stranded in Mauritania , amid evidence that traffickers were using the northwest African country to smuggle migrants into Europe , a leading migration agency said .
59 4 vital APW_ENG_20060314.0813 2006-03-14 Mauritanian authorities on Tuesday detained 50 would-be migrants who had been abandoned by human traffickers in the desert. The group, which ran out of food and water, was found in the Sahara desert about 27 kilometers (17 miles) northeast of Mauritania's Nouadhibou. The group included citizens from the West African nations of Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Ivory Coast. Each had paid about US$2,000 (euro1,673) for passage on a boat bound for Spain's Canary Islands. The migrants had yet to board a boat leaving the Atlantic Ocean port of Nouadhibou, and the traffickers left the group in the desert to hide them temporarily from authorities.
59 4 vital APW_ENG_20060314.0813 The migrants had yet to board a boat leaving the Atlantic Ocean port of Nouadhibou and the traffickers left the group in the desert to hide them temporarily from authorities
59 4 vital APW_ENG_20060316.0609 North African countries then reportedly increased patrols along long-established trans-Sahara Desert trade routes, perhaps pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send their human cargo to Spain's Canary Islands _ hundreds of miles across the Atlantic Ocean from Mauritania.
59 4 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands hundreds of miles kilometers across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania
59 4 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe, but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants, pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands _ hundreds of miles (kilometers) across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania.
59 4 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe, but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants, pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands hundreds of miles (kilometers) across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania.
59 4 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0836 MAURITANIA DOES NOT OFFER THE EASIEST ROUTE TO EUROPE, BUT OTHER COUNTRIES JUST ACROSS THE OCEAN FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE HAVE CRACKED DOWN ON ILLEGAL MIGRANTS, PRESSURING HUMAN TRAFFICKERS TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO SEND WOULD-BE IMMIGRANTS BY TRADITIONAL WOODEN FISHING CANOE TO SPAIN'S CANARY ISLANDS _ HUNDREDS OF MILES (KILOMETERS) ACROSS TREACHEROUS ATLANTIC WATERS FROM MAURITANIA.
59 5 okay AFP_ENG_20060321.0272 Many Africans risk their lives making perilous voyages across the Atlantic to Spain's Canary Islands from Mauritania in a bid to escape the economic misery at home.
59 5 okay APW_ENG_20060308.1207 Mauritania arrests 76 Senegalese migrants on wood boat headed for Canary Islands DAKAR , Senegal Mauritanian authorities arrested 76 illegal migrants from neighboring Senegal who were traveling on a wooden boat headed for Spain's Canary islands , an official said .
59 5 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 More than 1,000 Africans have died over the past four months while trying to sail in small wooden boats from Mauritania to Spain's faraway Canary Islands, Mauritania's Red Crescent branch says.
59 5 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 Police intercepted some 400 Africans trying to reach the Canary Islands _ a single-day record _ after long, dangerous trips in nine overcrowded boats that set out from Mauritania. More than 3,000 migrants have reached the Canary Islands from Africa so far this year, compared to 4,751 for the whole of 2005 and 8,519 in 2004.
59 5 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 The two countries hope for an "urgent plan of cooperation" that could see Spain helping Mauritania patrol its coastline, while establishing centers to process any migrants found in the country, the presidency said in a statement. The African migrants, seeking employment or better prospects in richer European countries, have been boarding traditional wooden fishing canoes called pirogues to traverse the treacherous waters. The deep-walled pirogues are open to the elements are often powered by a single outboard engine and rarely have navigational or emergency equipment. The wooden vessels are normally used by West Africans for daylong net-fishing expeditions, not a journey that can take three days and nights.
59 5 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands hundreds of miles kilometers across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania
59 5 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe, but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants, pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands _ hundreds of miles (kilometers) across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania.
59 5 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe, but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants, pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands hundreds of miles (kilometers) across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania.
59 5 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 MAURITANIA DOES NOT OFFER THE EASIEST ROUTE TO EUROPE, BUT OTHER COUNTRIES JUST ACROSS THE OCEAN FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE HAVE CRACKED DOWN ON ILLEGAL MIGRANTS, PRESSURING HUMAN TRAFFICKERS TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO SEND WOULD-BE IMMIGRANTS BY TRADITIONAL WOODEN FISHING CANOE TO SPAIN'S CANARY ISLANDS _ HUNDREDS OF MILES (KILOMETERS) ACROSS TREACHEROUS ATLANTIC WATERS FROM MAURITANIA.
59 5 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 More than 1,000 Africans driven by hopes for a better life in richer lands have died over the past four months alone while trying to sail in small wooden boats from Mauritania to the Canary Islands Mauritania's Red Crescent branch says
59 5 okay APW_ENG_20060328.0428 More than 3,000 migrants have reached the Canary Islands so far this year, the vast majority packed into open, wooden boats. Mauritania's Red Crescent says more than 1,000 have died trying to make the trip since the beginning of the year.
59 5 okay NYT_ENG_20060318.0071 SPAIN-IMMIG (Madrid, Spain) -- Spain's deputy prime minister began an emergency visit to the Canary Islands on Saturday to discuss ways to control a record flow of African migrants arriving in boats from Mauritania that has led at least 25 deaths over the past week.
59 5 okay NYT_ENG_20060318.0077 Spain's deputy prime minister began an emergency visit to the Canary Islands on Saturday to discuss ways to control a record flow of African migrants arriving in boats from Mauritania that has led to at least 25 deaths in the last week.
59 6 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0317 Last Sunday, Spanish authorities said they had intercepted 211 clandestine African migrants in boats off the Canary islands over the weekend, some apparently from Mauritania.
59 6 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0532 Mauritania , Spain mull strategy as thousands of illicit migrants die at sea NOUAKCHOTT , 2006 Mauritanian and Spanish authorities were mulling over strategies Wednesday to stem the tide of illegal migration as aid agencies said up to 1,300 Africans may have died at sea in recent months in search of a more comfortable life in Europe .
59 6 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0679 Spain intends to re-activate a 2003 "emergency co-operation plan with Mauritania", giving the west African country patrol boats and establishing holding camps for the would-be clandestine migrants. The bilateral deal provided for the repatriation to Mauritania of migrants that illicitly entered Spain. But Madrid now wants that repatriation to Mauritania also applies to migrants from third countries who would have set off from Mauritania.
59 6 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 The two countries hope for an "urgent plan of cooperation" that could see Spain helping Mauritania patrol its coastline, while establishing centers to process any migrants found in the country
59 6 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 The two countries hope for an "urgent plan of cooperation" that could see Spain helping Mauritania patrol its coastline, while establishing centers to process any migrants found in the country, the presidency said in a statement.
59 6 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 The two countries hope for an "urgent plan of cooperation" that could see Spain helping Mauritania patrol its coastline, while establishing centers to process any migrants found in the country, the presidency said in a statement. The African migrants, seeking employment or better prospects in richer European countries, have been boarding traditional wooden fishing canoes called pirogues to traverse the treacherous waters. The deep-walled pirogues are open to the elements are often powered by a single outboard engine and rarely have navigational or emergency equipment. The wooden vessels are normally used by West Africans for daylong net-fishing expeditions, not a journey that can take three days and nights.
59 6 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 DOZENS OF SPANISH TROOPS ARE HELPING BUILD A DEPORTATION CENTER IN NORTHERN MAURITANIA TO HOUSE AFRICAN MIGRANTS CAPTURED TRYING TO REACH EUROPE BY BOAT, POLICE OFFICIALS SAID FRIDAY.
59 6 okay NYT_ENG_20060318.0077 Spain's deputy prime minister began an emergency visit to the Canary Islands on Saturday to discuss ways to control a record flow of African migrants arriving in boats from Mauritania that has led to at least 25 deaths in the last week. The Spanish government says more than 1,000 migrants have been detained at sea in the last 10 days while trying to reach the islands from Mauritania on North Africa's western coast, a voyage of 500 miles. The migrants, mostly sub-Saharan Africans, crowd into boats carrying dozens of passengers in hopes of reaching the islands and thereby gaining entry to the European Union.
59 6 okay NYT_ENG_20060318.0110 The Spanish government says more than 1,000 migrants have been detained at sea in the last 10 days while trying to reach the islands from Mauritania on North Africa's western coast, a voyage of 500 miles.
59 6 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Spanish police arrested more than 100 migrants making an illegal journey from the north African country of Mauritania to Spain's Canary Islands on Thursday
59 6 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED MORE THAN 100 MIGRANTS MAKING AN ILLEGAL JOURNEY FROM THE NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRY OF MAURITANIA TO SPAIN'S CANARY ISLANDS ON THURSDAY.
59 6 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon told the nation's press that Spain the European Union the Canary Island's local government and Mauritania had had a productive meeting in Nouadhibou a port town on the Mauritanian coast which hosts migrant detention camps
59 6 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon told the nation's press that Spain, the European Union, the Canary Island's local government and Mauritania had had a productive meeting in Nouadhibou, a port town on the Mauritanian coast which hosts migrant detention camps.
59 6 okay XIN_ENG_20060317.0213 Spain and Mauritania agreed to operate jointly to prevent African illegal migrants from trying to enter Europe by sea, a joint statement between the two countries said Friday.
59 6 okay XIN_ENG_20060317.0213 Spain Mauritania joint efforts against illegal migration
59 7 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 Mauritania pleads help to stop African migrants trying to illegally reach Europe NOUAKCHOTT , Mauritania Mauritania is being overwhelmed by migrants from elsewhere in Africa setting out from the country on an often deadly voyage to Europe , the prime minister said , calling on the West to send planes , boats and vehicles to help seal his borders .
59 7 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 More than 1,000 Africans have died over the past four months while trying to sail in small wooden boats from Mauritania to Spain's faraway Canary Islands, Mauritania's Red Crescent branch says.
59 7 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 Police intercepted some 400 Africans trying to reach the Canary Islands _ a single-day record _ after long, dangerous trips in nine overcrowded boats that set out from Mauritania. More than 3,000 migrants have reached the Canary Islands from Africa so far this year, compared to 4,751 for the whole of 2005 and 8,519 in 2004.
59 7 okay APW_ENG_20060316.0609 The two countries hope for an "urgent plan of cooperation" that could see Spain helping Mauritania patrol its coastline, while establishing centers to process any migrants found in the country, the presidency said in a statement. The African migrants, seeking employment or better prospects in richer European countries, have been boarding traditional wooden fishing canoes called pirogues to traverse the treacherous waters. The deep-walled pirogues are open to the elements are often powered by a single outboard engine and rarely have navigational or emergency equipment. The wooden vessels are normally used by West Africans for daylong net-fishing expeditions, not a journey that can take three days and nights.
59 7 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands hundreds of miles kilometers across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania
59 7 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe, but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants, pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands _ hundreds of miles (kilometers) across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania.
59 7 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Mauritania does not offer the easiest route to Europe, but other countries just across the ocean from southern Europe have cracked down on illegal migrants, pressuring human traffickers to step up efforts to send would-be immigrants by traditional wooden fishing canoe to Spain's Canary Islands hundreds of miles (kilometers) across treacherous Atlantic waters from Mauritania.
59 7 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 MAURITANIA DOES NOT OFFER THE EASIEST ROUTE TO EUROPE, BUT OTHER COUNTRIES JUST ACROSS THE OCEAN FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE HAVE CRACKED DOWN ON ILLEGAL MIGRANTS, PRESSURING HUMAN TRAFFICKERS TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO SEND WOULD-BE IMMIGRANTS BY TRADITIONAL WOODEN FISHING CANOE TO SPAIN'S CANARY ISLANDS _ HUNDREDS OF MILES (KILOMETERS) ACROSS TREACHEROUS ATLANTIC WATERS FROM MAURITANIA.
59 7 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 More than 1,000 Africans driven by hopes for a better life in richer lands have died over the past four months alone while trying to sail in small wooden boats from Mauritania to the Canary Islands Mauritania's Red Crescent branch says
59 7 okay APW_ENG_20060327.0496 Since more north African countries have cracked down on illegal immigration, thousands in search of economic opportunity in Europe have boarded fishing boats on Mauritania's coast for the dangerous trip _ a 600-mile (970-kilometer) journey that the local Red Crescent says has left more than 1,000 dead in the past four months.
59 7 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Spanish police arrested more than 100 migrants making an illegal journey from the north African country of Mauritania to Spain's Canary Islands on Thursday. The perilous 645-km journey took the migrants 25 long days, traveling against the prevailing Atlantic winds and currents. Some 24 bodies were found in waters off Mauritania on Wednesday.
59 8 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0528 The bilateral deal provided for the repatriation to Mauritania of migrants that illicitly entered Spain
59 8 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0528 The bilateral deal provided for the repatriation to Mauritania of migrants that illicitly entered Spain. But Madrid now wants that repatriation to Mauritania applies even to migrants from third countries who would have set off from the desert country that straddles between black west Africa and the Arab northern Africa.
59 8 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0679 But Madrid now wants that repatriation to Mauritania applies even to migrants from third countries who would have set off from the desert country that straddles between black west Africa and the Arab northern Africa.
59 8 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0679 Spain intends to re-activate a 2003 "emergency co-operation plan with Mauritania", giving the west African country patrol boats and establishing holding camps for the would-be clandestine migrants. The bilateral deal provided for the repatriation to Mauritania of migrants that illicitly entered Spain. But Madrid now wants that repatriation to Mauritania also applies to migrants from third countries who would have set off from Mauritania.
59 8 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0679 The bilateral deal provided for the repatriation to Mauritania of migrants that illicitly entered Spain.
59 8 okay AFP_ENG_20060316.0679 THE BILATERAL DEAL PROVIDED FOR THE REPATRIATION TO MAURITANIA OF MIGRANTS THAT ILLICITLY ENTERED SPAIN.
59 8 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 Dozens of Spanish troops are helping build a deportation center in northern Mauritania to house African migrants captured trying to reach Europe by boat, police officials said Friday.
59 8 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0836 DOZENS OF SPANISH TROOPS ARE HELPING BUILD A DEPORTATION CENTER IN NORTHERN MAURITANIA TO HOUSE AFRICAN MIGRANTS CAPTURED TRYING TO REACH EUROPE BY BOAT, POLICE OFFICIALS SAID FRIDAY.
59 8 okay APW_ENG_20060328.0428 Spain on Tuesday deported 60 African migrants back to Mauritania, from where they had set out in open-top fishing boats trying to reach Europe.
59 8 okay APW_ENG_20060328.0428 SPAIN ON TUESDAY DEPORTED 60 AFRICAN MIGRANTS BACK TO MAURITANIA, FROM WHERE THEY HAD SET OUT IN OPEN-TOP FISHING BOATS TRYING TO REACH EUROPE.
59 8 okay XIN_ENG_20060317.0213 Spain , Mauritania joint efforts against illegal migration DAKAR , ( Xinhua ) Spain and Mauritania agreed to operate jointly to prevent African illegal migrants from trying to enter Europe by sea , a joint statement between the two countries said .
59 9 okay AFP_ENG_20041016.0143 "Italian minister Giuseppe Pisanu, who hosts his counterparts from Britain, France, Germany and Spain, said he will elaborate on a controversial plan to create holding centres for migrants in north Africa so they can be screened without entering Europe illegally. "
59 9 okay AFP_ENG_20060315.0317 The European Commission also expressed serious concern on Wednesday about the growing number of Africans trying to illegally reach Europe from Mauritania, with many dying in the process.
59 9 okay APW_ENG_20060315.1202 Spain also offered to supply Mauritania with coastal boats to help it patrol its coasts and  aid to set up immigrant shelters. ... "The Commission has decided ... to send a high level official from the European Commission to join the Spanish minister of foreign affairs to visit Mauritania tomorrow, to discuss with the relevant ministers in Mauritania what the situation is, to listen to them, to hear what exactly the problems are and also to see how best the EU can assist Mauritania in dealing with this problem."
59 9 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Officials from Spain's foreign and interior ministries, and the European Union's justice and home affairs commission, flew to Mauritania on Thursday to discuss with officials ways to reduce the rising number of dangerous crossings.
59 9 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon told the nation's press that Spain the European Union the Canary Island's local government and Mauritania had had a productive meeting in Nouadhibou a port town on the Mauritanian coast which hosts migrant detention camps
59 9 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon told the nation's press that Spain, the European Union, the Canary Island's local government and Mauritania had had a productive meeting in Nouadhibou, a port town on the Mauritanian coast which hosts migrant detention camps.
59 9 okay XIN_ENG_20060316.0409 SPANISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BERNARDINO LEON TOLD THE NATION'S PRESS THAT SPAIN, THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE CANARY ISLAND'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MAURITANIA HAD HAD A PRODUCTIVE MEETING IN NOUADHIBOU, A PORT TOWN ON THE MAURITANIAN COAST WHICH HOSTS MIGRANT DETENTION CAMPS.
60 10 okay XIN_ENG_20050906.0091 SINO-RUSSIAN ECONOMIC AND TRADE TIES ARE EXPECTED TO BOOST TO A NEW LEVEL WITH INCREASED BILATERAL COOPERATION IN AUTOMOBILES, COMMUNICATIONS, HOME APPLIANCES, BUILDING MATERIALS AND AGRICULTURE SECTORS THIS IS THE VIEW SHARED BY CHINESE AND RUSSIAN REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING THE ONGOING FIRST CHINA JILIN-NORTHEAST ASIA INVESTMENT AND TRADE EXPO HELD IN CHANGCHUN, CAPITAL OF NORTHEAST CHINA'S JILIN PROVINCE.
60 10 okay XIN_ENG_20050906.0091 Sino-Russian economic and trade ties are expected to boost to a new level with increased bilateral cooperation in automobiles, .... Russia needs to buy consumer goods from China. ... The China-Russia trade volume hit a record 21.2 billion US dollars last year, up 34.7 percent over 2003. Bilateral trade in the first seven months this year reached 15 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of over 30 percent. The total trade volume this year is likely to be a new record, Ma said.
60 11 okay NYT_ENG_20051231.0085 these days, the Volga is better know as a taxi, not a luxury car, as more and more Russians choose the price and quality of foreign imports over what used to be the best of what the Soviet automobile industry offered. ... Asian imports have become a better bargain because of low prices and less maintenance than today's Volga.
60 12 vital NYT_ENG_20051231.0085 these days, the Volga is better know as a taxi, not a luxury car, as more and more Russians choose the price and quality of foreign imports over what used to be the best of what the Soviet automobile industry offered. ... Asian imports have become a better bargain because of low prices and less maintenance than today's Volga.
60 12 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 AN OFFICER OF THE MANZHOULI CUSTOMS ATTRIBUTED THE LARGE INCREASE OF EXPORTS TO THE HIGH QUALITY AND LOW PRICES OF CHINESE AUTOMOBILES.
60 12 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 Made-in-Made-in-China car exports to Russia rise sharply China car exports to Russia rise sharply. An officer of the Manzhouli Customs attributed the large increase of exports to the high quality and low prices of Chinese automobiles. Other reasons included simplified customs procedures and proximity to Russia.
60 13 vital XIN_ENG_20060208.0097 Manzhouli China's leading inland port on the China-Russia border reports exports of more than 500 automobiles in January this year a 160 percent growth year-on-year local official source said
60 13 vital XIN_ENG_20060208.0097 Manzhouli, China's leading inland port on the China-Russia border, reports exports of more than 500 automobiles in January this year, a 160 percent growth year-on-year, local official source said.
60 14 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 "Our target is to turn Russia into a regional core base for FAW's auto export," said Li Weidou, general manager of the FAW import and export company.
60 14 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 Our target is to turn Russia into a regional core base for FAW's auto export said Li Weidou general manager of the FAW import and export company
60 14 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 Our target is to turn Russia into a regional core base for FAW's auto export, said Li Weidou, general manager of the FAW import and export company.
60 14 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 "OUR TARGET IS TO TURN RUSSIA INTO A REGIONAL CORE BASE FOR FAW'S AUTO EXPORT," SAID LI WEIDOU, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE FAW IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY.
60 15 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 Made-in-China car exports to Russia rise sharply
60 16 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 2004-12-15, HOHHOT, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) China exported 280 domestic- manufactured motor vehicles to Russia through Manzhouli, China's largest land port, in the first 11 months of this year, according to latest customs statistics. This is 19 times last year's figure. Nearly 85 percent of the export were vans. The remaining were buses and mini-trucks. An officer of the Manzhouli Customs attributed the large increase of exports to the high quality and low prices of Chinese automobiles. Other reasons included simplified customs procedures and proximity to Russia.
60 16 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 An officer of the Manzhouli Customs attributed the large increase of exports to the high quality and low prices of Chinese automobiles
60 16 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 AN OFFICER OF THE MANZHOULI CUSTOMS ATTRIBUTED THE LARGE INCREASE OF EXPORTS TO THE HIGH QUALITY AND LOW PRICES OF CHINESE AUTOMOBILES.
60 16 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 Made-in-Made-in-China car exports to Russia rise sharply China car exports to Russia rise sharply. An officer of the Manzhouli Customs attributed the large increase of exports to the high quality and low prices of Chinese automobiles. Other reasons included simplified customs procedures and proximity to Russia.
60 17 okay XIN_ENG_20050425.0018 As the largest land port on the Sino-Russian border Manzhouli handles nearly 60 percent of the annual trade volume between China and Russia
60 17 okay XIN_ENG_20050425.0018 As the largest land port on the Sino-Russian border, Manzhouli handles nearly 60 percent of the annual trade volume between China and Russia.
60 17 okay XIN_ENG_20050425.0018 As the largest land port on the Sino-Russian border, Manzhouli handles nearly 60 percent of the annual trade volume between China and Russia.Beginning this year, fruit, vegetables and automobiles have been added to China's export list.
60 17 okay XIN_ENG_20050425.0018 Beginning this year, fruit, vegetables and automobiles have been added to China's export list.
60 17 okay XIN_ENG_20050425.0018 BEGINNING THIS YEAR, FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND AUTOMOBILES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO CHINA'S EXPORT LIST.
60 18 okay XIN_ENG_20051221.0225 While the world auto giants have started Chinese language training Chinese auto makers have been writing their introduction brochures in Arabic Russian and other languages
60 18 okay XIN_ENG_20051221.0225 While the world auto giants have started Chinese language training, Chinese auto makers have been writing their introduction brochures in Arabic, Russian and other languages.
60 19 vital XIN_ENG_20060208.0106 BEIJING, Feb.8 (Xinhua)-- The Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Automotive Co. (CAC) has signed a partnership agreement with the Russian-based Avtotor to assemble cars in Russia. Details on the joint-venture are still under discussion, reports Wednesday's Economic Information Daily, quoting a manager from Chery. Russian media sources confirmed that the news and said Chery also plans to establish a factory with Avtotor if Chery cars are sold successfully in Russia.
60 19 vital XIN_ENG_20060208.0106 Russian media sources confirmed that the news and said Chery also plans to establish a factory with Avtotor if Chery cars are sold successfully in Russia
60 19 vital XIN_ENG_20060209.0220 Chery and Avtotor are also considering to set up a new plant with a total investment of 200 million U.S dollars if auto sales are successful
60 19 vital XIN_ENG_20060209.0220 Having established a production base in Iran, Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery is considering to build an assembly plant in Russia, a manager of the company said. The manager, who declined to give his name, told Xinhua that Chery has reached an agreement with Avtotor of Russia to assemble auto parts there and cooperation details are in discussion. According to Russia media reports, Chery will use the standby production capability of Avtotor to assemble automobiles. Chery and Avtotor are also considering to set up a new plant, with a total investment of 200 million U.S. dollars, if auto sales are successful.
60 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 2006-03-03, CHANGCHUN, March 3 (Xinhua) First Automobile Works (FAW), China's leading car maker, plans to export more than 20,000 automobiles and complete sets of auto spare parts to Russia within the next two years, a company source has disclosed.
60 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 China's largest car manufacturer tapping Russian market   CHANGCHUN, March 3 (Xinhua)    First Automobile Works (FAW), China's leading car maker, plans to export more than 20,000 automobiles and complete sets of auto spare parts to Russia within the next two years, a company source has disclosed.
60 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 First Automobile Works (FAW), China's leading car maker, plans to export more than 20,000 automobiles and complete sets of auto spare parts to Russia within the next two years
60 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 First Automobile Works (FAW), China's leading car maker, plans to export more than 20,000 automobiles and complete sets of auto spare parts to Russia within the next two years, a company source has disclosed.
60 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 First Automobile Works FAW China's leading car maker plans to export more than 20,000 automobiles and complete sets of auto spare parts to Russia within the next two years a company source has disclosed
60 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 FIRST AUTOMOBILE WORKS (FAW), CHINA'S LEADING CAR MAKER, PLANS TO EXPORT MORE THAN 20,000 AUTOMOBILES AND COMPLETE SETS OF AUTO SPARE PARTS TO RUSSIA WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, A COMPANY SOURCE HAS DISCLOSED.
60 20 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 2004-12-15, HOHHOT, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) China exported 280 domestic- manufactured motor vehicles to Russia through Manzhouli, China's largest land port, in the first 11 months of this year, according to latest customs statistics. This is 19 times last year's figure. Nearly 85 percent of the export were vans. The remaining were buses and mini-trucks. An officer of the Manzhouli Customs attributed the large increase of exports to the high quality and low prices of Chinese automobiles. Other reasons included simplified customs procedures and proximity to Russia.
60 20 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 China exported 280 domestic- manufactured motor vehicles to Russia through Manzhouli, China's largest land port, in the first 11 months of this year, according to latest customs statistics. This is 19 times last year's figure. Nearly 85 percent of the export were vans. The remaining were buses and mini-trucks.
60 21 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 2004-12-15, HOHHOT, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) China exported 280 domestic- manufactured motor vehicles to Russia through Manzhouli, China's largest land port, in the first 11 months of this year, according to latest customs statistics. This is 19 times last year's figure. Nearly 85 percent of the export were vans. The remaining were buses and mini-trucks. An officer of the Manzhouli Customs attributed the large increase of exports to the high quality and low prices of Chinese automobiles. Other reasons included simplified customs procedures and proximity to Russia.
60 21 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 China exported 280 domestic- manufactured motor vehicles to Russia through Manzhouli, China's largest land port, in the first 11 months of this year, according to latest customs statistics. This is 19 times last year's figure. Nearly 85 percent of the export were vans. The remaining were buses and mini-trucks.
60 22 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 2004-12-15, HOHHOT, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) China exported 280 domestic- manufactured motor vehicles to Russia through Manzhouli, China's largest land port, in the first 11 months of this year, according to latest customs statistics. This is 19 times last year's figure. Nearly 85 percent of the export were vans. The remaining were buses and mini-trucks. An officer of the Manzhouli Customs attributed the large increase of exports to the high quality and low prices of Chinese automobiles. Other reasons included simplified customs procedures and proximity to Russia.
60 22 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 Made-in-Made-in-China car exports to Russia rise sharply China car exports to Russia rise sharply. An officer of the Manzhouli Customs attributed the large increase of exports to the high quality and low prices of Chinese automobiles. Other reasons included simplified customs procedures and proximity to Russia.
60 2 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 2004-12-15, HOHHOT, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) China exported 280 domestic- manufactured motor vehicles to Russia through Manzhouli, China's largest land port, in the first 11 months of this year, according to latest customs statistics. This is 19 times last year's figure. Nearly 85 percent of the export were vans. The remaining were buses and mini-trucks. An officer of the Manzhouli Customs attributed the large increase of exports to the high quality and low prices of Chinese automobiles. Other reasons included simplified customs procedures and proximity to Russia.
60 2 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 China exported 280 domestic manufactured motor vehicles to Russia through Manzhouli China's largest land port in the first 11 months of this year according to latest customs statistics
60 2 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 China exported 280 domestic- manufactured motor vehicles to Russia through Manzhouli, China's largest land port, in the first 11 months of this year, according to latest customs statistics.
60 2 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 CHINA EXPORTED 280 DOMESTIC- MANUFACTURED MOTOR VEHICLES TO RUSSIA THROUGH MANZHOULI, CHINA'S LARGEST LAND PORT, IN THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO LATEST CUSTOMS STATISTICS.
60 2 vital XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 China exported 280 domestic- manufactured motor vehicles to Russia through Manzhouli, China's largest land port, in the first 11 months of this year, according to latest customs statistics. This is 19 times last year's figure. Nearly 85 percent of the export were vans. The remaining were buses and mini-trucks.
60 3 vital XIN_ENG_20060209.0220 Having established a production base in Iran Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery is considering to build an assembly plant in Russia a manager of the company said
60 3 vital XIN_ENG_20060209.0220 Having established a production base in Iran, Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery is considering to build an assembly plant in Russia, a manager of the company said.
60 3 vital XIN_ENG_20060209.0220 HAVING ESTABLISHED A PRODUCTION BASE IN IRAN, CHINESE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER CHERY IS CONSIDERING TO BUILD AN ASSEMBLY PLANT IN RUSSIA, A MANAGER OF THE COMPANY SAID.
60 3 vital XIN_ENG_20060209.0220 Having established a production base in Iran, Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery is considering to build an assembly plant in Russia, a manager of the company said. The manager, who declined to give his name, told Xinhua that Chery has reached an agreement with Avtotor of Russia to assemble auto parts there and cooperation details are in discussion. According to Russia media reports, Chery will use the standby production capability of Avtotor to assemble automobiles. Chery and Avtotor are also considering to set up a new plant, with a total investment of 200 million U.S. dollars, if auto sales are successful.
60 4 okay AFP_ENG_20060210.0059 Chery, one of the Chinese groups leading the charge overseas, has signed a preliminary agreement to manufacture auto parts with Avtotor of Russia, the official Xinhua news agency reported Friday.
60 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060208.0106 BEIJING, Feb.8 (Xinhua)-- The Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Automotive Co. (CAC) has signed a partnership agreement with the Russian-based Avtotor to assemble cars in Russia. Details on the joint-venture are still under discussion, reports Wednesday's Economic Information Daily, quoting a manager from Chery. ... Chery was ranked number one in China for car sales last year, with total sales hitting 185,000 units, 118 percent more than the previous year.
60 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060208.0106 BEIJING, Feb.8 (Xinhua)-- The Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Automotive Co. (CAC) has signed a partnership agreement with the Russian-based Avtotor to assemble cars in Russia. Details on the joint-venture are still under discussion, reports Wednesday's Economic Information Daily, quoting a manager from Chery. Russian media sources confirmed that the news and said Chery also plans to establish a factory with Avtotor if Chery cars are sold successfully in Russia.
60 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060208.0106 CAC has signed a partnership agreement with the Russian-based Avtotor to assemble cars in Russia
60 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060208.0106 Chinese car maunfacturer Chery signs deal with Russian company
60 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060208.0106 THE CHINESE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER CHERY AUTOMOTIVE CO. (CAC) HAS SIGNED A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE RUSSIAN-BASED AVTOTOR TO ASSEMBLE CARS IN RUSSIA.
60 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060209.0220 According to Russia media reports, Chery will use the standby production capability of Avtotor to assemble automobiles.
60 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060209.0220 ACCORDING TO RUSSIA MEDIA REPORTS, CHERY WILL USE THE STANDBY PRODUCTION CAPABILITY OF AVTOTOR TO ASSEMBLE AUTOMOBILES.
60 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060209.0220 Chinese automaker Chery to set up assembly factory in Russia
60 5 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 FAW exported more than 1,000 automobiles to Russia last year the first year it delved into the Russian market
60 5 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 FAW exported more than 1,000 automobiles to Russia last year, the first year it delved into the Russian market.
60 5 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 FAW EXPORTED MORE THAN 1,000 AUTOMOBILES TO RUSSIA LAST YEAR, THE FIRST YEAR IT DELVED INTO THE RUSSIAN MARKET.
60 5 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 FAW exported more than 1,000 automobiles to Russia last year, the first year it delved into the Russian market. It mainly exported light-duty automobiles, small vehicles and medium and heavy-duty trucks. FAW will increase the export of small vehicles and auto spare parts to Russia this year.
60 5 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 First Automobile Works (FAW), China's leading car maker, ... FAW exported more than 1,000 automobiles to Russia last year, the first year it delved into the Russian market. It mainly exported light-duty automobiles, small vehicles and medium and heavy-duty trucks. FAW will increase the export of small vehicles and auto spare parts to Russia this year.
60 6 okay XIN_ENG_20050222.0339 Export commodities to Russia include among others automobiles machinery equipment concrete mixer household appliances valves intermediate frequency electric stoves
60 6 okay XIN_ENG_20050222.0339 EXPORT COMMODITIES TO RUSSIA INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, AUTOMOBILES, MACHINERY EQUIPMENT, CONCRETE MIXER, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES, VALVES, INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY ELECTRIC STOVES, IT IS LEARNED THAT RUSSIA'S DEMAND FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL PRODUCTS HAS INCREASED IN BOTH SHIPMENTS AND VARIETIES IN RECENT YEARS.
60 6 okay XIN_ENG_20050222.0339 Manzhouli, a city on the SinoRussian border in north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, exported 1.68 million US dollars of electromechanical products to Russia in January this year, a rise of 17.5 fold over the first month of 2004, the latest statistics shown.Export commodities to Russia include, among others, automobiles, machinery equipment, concrete mixer, household appliances, valves, intermediate frequency electric stoves,
60 7 okay NYT_ENG_20051231.0085 these days, the Volga is better know as a taxi, not a luxury car, as more and more Russians choose the price and quality of foreign imports over what used to be the best of what the Soviet automobile industry offered. ... Asian imports have become a better bargain because of low prices and less maintenance than today's Volga.
60 7 okay XIN_ENG_20041215.0066 AN OFFICER OF THE MANZHOULI CUSTOMS ATTRIBUTED THE LARGE INCREASE OF EXPORTS TO THE HIGH QUALITY AND LOW PRICES OF CHINESE AUTOMOBILES.
60 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050822.0052 Automobiles manufactured in China are very competitive on the world market in terms of price.
60 7 okay XIN_ENG_20051221.0225 Starting with a low price as its game point Chinese auto makers are mainly targeting low-end markets in Asia and Africa
60 7 okay XIN_ENG_20051221.0225 Starting with a low price as its game point, Chinese auto makers are mainly targeting low-end markets in Asia and Africa.
60 8 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 FAW exported more than 1,000 automobiles to Russia last year, the first year it delved into the Russian market. It mainly exported light-duty automobiles, small vehicles and medium and heavy-duty trucks. FAW will increase the export of small vehicles and auto spare parts to Russia this year.
60 8 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 FAW will increase the export of small vehicles and auto spare parts to Russia this year
60 8 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 FAW will increase the export of small vehicles and auto spare parts to Russia this year.
60 8 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 FAW WILL INCREASE THE EXPORT OF SMALL VEHICLES AND AUTO SPARE PARTS TO RUSSIA THIS YEAR.
60 8 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 First Automobile Works (FAW), China's leading car maker, ... FAW exported more than 1,000 automobiles to Russia last year, the first year it delved into the Russian market. It mainly exported light-duty automobiles, small vehicles and medium and heavy-duty trucks. FAW will increase the export of small vehicles and auto spare parts to Russia this year.
60 9 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 Company sources said some Russian auto plants had expressed their readiness to cooperate with FAW in manufacturing cab power assembly and spare parts
60 9 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 Company sources said some Russian auto plants had expressed their readiness to cooperate with FAW in manufacturing cab, power assembly and spare parts.
60 9 vital XIN_ENG_20060303.0078 COMPANY SOURCES SAID SOME RUSSIAN AUTO PLANTS HAD EXPRESSED THEIR READINESS TO COOPERATE WITH FAW IN MANUFACTURING CAB, POWER ASSEMBLY AND SPARE PARTS.
61 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050716.0097 2005-07-16 The Indonesian government has pledged over 15 million dollars to aid in the fight against illegal logging which is leaving the country's forests depleted, the forestry ministry said Saturday. The funding, which will be used to hunt down illegal loggers on the islands of Papua, Sumatra and Borneo, has been approved by parliament, forestry ministry spokesman Malam Sambat Kaban said. The "Forest Preservation Operation III" was crucial to stop rampant illegal logging, which costs Indonesia over three billion dollars in lost revenue annually, Kaban was quoted as saying by the Suara Pembaruan newspaper. Environmental investigators say that timber smuggling from Papua to China is the world's largest logging racket. The EIA said illegal logging in Papua involved Indonesian military and civilian officials, Malaysian logging gangs and multinational companies as well as brokers in Singapore and dealers in Hong Kong. Indonesia is losing forest areas equivalent to half the size of Switzerland every year, according to the EIA.
61 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050716.0097 The Indonesian government has pledged  over 15 million dollars to aid in the fight against illegal logging which is leaving the country's forests depleted, the forestry ministry said Saturday.
61 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050716.0097 The Indonesian government has pledged over 15 million dollars to aid in the fight against illegal logging which is leaving the country's forests depleted the forestry ministry said Saturday
61 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050716.0097 The Indonesian government has pledged over 15 million dollars to aid in the fight against illegal logging which is leaving the country's forests depleted, the forestry ministry said Saturday.
61 11 vital APW_ENG_20060328.0391 2006-03-28 Rising Chinese demand for wood and the developed world's desire for cheap wood products are fueling the illegal timber trade and the destruction of ancient forests in the Asia-Pacific region, the environmental group Greenpeace said Tuesday.  Greenpease said illegal logging was rampant in countries such as Indonesia and Papua New Guinea that provide China with wood. Between 76 percent and 90 percent of the logging in those two countries is illegal, the group said. Once in China, the lumber is turned into furniture, flooring and plywood for both domestic consumption and export to markets in the United States, Europe and Japan to satisfy rising demand for inexpensive wood products.
61 11 vital APW_ENG_20060328.0391 Between 76 percent and 90 percent of the logging in those two countries is illegal the group said in a newly released report
61 12 okay AFP_ENG_20050323.0112 Last month the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said it had uncovered massive timber smuggling from Papua to China, describing it as the world's largest logging racket involving the valuable merbau wood species. ... Police also seized evidence in the form of 326,000 cubic meter of logs (more than 11 million cubic feet) and cash worth around four trillion rupiah (425 million dollars), he said. The smuggling of merbau was worth one billion dollars a year based on the wood's value in the West, EIA said. The EIA said syndicates pay around 200,000 dollars per shipment  in bribes to ensure the contraband logs are not intercepted in  Indonesian waters. Indonesia has banned the export of logs to curb illegal logging.
61 12 okay AFP_ENG_20050428.0231 2005-04-28 Indonesian police said Thursday they had arrested 157 people, including nine Malaysians and a South Korean, in 2005 for alleged involvement in the illegal felling of forests in easternmost Papua province. National police chief Da'i Bachtiar also said that more than 340,000 cubic meters (10 million cubic feet) of logs and 19,000 cubic meters of processed timber had been confiscated in operations against unauthorised logging. Police also seized five boats, 22 tugboats and heavy equipment, he said.
61 12 okay AFP_ENG_20050428.0231 National police chief Da'i Bachtiar also said that more than 340,000 cubic meters (10 million cubic feet) of logs and 19,000 cubic meters of processed timber had been confiscated in operations against unauthorised logging.
61 13 vital AFP_ENG_20050217.0049 The profits are vast as Papuan communities only received around 10 dollars for each cubic meter of merbau felled on their land, while the same logs fetch as much as 270 dollars per cubic meter in China.
61 13 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0182 The report found, for example, that a local community in Papua received US$11 (euro9) a cubic meter of hardwood.
61 14 vital AFP_ENG_20050307.0022 2005-03-07 Indonesia's president pledged to wage war against deforestation, promising harsh penalties for officials involved in the illegal logging that continues to destroy massive areas of woodland annually.
61 14 vital AFP_ENG_20050307.0022 Yudhoyono's pledge came less than a month after he set up a state team that aimed to halt unauthorised felling in eastern Papua province and hunt down illegal timber barons believed to be running sawmills across Indonesia.
61 15 vital AFP_ENG_20060323.0773 Consumers in the United States Japan and Europe are fuelling Chinese imports of illegal timber harvested in countries known for illicit logging activities and graft a report released Friday said
61 15 vital AFP_ENG_20060323.0773 US, Japan, Europe drive Chinese imports of illegal wood
61 15 vital APW_ENG_20060328.0391 2006-03-28 Rising Chinese demand for wood and the developed world's desire for cheap wood products are fueling the illegal timber trade and the destruction of ancient forests in the Asia-Pacific region, the environmental group Greenpeace said Tuesday.  Greenpease said illegal logging was rampant in countries such as Indonesia and Papua New Guinea that provide China with wood. Between 76 percent and 90 percent of the logging in those two countries is illegal, the group said. Once in China, the lumber is turned into furniture, flooring and plywood for both domestic consumption and export to markets in the United States, Europe and Japan to satisfy rising demand for inexpensive wood products.
61 15 vital APW_ENG_20060328.0391 Rising Chinese demand for wood and the developed world's desire for cheap wood products are fueling the illegal timber trade and the destruction of ancient forests in the Asia-Pacific region, the environmental group Greenpeace said Tuesday.
61 15 vital APW_ENG_20060328.0391 RISING CHINESE DEMAND FOR WOOD AND THE DEVELOPED WORLD'S DESIRE FOR CHEAP WOOD PRODUCTS ARE FUELING THE ILLEGAL TIMBER TRADE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF ANCIENT FORESTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP GREENPEACE SAID TUESDAY.
61 15 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 Global demand for cheap consumer wood products has turned China into the center of a thriving illegal timber trade that is wiping out some of the world's most endangered forests the environmental group Greenpeace charged Tuesday
61 15 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 Global demand for cheap consumer wood products has turned China into the center of a thriving illegal timber trade that is wiping out some of the world's most endangered forests, the environmental group Greenpeace charged Tuesday.
61 15 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR CHEAP CONSUMER WOOD PRODUCTS HAS TURNED CHINA INTO THE CENTER OF A THRIVING ILLEGAL TIMBER TRADE THAT IS WIPING OUT SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST ENDANGERED FORESTS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP GREENPEACE CHARGED TUESDAY.
61 15 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 Illegal Timber Trade Takes Toll in Southeast Asia BEIJING Global demand for cheap consumer wood products has turned China into the center of a thriving illegal timber trade that is wiping out some of the world's most endangered forests , the environmental group Greenpeace charged .
61 15 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 Illegal Timber Trade Takes Toll in Southeast Asia   BEIJING    Global demand for cheap consumer wood products has turned China into the center of a thriving illegal timber trade that is wiping out some of the world's most endangered forests, the environmental group Greenpeace charged Tuesday.
61 15 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 Illegal Timber Trade Takes Toll in Southeast Asia BEIJING Global demand turned China into center of thriving illegal timber trade .
61 16 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0182 2006-03-24 American, European and Japanese consumers are snapping up cheap furniture made in China, unaware that much of the timber is imported from countries where illegal logging is rampant, environmentalists said in a report. Imports of wood products from China bound for the United States and the European Union have increased almost 900 percent since 1998, according to the report compiled by U.S.-based Forest Trends and the Center for International Forestry Research. The United States now accounts for almost 40 percent of all wood product imports, by far the largest destination for Chinese exports, it said. At the same time, China has become the world's leading importer of wood from tropical, developing countries such as Indonesia and Papua New Guinea where illegal logging is common, the report said.
61 16 vital APW_ENG_20060328.0391 Calling it an unprecedented crisis Sze Pang Cheung deputy campaign director for Greenpeace China said illegal logging was rampant in countries such as Indonesia and Papua New Guinea that provide China with wood
61 16 vital APW_ENG_20060328.0391 CALLING IT AN UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS, SZE PANG CHEUNG, DEPUTY CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR FOR GREENPEACE CHINA, SAID ILLEGAL LOGGING WAS RAMPANT IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS INDONESIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA THAT PROVIDE CHINA WITH WOOD.
61 16 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 `Illegal logging is rampant in many of the countries that supply China with wood and this destructive trade is fueling the global forest crisis,''
61 16 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 Illegal logging is rampant in many of the countries that supply China with wood and this destructive trade is fueling the global forest crisis said Sze Pang Cheung deputy campaign director for Greenpeace China
61 17 okay APW_ENG_20051020.0365 It's only through joint cooperation of the Southeast Asian countries that we can curb it
61 17 okay APW_ENG_20060328.0391 ON TUESDAY, CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN QIN GANG SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN "CONSISTENTLY OPPOSED TO ILLEGAL LOGGING," BUT ADDED THAT IT SHOULD BE TACKLED AS A GLOBAL ISSUE.
61 17 okay LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 To combat illegal logging and the trade in this regard is the common responsibility of all countries
61 18 okay AFP_ENG_20050217.0049 they had uncovered massive timber smuggling from Indonesia's Papua province to China
61 18 okay AFP_ENG_20050323.0112 It said 300,000 cubic meters (more than 10 million cubic feet) of merbau -- a hardwood mainly used for flooring -- is being smuggled out of Papua every month to feed China's timber processing industry.
61 18 okay AFP_ENG_20050323.0112 Last month the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said it had uncovered massive timber smuggling from Papua to China, describing it as the world's largest logging racket involving the valuable merbau wood species.
61 18 okay AFP_ENG_20050428.0231 In February the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency  said it had uncovered massive  timber smuggling from Papua to China, describing it as the world's largest logging racket involving the  valuable merbau wood species.  It said 300,000 cubic meters of merbau -- a hardwood mainly used for  flooring -- is being smuggled out of Papua every month to feed  China's timber processing industry.
61 18 okay AFP_ENG_20050716.0097 THE LONDON-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY EIA SAID 300,000 CUBIC METERS (MORE THAN 10 MILLION CUBIC FEET) OF MERBAU HARDWOOD IS BEING SMUGGLED OUT OF PAPUA EVERY MONTH TO FEED CHINA'S TIMBER PROCESSING INDUSTRY.
61 18 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0182 Earlier this month, Forest Trends released a report contending that illegal timber from Papua New Guinea was ending up in China as well as Japan and South Korea where it is reprocessed into furniture and flooring for export.
61 18 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0182 EARLIER THIS MONTH, FOREST TRENDS RELEASED A REPORT CONTENDING THAT ILLEGAL TIMBER FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA WAS ENDING UP IN CHINA AS WELL AS JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA WHERE IT IS REPROCESSED INTO FURNITURE AND FLOORING FOR EXPORT.
61 18 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0182 Earlier this month, Forest Trends released a report contending that illegal timber from Papua New Guinea was ending up in China as well as Japan and South Korea where it is reprocessed into furniture and flooring for export. Global Witness and other environmental groups have made similar charges about illegal timber from Myanmar and Indonesia ending up in China. The report calls on international governments and the forest industry to increase transparency and accountability procedures and crack down on corruption and money laundering that drives the illegal business. It also calls on the Chinese government to implement public procurement policies requiring all government contracts to purchase only verifiable legally produced and traded wood products _ starting with a pilot program to ensure legal sourcing related to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It also called on the government to improve productivity within its own forestry sector and reduce its reliance on imports, and "engage with other governments to explore new options to achieve the twin goals of ecosystem protection and timber production."
61 18 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0182 Global Witness and other environmental groups have made similar charges about illegal timber from Myanmar and Indonesia ending up in China.
61 18 okay APW_ENG_20060328.0391 The report links China's demands with an increase in illegal logging and trade particularly in the tropical rain forests that cover Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
61 18 okay APW_ENG_20060328.0391 THE REPORT LINKS CHINA'S DEMANDS WITH AN INCREASE IN ILLEGAL LOGGING AND TRADE, PARTICULARLY IN THE TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS THAT COVER INDONESIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
61 19 okay LTW_ENG_20060321.0111 A variety of hardwood threatened in Southeast Asia is showing up in flooring in the United States, where manufacturers, distributors and retailers are failing to ensure the wood's legal origin,
61 19 okay LTW_ENG_20060321.0111 A variety of hardwood threatened in Southeast Asia is showing up in flooring in the United States, where manufacturers, distributors and retailers are failing to ensure the wood's legal origin, the Environmental Investigation Agency said in a report released Wednesday.
61 19 okay LTW_ENG_20060321.0111 Report : Trees Illegally Cut for U.S. Floors JAKARTA , Indonesia A variety of hardwood threatened in Southeast Asia is showing up in flooring in the United States , where manufacturers , distributors and retailers are failing to ensure the wood's legal origin , the Environmental Investigation Agency said in a report released .
61 1 okay LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Tuesday that the government has consistently been opposed to illegal logging but that the problem is not China's alone
61 1 okay LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN QIN GANG SAID ON TUESDAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN OPPOSED TO ILLEGAL LOGGING BUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT CHINA'S ALONE.
61 20 vital AFP_ENG_20050217.0049 2005-02-17 China has become the world's largest buyer of illegal timber owing to a continued economic boom, the EIA said. The investigation has revealed that a small anchorage in eastern China has been transformed into the largest tropical log trading port in the world. A nearby town has become a global center for wood flooring production with 500 factories together consuming one merbau tree every minute. Environmental investigators said they had uncovered massive timber smuggling from Indonesia's Papua province to China in what they described as the world's largest logging racket involving one wood species. The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said 300,000 cubic meters (more than 10 million cubic feet) of merbau wood is being smuggled out of Papua every month to feed China's timber processing industry. Merbau is a hardwood mainly used for flooring.
61 20 vital LTW_ENG_20060107.0018 In the north, more than 100 trucks a day haul illegal teak and hardwood to the Chinese border, according to businessmen who said they witnessed the trade.
61 21 okay AFP_ENG_20050307.0022 It said the smuggling of merbau -- a hardwood mainly used for flooring -- is estimated to be worth one billion dollars a year based on the wood's value in the West.
61 21 okay AFP_ENG_20050323.0112 Last month the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said it had uncovered massive timber smuggling from Papua to China, describing it as the world's largest logging racket involving the valuable merbau wood species. ... Police also seized evidence in the form of 326,000 cubic meter of logs (more than 11 million cubic feet) and cash worth around four trillion rupiah (425 million dollars), he said. The smuggling of merbau was worth one billion dollars a year based on the wood's value in the West, EIA said. The EIA said syndicates pay around 200,000 dollars per shipment  in bribes to ensure the contraband logs are not intercepted in  Indonesian waters. Indonesia has banned the export of logs to curb illegal logging.
61 21 okay AFP_ENG_20050716.0097 2005-07-16 The Indonesian government has pledged over 15 million dollars to aid in the fight against illegal logging which is leaving the country's forests depleted, the forestry ministry said Saturday. The funding, which will be used to hunt down illegal loggers on the islands of Papua, Sumatra and Borneo, has been approved by parliament, forestry ministry spokesman Malam Sambat Kaban said. The "Forest Preservation Operation III" was crucial to stop rampant illegal logging, which costs Indonesia over three billion dollars in lost revenue annually, Kaban was quoted as saying by the Suara Pembaruan newspaper. Environmental investigators say that timber smuggling from Papua to China is the world's largest logging racket. The EIA said illegal logging in Papua involved Indonesian military and civilian officials, Malaysian logging gangs and multinational companies as well as brokers in Singapore and dealers in Hong Kong. Indonesia is losing forest areas equivalent to half the size of Switzerland every year, according to the EIA.
61 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 Illegal timber is often smuggled into China using fake documentations according to the Greenpeace investigation
61 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 Illegal timber is often smuggled into China using fake documentations, according to the Greenpeace investigation.
61 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 ILLEGAL TIMBER IS OFTEN SMUGGLED INTO CHINA USING FAKE DOCUMENTATIONS, ACCORDING TO THE GREENPEACE INVESTIGATION.
61 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 To combat illegal logging and the trade in this regard is the common responsibility of all countries Illegal timber is often smuggled into China using fake documentations according to the Greenpeace investigation
61 3 okay LTW_ENG_20041014.0161 Indonesia the biggest exporter of both wanted protection tightened to help stop illegal logging there
61 4 vital AFP_ENG_20050217.0049 2005-02-17 China has become the world's largest buyer of illegal timber owing to a continued economic boom, the EIA said. The investigation has revealed that a small anchorage in eastern China has been transformed into the largest tropical log trading port in the world. A nearby town has become a global center for wood flooring production with 500 factories together consuming one merbau tree every minute. Environmental investigators said they had uncovered massive timber smuggling from Indonesia's Papua province to China in what they described as the world's largest logging racket involving one wood species. The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said 300,000 cubic meters (more than 10 million cubic feet) of merbau wood is being smuggled out of Papua every month to feed China's timber processing industry. Merbau is a hardwood mainly used for flooring.
61 4 vital AFP_ENG_20050217.0049 300,000 cubic meters (more than 10 million cubic feet) of merbau wood is being smuggled out of Papua every month to feed China's timber processing industry.
61 4 vital AFP_ENG_20050217.0049 The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said 300,000 cubic meters (more than 10 million cubic feet) of merbau wood is being smuggled out of Papua every month to feed China's timber processing industry.
61 4 vital AFP_ENG_20050428.0231 In February the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency  said it had uncovered massive  timber smuggling from Papua to China, describing it as the world's largest logging racket involving the  valuable merbau wood species.  It said 300,000 cubic meters of merbau -- a hardwood mainly used for  flooring -- is being smuggled out of Papua every month to feed  China's timber processing industry.
61 4 vital AFP_ENG_20050428.0231 It said 300,000 cubic meters of merbau -- a hardwood mainly used for flooring -- is being smuggled out of Papua every month to feed China's timber processing industry.
61 4 vital AFP_ENG_20050716.0097 The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency EIA said 300,000 cubic meters (more than 10 million cubic feet) of merbau hardwood is being smuggled out of Papua every month to feed China's timber processing industry.
61 4 vital AFP_ENG_20050716.0097 The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency EIA said 300,000 cubic meters more than 10 million cubic feet of merbau hardwood is being smuggled out of Papua every month to feed China's timber processing industry
61 4 vital AFP_ENG_20050716.0097 THE LONDON-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY EIA SAID 300,000 CUBIC METERS (MORE THAN 10 MILLION CUBIC FEET) OF MERBAU HARDWOOD IS BEING SMUGGLED OUT OF PAPUA EVERY MONTH TO FEED CHINA'S TIMBER PROCESSING INDUSTRY.
61 5 vital AFP_ENG_20050217.0049 China has become the world's largest buyer of illegal timber owing to a continued economic boom, the EIA said.
61 5 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 As a result Greenpeace says in a new report China has become the world's largest importer of tropical wood much of it logged illegally
61 5 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 AS A RESULT, GREENPEACE SAYS IN A NEW REPORT, CHINA HAS BECOME THE WORLD'S LARGEST IMPORTER OF TROPICAL WOOD, MUCH OF IT LOGGED ILLEGALLY.
61 5 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 China has become the world's largest importer of tropical wood, much of it logged illegally.
61 5 vital LTW_ENG_20060328.0091 Recent restrictions on logging in China has resulted in Chinese companies turning to neighboring countries in southeast Asia, especially the tropical rain forests in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. As a result, Greenpeace says in a new report, China has become the world's largest importer of tropical wood, much of it logged illegally.
61 6 okay AFP_ENG_20060323.0773 The report called on the Chinese government to ensure that all contracts require the purchase of only verifiably legally produced and traded wood products. European floorboard producers and retailers were accused of selling tropical hardwood that has allegedly been stolen from eastern Indonesia's Papua province. The report by the international Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the Indonesian forestry group Telapak explored the multi-million-dollar business of smuggling rare merbau hardwood from Papua. It alleged that members of the European flooring industry were unable to prove their timber came from legal sources, accusing them of making misleading assurances that the wood was culled from sustainable forests.
61 6 okay APW_ENG_20060328.0391 IN ITS REPORT, GREENPEACE IS RECOMMENDING SEVERAL MEASURES, INCLUDING URGING CHINA AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO BAN THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF WOOD FROM ILLEGAL SOURCES, ADOPTING A GLOBAL NETWORK OF PROTECTED AREAS, AND REDUCING CONSUMPTION IN DEVELOPED NATIONS.
61 7 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0182 2006-03-24 American, European and Japanese consumers are snapping up cheap furniture made in China, unaware that much of the timber is imported from countries where illegal logging is rampant, environmentalists said in a report. Imports of wood products from China bound for the United States and the European Union have increased almost 900 percent since 1998, according to the report compiled by U.S.-based Forest Trends and the Center for International Forestry Research. The United States now accounts for almost 40 percent of all wood product imports, by far the largest destination for Chinese exports, it said. At the same time, China has become the world's leading importer of wood from tropical, developing countries such as Indonesia and Papua New Guinea where illegal logging is common, the report said.
61 7 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0182 American European and Japanese consumers are snapping up cheap furniture made in China unaware that much of the timber is imported from countries where illegal logging is rampant environmentalists said in a report Friday
61 7 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0182 American, European and Japanese consumers are snapping up cheap furniture made in China, unaware that much of the timber is imported from countries where illegal logging is rampant, environmentalists said in a report Friday.
61 7 vital APW_ENG_20060324.0182 AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND JAPANESE CONSUMERS ARE SNAPPING UP CHEAP FURNITURE MADE IN CHINA, UNAWARE THAT MUCH OF THE TIMBER IS IMPORTED FROM COUNTRIES WHERE ILLEGAL LOGGING IS RAMPANT, ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAID IN A REPORT FRIDAY.
61 8 vital AFP_ENG_20050323.0112 Nine Malaysian nationals have been detained for allegedly financing massive timber smuggling operations from the remote eastern Indonesian province of Papua, police said Wednesday.
61 8 vital AFP_ENG_20050726.0766 2005-07-26, More than 170 foreigners have been arrested for alleged involvement in the illegal felling of forests in Indonesia. About 178 foreign "barons" of illegal saw mills on the islands of Papua, Sumatra and Borneo had been detained since the imposition of a presidential decree on illegal logging last year. "From those figures, the largest number of barons arrested came from Malaysia." Indonesian officials warned in April that so-called timber barons had been targeting remote Papua province due to dwindling tree cover on Java and some parts of Sumatra islands. Environmental investigators say that timber smuggling from Papua to China is the world's largest logging racket.
61 8 vital AFP_ENG_20050726.0766 About 178 foreign "barons" of illegal saw mills on the islands of Papua, Sumatra and Borneo had been detained since the imposition of a presidential decree on illegal logging last year, Kaban said. Environmental investigators say that timber smuggling from Papua to China is the world's largest logging racket. Indonesia is losing forest areas equivalent to half the size of Switzerland every year, according to the EIA.
61 8 vital AFP_ENG_20050726.0766 More than 170 foreigners nabbed for illegal logging in Indonesia
61 9 okay AFP_ENG_20050307.0022 The agency said illegal logging in Papua involved Indonesian military and civilian officials, Malaysian logging gangs and multinational companies, brokers in Singapore and dealers in Hong Kong. Another Indonesian environmental group Telapak, which worked together with the agency in the investigation, said there was "no denying that military officers" took part in the dirty trade in Papua.
61 9 okay AFP_ENG_20060322.0285 It accused international smuggling syndicates, in collusion with the Indonesian military and police, of intimidating local communities into accepting less than 15 euros for a cubic metre of merbau.
62 10 vital APW_ENG_20050915.1165 Police used power saws to cut open the meat and remove the cocaine, which came from Colombia via the southern Brazilian state of Parana and was to be transported by ship to Portugal within 30 days, police said.
62 11 vital APW_ENG_20050401.0977 Last year, authorities discovered a large stash of cocaine and heroin aboard Colombia's flagship naval vessel a month before it was to embark on trip to the United States and Europe.
62 11 vital APW_ENG_20050401.0977 LAST YEAR, AUTHORITIES DISCOVERED A LARGE STASH OF COCAINE AND HEROIN ABOARD COLOMBIA'S FLAGSHIP NAVAL VESSEL A MONTH BEFORE IT WAS TO EMBARK ON TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.
62 11 vital APW_ENG_20050915.1165 Police used power saws to cut open the meat and remove the cocaine, which came from Colombia via the southern Brazilian state of Parana and was to be transported by ship to Portugal within 30 days, police said.
62 1 vital APW_ENG_20050915.0719 Authorities seize submarine - like vessel transporting cocaine in Pacific BOGOTA , Colombia The U.S. Coast Guard , acting on Colombian intelligence , intercepted a ship towing an unmanned submarine - like vessel that held more than 2 tons of cocaine , Colombia's anti - narcotics police chief said .
62 1 vital APW_ENG_20050915.0719 Authorities seize submarine - like vessel transporting cocaine in Pacific BOGOTA , Colombia The U.S. Coast Guard , acting on Colombian intelligence , intercepted ship towing unmanned submarine - like vessel that held more than 2 tons of cocaine
62 1 vital APW_ENG_20060311.0127 The official said the submarine was used to transport drug shipments to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where they'd be handed off to speedboats destined for Central America and then by land to the United States
62 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050730.0004 The Colombian navy seized 1.7 tons of cocaine and arrested four smuggler suspects on Friday with the help of the US Coast Guard in the Caribbean Sea, the navy said.
62 2 vital APW_ENG_20060311.0127 Colombian navy seizes submarine supected BOGOTA , Colombia Colombia's navy seized 60 - foot long ( 18 meter ) submarine drug traffickers likely used to haul up far out .
62 2 vital APW_ENG_20060311.0127 Colombian navy seizes submarine supected of hauling cocaine BOGOTA , Colombia Colombia's navy seized a 60 - foot long ( 18 meter ) submarine that drug traffickers likely used to haul up to 4 metric tons ( 4.4 tons ) of cocaine at a time far out to sea for transshipment to the United States .
62 2 vital APW_ENG_20060311.0127 Colombia's navy seized a 60-foot long (18 meter) submarine that drug traffickers likely used to haul up to 4 metric tons (4.4 tons) of cocaine at a time far out to sea for transshipment to the United States.
62 2 vital APW_ENG_20060311.0127 Colombia's navy seized a 60-foot long 18 meter submarine that drug traffickers likely used to haul up to 4 metric tons 4.4 tons of cocaine at a time far out to sea for transshipment to the United States
62 3 vital APW_ENG_20051106.0006 Cocaine traffickers have largely abandoned planes for boats to smuggle cocaine from Colombia to Central America and Mexico for onward shipment to the United States, according to interviews with officials and a review of government reports by The Associated Press.
62 3 vital APW_ENG_20051106.0006 Cocaine traffickers have largely abandoned planes for boats to smuggle cocaine from Colombia to Central America and Mexico for onward shipment to the United States,One U.N. document estimates 90 percent of smuggled cocaine now moves by sea to North America.The transport of choice: so-called "go-fasts," whose crews are the equivalent of the rumrunners of the Prohibition era _ only these modern-day outlaws have global positioning systems, satellite telephones and custom-made 800-horsepower fiberglass boats that can do 50 mph (80kph).After the coca is processed in jungle labs into cocaine, the drugs are loaded onto go-fasts, eventually to cross the U.S.-Mexico border hidden in tractor-trailers and other vehicles.
62 3 vital APW_ENG_20051109.0023 U.S. and Colombian officials believe that cocaine traffickers are increasingly using boats instead of planes to smuggle cocaine from Colombia to Central America and Mexico for onward shipment to the United States.
62 3 vital NYT_ENG_20041205.0121 Colombians almost abondoned aircraft for boats to bring cocaine to market in US
62 4 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0052 The U.S government said Gamboa and his associates used airplanes speedboats and cargo ships to bombard the United States with cocaine for nearly a decade
62 4 vital APW_ENG_20051119.0008 Montoya Sanchez and the organization flew cocaine from Colombia to Mexico on private planes then used ships and small go-fast boats to transport the drugs to the United States according to court documents
62 4 vital APW_ENG_20051119.0008 Montoya Sanchez and the organization flew cocaine from Colombia to Mexico on private planes, then used ships and small "go-fast" boats to transport the drugs to the United States, according to court documents.
62 4 vital APW_ENG_20051119.0008 MONTOYA SANCHEZ AND THE ORGANIZATION FLEW COCAINE FROM COLOMBIA TO MEXICO ON PRIVATE PLANES, THEN USED SHIPS AND SMALL "GO-FAST" BOATS TO TRANSPORT THE DRUGS TO THE UNITED STATES, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS.
62 4 vital APW_ENG_20060227.1185 Montoya Sanchez and the organization flew cocaine from Colombia to Mexico on private planes, then used ships and small "go-fast" boats to transport the drugs to the United States, court documents said.
62 5 vital APW_ENG_20060227.1185 He began to develop his own drug trafficking routes and between 1996 and 1998 began smuggling cocaine out of Colombia into the United States through both passenger and cargo aircraft, court documents said.
62 5 vital APW_ENG_20060227.1185 HE BEGAN TO DEVELOP HIS OWN DRUG TRAFFICKING ROUTES AND BETWEEN 1996 AND 1998 BEGAN SMUGGLING COCAINE OUT OF COLOMBIA INTO THE UNITED STATES THROUGH BOTH PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRCRAFT, COURT DOCUMENTS SAID.
62 6 vital AFP_ENG_20050828.0473 US and Ecuadoran authorities seized nearly seven tonnes of cocaine hidden in an Ecuadoran fishing boat and arrested eight members of its crew near the Galapagos islands, police said Sunday.
62 6 vital LTW_ENG_20041006.0082 They call it the airplane graveyard. Scores of torched planes sit in the Laguna del Tigre rain forest, an ecological gem teeming with jaguars and toucans. The planes carried cocaine from Colombia and then were discarded like old soft drink cans, an incidental cost of the multibillion-dollar drug business that is overrunning Guatemala. In the 1990s, tons of Colombian cocaine were flown to northern Mexico and then driven across the border into the United States. But now better-equipped Mexican military pilots scramble to intercept suspicious planes. So traffickers prefer Guatemala, where the radar is spotty and the government is largely unable to stop the flights, according to Guatemalan and U.S. law enforcement officials. As a result, Guatemala is now the hottest destination in Central America for Colombian cocaine on its way to the United States. Officials say tons are being flown to hastily carved landing strips in remote places such as Laguna del Tigre or shipped here in fishing vessels or freighters, then loaded onto trucks for a journey across this Tennessee-size country. The drugs are then driven across Mexico and into the United States, hidden in almost anything from cans of house paint to crates of fresh cheese.
62 6 vital LTW_ENG_20050918.0022 2005-09-18 CARTAGENA, Colombia Every few days or so, a speedboat laden with a ton or two of cocaine launches from somewhere along this country's jagged Caribbean coastline, headed for a rendezvous in deeper waters. There, the precious cargo gets transferred aboard a nondescript fishing vessel, which smuggles it into Mexico, Haiti or another foreign port. Then the drug hitches another ride, by sea or land, to its final destination: the streets of Los Angeles, New York and other U.S. cities, where eager customers shell out about $100 per gram.
62 6 vital XIN_ENG_20060215.0178 Last Thursday coastguards of Peru and the United States seized four tons of cocaine on a fishing boat arresting all seven crew members
62 7 vital APW_ENG_20050401.0977 COLOMBIA'S DEFENSE MINISTER SAID FRIDAY MORE ARRESTS MAY BE FORTHCOMING AFTER FIVE U.S. ARMY PERSONNEL WERE DETAINED FOR ALLEGEDLY SMUGGLING COCAINE FROM COLOMBIA INTO THE UNITED STATES ABOARD AN AMERICAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT.
62 7 vital APW_ENG_20050401.0977 DEFENSE MINISTER JORGE ALBERTO URIBE SAID U.S. MILITARY AUTHORITIES DISCOVERED 16 KILOGRAMS (35 POUNDS) OF COCAINE ABOARD AN AMERICAN PLANE THAT FLEW TO EL PASO, TEXAS, FROM COLOMBIA'S APIAY AIRFIELD, 75 KILOMETERS (45 MILES) SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPITAL, BOGOTA.
62 7 vital APW_ENG_20050407.0049 Five U.S. soldiers were arrested in the United States on March 29 after 16 kilograms (35 pounds) of cocaine was found aboard a U.S. military plane that flew to El Paso, Texas, from a base in Colombia.
62 7 vital APW_ENG_20050407.0049 FIVE U.S. SOLDIERS WERE ARRESTED IN THE UNITED STATES ON MARCH 29 AFTER 16 KILOGRAMS (35 POUNDS) OF COCAINE WAS FOUND ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY PLANE THAT FLEW TO EL PASO, TEXAS, FROM A BASE IN COLOMBIA.
62 7 vital APW_ENG_20050407.0049 Five U.S. soldiers were arrested in the United States on March 29 after 16 kilograms (35 pounds) of cocaine was found aboard a U.S. military plane that flew to El Paso, Texas, from a base in Colombia. One of the suspects has since been released, but the rest are being held at an undisclosed location in the United States.
62 7 vital APW_ENG_20051107.0187 An Army staff sergeant accused of taking part in a scheme to import cocaine into the United States from a U.S. base in Colombia using military aircraft was set to go on trial.
62 7 vital APW_ENG_20051109.0092 A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to eight years in military prison late Tuesday for his role in a cocaine smuggling ring that transported large amounts of cocaine and money between a military base in Colombia and Texas.
62 8 vital APW_ENG_20051106.0006 The cocaine is also stashed in trucks and cars and driven through official border crossings into Mexico _ in San Marcos province in southwestern Guatemala and as far away as Huehuetenango in the northwest. From there, Mexican cartels that control distribution in many U.S. cities usually take over the load. In the 1980s and 1990s, traffickers relied heavily on airplanes but then ran up against improved radar surveillance. Another advantage of the go-fasts: They can hold three tons of cocaine, a load that only larger planes can carry. The maritime smuggling routes have made Central America the world's biggest transshipment point for cocaine. The flow of cocaine through Central America increased from just under 55 tons (49.5 metric tons) in 2000 to 256 (230.4 metric tons) tons last year, according to the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City. Wrapped in bales, that's enough to fill about 17 train cars. To match the go-fasts, the United States has given Colombia eight Midnight Express powerboats and four more are being readied for delivery, according to the U.S. Embassy in Colombia. The fastest loaded smuggling boat seen off Colombia's shores was powered by four 200 horsepower engines and was clocked at 58 mph (93kph). The Midnight Express can do 69 mph 110kph).
62 8 vital LTW_ENG_20041006.0082 In the 1990s, tons of Colombian cocaine were flown to northern Mexico and then driven across the border into the United States.
62 8 vital NYT_ENG_20041019.0234 The cocaine came from Columbia to Mexico and was smuggled in tractor-trailers from El Paso, Texas, to a ranch in Peyton, 20 miles east of Colorado Springs. Trucks pulled into a blue barn where the cocaine was unloaded and stored, pending orders for delivery. The five people who operated the ranch have been arrested. Once the cocaine was dropped in New York and Chicago, money couriers collected millions in cash. When the money came back through Colorado, it was stored in cellophane-wrapped bundles of $10,000 and $25,000 at the Peyton ranch and at a stash house in Weld County. It was later laundered through the legitimate meat packing, trucking and cattle ranching businesses in Mexico. Since Sept. 11, 2001, heightened security at airports has forced drug traffickers to move money in cars instead of airplanes. "Organizations used to use the airlines frequently to transport the money. The suitcases could be carried on and they were generally safe. Now, with the X-rays screening of suitcases and with luggage being carried on and being searched, that's not a very good situation to traffic in anymore," Roach said.
62 9 vital AFP_ENG_20041022.0610 A speedboat was detected by a British patrol plane and then intercepted by the US Coast Guard 120 kilometers (75 miles) off the Colombian coast.
62 9 vital AFP_ENG_20050828.0473 The fishing vessel was loaded by fast boats in Colombian waters before heading into international waters, police said in a statement.
62 9 vital APW_ENG_20051105.0028 Launching from Colombia's isolated Pacific coast and the more populated Caribbean shores, the go-fasts transport well over 220 tons (198 metric tons) of cocaine a year, most of it bound for the United States, according to U.N. reports.
62 9 vital APW_ENG_20051106.0006 Go-fast crews usually number four: the pilot/navigator, two loaders and a representative of the owners of the cocaine keeping watch on their investment, Barrera said. True to their name, they go as fast as possible on the 1,100-mile (1,760-kilometer) trip from Tumaco to Guatemala. Often painted blue to blend in with the sea, these are no-frills craft with low profiles to elude radar and forward hulls packed with cocaine. If a surveillance plane spots a go-fast, the crew kill the engines to erase any telltale wake, cover the driver's compartment with a blue tarp and wait for the plane to leave or night to fall, then resume course. Near Ocos, Guatemala _ a major cocaine debarkation point at the Mexican border _ fishermen string lights on their boats so go-fasts won't slam into them while shooting across the waves at night.
62 9 vital APW_ENG_20051106.0006 Launching from Colombia's isolated Pacific coast and the more populated Caribbean shores, the go-fasts transport well over 220 tons (198 metric tons) of cocaine a year, most of it bound for the United States, according to U.N. reports.
62 9 vital APW_ENG_20051119.0008 Montoya Sanchez and the organization flew cocaine from Colombia to Mexico on private planes, then used ships and small go-fast boats to transport the drugs to the United States, according to court documents.
62 9 vital APW_ENG_20051119.0008 MONTOYA SANCHEZ AND THE ORGANIZATION FLEW COCAINE FROM COLOMBIA TO MEXICO ON PRIVATE PLANES, THEN USED SHIPS AND SMALL "GO-FAST" BOATS TO TRANSPORT THE DRUGS TO THE UNITED STATES, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS.
62 9 vital APW_ENG_20060220.1131 Authorities boarded a speedboat near Colombia's Pacific coast and discovered millions of dollars worth of cocaine that was probably being smuggled to the United States the Colombian navy said Monday
62 9 vital APW_ENG_20060220.1131 Authorities boarded a speedboat near Colombia's Pacific coast and discovered millions of dollars worth of cocaine that was probably being smuggled to the United States, the Colombian navy said Monday.
62 9 vital XIN_ENG_20041229.0328 According to local authorities smugglers frequently use fast boats to transport drugs to Central American countries before sending them to the United States the principal market for Colombian narcotics
62 9 vital XIN_ENG_20050621.0371 The Colombian navy on Monday captured five people and seized 1.5 tons of cocaine from a speedboat on the Caribbean Sea, navy sources said Tuesday.
63 10 okay AFP_ENG_20060309.0025 Internet search engine leader Google on Wednesday said it had offered up to 90 million dollars to settle a lawsuit by advertisers who accuse it of overbilling them through "click fraud."
63 10 okay APW_ENG_20060309.0078 Google Inc. has agreed to pay up to $90 million (euro75.5 million) to settle a lawsuit alleging the online search engine leader overcharged thousands of advertisers who paid for bogus sales referrals generated through a ruse known as "click fraud."
63 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050420.0081 Google vigorously defends its approach saying it has the people systems and technology in place to prevent advertisers from being charged for suspicious clicks
63 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050420.0081 Inflated amounts charged to advertisers by the search engines have prompted litigation. At least one disgruntled advertiser recently sued Google and Yahoo and is seeking class-action status for a group of advertisers who claim they have been overcharged by the search engines. Stricchiola harshly criticizes Google, saying the firm typically will not divulge much information to advertisers about the nature or scope of click fraud on their Web sites. Google defends the practice, saying it does not want to provide a road map for those with bad intentions. Stricchiola says Yahoo takes a more open approach by sharing data with advertisers who complain about click fraud, enabling greater collaboration to minimize the problem. ``Google is notorious for just flat out ignoring advertisers,'' Stricchiola said. ``Google says, 'Thank you for your inquiry. We see no problem.' Sometimes Google does not even look at the data, and they give the most ridiculous explanations. Yahoo tends to be more proactive. That is because they have the people, more so than Google,'' which Stricchiola says views click fraud ``as a purely technological issue.''
63 10 okay NYT_ENG_20051219.0227 THEY HAVE ASKED THE COURT TO AWARD $5 MILLION OR MORE FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT; TO REQUIRE GOOGLE TO REFUND ADVERTISERS' MONEY EARNED FROM FRAUDULENT CLICKS, PLUS INTEREST; AND TO ORDER GOOGLE TO DISCLOSE THE EXTENT OF CLICK FRAUD.
63 11 okay LTW_ENG_20041215.0155 About 98 percent of Google's revenue, forecast at more than $3 billion this year, comes from targeted advertising.
63 11 okay LTW_ENG_20050831.0129 Small text ads comprise 99 percent of Google's revenue, so analysts praised Google for trying to tap into the big market for display ads to diversify its business.
63 11 okay NYT_ENG_20050916.0097 Google, which generates all but 1 percent of its revenue from search ads and is the No. 1 search site, nearly doubled its revenue for the second quarter.
63 12 okay APW_ENG_20051027.1311 Google for instance is increasingly branching beyond its core business and has generated billions of dollars by targeting relevant ads to its viewers based on their searches e-mails and other interactions with Google products
63 12 okay APW_ENG_20051027.1311 Google, for instance, is increasingly branching beyond its core business and has generated billions of dollars by targeting relevant ads to its viewers based on their searches, e-mails and other interactions with Google products.
63 12 okay NYT_ENG_20051029.0216 Hidden behind its simple white pages, Google has already created what it says is one of the most sophisticated artificial intelligence systems ever built. In a fraction of a second, it can evaluate millions of variables about its users and advertisers, correlate them with its potential database of billions of ads and deliver the message to which each user is most likely to respond. Because of this technology, users click ads 50 percent to 100 percent more often on Google than they do on Yahoo, Noto estimates, and that is a powerful driver of Google's growth and profits.
63 13 okay LTW_ENG_20050420.0081 And whenever someone clicks on one of those small text ads Google shares the revenue from that click anywhere from a nickel to more than 50 with the owner of that Web site which may rely on Google for all or most of its income
63 13 okay LTW_ENG_20050420.0081 And whenever someone clicks on one of those small text ads, Google shares the revenue from that click -- anywhere from a nickel to more than $50 -- with the owner of that Web site, which may rely on Google for all or most of its income.
63 13 okay NYT_ENG_20050203.0244 But just as important to many of those same advertisers is the $1.50 or so per mouse click that they can spend on the Google Internet search site, at any hour on any day, for a few words of plain text that will link prospective customers to their own Web sites.
63 13 okay NYT_ENG_20050916.0097 If you type "e-mail marketing" into Google's search engine, Bronto Software appears under "sponsored links." Click on that link and the Durham, N.C., software company pays Google $6.50. The advertising fees quickly add up. Bronto spends up to $1,200 daily on Google ads -- a lot for a company that expects to generate $1.5 million in revenue this year. But Bronto executives say it's a worthwhile investment. .. "Each advertiser pays what it's worth to them," said Greg Stuart, CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau. Bronto, for example, has bids in on 800 key words and phrases -- from a high of $6.50 per click to as low as $1.75 for "law firm marketing products.
63 14 okay APW_ENG_20051221.0092 After subtracting the commissions paid to AOL Google wound up keeping about 63 million euro52.7 million of the ad revenue estimated Internet analyst Mark Mahaney of Citigroup AOL's rebuff of Microsoft also demonstrates how much it prizes its relationship with Google which has built a network where more than 200,000 businesses and Web sites now bid for the right to have their ads distributed across the Internet
63 14 okay NYT_ENG_20041019.0371 CUSTOMERS WILL BID UP THE PRICE OF THE ADS, PUTTING MORE MONEY IN GOOGLE'S POCKET, HE SAID.
63 14 okay NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 Google has found a way to weave the display advertising into its existing automated auction which selects ads for any given page from a database of millions of potential advertisements from hundreds of thousands of marketers
63 14 okay NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 Google has found a way to weave the display advertising into its existing automated auction, which selects ads for any given page from a database of millions of potential advertisements from hundreds of thousands of marketers.
63 14 okay NYT_ENG_20051029.0216 Eventually, in 2000, Google started to sell ads on its own site, but they were only a few lines of text placed above the search results. There were no graphics and no banners. At first, these ads -- and later, a second form of text ad that ran down the right side of the page -- were sold at fixed prices. But such an approach would not last long. In early 2002, a Google employee, Salar Kamangar, now 28, persuaded Schmidt and the founders to switch to an auction-based system like the one set up by Bill Gross, the head of IdeaLab.
63 14 okay NYT_ENG_20051029.0216 In early 2002, a Google employee, Salar Kamangar, now 28, persuaded Schmidt and the founders to switch to an auction-based system like the one set up by Bill Gross, the head of IdeaLab.
63 14 okay NYT_ENG_20051029.0216 This year, Google will sell $6.1 billion in ads, nearly double what it sold last year, according to Anthony Noto, an analyst at Goldman Sachs. That is more advertising than is sold by any newspaper chain, magazine publisher or television network. By next year, Noto said, he expects Google to have advertising revenue of $9.5 billion.... In early 2002, a Google employee, Salar Kamangar, now 28, persuaded Schmidt and the founders to switch to an auction-based system like the one set up by Bill Gross, the head of IdeaLab. Gross had created Goto.com, a search engine made up entirely of ads, where advertisers paid only if their ad was clicked on, and the advertiser who bid the most per click was listed first. (Goto was later renamed Overture Services and then bought by Yahoo, an early Google backer that has become its fiercest rival.) Kamangar, though, had an important improvement on the model. Rather than giving priority to advertisers that bid the most per click, as Goto did, he realized that it was better to reserve the front of the line for ads that brought in the most money -- a combination of the bid and the number of clicks on the ad. This was not only more profitable, but it also linked readers to ads that were more relevant to them. He also figured out that the system should use what is called a Vickrey auction -- that is, to charge the winner only one cent more than the second-highest bidder. That gives advertisers an incentive to bid high, knowing that they will not be penalized if they are far higher than the rest of the market. Page and Brin were suspicious of any system that put high-bidding advertisers at the top, Kamangar said. "They thought if someone was willing to pay more it was a negative," he recalled. But he was able to persuade them that the site could be improved by incorporating how often users clicked on an ad. Schmidt, still new as chief executive, was worried that moving to an entirely auction-based system -- amid a recession in online advertising -- could be financially disastrous. "I said to Salar, 'Promise me the revenue won't go down,"' Schmidt said. "I was afraid people would realize these ads were worthless." In fact, revenue quickly increased tenfold.
63 15 okay NYT_ENG_20051029.0216 For now the only personal information Google says it considers is the user's location which allows it to display ads for local merchants
63 16 okay APW_ENG_20041021.0497 Subtracting the commissions that Google paid to deliver ads to other Web sites, the company's third-quarter revenue would have been $503 million (euro399.02 million), topping the mean analyst estimate of $456 million (euro361.73 million), according to First Call.
63 16 okay APW_ENG_20050202.0074 After subtracting commissions paid to other Web sites in its advertising network, Google's fourth-quarter revenue worked out to $653.5 million (euro501.6 million).
63 16 okay APW_ENG_20050722.0186 After subtracting the commissions that Google paid to other Web sites in its advertising network, the revenue stood at $890 million (euro730.3 million), beating the Wall Street estimate of $842 million, according to Thomson Financial.
63 16 okay APW_ENG_20050722.0186 AFTER SUBTRACTING THE COMMISSIONS THAT GOOGLE PAID TO OTHER WEB SITES IN ITS ADVERTISING NETWORK, THE REVENUE STOOD AT $890 MILLION (EURO730.3 MILLION), BEATING THE WALL STREET ESTIMATE OF $842 MILLION, ACCORDING TO THOMSON FINANCIAL.
63 16 okay LTW_ENG_20051207.0152 In response Google Inc which has a long-standing relationship with AOL that has been lucrative for both parties appears willing to find ways to direct more computer users to America Online's network of Web sites which in turn would produce more ad revenue for the parties to share
63 16 okay LTW_ENG_20051207.0152 Under the current arrangement, AOL keeps about 80 cents of every ad dollar generated by Google's presence as a search engine and provider of ads on the AOL service. That adds up to hundreds of millions of dollars for AOL, which is Google's biggest advertising partner.
63 16 okay NYT_ENG_20051218.0052 It will also give AOL the ability to offer its existing advertisers search ads for the first time and will allow AOL's sales force to sell display advertising on Google's extensive network.
63 16 okay NYT_ENG_20051219.0218 As part of their deal, which is expected to be formally announced Tuesday afternoon, Google is providing AOL with $300 million worth of advertising on Google's Web sites, intended to draw Google search users to related content on AOL's sites, the executives said.
63 16 okay NYT_ENG_20051219.0243 Google which has been providing search technology and placing search-based advertising on AOL since 2002 emerged Friday with a tentative deal to renew and expand that relationship fending off a challenge from Microsoft
63 16 okay NYT_ENG_20051219.0243 Google, which has been providing search technology and placing search-based advertising on AOL since 2002, emerged Friday with a tentative deal to renew and expand that relationship, fending off a challenge from Microsoft.
63 16 okay NYT_ENG_20051220.0298 Under the arrangement, AOL's sales force will be able to sell both search advertising and display advertising on Google's own Web site and the many sites on which Google places ads.
63 1 okay APW_ENG_20051025.1293 Google Inc. provided sneak peek at what appears to be looming expansion into classified advertising _ free service that might antagonize some of Internet search engine's biggest customers , including online auctioneer eBay Inc. Screen shots of experimental service , dubbed " Google Base , " appeared on several Web sites shortly after legions of people
63 1 okay APW_ENG_20051025.1293 Google provides unintentional peek at classified ad service SAN FRANCISCO Google Inc. has unintentionally provided a sneak peek at what appears to be a looming expansion into classified advertising _ a free service that might antagonize some of the Internet search engine's biggest customers , including online auctioneer eBay Inc. Screen shots of the experimental service , dubbed " Google Base , " appeared on several Web sites shortly after the legions of people who dissect the online search engine leader's every move discovered
63 1 okay NYT_ENG_20051115.0188 Still, several industry executives and analysts said they believed that Google Base was an aggressive first step in a series of maneuvers that would position the company as a powerful player in the $100 billion annual market for classified advertising.
63 1 okay XIN_ENG_20051117.0332 In company news, Google rose 5.30 dollars to 403.45 dollars after a bullish report from Piper Jaffray's well-respected Internet analyst said a new service, called Google Base, could  create massive advertising inventory for Google.
63 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050721.0750 Internet search leader Google announced Thursday its quarterly profits more than quadrupled from a year ago to 342.8 million dollars as a surge in advertising helped revenues nearly double
63 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050721.0768 Google profit surges to 342.8 million dollars ATTENTION - ADDS details , comments /// MOUNTAIN VIEW , California , Internet search leader Google announced its quarterly profits more than quadrupled ago to 342.8 million dollars as a surge in advertising helped revenues nearly double .
63 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050721.0768 Google profit surges to 342.8 million dollars ATTENTION - ADDS details , comments /// MOUNTAIN VIEW , California , Internet search leader Google announced quarterly profits ago to 342.8 million dollars as surge in advertising helped revenues .
63 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050721.0768 Internet search leader Google announced Thursday its quarterly profits more than quadrupled from a year ago to 342.8 million dollars as a surge in advertising helped revenues nearly double.
63 2 okay APW_ENG_20050722.0186 After subtracting the commissions that Google paid to other Web sites in its advertising network, the revenue stood at $890 million (euro730.3 million), beating the Wall Street estimate of $842 million, according to Thomson Financial.
63 2 okay APW_ENG_20051007.0976 In advertising, Web-search leader Google is expected to beat analyst estimates, as it has done handily each quarter in its short life as a public company.
63 2 okay LTW_ENG_20050201.0132 GOOGLE INC. SAID TUESDAY THAT PROFIT SOARED NEARLY EIGHTFOLD AS IT WRUNG MORE MONEY OUT OF ADVERTISERS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
63 2 okay NYT_ENG_20050628.0015 Google, based in Mountain View, Calif., had more than $3 billion in revenue last year, almost all from its advertising business, and its profits have increased more than sevenfold since July 2004.
63 2 okay NYT_ENG_20051029.0216 This year, Google will sell $6.1 billion in ads, nearly double what it sold last year, according to Anthony Noto, an analyst at Goldman Sachs. That is more advertising than is sold by any newspaper chain, magazine publisher or television network. By next year, Noto said, he expects Google to have advertising revenue of $9.5 billion.... In early 2002, a Google employee, Salar Kamangar, now 28, persuaded Schmidt and the founders to switch to an auction-based system like the one set up by Bill Gross, the head of IdeaLab. Gross had created Goto.com, a search engine made up entirely of ads, where advertisers paid only if their ad was clicked on, and the advertiser who bid the most per click was listed first. (Goto was later renamed Overture Services and then bought by Yahoo, an early Google backer that has become its fiercest rival.) Kamangar, though, had an important improvement on the model. Rather than giving priority to advertisers that bid the most per click, as Goto did, he realized that it was better to reserve the front of the line for ads that brought in the most money -- a combination of the bid and the number of clicks on the ad. This was not only more profitable, but it also linked readers to ads that were more relevant to them. He also figured out that the system should use what is called a Vickrey auction -- that is, to charge the winner only one cent more than the second-highest bidder. That gives advertisers an incentive to bid high, knowing that they will not be penalized if they are far higher than the rest of the market. Page and Brin were suspicious of any system that put high-bidding advertisers at the top, Kamangar said. "They thought if someone was willing to pay more it was a negative," he recalled. But he was able to persuade them that the site could be improved by incorporating how often users clicked on an ad. Schmidt, still new as chief executive, was worried that moving to an entirely auction-based system -- amid a recession in online advertising -- could be financially disastrous. "I said to Salar, 'Promise me the revenue won't go down,"' Schmidt said. "I was afraid people would realize these ads were worthless." In fact, revenue quickly increased tenfold.
63 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060115.0074 Google's advertising network sales, which come largely from its AdSense advertisers, reached $675 million in the third quarter of 2005, the last period for which Google reported results.
63 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060115.0074 That could change, as more marketers adopt this approach, which Yahoo also offers. Google's advertising network sales, which come largely from its AdSense advertisers, reached $675 million in the third quarter of 2005, the last period for which Google reported results. That figure was up 76 percent from a year earlier. AdSense generates slightly less revenue than Google's primary revenue engine, its search Web sites, which sold about $885 million worth of ads in the third quarter of 2005, a 115 percent jump from the previous year. Google
63 2 okay XIN_ENG_20050201.0160 Internet search giant Google said on Tuesday that its net income in the fourth quarter of 2004 rose to 204 million US dollars up 755 percent from the 27 million dollars it earned in the same period of the previous year
63 3 okay NYT_ENG_20041019.0371 Google, a company that refuses to make financial forecasts, expects to add 372,000 advertiser accounts over the next four years, according to internal documents obtained by The Chronicle.
63 3 okay NYT_ENG_20041019.0371 GOOGLE, A COMPANY THAT REFUSES TO MAKE FINANCIAL FORECASTS, EXPECTS TO ADD 372,000 ADVERTISER ACCOUNTS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, ACCORDING TO INTERNAL DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY THE CHRONICLE.
63 3 okay NYT_ENG_20041019.0371 Google, a company that refuses to make financial forecasts, expects to add 372,000 advertiser accounts over the next four years, according to internal documents obtained by The Chronicle. The growth reflects the search engine's confidence in remaining a beacon for online marketing. But it also illustrates the maturing of the search industry because the rate of adding accounts is expected to slow over time.
63 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 Google has found a way to weave the display advertising into its existing automated auction which selects ads for any given page from a database of millions of potential advertisements from hundreds of thousands of marketers
63 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 Google has found a way to weave the display advertising into its existing automated auction, which selects ads for any given page from a database of millions of potential advertisements from hundreds of thousands of marketers.
63 4 okay NYT_ENG_20051029.0216 For every page that Google shows, more than 100 computers evaluate more than a million variables to choose the advertisements in its database to display -- and they do it in milliseconds.
63 5 okay APW_ENG_20051110.1042 A Google deal with AOL would give the Internet search leader a way to build a portal _ and grow its advertising potential _ while preserving an existing relationship with AOL.
63 5 okay APW_ENG_20051221.0092 After subtracting the commissions paid to AOL Google wound up keeping about 63 million euro52.7 million of the ad revenue estimated Internet analyst Mark Mahaney of Citigroup AOL's rebuff of Microsoft also demonstrates how much it prizes its relationship with Google which has built a network where more than 200,000 businesses and Web sites now bid for the right to have their ads distributed across the Internet
63 5 okay APW_ENG_20051221.0092 America Online agreed to sell a 5 percent stake to Google Inc. in a $1 billion (euro840 million) deal that deepens the ties binding two of the Web's most popular sites while thwarting Microsoft Corp.'s efforts to grab a larger piece of the booming Internet advertising market.
63 5 okay APW_ENG_20051221.0092 America Online , Google complete $1 billion deal SAN FRANCISCO America Online agreed to sell a 5 percent stake to Google Inc. in a $1 billion ( euro840 million ) deal that deepens the ties binding two of the Web's most popular sites while thwarting Microsoft Corp. ' s efforts to grab a larger piece of the booming Internet advertising market .
63 5 okay APW_ENG_20051221.0092 AOL's rebuff of Microsoft also demonstrates how much it prizes its relationship with Google which has built a network where more than 200,000 businesses and Web sites now bid for the right to have their ads distributed across the Internet
63 5 okay APW_ENG_20051221.0092 Had Microsoft been able to win over AOL, it would have become a much more prominent player in Internet advertising while dealing a financial blow to Mountain View, California-based Google.
63 5 okay APW_ENG_20051221.0092 HAD MICROSOFT BEEN ABLE TO WIN OVER AOL, IT WOULD HAVE BECOME A MUCH MORE PROMINENT PLAYER IN INTERNET ADVERTISING WHILE DEALING A FINANCIAL BLOW TO MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA-BASED GOOGLE.
63 5 okay APW_ENG_20060329.1303 Google Inc. said Wednesday that it has ironed out the final details of its expanded alliance with America Online, clearing the way for the online search engine leader to invest $1 billion (euro830 million) in its biggest advertising partner.
63 5 okay LTW_ENG_20051220.0146 Time Warner Inc. approved Google Inc.'s $1 billion investment in its America Online Inc. unit Tuesday, a deal aimed at giving both companies a greater share of the burgeoning online advertising business.
63 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051218.0052 It will also give AOL the ability to offer its existing advertisers search ads for the first time and will allow AOL's sales force to sell display advertising on Google's extensive network.
63 6 vital AFP_ENG_20050202.0611 For Wall Street however Google's innovation has come in what is known as paid search listings or keyword advertising allowing an advertiser to direct an ad to a Web user based on the type of search conducted
63 6 vital LTW_ENG_20050420.0081 These days, millions of computer users are clicking away on the small text ads set off from search engine results or other Web content, generating billions of dollars in fees paid annually by advertisers to Google and Yahoo and their Web partners.
63 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 For Internet users, the most visible change will be an expanded use of ads with graphics and animation on many of the Web sites for which Google sells advertising, rather than the short text ads that have been Google's hallmark.
63 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 Google, which has built a huge business out of small ads related to what people are searching for on the Internet, is now entering the larger and more competitive
63 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 Google, which has built a huge business out of small ads related to what people are searching for on the Internet, is now entering the larger and more competitive market of advertising for things people do not know yet that they want to buy.
63 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 In the pay-per-click model, advertisers on Google's network selected certain keywords to identify the topic of their ads. At first Google placed those ads on pages of results presented to users who searched for the keyword term. Google later placed the ads as well on Web pages, blogs or news articles, for example, that were related to the topic of the keywords. Advertisers were given a very limited choice: they could bid to place their ads only on search pages, or on search pages plus the other content pages on any site in Google's network. Google's new display program reverses this choice: advertisers bid to show ads on certain sites, but they have no choice of what the topic will be on the page where their ad will appear. Google is giving advertisers a computerized system that will help them comb through the many thousands of sites it represents to find those that may have an audience appropriate for their products. For any given page, Google's auction system compares how much money the brand advertisers are bidding to show an ad on that site to the amount that keyword advertisers have bid if someone clicks. Not surprisingly, it will display whatever ads will bring in the most money. (Google keeps track of how often users click on each ad, and it already chooses ads that produce the most revenue, not those that have the highest bid per click.)
63 6 vital NYT_ENG_20051029.0216 Eventually, in 2000, Google started to sell ads on its own site, but they were only a few lines of text placed above the search results. There were no graphics and no banners. At first, these ads -- and later, a second form of text ad that ran down the right side of the page -- were sold at fixed prices. But such an approach would not last long. In early 2002, a Google employee, Salar Kamangar, now 28, persuaded Schmidt and the founders to switch to an auction-based system like the one set up by Bill Gross, the head of IdeaLab.
63 6 vital NYT_ENG_20051029.0216 This year, Google will sell $6.1 billion in ads, nearly double what it sold last year, according to Anthony Noto, an analyst at Goldman Sachs. That is more advertising than is sold by any newspaper chain, magazine publisher or television network. By next year, Noto said, he expects Google to have advertising revenue of $9.5 billion.... In early 2002, a Google employee, Salar Kamangar, now 28, persuaded Schmidt and the founders to switch to an auction-based system like the one set up by Bill Gross, the head of IdeaLab. Gross had created Goto.com, a search engine made up entirely of ads, where advertisers paid only if their ad was clicked on, and the advertiser who bid the most per click was listed first. (Goto was later renamed Overture Services and then bought by Yahoo, an early Google backer that has become its fiercest rival.) Kamangar, though, had an important improvement on the model. Rather than giving priority to advertisers that bid the most per click, as Goto did, he realized that it was better to reserve the front of the line for ads that brought in the most money -- a combination of the bid and the number of clicks on the ad. This was not only more profitable, but it also linked readers to ads that were more relevant to them. He also figured out that the system should use what is called a Vickrey auction -- that is, to charge the winner only one cent more than the second-highest bidder. That gives advertisers an incentive to bid high, knowing that they will not be penalized if they are far higher than the rest of the market. Page and Brin were suspicious of any system that put high-bidding advertisers at the top, Kamangar said. "They thought if someone was willing to pay more it was a negative," he recalled. But he was able to persuade them that the site could be improved by incorporating how often users clicked on an ad. Schmidt, still new as chief executive, was worried that moving to an entirely auction-based system -- amid a recession in online advertising -- could be financially disastrous. "I said to Salar, 'Promise me the revenue won't go down,"' Schmidt said. "I was afraid people would realize these ads were worthless." In fact, revenue quickly increased tenfold.
63 6 vital NYT_ENG_20051220.0298 Eric E Schmidt Google's chief executive said the deal offered a way to accelerate its goal of expanding from simple text ads associated with search to a broader range of advertising formats including graphical display ads
63 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050421.0127 The search giant also appears close to branching out into new forms of advertising: Company co-founder Larry Page said Thursday that Google plans to soon expand its use of graphical ads, which could diversify its revenue stream and help the company better compete with the display ads shown by rivals.
63 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 For Internet users, the most visible change will be an expanded use of ads with graphics and animation on many of the Web sites for which Google sells advertising, rather than the short text ads that have been Google's hallmark.
63 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 Google has found a way to weave the display advertising into its existing automated auction which selects ads for any given page from a database of millions of potential advertisements from hundreds of thousands of marketers
63 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 Google has found a way to weave the display advertising into its existing automated auction, which selects ads for any given page from a database of millions of potential advertisements from hundreds of thousands of marketers.
63 7 okay NYT_ENG_20051219.0218 Users of Google's search engine will soon see something they are not used to on the notoriously spare site: advertising with logos and graphics. And the advertisers will not be limited to America Online, whose talks with Google prompted the change in policy, according to two executives close to the companies' negotiations.
63 7 okay XIN_ENG_20051220.0366 They will also expand display advertising throughout the Google network make the AOL content more accessible to Google users collaborate in a video search engine and make the Google and AOL instant messaging services compatible
63 8 okay NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 Schroeder noted, however, that large publishers were concerned at first about Google's text advertising program, because they were not used to accepting cost-per-click ads.
63 8 okay NYT_ENG_20051029.0216 This year, Google will sell $6.1 billion in ads, nearly double what it sold last year, according to Anthony Noto, an analyst at Goldman Sachs. That is more advertising than is sold by any newspaper chain, magazine publisher or television network. By next year, Noto said, he expects Google to have advertising revenue of $9.5 billion.... In early 2002, a Google employee, Salar Kamangar, now 28, persuaded Schmidt and the founders to switch to an auction-based system like the one set up by Bill Gross, the head of IdeaLab. Gross had created Goto.com, a search engine made up entirely of ads, where advertisers paid only if their ad was clicked on, and the advertiser who bid the most per click was listed first. (Goto was later renamed Overture Services and then bought by Yahoo, an early Google backer that has become its fiercest rival.) Kamangar, though, had an important improvement on the model. Rather than giving priority to advertisers that bid the most per click, as Goto did, he realized that it was better to reserve the front of the line for ads that brought in the most money -- a combination of the bid and the number of clicks on the ad. This was not only more profitable, but it also linked readers to ads that were more relevant to them. He also figured out that the system should use what is called a Vickrey auction -- that is, to charge the winner only one cent more than the second-highest bidder. That gives advertisers an incentive to bid high, knowing that they will not be penalized if they are far higher than the rest of the market. Page and Brin were suspicious of any system that put high-bidding advertisers at the top, Kamangar said. "They thought if someone was willing to pay more it was a negative," he recalled. But he was able to persuade them that the site could be improved by incorporating how often users clicked on an ad. Schmidt, still new as chief executive, was worried that moving to an entirely auction-based system -- amid a recession in online advertising -- could be financially disastrous. "I said to Salar, 'Promise me the revenue won't go down,"' Schmidt said. "I was afraid people would realize these ads were worthless." In fact, revenue quickly increased tenfold.
63 9 okay NYT_ENG_20050424.0132 For advertisers, the biggest shift will be the option to pay Google simply to show an ad on these sites to a certain number of people, rather than paying only when an Internet user clicks on the ad and is sent to the advertiser's Web site.
64 10 okay APW_ENG_20041113.0025 2004-11-13 The dedication of Bill Clinton's presidential library next week will feature appearances on both ends of the political spectrum _ from President George W. Bush to Bono, organizers announced.
64 10 okay APW_ENG_20041113.0025 President Bush Bono to appear at dedication of Clinton presidential library
64 10 okay APW_ENG_20041113.0025 The dedication of Bill Clinton's presidential library next week will feature appearances on both ends of the political spectrum _ from President George W. Bush to Bono, organizers announced.
64 10 okay APW_ENG_20041113.0025 The dedication of Bill Clinton's presidential library next week will feature appearances on both ends of the political spectrum from President George W Bush to Bono organizers announced
64 13 vital APW_ENG_20051019.0682 Since 1999, Bono has been a persistent and often-successful lobbyist in the United States, ersuading Republicans and Democrats, presidents and lawmakers, to provide millions to help end the scourge of AIDS, eliminate poverty in Africa and forgive Third World debt.
64 13 vital APW_ENG_20051019.0682 SINCE 1999, BONO HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT AND OFTEN-SUCCESSFUL LOBBYIST IN THE UNITED STATES, ERSUADING REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS, PRESIDENTS AND LAWMAKERS, TO PROVIDE MILLIONS TO HELP END THE SCOURGE OF AIDS, ELIMINATE POVERTY IN AFRICA AND FORGIVE THIRD WORLD DEBT.
64 13 vital APW_ENG_20051019.0682 Since 1999 Bono has been a persistent and often-successful lobbyist in the United States ersuading Republicans and Democrats presidents and lawmakers to provide millions to help end the scourge of AIDS eliminate poverty in Africa and forgive Third World debt On the Net
64 1 okay APW_ENG_20051019.0682 SINCE 1999, BONO HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT AND OFTEN-SUCCESSFUL LOBBYIST IN THE UNITED STATES, ERSUADING REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS, PRESIDENTS AND LAWMAKERS, TO PROVIDE MILLIONS TO HELP END THE SCOURGE OF AIDS, ELIMINATE POVERTY IN AFRICA AND FORGIVE THIRD WORLD DEBT.
64 1 okay NYT_ENG_20050408.0110 That has led to photo-ops most liberal rock stars would avoid. He disagrees with President Bush on Iraq, yet likes the man and their shared interest in religion provides a pathway to discussing increased aid to Africa. (Of course, Bush has to bang on his Oval Office desk to work a word in edgewise.)
64 1 okay NYT_ENG_20060202.0255 Bono and Bush have discussed AIDS, Africa and other issues before.
64 2 okay APW_ENG_20051019.1208 Bono said he doesn't support any president from the left or the right but he has a hard time criticizing Bush after he has sent so much money to Africa
64 2 okay APW_ENG_20051019.1208 Bono said he doesn't support any president from the left or the right, but he has a hard time criticizing Bush after he has sent so much money to Africa.
64 2 okay APW_ENG_20051019.1208 BONO SAID HE DOESN'T SUPPORT ANY PRESIDENT FROM THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, BUT HE HAS A HARD TIME CRITICIZING BUSH AFTER HE HAS SENT SO MUCH MONEY TO AFRICA.
64 3 okay AFP_ENG_20051019.0492 US President George W Bush sought rock singer Bono's views over lunch Wednesday on fighting AIDS and poverty but don't look for the Irish U2 frontman to join the US administration the White House said
64 3 okay AFP_ENG_20051019.0492 US President George W. Bush sought rock singer Bono's views over lunch Wednesday on fighting AIDS and poverty -- but don't look for the Irish U2 frontman to join the US administration, the White House said.
64 3 okay APW_ENG_20051019.0682 SINCE 1999, BONO HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT AND OFTEN-SUCCESSFUL LOBBYIST IN THE UNITED STATES, ERSUADING REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS, PRESIDENTS AND LAWMAKERS, TO PROVIDE MILLIONS TO HELP END THE SCOURGE OF AIDS, ELIMINATE POVERTY IN AFRICA AND FORGIVE THIRD WORLD DEBT.
64 3 okay LTW_ENG_20060202.0139 Bush, who has worked closely with Bono to increase U.S. spending on development and fighting AIDS and malaria in Africa, followed with effusive praise for the singer. ``The thing about this good citizen of the world is he's used his position to get things done,'' the president said. ``You're an amazing guy, Bono. God bless you.'' Bush did not respond directly to the singer's 1 percent proposal, which would amount to roughly $27 billion on top of what is already spent on foreign aid. But he did say, ``Bono, the true strength of this country is not in our military might or in the size of our wallet, it is in the hearts and souls of the American people.''
64 3 okay NYT_ENG_20051013.0321 Bono has worked not only with former President Bill Clinton but also with President Bush, Prime Minister Tony Blair and other world leaders to increase aid to African nations and cancel more debt held by the poorest of them. His stature as U2's front man has helped him win meetings with senior officials in the Clinton and Bush administrations to press for greater AIDS financing, among other issues.
64 3 okay NYT_ENG_20051020.0015 The White House said Bush and Bono discussed AIDS African debt relief and efforts to expand trade and prevent malaria
64 3 okay NYT_ENG_20060202.0255 BONO AND BUSH HAVE DISCUSSED AIDS, AFRICA AND OTHER ISSUES BEFORE.
64 4 okay APW_ENG_20051019.0682 Since 1999, Bono has been a persistent and often-successful lobbyist in the United States, ersuading Republicans and Democrats, presidents and lawmakers, to provide millions to help end the scourge of AIDS, eliminate poverty in Africa and forgive Third World debt.
64 4 okay APW_ENG_20051019.0682 SINCE 1999, BONO HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT AND OFTEN-SUCCESSFUL LOBBYIST IN THE UNITED STATES, ERSUADING REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS, PRESIDENTS AND LAWMAKERS, TO PROVIDE MILLIONS TO HELP END THE SCOURGE OF AIDS, ELIMINATE POVERTY IN AFRICA AND FORGIVE THIRD WORLD DEBT.
64 4 okay NYT_ENG_20051013.0321 Bono has worked not only with former President Bill Clinton but also with President Bush Prime Minister Tony Blair and other world leaders to increase aid to African nations and cancel more debt held by the poorest of them
64 4 okay NYT_ENG_20051013.0321 Bono has worked not only with former President Bill Clinton but also with President Bush, Prime Minister Tony Blair and other world leaders to increase aid to African nations and cancel more debt held by the poorest of them.
64 4 okay NYT_ENG_20051013.0321 Bono has worked not only with former President Bill Clinton but also with President Bush, Prime Minister Tony Blair and other world leaders to increase aid to African nations and cancel more debt held by the poorest of them. His stature as U2's front man has helped him win meetings with senior officials in the Clinton and Bush administrations to press for greater AIDS financing, among other issues.
64 4 okay NYT_ENG_20051020.0015 The White House said Bush and Bono discussed AIDS African debt relief and efforts to expand trade and prevent malaria
64 4 okay NYT_ENG_20051020.0015 The White House said Bush and Bono, discussed AIDS, African debt relief and efforts to expand trade and prevent malaria.
64 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060202.0083 The U2 lead singer has led a push for health-care aid and the cancellation of billions of dollars in debt owed by African nations causes he mentioned in Tuesday's remarks
64 5 okay AFP_ENG_20051019.0404 US President George W. Bush will welcome rock signer Bono of the group U2 for lunch at the White House on Wednesday, Bush spokesman Scott McClellan said. McClellan called the invitation a follow-up to their meeting at a July summit of wealthy industrialized nations plus Russia in Gleneagles, Scotland. "They had a very good discussion about some of our common priorities. Both share a deep commitment to combating AIDS, preventing malaria, and expanding trade to lift people out of poverty," said McClellan.
64 5 okay APW_ENG_20051019.0682 President and Irish rock star lunching at the White House 2005-10-19, WASHINGTON In town for a concert, U2 rock star Bono was invited to lunch with the president. White House president secretary Scott McClellan said the meeting at the executive residence would be a follow-up on talks Bono had with President George W. Bush in July at the G-8 summit in Scotland. "They had a very good discussion about some of our common priorities," McClellan said. "Both share a deep commitment to combating aids, preventing malaria and expanding trade to lift people out of poverty."
64 5 okay LTW_ENG_20060202.0139 Bush, who has worked closely with Bono to increase U.S. spending on development and fighting AIDS and malaria in Africa, followed with effusive praise for the singer. ``The thing about this good citizen of the world is he's used his position to get things done,'' the president said. ``You're an amazing guy, Bono. God bless you.'' Bush did not respond directly to the singer's 1 percent proposal, which would amount to roughly $27 billion on top of what is already spent on foreign aid. But he did say, ``Bono, the true strength of this country is not in our military might or in the size of our wallet, it is in the hearts and souls of the American people.''
64 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051020.0015 The White House said Bush and Bono discussed AIDS African debt relief and efforts to expand trade and prevent malaria
64 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051020.0015 The White House said Bush and Bono, discussed AIDS, African debt relief and efforts to expand trade and prevent malaria.
64 6 okay AFP_ENG_20051019.0404 US President George W. Bush will welcome rock signer Bono of the group U2 for lunch at the White House on Wednesday, Bush spokesman Scott McClellan said. McClellan called the invitation a follow-up to their meeting at a July summit of wealthy industrialized nations plus Russia in Gleneagles, Scotland. "They had a very good discussion about some of our common priorities. Both share a deep commitment to combating AIDS, preventing malaria, and expanding trade to lift people out of poverty," said McClellan.
64 6 okay AFP_ENG_20051019.0492 US President George W Bush sought rock singer Bono's views over lunch Wednesday on fighting AIDS and poverty but don't look for the Irish U2 frontman to join the US administration the White House said
64 6 okay AFP_ENG_20051019.0492 US President George W. Bush sought rock singer Bono's views over lunch Wednesday on fighting AIDS and poverty -- but don't look for the Irish U2 frontman to join the US administration, the White House said.
64 6 okay APW_ENG_20051019.0682 President and Irish rock star lunching at the White House 2005-10-19, WASHINGTON In town for a concert, U2 rock star Bono was invited to lunch with the president. White House president secretary Scott McClellan said the meeting at the executive residence would be a follow-up on talks Bono had with President George W. Bush in July at the G-8 summit in Scotland. "They had a very good discussion about some of our common priorities," McClellan said. "Both share a deep commitment to combating aids, preventing malaria and expanding trade to lift people out of poverty."
64 6 okay NYT_ENG_20051020.0015 The White House said Bush and Bono discussed AIDS African debt relief and efforts to expand trade and prevent malaria
64 6 okay NYT_ENG_20051020.0015 The White House said Bush and Bono, discussed AIDS, African debt relief and efforts to expand trade and prevent malaria.
64 7 vital APW_ENG_20051019.1208 Bono heaped praise on Bush for providing $15 billion (euro12.55 billion) to help fight AIDS in Africa, money that is helping pay for anti-retroviral drugs.
64 7 vital APW_ENG_20051019.1208 Bono heaped praise on Bush for providing 15 billion euro12.55 billion to help fight AIDS in Africa money that is helping pay for anti-retroviral drugs
64 7 vital APW_ENG_20051019.1208 BONO HEAPED PRAISE ON BUSH FOR PROVIDING $15 BILLION (EURO12.55 BILLION) TO HELP FIGHT AIDS IN AFRICA, MONEY THAT IS HELPING PAY FOR ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS.
64 8 okay APW_ENG_20050608.0006 In 2002 in a ceremony at the White House in which President Bush announced a 5 billion euro4.1 billion three-year foreign aid package Bono flashed the peace sign at the press corps
64 8 okay APW_ENG_20050608.0006 In 2002, in a ceremony at the White House in which President Bush announced a $5 billion (euro4.1 billion), three-year foreign aid package, Bono flashed the peace sign at the press corps.
64 8 okay APW_ENG_20050608.0006 IN 2002, IN A CEREMONY AT THE WHITE HOUSE IN WHICH PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCED A $5 BILLION (EURO4.1 BILLION), THREE-YEAR FOREIGN AID PACKAGE, BONO FLASHED THE PEACE SIGN AT THE PRESS CORPS.
64 8 okay APW_ENG_20050608.0006 Occasionally, however, the rock star persona breaks through. In 2002, in a ceremony at the White House in which President Bush announced a $5 billion (euro4.1 billion), three-year foreign aid package, Bono flashed the peace sign at the press corps. In a 2005 book titled, "Bono, in conversation with Michka Assayas," the singer recalled Bush's reaction.
64 8 okay APW_ENG_20050608.0006 Occasionally, however, the rock star persona breaks through. In 2002, in a ceremony at the White House in which President Bush announced a $5 billion (euro4.1 billion), three-year foreign aid package, Bono flashed the peace sign at the press corps. In a 2005 book titled, "Bono, in conversation with Michka Assayas," the singer recalled Bush's reaction. "The peace sign was pretty funny. He thought so too," Bono said. "Keeping his face straight, he whispered under his breath, `There goes a front page somewhere: Irish rock star with the Toxic Texan.'"
65 10 okay XIN_ENG_20041123.0137 More than 500 Chinese and Cuban businessmen attended the two day seminar hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade
65 10 okay XIN_ENG_20041123.0137 More than 500 Chinese and Cuban businessmen attended the two- day seminar, hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade.
65 11 okay XIN_ENG_20041122.0366 He said he was glad to see China's fast growth and the expansion of Cuba China cooperation
65 12 okay APW_ENG_20050425.1075 China has signed a number of large trade deals in recent months with the leftist governments of Brazil, Venezuela and Cuba.
65 13 okay XIN_ENG_20051205.0395 2005-12-05, HAVANA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) Twelve Chinese locomotives are currently on their way to Cuba, making China the firs Asian country to export equipment of this kind to improve Cuba's rail service, the official daily Granma said on Monday."The 12 locomotives bound for Cuba are the first that China has exported to Latin America and the Caribbean, making this trade operation another symbol of growing links between China and Cuba," Alberto Blanco, a Cuban diplomat in China, was quoted as saying. China also sold Cuba 1,000 buses this year, 200 of which are already in use to ease the country's passenger and cargo transport strains. China was Cuba's fourth largest trading partner in 2004, and became the second largest at the end of September 2005, according to the Cuban foreign trade ministry. Trade volume between China and Cuba totaled 259 million US dollars in 2004. In the first nine months of this year, it had surpassed 550 million dollars.
65 13 okay XIN_ENG_20051205.0395 China was Cuba's fourth largest trading partner in 2004, and became the second largest at the end of September 2005, according to the Cuban foreign trade ministry.
65 14 okay APW_ENG_20050318.0878 The average Cuban government worker earns 300 pesos a month, or the equivalent of about US$11 (euro8.2).
65 14 okay APW_ENG_20050318.0878 The average Cuban government worker earns 300 pesos a month or the equivalent of about US$11 euro8.2 With the revaluation the average salary will be worth slightly more just US 12 euro9
65 1 okay AFP_ENG_20041123.0096 HONG KONG Nov 23 AFP AFP Asia-Pacific summary for Tuesday Afghanistan-UN-hostages KABUL Three United Nations hostages were freed after almost four weeks in captivity in Afghanistan and the government insisted it made no deal for their release India-Pakistan NEW DELHI Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz struck a conciliatory note before his scheduled arrival in India to discuss the disputed Himalayan state of Kashmir with the government and separatists India-US-attacks NEW DELHI The United States embassy closed its consular section and the American Center in India's financial capital of Bombay for a day following threats of terrorist attacks Cuba-China HAVANA Presidents Fidel Castro of Cuba and Hu Jintao of China signed 16 economic cooperation agreements including a lucrative investment in Cuban nickel production only hours after the third visit by a Chinese leader began here APEC-Japan-Chile-China-Russia SANTIAGO Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has wound up his four-day trip to Chile failing to bridge the gap with China over their war history or make progress in a territorial dispute with Russia Health-China-cost BEIJING More than one third of Chinese people who fall ill do not see the doctor because they cannot afford medical treatment state media reported citing a government study SKorea-Iraq-military SEOUL The South Korean government agreed to extend the deployment of thousands of its troops in Iraq by one year until the end of 2005 officials said
65 1 okay APW_ENG_20041123.0056 Chinese President Hu Jintao ended his first day of a state visit to Cuba by witnessing a marathon signing of 16 agreements with the Cuban government, including deals to buy nickel, build a nickel production plant and launch exploration projects for the mineral.
65 1 okay APW_ENG_20041123.0056 Chinese President Hu Jintao ended his first day of a state visit to Cuba by witnessing a marathon signing of 16 agreements with the Cuban government, including deals to buy nickel, build a nickel production plant and launch exploration projects for the mineral. Hu and Cuban President Fidel Castro looked on as several ministers and business executives from both countries signed the different accords, which also included a 10-year extension to pay back loans given to Cuba in the early 1990s. Hu was to spend two days in Havana. After arriving Monday, he met with Castro for several hours before the agreements were signed. Under the nickel accords, starting next year Cuba will provide 4,000 metric tons (4,400 US tons) of a nickel derivative annually to China, adding to a total 20,000 metric tons (22,000 US tons) by 2009. ... The agreements also call for the creation of joint ventures to handle the construction of a new nickel plant in Moa, a mineral-rich region in the eastern province of Holguin, as well as nickel exploration projects in unnamed parts of the island. ... The business ventures will be 51 percent Cuban and 49 percent Chinese, and involve China's Grupo MINMETALS as well as Cuban nickel businesses. As for the loan extension, Cuba will have another 10 years to pay off four different interest-free loans received from China between 1990 and 1994 during hard economic times known in Cuba as "the special period." China will also donate US$6 million (euro4.6 million) to Cuban hospitals and health clinics, as well as cloth for school uniforms worth about another US$6 million (euro4.6 million). The country also agreed to finance 1 million televisions for Cuba.
65 2 okay APW_ENG_20041123.0056 Chinese President Hu Jintao ended his first day of a state visit to Cuba by witnessing a marathon signing of 16 agreements with the Cuban government, including deals to buy nickel, build a nickel production plant and launch exploration projects for the mineral. Hu and Cuban President Fidel Castro looked on as several ministers and business executives from both countries signed the different accords, which also included a 10-year extension to pay back loans given to Cuba in the early 1990s. Hu was to spend two days in Havana. After arriving Monday, he met with Castro for several hours before the agreements were signed. Under the nickel accords, starting next year Cuba will provide 4,000 metric tons (4,400 US tons) of a nickel derivative annually to China, adding to a total 20,000 metric tons (22,000 US tons) by 2009. ... The agreements also call for the creation of joint ventures to handle the construction of a new nickel plant in Moa, a mineral-rich region in the eastern province of Holguin, as well as nickel exploration projects in unnamed parts of the island. ... The business ventures will be 51 percent Cuban and 49 percent Chinese, and involve China's Grupo MINMETALS as well as Cuban nickel businesses. As for the loan extension, Cuba will have another 10 years to pay off four different interest-free loans received from China between 1990 and 1994 during hard economic times known in Cuba as "the special period." China will also donate US$6 million (euro4.6 million) to Cuban hospitals and health clinics, as well as cloth for school uniforms worth about another US$6 million (euro4.6 million). The country also agreed to finance 1 million televisions for Cuba.
65 2 okay APW_ENG_20041124.0033 The business ventures will be 51 percent Cuban and 49 percent Chinese, and involve China's Grupo MINMETALS as well as Cuban nickel businesses. As for the loan extension, Cuba will have another 10 years to pay off four interest-free loans received from China between 1990 and 1994 during Cuba's severe post-Soviet economic crisis. China will also donate US$6 million (euro4.6 million) to Cuban hospitals and health clinics, as well as cloth for school uniforms worth about another US$6 million (euro4.6 million). The country also agreed to finance 1 million televisions for Cuba. There were also cooperation agreements in the fields of biotechnology, telecommunications and meteorology, as well as plans to teach Chinese to Cuban students.
65 3 okay AFP_ENG_20041122.0481 "China today is an important partner for Cuba and represents almost 10 percent of our island's foreign trade," Cuba's Government Minister Ricardo Cabrisas said in his opening address at the First Sino-Cuban Investment and Trade Forum held at a Havana hotel.
65 3 okay AFP_ENG_20041122.0647 "China today is an important partner for Cuba and represents almost 10 percent of our island's foreign trade," Cuba's Government Minister Ricardo Cabrisas said in his opening address at the First Sino-Cuban Investment and Trade Forum, held at a Havana hotel. He said bilateral trade between January and October reached 600 million dollars.
65 3 okay AFP_ENG_20041123.0039 "China today is an important partner for Cuba and represents almost 10 percent of our island's foreign trade," Cuba's Government Minister Ricardo Cabrisas said in his opening address at the First Sino-Cuban Investment and Trade Forum, held at a Havana hotel.
65 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050418.0295 China will strictly implement the consensus reached by Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro during Hu's visit to Cuba last November and further promote Sino-Cuban relations to a new high, Zeng said, noting that the CPC will further enhance exchanges and cooperation with Cuban Communist Party as well.
65 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050418.0303 At a meeting Monday with Raul Castro Ruz second secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Chinese president Hu Jintao said the Communist Party of China CPC and the Chinese government very much value their traditional friendship with Cuba and hope to push bilateral ties to a new high
65 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050418.0303 At a meeting Monday with Raul Castro Ruz, second secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Chinese president Hu Jintao said the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government very much value their traditional friendship with Cuba and hope to push bilateral ties to a new high.
65 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050418.0303 Chinese President wishes to thrust Sino-Cuban friendly cooperative ties to ne high
65 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050418.0303 Chinese President wishes to thrust Sino - Cuban friendly , cooperative ties to new high BEIJING , ( Xinhua ) At a meeting with Raul Castro Ruz , second secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba , Chinese president Hu Jintao said the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) and the Chinese government very much value their traditional friendship with Cuba and hope to push bilateral ties to a new high .
65 5 okay XIN_ENG_20050418.0303 Hu said that Sino-Cuban relations have endured the tests of time and history in the 45 years since the two nations forged a diplomatic relationship, noting that the two countries have inherited a tradition of friendship in the new century and scored new progress in bilateral ties in a strategic manner.
65 5 okay XIN_ENG_20050928.0014 Chinese , Cuban leaders exchange congratulatory messages over 45th anniversary of ties BEIJING , ( Xinhua ) Top Chinese leaders exchanged congratulatory messages with Cuban leader Fidel Castro to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of Sino - Cuban diplomatic ties .
65 5 okay XIN_ENG_20050928.0014 Over the past 45 years Cuba and China have forged a relationship of unity and friendship said Castro in his message to the Chinese leaders
65 5 okay XIN_ENG_20051027.0146 Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi met with Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, a special envoy for Cuban leader Fidel Castro here Thursday, pledging that China will continue to promote Sino-Cuban ties. This year is the 45th forging anniversary of Sino-Cuban diplomatic ties, and the 45-year history is evident for the solid foundation and bright future of the long-term, bilateral and friendly relations, Wu said, noting that China will make joint efforts with the Cuban side to continuously push forward the ties.
65 5 okay XIN_ENG_20051221.0330 He said this year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Cuba noting that China is determined to implement the consensus reached between leaders of the two countries aiming to further develop the friendly and cooperative relationship of mutual benefit
65 6 okay APW_ENG_20041027.0005 AIMED AT UNDERMINING CASTRO'S GOVERNMENT, THE SANCTIONS PROHIBIT MOST TRADE AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND BAR MOST AMERICANS FROM TRAVELING HERE.
65 7 okay XIN_ENG_20041123.0137 "The Chinese Government and people are ready to work hard with the Cuban Government and people for a better tomorrow," Hu said while addressing the seminar.
65 7 okay XIN_ENG_20041123.0137 The Chinese Government and people are ready to work hard with the Cuban Government and people for a better tomorrow, Hu said while addressing the seminar.
66 1 vital XIN_ENG_20041018.0220 The volume of trade between the two countries has reached 100 million dollars and the Iranian investments in Syria totaled 500 million the daily said
66 1 vital XIN_ENG_20041018.0220 The volume of trade between the two countries has reached 100 million dollars and the Iranian investments in Syria totaled 500 million, the daily said.
66 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050215.0253 Syria and Iran planned to set up a free trade zone to further develop bilateral ties, the Syrian prime minister said Tuesday. ... Iran has donated 1 million tons of oil per year to Syria. Trade between the two countries developed steadily. In 2004, the volume of economic cooperations reached 700 million US dollars.
66 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060120.0170 The two countries also witnessed gradually improved economic cooperation and bilateral trade volume reached 210 million U.S. dollars in 2005, according to Syria's official al-Thawra newspaper.
66 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060219.0192 2006-02-19, DAMASCUS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) The Syrian-Iranian Joint Economic Commission started deliberations here Sunday and the two sides expressed intention to enhance cooperation in all fields, the official SANA news agency reported.Saeedi-kia underscored the significance to enhance this cooperation between the two friendly countries, noting that bilateral economic cooperation have made a remarkable progress in the past few years. Iranian businessmen are now involved in various projects in Syria, such as the construction of bridges and roads, expansion of ports and power plants and development of petrochemical industry, said Saeedi-kia. Bilateral trade volume reached 210 million U.S. dollars in 2005, according to Syria's official al-Thawra newspaper.
66 2 okay XIN_ENG_20050215.0253 2005-02-15, DAMASCUS, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) Syria and Iran planned to set up a free trade zone to further develop bilateral ties, the Syrian prime minister said Tuesday.The Syrian-Iranian Higher Committee was set up in May 2003 to gradually realize free trade between the two countries. Syria and Iran have long maintained strategic relations. During the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, Syria pursued a pro-Iran policy. Since 1982, Iran has donated 1 million tons of oil per year to Syria. Trade between the two countries developed steadily. In 2004, the volume of economic cooperations reached 700 million US dollars.
66 2 okay XIN_ENG_20050215.0253 Syria and Iran planned to set up a free trade zone to further develop bilateral ties, the Syrian prime minister said Tuesday.
66 2 okay XIN_ENG_20050215.0253 Syria and Iran planned to set up a free trade zone to further develop bilateral ties, the Syrian prime minister said Tuesday. ... Iran has donated 1 million tons of oil per year to Syria. Trade between the two countries developed steadily. In 2004, the volume of economic cooperations reached 700 million US dollars.
66 2 okay XIN_ENG_20050215.0253 Syria, Iran plan to establish free trade zone   DAMASCUS, Feb. 15 (Xinhua)    Syria and Iran planned to set up a free trade zone to further develop bilateral ties, the Syrian prime minister said Tuesday.
66 2 okay XIN_ENG_20050215.0253 The Syrian-Iranian Higher Committee was set up in May 2003 to gradually realize free trade between the two countries.
66 2 okay XIN_ENG_20050913.0042 Iranian Ambassador to Syria Mohammad Reza Baqeri was quoted as saying in the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday that the completion of a free trade agreement between the two countries had been in the final stage
66 2 okay XIN_ENG_20050913.0042 Iran will sign a free trade pact with Syria to boost bilateral trade exchanges, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
66 3 okay APW_ENG_20060223.1437 Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-Otari said at a joint press conference with visiting Iranian Vice-President Parziv Davoudi that the agreements included one for favored trade between the two countries and another for establishing gas oil railroad and electrical links between Syria and Iran through neighboring Iraq
66 3 okay APW_ENG_20060223.1437 Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-Otari said at a joint press conference with visiting Iranian Vice-President Parziv Davoudi that the agreements included one for favored trade between the two countries, and another for establishing gas, oil, railroad and electrical links between Syria and Iran through neighboring Iraq.
66 3 okay LTW_ENG_20060320.0072 Iran and Syria signed preferential trade agreements and announced plans to lay an oil pipeline between the two countries, although a key section would have to pass through Iraq.
66 3 okay XIN_ENG_20060224.0264 The two sides signed preferential trade agreements and several accords on finance, industry, power, textile, oil, environment and culture, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Ottri announced on Thursday at a joint press conference with Davoudi at the end of meetings of the Syrian-Iranian Higher Joint Committee, which started on Wednesday.
66 3 okay XIN_ENG_20060224.0264 The two sides signed preferential trade agreements and several accords on finance, industry, power, textile, oil, environment and culture, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Ottri announced on Thursday at a joint press conference with Davoudi at the end of meetings of the Syrian-Iranian Higher Joint Committee, which started on Wednesday. Bilateral trade volume, with investment and industrial projects included, reached 210 million U.S. dollars in 2005, according to Syria's official al-Thawra newspaper. Bilateral economic cooperation has been valued at some 750 million dollars, including exports of technical and engineering services as well as implemented or underway industrial projects taken by Iranian firms in Syria, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency.
66 3 okay XIN_ENG_20060307.0164 During a three-day visit by Iranian First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi to Syria in late February, the two sides signed preferential trade agreements and several accords on finance, industry, power, textile, oil, environment and culture.
66 4 okay APW_ENG_20060223.1437 After consolidating political ties, regional allies Syria and Iran moved Thursday to strengthen economic ties by signing a host of cooperation agreements in the fields of economy, trade, oil, agriculture and others.
66 4 okay APW_ENG_20060223.1437 Allies Iran and Syria sign sweeping economic, trade cooperation agreements in Damascus   DAMASCUS, Syria    After consolidating political ties, regional allies Syria and Iran moved Thursday to strengthen economic ties by signing a host of cooperation agreements in the fields of economy, trade, oil, agriculture and others.
66 4 okay APW_ENG_20060223.1437 Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-Otari said at a joint press conference with visiting Iranian Vice-President Parziv Davoudi that the agreements included one for favored trade between the two countries and another for establishing gas oil railroad and electrical links between Syria and Iran through neighboring Iraq
66 4 okay APW_ENG_20060223.1437 Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-Otari said at a joint press conference with visiting Iranian Vice-President Parziv Davoudi that the agreements included one for favored trade between the two countries, and another for establishing gas, oil, railroad and electrical links between Syria and Iran through neighboring Iraq.
66 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060120.0260 DAMASCUS Syria and Iran have agreed to launch joint projects in oil and land and air transport the official Syria Times newspaper reported on Friday
66 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060224.0264 The two sides signed preferential trade agreements and several accords on finance, industry, power, textile, oil, environment and culture, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Ottri announced on Thursday at a joint press conference with Davoudi at the end of meetings of the Syrian-Iranian Higher Joint Committee, which started on Wednesday.
66 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060224.0264 The two sides signed preferential trade agreements and several accords on finance, industry, power, textile, oil, environment and culture, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Ottri announced on Thursday at a joint press conference with Davoudi at the end of meetings of the Syrian-Iranian Higher Joint Committee, which started on Wednesday. Bilateral trade volume, with investment and industrial projects included, reached 210 million U.S. dollars in 2005, according to Syria's official al-Thawra newspaper. Bilateral economic cooperation has been valued at some 750 million dollars, including exports of technical and engineering services as well as implemented or underway industrial projects taken by Iranian firms in Syria, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency.
66 4 okay XIN_ENG_20060307.0164 During a three-day visit by Iranian First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi to Syria in late February, the two sides signed preferential trade agreements and several accords on finance, industry, power, textile, oil, environment and culture.
66 5 okay XIN_ENG_20060219.0192 2006-02-19, DAMASCUS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) The Syrian-Iranian Joint Economic Commission started deliberations here Sunday and the two sides expressed intention to enhance cooperation in all fields, the official SANA news agency reported.Saeedi-kia underscored the significance to enhance this cooperation between the two friendly countries, noting that bilateral economic cooperation have made a remarkable progress in the past few years. Iranian businessmen are now involved in various projects in Syria, such as the construction of bridges and roads, expansion of ports and power plants and development of petrochemical industry, said Saeedi-kia. Bilateral trade volume reached 210 million U.S. dollars in 2005, according to Syria's official al-Thawra newspaper.
66 5 okay XIN_ENG_20060219.0192 The Syrian-Iranian Joint Economic Commission started deliberations here Sunday and the two sides expressed intention to enhance cooperation in all fields, the official SANA news agency reported.
66 6 okay LTW_ENG_20060310.0110 Iran and Syria signed preferential trade agreements and announced plans to lay an oil pipeline between the two countries, although a key section would have to pass through turbulent Iraq.
66 6 okay XIN_ENG_20050215.0253 Since 1982, Iran has donated 1 million tons of oil per year to Syria.
66 6 okay XIN_ENG_20050215.0253 Syria and Iran planned to set up a free trade zone to further develop bilateral ties, the Syrian prime minister said Tuesday. ... Iran has donated 1 million tons of oil per year to Syria. Trade between the two countries developed steadily. In 2004, the volume of economic cooperations reached 700 million US dollars.
66 6 okay XIN_ENG_20060307.0164 2006-03-07, DAMASCUS, March 7 (Xinhua) Syria and Iran are seeking to establish an Iranian strategic oil pipeline across Iraq, the official al-Thawra newspaper said Tuesday.
66 6 okay XIN_ENG_20060307.0164 The oil pipeline project comes amid Syria and Iran are boosting bilateral economic ties recently marked by high-level officials visits between the two countries
66 6 okay XIN_ENG_20060307.0164 The oil pipeline project comes amid Syria and Iran are boosting bilateral economic ties recently, marked by high-level officials visits between the two countries.
66 7 okay APW_ENG_20050807.0731 During the past 10 years, Iranian companies have invested more than US$700 million in Syria in sectors such as power generation, automobiles, cement and agriculture, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
66 7 okay XIN_ENG_20041018.0220 The volume of trade between the two countries has reached 100 million dollars and the Iranian investments in Syria totaled 500 million, the daily said.
66 7 okay XIN_ENG_20060219.0192 2006-02-19, DAMASCUS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) The Syrian-Iranian Joint Economic Commission started deliberations here Sunday and the two sides expressed intention to enhance cooperation in all fields, the official SANA news agency reported.Saeedi-kia underscored the significance to enhance this cooperation between the two friendly countries, noting that bilateral economic cooperation have made a remarkable progress in the past few years. Iranian businessmen are now involved in various projects in Syria, such as the construction of bridges and roads, expansion of ports and power plants and development of petrochemical industry, said Saeedi-kia. Bilateral trade volume reached 210 million U.S. dollars in 2005, according to Syria's official al-Thawra newspaper.
66 7 okay XIN_ENG_20060224.0264 Bilateral economic cooperation has been valued at some 750 million dollars, including exports of technical and engineering services as well as implemented or underway industrial projects taken by Iranian firms in Syria, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency.
66 7 okay XIN_ENG_20060224.0264 The two sides signed preferential trade agreements and several accords on finance, industry, power, textile, oil, environment and culture, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Ottri announced on Thursday at a joint press conference with Davoudi at the end of meetings of the Syrian-Iranian Higher Joint Committee, which started on Wednesday. Bilateral trade volume, with investment and industrial projects included, reached 210 million U.S. dollars in 2005, according to Syria's official al-Thawra newspaper. Bilateral economic cooperation has been valued at some 750 million dollars, including exports of technical and engineering services as well as implemented or underway industrial projects taken by Iranian firms in Syria, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency.
66 8 okay XIN_ENG_20050215.0253 2005-02-15, DAMASCUS, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) Syria and Iran planned to set up a free trade zone to further develop bilateral ties, the Syrian prime minister said Tuesday.The Syrian-Iranian Higher Committee was set up in May 2003 to gradually realize free trade between the two countries. Syria and Iran have long maintained strategic relations. During the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, Syria pursued a pro-Iran policy. Since 1982, Iran has donated 1 million tons of oil per year to Syria. Trade between the two countries developed steadily. In 2004, the volume of economic cooperations reached 700 million US dollars.
66 8 okay XIN_ENG_20050215.0253 Commenting on his upcoming visit to Iran from Wednesday Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri said he would attend a Syrian Iranian Higher Committee meeting to boost cooperation between the two countries
66 8 okay XIN_ENG_20050215.0253 The Syrian-Iranian Higher Committee was set up in May 2003 to gradually realize free trade between the two countries.
66 8 okay XIN_ENG_20060224.0264 The two sides signed preferential trade agreements and several accords on finance, industry, power, textile, oil, environment and culture, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Ottri announced on Thursday at a joint press conference with Davoudi at the end of meetings of the Syrian-Iranian Higher Joint Committee, which started on Wednesday.
66 8 okay XIN_ENG_20060224.0264 The two sides signed preferential trade agreements and several accords on finance, industry, power, textile, oil, environment and culture, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Ottri announced on Thursday at a joint press conference with Davoudi at the end of meetings of the Syrian-Iranian Higher Joint Committee, which started on Wednesday. Bilateral trade volume, with investment and industrial projects included, reached 210 million U.S. dollars in 2005, according to Syria's official al-Thawra newspaper. Bilateral economic cooperation has been valued at some 750 million dollars, including exports of technical and engineering services as well as implemented or underway industrial projects taken by Iranian firms in Syria, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency.
67 1 okay NYT_ENG_20050123.0125 Julliard the prestigious Manhattan conservatory renowned for minting musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman
67 1 okay NYT_ENG_20050123.0125 That is the day when Juilliard the prestigious Manhattan conservatory renowned for minting musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman holds classes for its pre-college division
67 1 okay NYT_ENG_20050123.0125 That is the day when Juilliard, the prestigious Manhattan conservatory renowned for minting musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman holds classes for its pre-college division.
67 1 okay NYT_ENG_20050123.0125 THAT IS THE DAY WHEN JUILLIARD, THE PRESTIGIOUS MANHATTAN CONSERVATORY RENOWNED FOR MINTING MUSICIANS SUCH AS YO-YO MA AND ITZHAK PERLMAN HOLDS CLASSES FOR ITS PRE-COLLEGE DIVISION.
67 1 okay NYT_ENG_20050123.0125 That is the day when Juilliard, the prestigious Manhattan conservatory renowned for minting musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman holds classes for its pre-college division. The program accepts only accomplished young musicians.
67 1 okay NYT_ENG_20051216.0159 Percussion and Japanese flutes flutter in many of the most sensitive, near-ambient moments here, with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman outlining strong character themes.
67 2 okay NYT_ENG_20051216.0159 Percussion and Japanese flutes flutter in many of the most sensitive, near-ambient moments here, with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman outlining strong character themes.
67 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060201.0491 He has won more Grammys than Michael Jackson or Bruce Springsteen and on Wednesday he will be up for his 15th which would place him with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman
67 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060201.0491 He has won more Grammys than Michael Jackson or Bruce Springsteen, and on Wednesday he will be up for his 15th, which would place him with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman.
67 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060209.0015 Both hold record for most grammy wards: And the polka king, Jimmy Sturr, claimed his 15th Grammy, this time for "Shake, Rattle and Polka!" (Rounder). The victory pulled him into a tie for Grammys won with the decidedly better-known Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman.
67 3 okay APW_ENG_20051209.0073 But beyond the rich fabrics, elaborate set design and romantic John Williams score _ with cello solos from Yo-Yo Ma and violin solos from Itzhak Perlman _ there's little depth.
67 3 okay APW_ENG_20051223.0051 And when Williams needed someone to perform the sumptuous music for the movie Ma who has worked with Williams on previous film scores was one of the first on board along with friend Itzhak Perlman
67 3 okay APW_ENG_20051223.0051 And when Williams needed someone to perform the sumptuous music for the movie, Ma, who has worked with Williams on previous film scores, was one of the first on board, along with friend Itzhak Perlman.
67 3 okay APW_ENG_20051223.0051 AND WHEN WILLIAMS NEEDED SOMEONE TO PERFORM THE SUMPTUOUS MUSIC FOR THE MOVIE, MA, WHO HAS WORKED WITH WILLIAMS ON PREVIOUS FILM SCORES, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ON BOARD, ALONG WITH FRIEND ITZHAK PERLMAN.
67 3 okay APW_ENG_20051223.0051 Williams' vision came true when the best-selling novel about the geisha culture in Japan was made into a film. And when Williams needed someone to perform the sumptuous music for the movie, Ma, who has worked with Williams on previous film scores, was one of the first on board, along with friend Itzhak Perlman.
67 3 okay APW_ENG_20051223.0051 Yo-Yo Ma reunites with John Williams and Itzhak Perlman for 'Geisha' score
67 3 okay APW_ENG_20051223.0051 Yo-Yo Ma reunites with John Williams and Itzhak Perlman for Geisha score
67 3 okay APW_ENG_20051223.0051 Yo - Yo Ma reunites with John Williams and Itzhak Perlman for ' Geisha ' score NEW YORK
67 3 okay APW_ENG_20051223.0051 Yo - Yo Ma reunites with John Williams and Itzhak Perlman for ' Geisha ' score NEW YORK ago , Yo - Yo Ma got a book in the mail from Oscar - winning composer John Williams .
67 3 okay APW_ENG_20051223.0051 Yo-Yo Ma reunites with John Williams and Itzhak Perlman for 'Geisha' score   NEW YORK    Several years ago, Yo-Yo Ma got a book in the mail from Oscar-winning composer John Williams.
67 3 okay NYT_ENG_20051209.0026 Directed by Rob Marshall; written by Robin Swicord, based on the novel by Arthur Golden; director of photography, Dione Beebe; edited by Pietro Scalia; music by John Williams, with cello solos by Yo-Yo Ma and violin solos by Itzhak Perlman; production designer, John Myhre; produced by Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick and Steven Spielberg; released by Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment.
67 3 okay NYT_ENG_20051216.0159 "MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA" (Sony) 3 stars John Williams' inventive Golden Globe-nominated score for the story of a Japanese girl sold into servitude contains stark, effective melodies that perfectly mirror the film's somber state of mind. Percussion and Japanese flutes flutter in many of the most sensitive, near-ambient moments here, with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman outlining strong character themes.
67 3 okay NYT_ENG_20051216.0159 Percussion and Japanese flutes flutter in many of the most sensitive, near-ambient moments here, with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman outlining strong character themes.
67 4 okay APW_ENG_20041208.0057 Stern was and credited with discovering Itzhak Perlman , Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Yo - Yo Ma .
67 4 okay APW_ENG_20041208.0057 Stern, who died in 2001, was among the most recorded classical musicians in history and was credited with discovering Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman and the cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
67 4 okay APW_ENG_20041208.0057 Stern , who died , was among the most recorded classical musicians in history and was credited with discovering Itzhak Perlman , Pinchas Zukerman and the cellist Yo - Yo Ma .
67 4 okay APW_ENG_20050505.0564 Stern was among the most recorded classical musicians in history and played a major role in cultivating the careers of such musicians as Itzhak Perlman Pinchas Zukerman and Yo-Yo Ma
67 4 okay APW_ENG_20050505.0564 Stern was among the most recorded classical musicians in history, and played a major role in cultivating the careers of such musicians as Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman and Yo-Yo Ma.
67 4 okay APW_ENG_20050505.0564 STERN WAS AMONG THE MOST RECORDED CLASSICAL MUSICIANS IN HISTORY, AND PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN CULTIVATING THE CAREERS OF SUCH MUSICIANS AS ITZHAK PERLMAN, PINCHAS ZUKERMAN AND YO-YO MA.
67 5 okay APW_ENG_20060315.0058 Besides clips of performances by Ma, "Thirty Years of Live from Lincoln Center" will feature the likes of Itzhak Perlman,
67 5 okay APW_ENG_20060315.0058 Besides clips of performances by Pavarotti, Ma and Marsalis, "Thirty Years of Live from Lincoln Center" will feature the likes of Itzhak Perlman, Beverly Sills, Marilyn Horne, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein and the New York City Ballet.
67 5 okay APW_ENG_20060315.0058 Besides clips of performances by Pavarotti, Ma and Marsalis, Thirty Years of Live from Lincoln Center will feature the likes of Itzhak Perlman, Beverly Sills, Marilyn Horne, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein and the New York City Ballet.
67 5 okay APW_ENG_20060315.0058 BESIDES CLIPS OF PERFORMANCES BY PAVAROTTI, MA AND MARSALIS, "THIRTY YEARS OF LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER" WILL FEATURE THE LIKES OF ITZHAK PERLMAN, BEVERLY SILLS, MARILYN HORNE, STEPHEN SONDHEIM, LEONARD BERNSTEIN AND THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET.
67 5 okay APW_ENG_20060315.0058 Besides clips of performances by Pavarotti Ma and Marsalis Thirty Years of Live from Lincoln Center will feature the likes of Itzhak Perlman Beverly Sills Marilyn Horne Stephen Sondheim Leonard Bernstein and the New York City Ballet On the Net
67 6 okay NYT_ENG_20050302.0136 The center will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Symphony Orchestra with an opening night-gala on Sept. 24, featuring the pianist Emanuel Ax, the violinist Itzhak Perlman and the cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
67 6 okay NYT_ENG_20050302.0136 THE CENTER WILL CELEBRATE THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITH AN OPENING NIGHT-GALA ON SEPT. 24, FEATURING THE PIANIST EMANUEL AX, THE VIOLINIST ITZHAK PERLMAN AND THE CELLIST YO-YO MA.
67 6 okay NYT_ENG_20050302.0136 The center will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Symphony Orchestra with an opening night-gala on Sept 24 featuring the pianist Emanuel Ax the violinist Itzhak Perlman and the cellist Yo-Yo Ma JOHN FILES
67 6 okay NYT_ENG_20050302.0136 The Kennedy Center in Washington The center will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Symphony Orchestra with an opening night-gala on Sept. 24, featuring the pianist Emanuel Ax, the violinist Itzhak Perlman and the cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
67 7 vital APW_ENG_20041208.0057 Stern was and credited with discovering Itzhak Perlman , Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Yo - Yo Ma .
67 7 vital APW_ENG_20041208.0057 Stern , who died , was among the most recorded classical musicians in history and was credited with discovering Itzhak Perlman , Pinchas Zukerman and the cellist Yo - Yo Ma .
67 7 vital APW_ENG_20050505.0564 Stern was among the most recorded classical musicians in history and played a major role in cultivating the careers of such musicians as Itzhak Perlman Pinchas Zukerman and Yo-Yo Ma
67 7 vital APW_ENG_20050505.0564 Stern was among the most recorded classical musicians in history, and played a major role in cultivating the careers of such musicians as Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman and Yo-Yo Ma.
67 7 vital APW_ENG_20051209.0073 But beyond the rich fabrics, elaborate set design and romantic John Williams score _ with cello solos from Yo-Yo Ma and violin solos from Itzhak Perlman _ there's little depth.
67 7 vital APW_ENG_20051223.0051 And when Williams needed someone to perform the sumptuous music for the movie Ma who has worked with Williams on previous film scores was one of the first on board along with friend Itzhak Perlman
67 7 vital APW_ENG_20051223.0051 And when Williams needed someone to perform the sumptuous music for the movie, Ma, who has worked with Williams on previous film scores, was one of the first on board, along with friend Itzhak Perlman.
67 7 vital APW_ENG_20051223.0051 AND WHEN WILLIAMS NEEDED SOMEONE TO PERFORM THE SUMPTUOUS MUSIC FOR THE MOVIE, MA, WHO HAS WORKED WITH WILLIAMS ON PREVIOUS FILM SCORES, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ON BOARD, ALONG WITH FRIEND ITZHAK PERLMAN.
67 7 vital APW_ENG_20051223.0051 Williams' vision came true when the best-selling novel about the geisha culture in Japan was made into a film. And when Williams needed someone to perform the sumptuous music for the movie, Ma, who has worked with Williams on previous film scores, was one of the first on board, along with friend Itzhak Perlman.
67 7 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0058 Besides clips of performances by Pavarotti Ma and Marsalis Thirty Years of Live from Lincoln Center will feature the likes of Itzhak Perlman Beverly Sills Marilyn Horne Stephen Sondheim Leonard Bernstein and the New York City Ballet On the Net
67 7 vital NYT_ENG_20050123.0125 Julliard the prestigious Manhattan conservatory renowned for minting musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman
67 7 vital NYT_ENG_20050123.0125 That is the day when Juilliard, the prestigious Manhattan conservatory renowned for minting musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman holds classes for its pre-college division.
67 7 vital NYT_ENG_20050302.0136 The Kennedy Center in Washington The center will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Symphony Orchestra with an opening night-gala on Sept. 24, featuring the pianist Emanuel Ax, the violinist Itzhak Perlman and the cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
68 10 okay NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 DARWARS takes its name from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon agency that funds unusual technologies that might have military value. Much of BBN's early Internet research was funded by the agency, and BBN has long been a major recipient of the agency's dollars. The Pentagon agency invested $1.5 million in the game project, which has so far produced DARWARS Ambush!, a combat simulation game for training up to 24 soldiers at a time in military convoy operations. The BBN team that produced Ambush! is also working on a version to teach the skills needed in foot patrols.
68 10 okay NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 The BBN team that produced Ambush! is also working on a version to teach the skills needed in foot patrols.
68 1 okay AFP_ENG_20041117.0337 "While the system isn't yet ready for deployment, Cambridge-based BBN Technologies produces a sniper detector called Boomerang that already is deployed in Iraq. "
68 1 okay APW_ENG_20050705.0002 Designed quickly in late 2003 and early 2004 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and BBN Technologies Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a detector known as "Boomerang" can be mounted on the back of a moving vehicle to locate hostile gunfire.
68 1 okay APW_ENG_20050705.0002 Designed quickly in late 2003 and early 2004 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and BBN Technologies Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a detector known as Boomerang can be mounted on the back of a moving vehicle to locate hostile gunfire.
68 1 okay APW_ENG_20050705.0002 Some U.S. troops in Iraq already have a similar system that works differently. Designed quickly in late 2003 and early 2004 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and BBN Technologies Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a detector known as "Boomerang" can be mounted on the back of a moving vehicle to locate hostile gunfire.
68 1 okay APW_ENG_20051029.0021 Cambridge, Massachusetts-based BBN Technologies makes one of the leading acoustic devices. Its system detects enemy gunfire with an array of microphones and is known as Boomerang. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, it was deployed in Iraq last year.
68 1 okay NYT_ENG_20050506.0209 BBN's boomerang, for example, uses acoustic technology to solve a life-or-death problem for troops: spotting enemy fire.
68 1 okay NYT_ENG_20050506.0209 One company BBN Technologies in Cambridge has already succeeded in producing the pinwheel-shaped sensor also known as the boomerang which can hear the whizzing of an enemy bullet and determine which direction it is coming from
68 2 vital APW_ENG_20050705.0002 Designed quickly in late 2003 and early 2004 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and BBN Technologies Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a detector known as "Boomerang" can be mounted on the back of a moving vehicle to locate hostile gunfire.
68 2 vital APW_ENG_20050705.0002 Designed quickly in late 2003 and early 2004 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and BBN Technologies Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a detector known as Boomerang can be mounted on the back of a moving vehicle to locate hostile gunfire.
68 2 vital APW_ENG_20050705.0002 Some U.S. troops in Iraq already have a similar system that works differently. Designed quickly in late 2003 and early 2004 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and BBN Technologies Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a detector known as "Boomerang" can be mounted on the back of a moving vehicle to locate hostile gunfire.
68 3 vital AFP_ENG_20041102.0337 "Perhaps best known has been Blinkx Inc., an information-management startup that gets its speech-to-text software from Autonomy Corp.   Now comes BBN Technologies Inc., a defense contractor that developed elements of the Internet. "
68 3 vital NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 Much of BBN's early Internet research was funded by the agency
68 3 vital NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 Much of BBN's early Internet research was funded by the agency and BBN has long been a major recipient of the agency's dollars
68 3 vital NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 Much of BBN's early Internet research was funded by the agency, and BBN has long been a major recipient of the agency's dollars.
68 3 vital NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 MUCH OF BBN'S EARLY INTERNET RESEARCH WAS FUNDED BY THE AGENCY, AND BBN HAS LONG BEEN A MAJOR RECIPIENT OF THE AGENCY'S DOLLARS.
68 3 vital NYT_ENG_20060117.0071 BBN Technologies, the Cambridge company that developed much of the early technology for the Internet, has worked with the military for the past three years to develop highly accurate speech-snooping software. "The three target languages for the program were Arabic, US English, and Mandarin Chinese," said Alex Laats, president of BBN's Delta division, a business unit that finds commercial applications for BBN's military and intelligence research projects.
68 4 vital NYT_ENG_20060117.0071 BBN Technologies, the Cambridge company that developed much of the early technology for the Internet, has worked with the military for the past three years to develop highly accurate speech-snooping software.
68 4 vital NYT_ENG_20060117.0071 BBN Technologies, the Cambridge company that developed much of the early technology for the Internet, has worked with the military for the past three years to develop highly accurate speech-snooping software. "The three target languages for the program were Arabic, US English, and Mandarin Chinese," said Alex Laats, president of BBN's Delta division, a business unit that finds commercial applications for BBN's military and intelligence research projects.
68 5 okay NYT_ENG_20060117.0071 BBN Technologies, the Cambridge company that developed much of the early technology for the Internet, has worked with the military for the past three years to develop highly accurate speech-snooping software. "The three target languages for the program were Arabic, US English, and Mandarin Chinese," said Alex Laats, president of BBN's Delta division, a business unit that finds commercial applications for BBN's military and intelligence research projects.
68 5 okay NYT_ENG_20060117.0071 "The three target languages for the program were Arabic, US English, and Mandarin Chinese," said Alex Laats, president of BBN's Delta division, a business unit that finds commercial applications for BBN's military and intelligence research projects.
68 5 okay NYT_ENG_20060117.0071 The three target languages for the program were Arabic, US English, and Mandarin Chinese, said Alex Laats, president of BBN's Delta division, a business unit that finds commercial applications for BBN's military and intelligence research projects.
68 6 okay AFP_ENG_20041117.0337 "While the system isn't yet ready for deployment, Cambridge-based BBN Technologies produces a sniper detector called Boomerang that already is deployed in Iraq. "
68 6 okay APW_ENG_20051005.1152 While the system isn't yet ready for deployment, Cambridge-based BBN Technologies produces a sniper detector called Boomerang that already is deployed in Iraq.
68 6 okay APW_ENG_20051029.0021 Cambridge, Massachusetts-based BBN Technologies makes one of the leading acoustic devices. Its system detects enemy gunfire with an array of microphones and is known as Boomerang. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, it was deployed in Iraq last year.
68 6 okay APW_ENG_20051029.0021 Cambridge, Massachusetts-based BBN Technologies makes one of the leading acoustic devices. Its system detects enemy gunfire with an array of microphones and is known as Boomerang. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, it was deployed in Iraq last year. More than 100 of its units have been built, though the company is unsure how many are being used by soldiers.
68 6 okay APW_ENG_20051029.0021 Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency it was deployed in Iraq last year
68 6 okay APW_ENG_20051029.0021 Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, it was deployed in Iraq last year.
68 7 vital NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 DARWARS takes its name from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon agency that funds unusual technologies that might have military value. Much of BBN's early Internet research was funded by the agency, and BBN has long been a major recipient of the agency's dollars. The Pentagon agency invested $1.5 million in the game project, which has so far produced DARWARS Ambush!, a combat simulation game for training up to 24 soldiers at a time in military convoy operations. The BBN team that produced Ambush! is also working on a version to teach the skills needed in foot patrols.
68 7 vital NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 The Pentagon agency invested $1.5 million in the game project, which has so far produced DARWARS Ambush!, a combat simulation game for training up to 24 soldiers at a time in military convoy operations. The BBN team that produced Ambush!
68 7 vital NYT_ENG_20050506.0209 BBN also introduced into the US arsenal a computer game called Darwars that enables soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division to learn what it is like to be ambushed while traveling in a convoy.
68 8 okay NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 DARWARS takes its name from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon agency that funds unusual technologies that might have military value. Much of BBN's early Internet research was funded by the agency, and BBN has long been a major recipient of the agency's dollars. The Pentagon agency invested $1.5 million in the game project, which has so far produced DARWARS Ambush!, a combat simulation game for training up to 24 soldiers at a time in military convoy operations. The BBN team that produced Ambush! is also working on a version to teach the skills needed in foot patrols.
68 8 okay NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 The Pentagon agency invested $1.5 million in the game project, which has so far produced DARWARS Ambush!, a combat simulation game for training up to 24 soldiers at a time in military convoy operations.
68 8 okay NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 The Pentagon agency invested $1.5 million in the game project, which has so far produced DARWARS Ambush!, a combat simulation game for training up to 24 soldiers at a time in military convoy operations. The BBN team that produced Ambush!
68 9 okay NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 DARWARS takes its name from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon agency that funds unusual technologies that might have military value. Much of BBN's early Internet research was funded by the agency, and BBN has long been a major recipient of the agency's dollars. The Pentagon agency invested $1.5 million in the game project, which has so far produced DARWARS Ambush!, a combat simulation game for training up to 24 soldiers at a time in military convoy operations. The BBN team that produced Ambush! is also working on a version to teach the skills needed in foot patrols.
68 9 okay NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 The Pentagon agency invested $1.5 million in the game project, which has so far produced DARWARS Ambush!, a combat simulation game for training up to 24 soldiers at a time in military convoy operations.
68 9 okay NYT_ENG_20041208.0082 The Pentagon agency invested $1.5 million in the game project, which has so far produced DARWARS Ambush!, a combat simulation game for training up to 24 soldiers at a time in military convoy operations. The BBN team that produced Ambush!
68 9 okay NYT_ENG_20050506.0209 BBN also introduced into the US arsenal a computer game called Darwars that enables soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division to learn what it is like to be ambushed while traveling in a convoy.
69 10 vital APW_ENG_20060118.0105 Barrera said the loss of life may have been caused by the so-called red tide an aquatic phenomenon caused by an unpredictable algae bloom that can sicken and kill sea life and humans when it is ingested
69 10 vital APW_ENG_20060118.0105 Barrera said the loss of life may have been caused by the so-called red tide, an aquatic phenomenon caused by an unpredictable algae bloom that can sicken and kill sea life and humans when it is ingested.
69 10 vital LTW_ENG_20060113.0109 Later, they speculated that, as in other mass deaths of sea turtles, a red tide was responsible.
69 11 vital NYT_ENG_20050613.0098 A report in Nature says that the toxins from the algae can accumulate in vegetation and fish and can cause poisoning further up the food chain. Two recent events: the deaths of 34 manatees in southwest Florida in the spring of 2002, and those of 107 bottlenose dolphins in the Florida panhandle in the spring of 2004. Red tides had swept both areas but had almost completely dissipated before the deaths occurred, and the concentrations of toxins in the waters at the time were extremely low. The researchers analyzed the stomach contents of the dead animals and found high levels of the toxins in sea grass (in the manatees) and in menhaden, an algae-eating fish (in the dolphins). The researchers suggest that in the case of the sea grass, the toxins are either actively taken up as the vegetation grows or passively adsorbed from the water. As for the fish, the researchers say, when the menhaden eat the toxic algae the poisons remain sequestered in the algae. The fish do not get sick, but the poison accumulates in their tissues. Previously it had been thought that any fish caught in a red tide would not survive to poison other creatures.
69 11 vital NYT_ENG_20050613.0098 But a red tide can create problems that linger long after the bloom has faded
69 11 vital NYT_ENG_20050613.0098 But a red tide can create problems that linger long after the bloom has faded.
69 12 okay NYT_ENG_20050327.0112 First documented in the 1800s, Florida's red tide is caused by a naturally occurring single-celled organism, "Karenia brevis," and can stretch tens of miles wide and long.
69 12 okay NYT_ENG_20051007.0238 Scientists say that Karenia brevis, the Gulf Coast's strain of red tide, is a naturally occurring alga that has appeared here since at least the 1800s. It produces a toxin that causes short-term respiratory problems in humans when it vaporizes and, more seriously, attacks the central nervous systems of fish, birds and sea mammals. Its victims this year include at least 163 sea turtles, 63 manatees, 25 dolphins and thousands of fish, many of which have carpeted beaches.
69 12 okay NYT_ENG_20051007.0277 Karenia brevis is singular to the Gulf of Mexico, different from the red tide that has plagued New England this year and other strains around the world.
69 12 okay NYT_ENG_20051007.0277 OPTIONAL MATERIAL FOLLOWS Karenia brevis is singular to the Gulf of Mexico different from the red tide that has plagued New England this year and other strains around the world
69 12 okay NYT_ENG_20051007.0277 Scientists say that Karenia brevis the Gulf Coast's strain of red tide is a naturally occurring alga that has appeared here since at least the 1800s
69 12 okay NYT_ENG_20051007.0277 Scientists say that Karenia brevis, the Gulf Coast's strain of red tide, is a naturally occurring alga that has appeared here since at least the 1800s.
69 13 okay LTW_ENG_20050604.0040 Most of these micro-organisms are not toxic, but some species found in New England waters, such as the ``Alexandrium'' algae in the current outbreak, are poisonous enough to lay low a whale. Indeed, a 1987 outbreak in Cape Cod Bay killed 19 humpback whales.
69 13 okay NYT_ENG_20050526.0271 My job first and foremost is public health Scientists have long been baffled by New England's red tide species Alexandrium fundyense one of dozens of red tide species that can bloom out of control across the world each year
69 13 okay NYT_ENG_20050526.0271 Scientists have long been baffled by New England's red tide species Alexandrium fundyense one of dozens of red tide species that can bloom out of control across the world each year
69 13 okay NYT_ENG_20050526.0271 Scientists have long been baffled by New England's red tide species, Alexandrium fundyense, one of dozens of red tide species that can bloom out of control across the world each year.
69 14 vital LTW_ENG_20050604.0040 Most of these micro-organisms are not toxic, but some species found in New England waters, such as the ``Alexandrium'' algae in the current outbreak, are poisonous enough to lay low a whale. Indeed, a 1987 outbreak in Cape Cod Bay killed 19 humpback whales.
69 15 vital NYT_ENG_20050616.0290 40 tern deaths were likely caused by their eating red tide-infected sand eels at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
69 1 vital APW_ENG_20050609.0939 Red tide is an algae that contaminates shellfish and can be dangerous to humans who eat the shellfish.
69 1 vital APW_ENG_20060105.1250 Some experts attribute the spike to the toxic effects of red tide, an aquatic phenomenon caused by an unpredictable algae bloom that can sicken and kill sea life when it is ingested.
69 1 vital APW_ENG_20060118.0105 Barrera said the loss of life may have been caused by the so-called red tide an aquatic phenomenon caused by an unpredictable algae bloom that can sicken and kill sea life and humans when it is ingested
69 1 vital APW_ENG_20060118.0105 Barrera said the loss of life may have been caused by the so-called red tide, an aquatic phenomenon caused by an unpredictable algae bloom that can sicken and kill sea life and humans when it is ingested.
69 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050106.0229 Red tide is a floating algae that disperses toxins into the air during photosynthesis and contaminates shellfish, kills fish and mammals and creates respiratory irritation.
69 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050816.0328 Some experts attribute the spike to the toxic effects of red tide, an aquatic phenomenon caused by an unpredictable algae bloom that can sicken and kill sea life when it is ingested. We had a ... (2006-01-05)
69 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050822.0144 Experts blame Red Tide a bloom of microscopic algae that appears as a sheen on the water and bleeds lethal toxins
69 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050822.0144 Experts blame Red Tide, a bloom of microscopic algae that appears as a sheen on the water and bleeds lethal toxins.
69 2 vital APW_ENG_20050603.0722 One of New England's worst red tides in decades expanded southward this week rounding Cape Cod and forcing some of the region's most prolific shellfish beds to close
69 2 vital APW_ENG_20050603.0722 Toxic algae forces closing of New England shellfish beds .
69 2 vital APW_ENG_20050603.0722 Toxic algae forces closing of New England shellfish beds BOSTON One of New England's worst red tides expanded , rounding Cape Cod and forcing some of the region's most prolific shellfish beds to close .
69 2 vital NYT_ENG_20050526.0271 2005-05-26 A red tide outbreak has resulted in Massachusetts officials shuting down shellfishing throughout Cape Cod Bay. The bloom, made up of vast numbers of single-celled organisms, stretches from Northern Maine to Cape Cod Bay. While swimming is safe in the sometimes rust-colored water, algae's neurotoxins, which concentrate in shellfish meat, can cause illness or even death if consumed in enough quantity. In recent weeks, state officials throughout New England have closed off dozens of shellfish beds (clams, scallops, and oysters). Only filter-feeder shellfish are affected, meaning that other sea creatures, including lobsters, crabs, and shrimp are not.
69 2 vital NYT_ENG_20050526.0271 Only filter-feeder shellfish are affected meaning that other sea creatures including lobsters crabs and shrimp are not
69 2 vital NYT_ENG_20050603.0101 RED-TIDE (Boston) -- One of New England's worst red tides in decades has forced some of the region's most prolific shellfish beds to close.
69 2 vital NYT_ENG_20050613.0098 Red tides, like the one that is disrupting the shellfish industry in New England, usually have immediate effects.
69 4 vital XIN_ENG_20060309.0032 From 1990 to 2004, 83 red tides were reported in the bay of Bohai Sea, and more than 80 percent of the pollutants in the sea came from the continent.
69 5 vital XIN_ENG_20060209.0235 Although the red tide did not cause much trouble to the marine environment experts here observed that it was the first time that a red tide was monitored in winter in sea area of Zhejiang
69 5 vital XIN_ENG_20060209.0235 Although the red tide did not cause much trouble to the marine environment, experts here observed that it was the first time that a red tide was monitored in winter in sea area of Zhejiang.
69 5 vital XIN_ENG_20060209.0235 ALTHOUGH THE RED TIDE DID NOT CAUSE MUCH TROUBLE TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, EXPERTS HERE OBSERVED THAT IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT A RED TIDE WAS MONITORED IN WINTER IN SEA AREA OF ZHEJIANG.
69 5 vital XIN_ENG_20060209.0235 A rare winter red tide grown on the coast near Xiangshan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province since January has gradually faded out, the provincial marine monitoring center said here Thursday. The center said that the red tide expanded to about a dozen square kilometers since Jan. 16. It was caused by a kind of algae, which is not poisonous to seashell life. Although the red tide did not cause much trouble to the marine environment, experts here observed that it was the first time that a red tide was monitored in winter in sea area of Zhejiang. The occurrence of red tides along the coastal area becomes more frequent due to environmental pollution, which produces ultrophication to algae. They often occur between May and June, since the weather during the period is favorable for the growth of algae.
69 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050816.0328 Both the depleted oxygen levels and the Red Tide can kill fish
69 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050816.0328 Data show oxygen in the gulf has dropped to severely low levels in an area that begins about 10 miles off the coast of mid Pinellas County and extends north to Pasco County. Scientists say it appears the phenomenon was brought on by an especially long-lived episode of Red Tide, which has been blooming in the gulf since January. The oxygen-depleted areas have turned into fish graveyards. Boaters have found goliath grouper bobbing dead on the gulf's surface and sea turtles too weakened to dive. Divers have searched the sea floor, only to find dead sponges and coral and shells of crabs with no living animal inside.
69 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050816.0328 RED TIDE CHOKING LIFE FROM GULF    Fishing and diving off Pinellas and Pasco counties could be disrupted for more than a year because huge numbers of fish are dying in an oxygen-starved zone of the Gulf of Mexico.
69 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050816.0328 The newest scientific evidence, from the state Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, confirms what divers and fisherman have been saying for weeks: The oxygen-depleted areas have turned into fish graveyards. Boaters have found goliath grouper bobbing dead on the gulf's surface and sea turtles too weakened to dive. Divers have searched the sea floor, only to find dead sponges and coral and shells of crabs with no living animal inside. "It's been devastating there's just massive fish kills," said Dave Mistretta, captain of the Jaws Too fishing boat in Indian Rocks Beach. Cynthia Heil, senior research scientist at the institute, said the effect on marine life on the sea floor is the worst since a massive Red Tide bloom in 1971. Longtime beachgoers along the Suncoast are familiar with Red Tide, a toxic growth of algae that can kill fish. Outbreaks also can cause respiratory problems in humans. But this episode is much more severe, Heil said, and unusual because it came so early in the season. Red Tide is most common in the fall. This outbreak began in January and has lasted through summer.
69 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050822.0144 What they cannot see is Red Tide's wake of crabs, mollusks, starfish and coral littering the ocean floor, dead zones where decomposing animals suck oxygen from the water, killing still more.
69 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050824.0291 SARASOTA - Scientists are looking for ways to strike back at the devastating growth of Red Tide like the one that has killed sea turtles, fish and other marine life in wide stretches of the Gulf of Mexico.
69 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050824.0291 SARASOTA Scientists are looking for ways to strike back at the devastating growth of Red Tide like the one that has killed sea turtles fish and other marine life in wide stretches of the Gulf of Mexico
69 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050824.0291 SARASOTA - SCIENTISTS ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO STRIKE BACK AT THE DEVASTATING GROWTH OF RED TIDE LIKE THE ONE THAT HAS KILLED SEA TURTLES, FISH AND OTHER MARINE LIFE IN WIDE STRETCHES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.
69 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050824.0291 SARASOTA - Scientists are looking for ways to strike back at the devastating growth of Red Tide like the one that has killed sea turtles, fish and other marine life in wide stretches of the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory earlier this year sprayed a mixture of fine clay and water into Sarasota Bay to see if Red Tide cells would stick to the clay and fall harmlessly to the sea floor. They also have tested a contraption that shoots tiny ozone bubbles into seawater, which effectively kills Red Tide but destroys other organisms too.
69 6 vital NYT_ENG_20051007.0277 ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. -- Even when the beaches are free of dead fish and bad smells, it is evident: Coughing, sniffling and itchy, teary eyes confirm that red tide is out there, killing sea life by the ton and tainting the air along Florida's southwest coast for a ninth straight month.
69 7 vital XIN_ENG_20050602.0197 Poisonous red tide hit parts of east China sea
69 7 vital XIN_ENG_20050602.0197 Preliminary investigations shows the red tide was caused by a kind of poisonous algae which might poison seashell life
69 7 vital XIN_ENG_20050602.0197 Preliminary investigations shows the red tide was caused by a kind of poisonous algae, which might poison seashell life.
69 7 vital XIN_ENG_20050602.0197 PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS SHOWS THE RED TIDE WAS CAUSED BY A KIND OF POISONOUS ALGAE, WHICH MIGHT POISON SEASHELL LIFE.
69 7 vital XIN_ENG_20050602.0197 The provincial relevant departments have suspended seashell fishery in areas affected by red tide and those raising fishes and seashells are asked to take emergency measures to guard against the red tide said Li Dongyong deputy-director of Zhejiang Provincial Marine and Fishery Bureau
69 8 vital NYT_ENG_20050526.0271 A potent red tide outbreak in Massachusetts Bay is worsening, according to scientists who have recorded some of the highest concentrations of the toxic algal bloom in three decades drifting in coastal waters. Massachusetts officials Thursday shut down shellfishing throughout Cape Cod Bay. ... Deaths from red tide shellfish poisoning have occurred throughout the country, but locally caught or grown shellfish have never been known to kill anyone, although people have become sick, scientists said. Shellfish contaminated with the red tide toxin can cause a poisoning syndrome called paralytic shellfish poisoning. Symptoms are often numbness, tingling, wooziness, nausea, and difficulty breathing.
69 8 vital NYT_ENG_20050526.0271 Shellfish contaminated with the red tide toxin can cause a poisoning syndrome called paralytic shellfish poisoning
69 8 vital NYT_ENG_20050526.0271 Shellfish contaminated with the red tide toxin can cause a poisoning syndrome called paralytic shellfish poisoning.
69 8 vital NYT_ENG_20050608.0060 Red tide algae can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in humans. Toxins affect the nervous system within 30 minutes, with symptoms that include tingling of the lips and tongue, headaches, dizziness, and nausea. In severe cases, muscular paralysis and respiratory difficulties may occur, or even death; there have been no deaths in New England since red tide was first officially recorded in local waters in 1972.
69 9 vital APW_ENG_20060118.0105 Officials first detected the red tide in Salvadoran waters in November when a woman died and 30 others became sick from eating shell fish
69 9 vital APW_ENG_20060118.0105 Officials first detected the red tide in Salvadoran waters in November, when a woman died and 30 others became sick from eating shell fish.
70 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050124.0017 Michael Yelland, a senior lecturer at the university's Centre for General Practice,University of Queensland He said the best option may be to go for a check-up with a health professional, improve diet and take an alternative medicine such as glucosamine, which helps preserve joint cartilage.
70 1 vital APW_ENG_20060222.1455 When it came to people with moderate to severe pain results suggest glucosamine and chondroitin might offer some benefit
70 1 vital LTW_ENG_20041123.0050 DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS -- RESEARCH SHOWS THAT GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE -- BOTH SOLD AS DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, OFTEN IN COMBINATION -- MAY OFFER SOME BENEFIT FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS.
70 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050104.0059 Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate -- ``There's a fair amount of evidence that shows that (supplements containing glucosamine and chondroitin) can help, especially for arthritis pain and inflammation,'' Berman said.
70 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050104.0059 Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate There's a fair amount of evidence that shows that supplements containing glucosamine and chondroitin can help especially for arthritis pain and inflammation Berman said
70 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050104.0059 Herbs and Supplements   Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate -- ``There's a fair amount of evidence that shows that (supplements containing glucosamine and chondroitin) can help, especially for arthritis pain and inflammation,'' Berman said.
70 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050104.0059 HERBS AND SUPPLEMENTS GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE -- ``THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF EVIDENCE THAT SHOWS THAT (SUPPLEMENTS CONTAINING GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN) CAN HELP, ESPECIALLY FOR ARTHRITIS PAIN AND INFLAMMATION,'' BERMAN SAID.
70 1 vital NYT_ENG_20051227.0221 The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, the government's main vehicle for conducting medical research, showed that glucosamine and chondroitin were effective in treating pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee.
70 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Our take on this study is that it did find that the combination relieved pain in people who have moderate to severe pain said Klippel of the Arthritis Foundation
70 2 vital APW_ENG_20060222.1455 For most arthritis patients with aching knees, the health food store supplements, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, turned out to be no better than dummy pills.
70 2 vital APW_ENG_20060222.1455 FOR MOST ARTHRITIS PATIENTS WITH ACHING KNEES, THE HEALTH FOOD STORE SUPPLEMENTS, GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE, TURNED OUT TO BE NO BETTER THAN DUMMY PILLS.
70 2 vital APW_ENG_20060227.0036 Last week major government-funded research indicated that two wildly popular arthritis pills glucosamine and chondroitin did no better than dummy pills at relieving mild arthritis pain
70 2 vital APW_ENG_20060227.0036 Last week, major government-funded research indicated that two wildly popular arthritis pills, glucosamine and chondroitin, did no better than dummy pills at relieving mild arthritis pain.
70 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060222.0162 With story BC-ARTHRITIS-THREAT-NYT A large federal study on glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate two popular supplements for arthritis pain finds that they do not soothe patients aching knees
70 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060222.0172 EXP-ARTHRITIS-TREAT (Undated) -- A large federal study on glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, two popular supplements for arthritis pain, finds that they do not soothe patients' aching knees.
70 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 2006-02-22 Two widely used nutritional supplements for arthritis pain do not effectively soothe patients' aching arthritic knees, a large federal study has found.
70 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 No effect was found for glucosamine, chondroitin or a combination of the two.
70 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Two widely used nutritional supplements for arthritis pain do not effectively soothe patients' aching arthritic knees, a large federal study has found.
70 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Two widely used nutritional supplements for arthritis pain do not effectively soothe patients' aching arthritic knees, a large federal study has found. The study of the two drugs, glucosamine, and chondroitin sulfate, is being published Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study was meant to provide a definitive answer to a question that has baffled doctors and patients alike: Do these supplements work?
70 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060222.0198 ARTHRITIS-TREAT (Undated) -- A large federal study on glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, two popular supplements for arthritis pain, has found that they do not soothe patients' aching knees.
70 3 okay NYT_ENG_20060313.0125 Before the latest study of arthritic knee pain was released two randomized placebo-controlled trials showed that three years of glucosamine treatment slowed progression of arthritis on X-rays as did a two-year trial of chondroitin sulfate
70 3 okay NYT_ENG_20060313.0125 Before the latest study of arthritic knee pain was released, two randomized, placebo-controlled trials showed that three years of glucosamine treatment slowed progression of arthritis on X-rays, as did a two-year trial of chondroitin sulfate.
70 3 okay NYT_ENG_20060313.0125 BEFORE THE LATEST STUDY OF ARTHRITIC KNEE PAIN WAS RELEASED, TWO RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIALS SHOWED THAT THREE YEARS OF GLUCOSAMINE TREATMENT SLOWED PROGRESSION OF ARTHRITIS ON X-RAYS, AS DID A TWO-YEAR TRIAL OF CHONDROITIN SULFATE.
70 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 But others said there was no reason to expect that glucosamine sulfate would be any different from glucosamine hydrochloride
70 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 But others said there was no reason to expect that glucosamine sulfate would be any different from glucosamine hydrochloride.
70 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Dr. Marc C. Hochberg, the head of the division of rheumatology and clinical immunology at the University of Maryland, said it was also possible that another type of glucosamine might be effective.
70 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 DR. MARC C. HOCHBERG, THE HEAD OF THE DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, SAID IT WAS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT ANOTHER TYPE OF GLUCOSAMINE MIGHT BE EFFECTIVE.
70 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 In Europe where glucosamine and chondroitin are sold as drugs glucosamine comes in the form of glucosamine sulfate Hochberg said and some industry-supported studies have indicated that this form helps
70 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 In Europe, where glucosamine and chondroitin are sold as drugs, glucosamine comes in the form of glucosamine sulfate, Hochberg said, and some industry-supported studies have indicated that this form helps.
70 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050124.0017 "He said the best option may be to go for a check-up with a health professional, improve diet and take an alternative medicine such as glucosamine, which helps preserve joint cartilage. "
70 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050124.0017 Michael Yelland, a senior lecturer at the university's Centre for General Practice,University of Queensland He said the best option may be to go for a check-up with a health professional, improve diet and take an alternative medicine such as glucosamine, which helps preserve joint cartilage.
70 5 okay LTW_ENG_20050104.0059 The cartilage building blocks -- glucosamine is a glucose derivative that some experts believe may help cartilage form and repair itself; chondroitin sulfate is part of a large protein molecule that gives cartilage elasticity -- are made into supplements from shellfish and other animal tissue.
70 5 okay LTW_ENG_20050712.0081 Glucosamine supplements have been shown to slow the deterioration of cartilage and relieve pain in some patients with knee osteoarthritis
70 5 okay LTW_ENG_20050712.0081 Glucosamine supplements have been shown to slow the deterioration of cartilage and relieve pain in some patients with knee osteoarthritis.
70 5 okay LTW_ENG_20050712.0081 GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO SLOW THE DETERIORATION OF CARTILAGE AND RELIEVE PAIN IN SOME PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS.
70 5 okay NYT_ENG_20041223.0234 Other nondrug alternatives include glucosamine and chondroitin supplements that have been shown in some clinical trials to increase the formation of new cartilage without serious side effects Hamill-Ruth said
70 5 okay NYT_ENG_20041223.0234 Other, nondrug alternatives include glucosamine and chondroitin, supplements that have been shown in some clinical trials to increase the formation of new cartilage without serious side effects, Hamill-Ruth said.
70 5 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Almost no glucosamine that is eaten actually gets into the blood where it can travel to the joints he said adding The amount that gets beyond the liver is minuscule
70 5 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Almost no glucosamine that is eaten actually gets into the blood, where it can travel to the joints, he said, adding, "The amount that gets beyond the liver is minuscule."
70 5 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Glucosamine is a modified sugar that is thought to play a role in the formation and repair of cartilage, and chondroitin is part of a large protein, proteoglycan, that provides elasticity to cartilage.
70 6 okay APW_ENG_20060227.0036 But it's also likely that the placebo effect contributes to benefits that many people say they get from alternative remedies, and it's something doctors shouldn't dismiss, said Dr. Anthony Miksanek, a family physician in rural southern Illinois who has many arthritis patients on glucosamine and chondroitin.
70 6 okay APW_ENG_20060227.0036 BUT IT'S ALSO LIKELY THAT THE PLACEBO EFFECT CONTRIBUTES TO BENEFITS THAT MANY PEOPLE SAY THEY GET FROM ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES, AND IT'S SOMETHING DOCTORS SHOULDN'T DISMISS, SAID DR. ANTHONY MIKSANEK, A FAMILY PHYSICIAN IN RURAL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WHO HAS MANY ARTHRITIS PATIENTS ON GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN.
70 6 okay APW_ENG_20060227.0036 My thought is if you give somebody a pill and say this may help you that might be the spark they need to get out and do more things walk more or get more exercise all of which can help relieve arthritis pain said Miksanek of Benton Illinois
70 6 okay APW_ENG_20060227.0036 The placebo effect was huge in patients unknowingly taking dummy pills in the arthritis study and could have overshadowed any potential benefit from the real pills
70 7 okay APW_ENG_20060222.1455 In the government study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, 1,583 patients with arthritis knee pain received one of five treatments: either glucosamine or chondroitin, a combination of both, the painkiller Celebrex or dummy pills.
70 7 okay APW_ENG_20060222.1455 "THE SUPPLEMENTS WORK FOR ME SO WHY NOT CONTINUE WITH THEM?" IN THE GOVERNMENT STUDY, FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, 1,583 PATIENTS WITH ARTHRITIS KNEE PAIN RECEIVED ONE OF FIVE TREATMENTS: EITHER GLUCOSAMINE OR CHONDROITIN, A COMBINATION OF BOTH, THE PAINKILLER CELEBREX OR DUMMY PILLS.
70 7 okay LTW_ENG_20051115.0126 A clinical trial of the popular dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin found no evidence that they're better than placebos in easing arthritic knee pain, the study's lead investigator said Tuesday. The good news: like placebos, the supplements aren't harmful, either. The government-sponsored trial involving 1,600 arthritis sufferers at 16 medical centers across the country was designed to see if the supplements lived up to their billing as potent weapons against arthritis.
70 7 okay LTW_ENG_20060308.0013 PUT TO THE TEST, DO THESE BELIEFS HOLD UP? THIS STUDY RANDOMLY ASSIGNED 1,583 ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE TO ONE OF FIVE GROUPS: TO TAKE DAILY DOSES OF EITHER GLUCOSAMINE, CHONDROITIN SULFATE, BOTH SUPPLEMENTS, THE ARTHRITIS DRUG CELEBREX (CELECOXIB) OR A PLACEBO.
70 7 okay LTW_ENG_20060308.0013 THIS STUDY randomly assigned 1,583 adults diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee to one of five groups to take daily doses of either glucosamine chondroitin sulfate both supplements the arthritis drug Celebrex celecoxib or a placebo
70 7 okay LTW_ENG_20060308.0013 THIS STUDY randomly assigned 1,583 adults diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee to one of five groups: to take daily doses of either glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, both supplements, the arthritis drug Celebrex (celecoxib) or a placebo.
70 7 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Previous studies of glucosamine and chondroitin tended to be small with no more than 100 or so patients and they looked at the supplements effectiveness only over the short term
70 7 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Previous studies of glucosamine and chondroitin tended to be small, with no more than 100 or so patients, and they looked at the supplements' effectiveness only over the short term.
70 8 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Glucosamine and chondroitin are also marketed for pets -- dogs and horses in particular -- and veterinarians routinely prescribe them for arthritic animals.
70 8 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Glucosamine and chondroitin are also marketed for pets dogs and horses in particular and veterinarians routinely prescribe them for arthritic animals
70 8 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN ARE ALSO MARKETED FOR PETS -- DOGS AND HORSES IN PARTICULAR -- AND VETERINARIANS ROUTINELY PRESCRIBE THEM FOR ARTHRITIC ANIMALS.
70 9 okay APW_ENG_20060222.1455 Two hot-selling supplements used by millions of Americans are of little help to most people with mild arthritis, concludes a large government study that is part of an effort to scrutinize unproven health remedies. For most arthritis patients with aching knees, the health food store supplements, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, turned out to be no better than dummy pills. People who had more acute knee pain seemed to show some benefit.
70 9 okay APW_ENG_20060227.0036 For example, while most people taking the arthritis pills in the study got no significant benefit, the pills did appear to help those with more severe pain.
70 9 okay APW_ENG_20060227.0036 Miksanek said now he can tell patients with minor arthritis pain that the pills may not work for everybody while offering more hopeful advice to patients with more severe pain.
70 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0162 A large federal study on glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, two popular supplements for arthritis pain, finds that they do not soothe patients' aching knees. But the study's authors and some other medical researchers said the study provided hope, although not definitive evidence, that the two taken together might help patients with more severe pain.
70 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Although the new study found no overall effect for the supplements, the authors and some other medical researchers said that an analysis of a subgroup of patients provided hope -- although not definitive evidence -- that the supplements taken together might help some people with more severe pain.
70 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Our take on this study is that it did find that the combination relieved pain in people who have moderate to severe pain said Klippel of the Arthritis Foundation
70 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 Our take on this study is that it did find that the combination relieved pain in people who have moderate to severe pain, said Klippel of the Arthritis Foundation.
70 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060222.0180 The study found that in a subgroup, consisting of patients with moderate to severe knee pain, 79.2 percent of those who took the supplements together improved compared with 54.3 percent of those who took a placebo.
71 1 vital APW_ENG_20050719.1113 The National Marine Fisheries Service is conducting an investigation into whether overfishing , lost habitat and disease have brought the Eastern oyster to the brink of extinction .
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20041101.0081 Once the Chesapeake Bay's premiere species, native oysters have been virtually wiped out due to over-harvesting and disease.
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20041112.0067 OYSTERS For decades the Browns of Maryland like most watermen have adapted as diseases pollution and commercial fisheries have taken their toll on the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers the number of oysters an important filter for the water and once the mainstay of the region's fishing industry has dropped to historic lows
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20041112.0071 For decades, the Browns of Maryland, like most watermen, have adapted as diseases, pollution and commercial fisheries have taken their toll on the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers; the number of oysters, an important filter for the water and once the mainstay of the region's fishing industry, has dropped to historic lows. 950 words, by Susan Kinzie (Post).
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050311.0019 Some officials in Maryland look to the Asian oyster as a potential replacement for the native oyster, which has been decimated by disease and pollution.
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050311.0020 But over the past three decades, the bay's oysters have been ravaged by pollution and a pair of diseases.
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050311.0020 But over the past three decades, the bay's oysters have been ravaged by pollution and a pair of diseases. The pollution, from farms and sewage plants across the bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed, causes algae blooms that suck oxygen from the water. Oysters, unlike fish and crabs, can't swim away from ``bad water'' areas, so they are weakened or killed. The diseases, one of them introduced when another strain of Asian oyster was placed in the bay decades ago, kill oysters before they grow large. Combined, these factors have caused a stunning decline in Maryland oyster harvests: from about 2,600,000 bushels in 1974-75 to about 26,000 bushels last year. In desperation, the two bay states have turned to the Chinese oyster, which has been grown for about 30 years in Oregon and is believed to be immune to the Chesapeake's oyster diseases. The hope is that the new species could take the native oyster's former role in the bay: as a moneymaker for watermen and a natural filter for polluted water.
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050411.0080 The contention centered on agricultural pollution, which has received a good share of blame for contributing to the nitrogen overload responsible for destroying the historic breeding grounds of the bay's fish, crabs and oysters -- and the livelihoods of those who work the Chesapeake.
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050804.0094 A Maryland environmentalist alarmed by the decline of the Chesapeake Bay's native oyster population is trying to get it on the federal Endangered Species list sparking an uproar of opposition in the oyster industry from Maine to Louisiana Wolf-Dieter Busch an environmental consultant believes bay pollution and ineffective regulations could prove fatal to the eastern oyster
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050804.0094 WOLF-DIETER BUSCH, AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT, BELIEVES BAY POLLUTION AND INEFFECTIVE REGULATIONS COULD PROVE FATAL TO THE EASTERN OYSTER.
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 2005-08-12 Washington Post Staff Writer Restoring the Chesapeake Bay's dwindling oyster beds would accelerate efforts to clean the bay's waters, reducing nitrogen and algae problems and fostering the growth of underwater plant life, Maryland researchers said Friday. The bay's oyster population, a natural filter for pollution, has been diminished in recent decades by disease and overfishing. If it were revived to 25 times its current size -- about the level found between 1920 and 1970 -- excessive nitrogen levels in the bay would fall by 11 million pounds each year,``We don't know if it's a 10-year period or 25 years, but if we could find an oyster that could survive the disease, then we'd be moving in the right direction,'' said Tom O'Connell, a marine fisheries restoration manager at the department.
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 he bay's oyster population, a natural filter for pollution, has been diminished in recent decades by disease and overfishing.
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 Once plentiful, oysters have been killed off by parasitic plagues, pollution and overfishing.
71 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 The bay's oyster population, a natural filter for pollution, has been diminished in recent decades by disease and overfishing.
71 1 vital NYT_ENG_20041014.0154 OVERHARVESTING AND POLLUTION HAVE TAKEN A TOLL ON THE NATIVE OYSTER, BUT FAR BIGGER THREATS TO THE SPECIES ARE TWO PARASITES THAT ATTACK THEM, DERMO AND MSX, WHICH WERE FIRST DETECTED IN THE BAY IN THE 1960S.
71 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 BUT THESE DAYS THE HARVEST OF NATIVE OYSTERS, DECIMATED BY DISEASE, POLLUTION AND OVERFISHING, IS MEASURED IN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BUSHELS A YEAR, A TINY FRACTION OF THE 20 MILLION BUSHELS THAT WERE ONCE TAKEN.
71 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 Now it takes at least a year, and some of those who see a savior in the Asian oyster believe it could help resuscitate a bay choked by nutrients, algae blooms and a decline in the level of dissolved oxygen.
71 2 okay APW_ENG_20050719.1113 Four representatives of the oyster business argued that a petition seeking to have the oyster declared endangered is a misguided attempt to block the introduction of an Asian oyster species seen by some as a chance to revive the Chesapeake Bay's decimated oyster population.
71 2 okay LTW_ENG_20050124.0089 THEN THERE IS THE CHINESE OYSTER, WHICH GOVERNORS IN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA BELIEVE MIGHT RESIST DISEASE AND PROVIDE A NATURAL POLLUTION FILTER.
71 2 okay LTW_ENG_20050311.0019 Some officials in Maryland look to the Asian oyster as a potential replacement for the native oyster which has been decimated by disease and pollution
71 2 okay LTW_ENG_20050311.0019 Some officials in Maryland look to the Asian oyster as a potential replacement for the native oyster, which has been decimated by disease and pollution.
71 2 okay LTW_ENG_20050311.0019 The University of Maryland's Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, Md., is home to research on the Chesapeake Bay's native oyster, Crassostrea virginica,@ and an Asian oyster that some officials want to introduce into the bay.
71 2 okay LTW_ENG_20050311.0020 But over the past three decades, the bay's oysters have been ravaged by pollution and a pair of diseases. The pollution, from farms and sewage plants across the bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed, causes algae blooms that suck oxygen from the water. Oysters, unlike fish and crabs, can't swim away from ``bad water'' areas, so they are weakened or killed. The diseases, one of them introduced when another strain of Asian oyster was placed in the bay decades ago, kill oysters before they grow large. Combined, these factors have caused a stunning decline in Maryland oyster harvests: from about 2,600,000 bushels in 1974-75 to about 26,000 bushels last year. In desperation, the two bay states have turned to the Chinese oyster, which has been grown for about 30 years in Oregon and is believed to be immune to the Chesapeake's oyster diseases. The hope is that the new species could take the native oyster's former role in the bay: as a moneymaker for watermen and a natural filter for polluted water.
71 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 But more than that proponents say Asian oysters like their Chesapeake counterparts perform a natural filtering function critical to the bay's health
71 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 It's real misinformation to think that Asian oysters can clean up the bay when in fact it's the converse said Jamie L King a program officer for nonnative oyster research at the Chesapeake Bay office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
71 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 It's real misinformation to think that Asian oysters can clean up the bay, when in fact it's the converse," said Jamie L. King, a program officer for nonnative oyster research at the Chesapeake Bay office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
71 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 Now it takes at least a year, and some of those who see a savior in the Asian oyster believe it could help resuscitate a bay choked by nutrients, algae blooms and a decline in the level of dissolved oxygen.
71 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 Now officials in Maryland and Virginia are considering a radical approach to saving the oyster fishery and, they say, perhaps the bay itself: introducing an Asian oyster that appears resistant to the two parasites that have killed off so many of its Chesapeake cousins.
71 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 Now officials in Maryland and Virginia are considering a radical approach to saving the oyster fishery and, they say, perhaps the bay itself: introducing an Asian oyster that appears resistant to the two parasites that have killed off so many of its Chesapeake cousins. Indeed, the Asian oyster is one focus of a three-year study undertaken by federal agencies, working with state officials and scientists, on ways to revive the harvest. Those who want Asian oysters introduced in the bay say they grow bigger and faster and, yes, taste as good as the native variety. But more than that, proponents say, Asian oysters, like their Chesapeake counterparts, perform a natural filtering function critical to the bay's health. A century ago, oysters were so abundant that they filtered the Chesapeake's entire volume of water in three days. Now it takes at least a year, and some of those who see a savior in the Asian oyster believe it could help resuscitate a bay choked by nutrients, algae blooms and a decline in the level of dissolved oxygen. "The Asian oyster would not only be good for the livelihood of the watermen," said C. Ronald Franks, secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, but also benefit "the entire bay and all the species there." Like many commercial fishermen, Franks expresses frustration that decades of multimillion-dollar efforts to restore the native oyster population by seeding the bay with disease-free baby oysters have yielded paltry results. Some scientists, however, warn that introducing a foreign species could bring in disease and entirely displace the native species, wreaking more havoc on the Chesapeake's ecosystem. "The real issue is that introducing the Asian oyster is unpredictable and irreversible," said William Goldsborough, a senior research scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, who is not involved in the government study. "It's a real gamble that you can't turn back from once you've done it."
71 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 officials in Maryland and Virginia are considering a radical approach to saving the oyster fishery and, they say, perhaps the bay itself: introducing an Asian oyster that appears resistant to the two parasites that have killed off so many of its Chesapeake cousins. Indeed, the Asian oyster is one focus of a three-year studyon ways to revive the harvest.
71 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 Those who want Asian oysters introduced in the bay say they grow bigger and faster and, yes, taste as good as the native variety.
71 3 vital LTW_ENG_20041112.0049 Oysters an important filter for the water and once the mainstay of the region's fishing industry have been decimated their numbers dropping to historic lows
71 3 vital LTW_ENG_20041112.0067 OYSTERS -- For decades, the Browns of Maryland, like most watermen, have adapted as diseases, pollution and commercial fisheries have taken their toll on the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers; the number of oysters, an important filter for the water and once the mainstay of the region's fishing industry, has dropped to historic lows.
71 3 vital LTW_ENG_20041112.0067 OYSTERS For decades the Browns of Maryland like most watermen have adapted as diseases pollution and commercial fisheries have taken their toll on the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers the number of oysters an important filter for the water and once the mainstay of the region's fishing industry has dropped to historic lows
71 3 vital LTW_ENG_20041112.0071 For decades, the Browns of Maryland, like most watermen, have adapted as diseases, pollution and commercial fisheries have taken their toll on the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers; the number of oysters, an important filter for the water and once the mainstay of the region's fishing industry, has dropped to historic lows. 950 words, by Susan Kinzie (Post).
71 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050311.0020 But over the past three decades, the bay's oysters have been ravaged by pollution and a pair of diseases. The pollution, from farms and sewage plants across the bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed, causes algae blooms that suck oxygen from the water. Oysters, unlike fish and crabs, can't swim away from ``bad water'' areas, so they are weakened or killed. The diseases, one of them introduced when another strain of Asian oyster was placed in the bay decades ago, kill oysters before they grow large. Combined, these factors have caused a stunning decline in Maryland oyster harvests: from about 2,600,000 bushels in 1974-75 to about 26,000 bushels last year. In desperation, the two bay states have turned to the Chinese oyster, which has been grown for about 30 years in Oregon and is believed to be immune to the Chesapeake's oyster diseases. The hope is that the new species could take the native oyster's former role in the bay: as a moneymaker for watermen and a natural filter for polluted water.
71 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050804.0094 OYSTERS BEHAVE AS A NATURAL FILTER FOR POLLUTED WATERS, AND PELZ MARKETS HIS FLOATING OYSTER REEFS AS A WAY FOR SHORELINE HOMEOWNERS TO CLEAN UP THE BAY WHILE GROWING A DELICACY.
71 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 2005-08-12 Washington Post Staff Writer Restoring the Chesapeake Bay's dwindling oyster beds would accelerate efforts to clean the bay's waters, reducing nitrogen and algae problems and fostering the growth of underwater plant life, Maryland researchers said Friday. The bay's oyster population, a natural filter for pollution, has been diminished in recent decades by disease and overfishing. If it were revived to 25 times its current size -- about the level found between 1920 and 1970 -- excessive nitrogen levels in the bay would fall by 11 million pounds each year,``We don't know if it's a 10-year period or 25 years, but if we could find an oyster that could survive the disease, then we'd be moving in the right direction,'' said Tom O'Connell, a marine fisheries restoration manager at the department.
71 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 he bay's oyster population, a natural filter for pollution, has been diminished in recent decades by disease and overfishing.
71 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 Restoring the Chesapeake Bay's dwindling oyster beds would accelerate efforts to clean the bay's waters, reducing nitrogen and algae problems and fostering the growth of underwater plant life, Maryland researchers said Friday.
71 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 The bay's oyster population a natural filter for pollution has been diminished in recent decades by disease and overfishing
71 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 The bay's oyster population, a natural filter for pollution, has been diminished in recent decades by disease and overfishing.
71 3 vital NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 But more than that proponents say Asian oysters like their Chesapeake counterparts perform a natural filtering function critical to the bay's health
71 3 vital NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 But more than that, proponents say, Asian oysters, like their Chesapeake counterparts, perform a natural filtering function critical to the bay's health.
71 4 okay LTW_ENG_20041229.0088 They worry that the Asian oysters could bring new diseases or adapt to the Chesapeake so well that they squeeze out native species of oysters and clams.
71 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 It's real misinformation to think that Asian oysters can clean up the bay, when in fact it's the converse, said Jamie L. King, a program officer for nonnative oyster research at the Chesapeake Bay office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
71 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 It's real misinformation to think that Asian oysters can clean up the bay, when in fact it's the converse," said Jamie L. King, a program officer for nonnative oyster research at the Chesapeake Bay office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
71 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 Now officials in Maryland and Virginia are considering a radical approach to saving the oyster fishery and, they say, perhaps the bay itself: introducing an Asian oyster that appears resistant to the two parasites that have killed off so many of its Chesapeake cousins. Indeed, the Asian oyster is one focus of a three-year study undertaken by federal agencies, working with state officials and scientists, on ways to revive the harvest. Those who want Asian oysters introduced in the bay say they grow bigger and faster and, yes, taste as good as the native variety. But more than that, proponents say, Asian oysters, like their Chesapeake counterparts, perform a natural filtering function critical to the bay's health. A century ago, oysters were so abundant that they filtered the Chesapeake's entire volume of water in three days. Now it takes at least a year, and some of those who see a savior in the Asian oyster believe it could help resuscitate a bay choked by nutrients, algae blooms and a decline in the level of dissolved oxygen. "The Asian oyster would not only be good for the livelihood of the watermen," said C. Ronald Franks, secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, but also benefit "the entire bay and all the species there." Like many commercial fishermen, Franks expresses frustration that decades of multimillion-dollar efforts to restore the native oyster population by seeding the bay with disease-free baby oysters have yielded paltry results. Some scientists, however, warn that introducing a foreign species could bring in disease and entirely displace the native species, wreaking more havoc on the Chesapeake's ecosystem. "The real issue is that introducing the Asian oyster is unpredictable and irreversible," said William Goldsborough, a senior research scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, who is not involved in the government study. "It's a real gamble that you can't turn back from once you've done it."
71 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 Some scientists, however, warn that introducing a foreign species could bring in disease and entirely displace the native species, wreaking more havoc on the Chesapeake's ecosystem.
71 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 "The real issue is that introducing the Asian oyster is unpredictable and irreversible," said William Goldsborough, a senior research scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, who is not involved in the government study.
71 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 The real issue is that introducing the Asian oyster is unpredictable and irreversible said William Goldsborough a senior research scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation who is not involved in the government study
71 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 The real issue is that introducing the Asian oyster is unpredictable and irreversible, said William Goldsborough, a senior research scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, who is not involved in the government study.
71 5 vital LTW_ENG_20041101.0081 The dwindling supply of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay last season's haul was about 24,000 bushels less than 1 percent of what it was three decades ago has hurt him the most
71 5 vital LTW_ENG_20041112.0067 OYSTERS -- For decades, the Browns of Maryland, like most watermen, have adapted as diseases, pollution and commercial fisheries have taken their toll on the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers; the number of oysters, an important filter for the water and once the mainstay of the region's fishing industry, has dropped to historic lows.
71 5 vital LTW_ENG_20041229.0088 It has emerged as an issue now because the native oyster -- crucial to filtering the bay's waters and supporting its fleet of watermen -- has almost vanished from the Chesapeake.
71 5 vital LTW_ENG_20050311.0020 But over the past three decades, the bay's oysters have been ravaged by pollution and a pair of diseases. The pollution, from farms and sewage plants across the bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed, causes algae blooms that suck oxygen from the water. Oysters, unlike fish and crabs, can't swim away from ``bad water'' areas, so they are weakened or killed. The diseases, one of them introduced when another strain of Asian oyster was placed in the bay decades ago, kill oysters before they grow large. Combined, these factors have caused a stunning decline in Maryland oyster harvests: from about 2,600,000 bushels in 1974-75 to about 26,000 bushels last year.
71 5 vital LTW_ENG_20050311.0020 But over the past three decades, the bay's oysters have been ravaged by pollution and a pair of diseases. The pollution, from farms and sewage plants across the bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed, causes algae blooms that suck oxygen from the water. Oysters, unlike fish and crabs, can't swim away from ``bad water'' areas, so they are weakened or killed. The diseases, one of them introduced when another strain of Asian oyster was placed in the bay decades ago, kill oysters before they grow large. Combined, these factors have caused a stunning decline in Maryland oyster harvests: from about 2,600,000 bushels in 1974-75 to about 26,000 bushels last year. In desperation, the two bay states have turned to the Chinese oyster, which has been grown for about 30 years in Oregon and is believed to be immune to the Chesapeake's oyster diseases. The hope is that the new species could take the native oyster's former role in the bay: as a moneymaker for watermen and a natural filter for polluted water.
71 5 vital LTW_ENG_20050804.0094 Ravaged in the past by overfishing and now undermined by disease 99 percent of the eastern oyster population in the bay has disappeared since the late 19th century according to federal fisheries statistics
71 5 vital NYT_ENG_20041014.0154 Nonetheless the commercial fishery business the packing and shipping that put Chesapeake Bay oysters on the map has all but collapsed
71 5 vital NYT_ENG_20041014.0154 Nonetheless, the commercial fishery business -- the packing and shipping that put Chesapeake Bay oysters on the map -- has all but collapsed.
71 5 vital NYT_ENG_20041014.0154 Similar scenes are unfolding these days up and down the Chesapeake Bay where the annual oyster season is becoming an endangered tradition
71 5 vital NYT_ENG_20041014.0154 That is because Chesapeake watermen pulled an all-time low of about 25,000 bushels of oysters from the bay last year, compared with 80,000 in 1993 -- and a staggering 15 million back in the glory days of 1885.
71 5 vital NYT_ENG_20050814.0185 Busch argues that even though the Chesapeake commercial oyster harvest has fallen to the tiniest fraction of its historical high, government agencies have done little to protect oyster habitat or prevent pollution runoff -- actions that are critical to the species' long-term survival.
71 5 vital NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 But these days the harvest of native oysters, decimated by disease, pollution and overfishing, is measured in tens of thousands of bushels a year, a tiny fraction of the 20 million bushels that were once taken.
71 5 vital NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 BUT THESE DAYS THE HARVEST OF NATIVE OYSTERS, DECIMATED BY DISEASE, POLLUTION AND OVERFISHING, IS MEASURED IN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BUSHELS A YEAR, A TINY FRACTION OF THE 20 MILLION BUSHELS THAT WERE ONCE TAKEN.
71 5 vital NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 these days the harvest of native oysters, decimated by disease, pollution and overfishing, is measured in tens of thousands of bushels a year, a tiny fraction of the 20 million bushels that were once taken.
71 6 okay APW_ENG_20050719.1113 Four representatives of the oyster business argued that a petition seeking to have the oyster declared endangered is a misguided attempt to block the introduction of an Asian oyster species seen by some as a chance to revive the Chesapeake Bay's decimated oyster population.
71 6 okay LTW_ENG_20050804.0094 A Maryland environmentalist alarmed by the decline of the Chesapeake Bay's native oyster population is trying to get it on the federal Endangered Species list -- sparking an uproar of opposition in the oyster industry from Maine to Louisiana.
71 6 okay LTW_ENG_20050804.0094 A Maryland environmentalist alarmed by the decline of the Chesapeake Bay's native oyster population is trying to get it on the federal Endangered Species list sparking an uproar of opposition in the oyster industry from Maine to Louisiana Wolf-Dieter Busch an environmental consultant believes bay pollution and ineffective regulations could prove fatal to the eastern oyster
71 6 okay LTW_ENG_20050805.0047 WASHINGTON -- A proposal to put the eastern oyster on the federal Endangered Species List has drawn fierce opposition from the Chesapeake Bay oyster industry, which says a listing would shut down the entire industry. 900 words, by Joshua Partlow (Post) (a).
71 7 okay LTW_ENG_20041112.0067 OYSTERS -- For decades, the Browns of Maryland, like most watermen, have adapted as diseases, pollution and commercial fisheries have taken their toll on the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers; the number of oysters, an important filter for the water and once the mainstay of the region's fishing industry, has dropped to historic lows.
71 7 okay LTW_ENG_20041229.0088 It has emerged as an issue now because the native oyster crucial to filtering the bay's waters and supporting its fleet of watermen has almost vanished from the Chesapeake
71 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050311.0020 But over the past three decades, the bay's oysters have been ravaged by pollution and a pair of diseases. The pollution, from farms and sewage plants across the bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed, causes algae blooms that suck oxygen from the water. Oysters, unlike fish and crabs, can't swim away from ``bad water'' areas, so they are weakened or killed. The diseases, one of them introduced when another strain of Asian oyster was placed in the bay decades ago, kill oysters before they grow large. Combined, these factors have caused a stunning decline in Maryland oyster harvests: from about 2,600,000 bushels in 1974-75 to about 26,000 bushels last year. In desperation, the two bay states have turned to the Chinese oyster, which has been grown for about 30 years in Oregon and is believed to be immune to the Chesapeake's oyster diseases. The hope is that the new species could take the native oyster's former role in the bay: as a moneymaker for watermen and a natural filter for polluted water.
71 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050804.0094 In the Chesapeake, the eastern oyster once was so bountiful that more than 100 million pounds a year were pulled from the bay in the late 19th century, a time when Baltimore was the world's largest supplier.
71 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050804.0094 Ravaged in the past by overfishing and now undermined by disease 99 percent of the eastern oyster population in the bay has disappeared since the late 19th century according to federal fisheries statistics
71 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 2005-08-12 Washington Post Staff Writer Restoring the Chesapeake Bay's dwindling oyster beds would accelerate efforts to clean the bay's waters, reducing nitrogen and algae problems and fostering the growth of underwater plant life, Maryland researchers said Friday. The bay's oyster population, a natural filter for pollution, has been diminished in recent decades by disease and overfishing. If it were revived to 25 times its current size -- about the level found between 1920 and 1970 -- excessive nitrogen levels in the bay would fall by 11 million pounds each year,``We don't know if it's a 10-year period or 25 years, but if we could find an oyster that could survive the disease, then we'd be moving in the right direction,'' said Tom O'Connell, a marine fisheries restoration manager at the department.
71 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 Once plentiful, oysters have been killed off by parasitic plagues, pollution and overfishing.
71 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 Once plentiful, oysters have been killed off by parasitic plagues, pollution and overfishing. Today, their numbers have plunged to an estimated 1 percent of what they were in the 17th century
71 7 okay NYT_ENG_20041014.0154 Nonetheless the commercial fishery business the packing and shipping that put Chesapeake Bay oysters on the map has all but collapsed
71 7 okay NYT_ENG_20041014.0154 Nonetheless, the commercial fishery business -- the packing and shipping that put Chesapeake Bay oysters on the map -- has all but collapsed.
71 7 okay NYT_ENG_20041014.0154 That is because Chesapeake watermen pulled an all-time low of about 25,000 bushels of oysters from the bay last year, compared with 80,000 in 1993 -- and a staggering 15 million back in the glory days of 1885.
71 7 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 But these days the harvest of native oysters, decimated by disease, pollution and overfishing, is measured in tens of thousands of bushels a year, a tiny fraction of the 20 million bushels that were once taken.
71 7 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 BUT THESE DAYS THE HARVEST OF NATIVE OYSTERS, DECIMATED BY DISEASE, POLLUTION AND OVERFISHING, IS MEASURED IN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BUSHELS A YEAR, A TINY FRACTION OF THE 20 MILLION BUSHELS THAT WERE ONCE TAKEN.
71 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050311.0020 But over the past three decades, the bay's oysters have been ravaged by pollution and a pair of diseases. The pollution, from farms and sewage plants across the bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed, causes algae blooms that suck oxygen from the water. Oysters, unlike fish and crabs, can't swim away from ``bad water'' areas, so they are weakened or killed. The diseases, one of them introduced when another strain of Asian oyster was placed in the bay decades ago, kill oysters before they grow large. Combined, these factors have caused a stunning decline in Maryland oyster harvests: from about 2,600,000 bushels in 1974-75 to about 26,000 bushels last year. In desperation, the two bay states have turned to the Chinese oyster, which has been grown for about 30 years in Oregon and is believed to be immune to the Chesapeake's oyster diseases. The hope is that the new species could take the native oyster's former role in the bay: as a moneymaker for watermen and a natural filter for polluted water.
71 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050413.0078 Fertilizer nutrients and filth from the Susquehanna is a chief cause of the algae blooms and pollution that suck oxygen from the Chesapeake Bay decimating crab oyster fish and aquatic plant populations
71 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050413.0078 Fertilizer nutrients and filth from the Susquehanna is a chief cause of the algae blooms and pollution that suck oxygen from the Chesapeake Bay, decimating crab, oyster, fish and aquatic plant populations.
71 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050413.0078 FERTILIZER NUTRIENTS AND FILTH FROM THE SUSQUEHANNA IS A CHIEF CAUSE OF THE ALGAE BLOOMS AND POLLUTION THAT SUCK OXYGEN FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, DECIMATING CRAB, OYSTER, FISH AND AQUATIC PLANT POPULATIONS.
71 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 Oysters also help rid the bay of excess nitrogen, which robs the water of oxygen, killing animal and plant life
71 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050812.0147 Oysters filter sediments and eat microscopic algae that cloud the water and kill off underwater plants, the study said. When oysters are plentiful, sunlight reaches greater depths in the bay, nurturing sea grasses and plants, which help improve water quality. Oyster restoration initiatives have set as their goal a 25-fold increase in population. Such growth, the study said, would produce a 21 percent increase in the underwater plant population. Oysters also help rid the bay of excess nitrogen, which robs the water of oxygen, killing animal and plant life. Maryland is seeking to reduce the nitrogen dumped into the bay by 19 million pounds a year before 2010. Increasing the oyster population would reduce nitrogen by more than half that figure.
71 8 okay NYT_ENG_20060228.0252 Now it takes at least a year, and some of those who see a savior in the Asian oyster believe it could help resuscitate a bay choked by nutrients, algae blooms and a decline in the level of dissolved oxygen.
71 9 okay LTW_ENG_20050311.0020 But over the past three decades, the bay's oysters have been ravaged by pollution and a pair of diseases. The pollution, from farms and sewage plants across the bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed, causes algae blooms that suck oxygen from the water. Oysters, unlike fish and crabs, can't swim away from ``bad water'' areas, so they are weakened or killed. The diseases, one of them introduced when another strain of Asian oyster was placed in the bay decades ago, kill oysters before they grow large. Combined, these factors have caused a stunning decline in Maryland oyster harvests: from about 2,600,000 bushels in 1974-75 to about 26,000 bushels last year. In desperation, the two bay states have turned to the Chinese oyster, which has been grown for about 30 years in Oregon and is believed to be immune to the Chesapeake's oyster diseases. The hope is that the new species could take the native oyster's former role in the bay: as a moneymaker for watermen and a natural filter for polluted water.
71 9 okay LTW_ENG_20050311.0020 Chinese oyster, which has been grown for about 30 years in Oregon and is believed to be immune to the Chesapeake's oyster diseases. The hope is that the new species could take the native oyster's former role in the bay: as a moneymaker for watermen and a natural filter for polluted water.
71 9 okay LTW_ENG_20050311.0020 In desperation, the two bay states have turned to the Chinese oyster, which has been grown for about 30 years in Oregon and is believed to be immune to the Chesapeake's oyster diseases.
72 10 okay AFP_ENG_20060223.0439 The reasearchers found that abnorally low blood flow in Crohn's volunteers could be rectified by treatment with Viagra, a vasodilator normally used to open up the flow of blood to the penis to make it erect.
72 10 okay AFP_ENG_20060223.0439 THE REASEARCHERS FOUND THAT ABNORALLY LOW BLOOD FLOW IN CROHN'S VOLUNTEERS COULD BE RECTIFIED BY TREATMENT WITH VIAGRA, A VASODILATOR NORMALLY USED TO OPEN UP THE FLOW OF BLOOD TO THE PENIS TO MAKE IT ERECT.
72 11 okay LTW_ENG_20050124.0003 SO THE HOPKINS TEAM WONDERED: MIGHT VIAGRA HELP BOOST LEVELS OF HEART-HEALTHY CGMP BY SUPPRESSING THE ENZYME THAT NORMALLY BREAKS IT DOWN? IN A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS WITH MICE, THE TEAM SHOWED THAT THE DRUG DID INDEED SLOW THE RATE OF CARDIAC ENLARGEMENT IN ANIMALS WHOSE HEARTS WERE INTENTIONALLY PUT UNDER BLOOD-PRESSURE STRESS.
72 11 okay LTW_ENG_20050124.0003 The drug works by blocking that same enzyme PDE5A which is it turns out a big culprit in erectile dysfunction
72 11 okay LTW_ENG_20050128.0104 The drug seems to work on cardiac hypertrophy via the same mechanism through which it treats impotence: by relaxing smooth muscle, a kind of cell in many organs, including the heart and penis. Viagra blocks an enzyme called PDE5, which plays a key role in activating smooth muscle.
72 11 okay LTW_ENG_20050128.0104 Viagra blocks an enzyme called PDE5 which plays a key role in activating smooth muscle
72 11 okay NYT_ENG_20051203.0050 Cialis and Levitra were introduced in the United States in 2003 and work similarly to Viagra, by inhibiting an enzyme that slows the flow of blood to the penis.
72 1 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0799 Also, patients taking drugs that contain nitrates have been warned not to take Viagra because of sudden, unsafe drops in blood pressure.
72 1 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0948 Viagra and its competitors are blockbuster drugs that revolutionized treatment of erectile dysfunction and they already come with serious warnings They're not to be used by men who take nitrate-containing drugs because the interaction could cause deadly drops in blood pressure or by men with heart conditions whose doctors have warned that sex itself could be too much exertion
72 1 vital APW_ENG_20050606.1114 Like with Viagra anyone who uses nitrate-containing drugs common for heart disease should not use Revatio the interaction could cause deadly drops in blood pressure its label warns
72 1 vital APW_ENG_20050606.1114 Like with Viagra, anyone who uses nitrate-containing drugs, common for heart disease, should not use Revatio _ the interaction could cause deadly drops in blood pressure, its label warns.
72 1 vital APW_ENG_20050606.1114 LIKE WITH VIAGRA, ANYONE WHO USES NITRATE-CONTAINING DRUGS, COMMON FOR HEART DISEASE, SHOULD NOT USE REVATIO _ THE INTERACTION COULD CAUSE DEADLY DROPS IN BLOOD PRESSURE, ITS LABEL WARNS.
72 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050527.0131 And manufacturers caution men with heart problems or those who take other drugs containing nitrates not to use the impotence pills because the combination could cause a fatal blood pressure drop
72 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050527.0212 Viagra shouldn't be used by men with heart conditions whose doctors have warned them not to have sex or those taking drugs that contain nitrates because of sudden, unsafe drops in blood pressure.
72 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060206.0183 Men who take this drug should not take Viagra or similar erectile dysfunction drugs, which can multiply nitroglycerin's effect, leading to a sharp drop in blood pressure.
72 2 vital APW_ENG_20050606.1114 The U.S government has approved the ingredient in the impotence pill Viagra as a treatment for hundreds of people left gasping by a rare but often fatal type of high blood pressure
72 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050128.0104 Famed for its effects on one organ, Viagra is showing promise in helping another. Research published this week in the journal Nature Medicine found that a daily dose of the drug prevented and reversed enlarged hearts in mice with high blood pressure. Known as cardiac hypertrophy, the condition affects as many as 20 million Americans, and can lead to heart failure and heart attack. ``Viagra has profound effects on the heart,'' said one of the researchers, cardiologist Hunter Champion of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. ``Not only can Viagra prevent hypertrophy, it actually makes the heart better.'' Other medicines for hypertrophy can prevent damage, he said, but do little to decrease harm that's already occurred. Viagra is already being used by some doctors to treat another cardiac problem, pulmonary hypertension, in which blood pressure in the lungs rises dangerously, straining the heart.
72 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050128.0104 Viagra is already being used by some doctors to treat another cardiac problem pulmonary hypertension in which blood pressure in the lungs rises dangerously straining the heart
72 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050128.0104 Viagra is already being used by some doctors to treat another cardiac problem, pulmonary hypertension, in which blood pressure in the lungs rises dangerously, straining the heart.
72 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050128.0104 VIAGRA IS ALREADY BEING USED BY SOME DOCTORS TO TREAT ANOTHER CARDIAC PROBLEM, PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, IN WHICH BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE LUNGS RISES DANGEROUSLY, STRAINING THE HEART.
72 2 vital NYT_ENG_20041027.0323 Doctors said Wednesday that sildenafil citrate, the ingredient in Pfizer's impotence pill, had proven effective in a clinical trial as a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension -- extremely high pressure in the artery carrying blood to the lungs.
72 2 vital NYT_ENG_20041027.0323 Viagra, which treats a common but decidedly nonfatal male malady, may soon have a new role treating a rare but life-threatening disease that strikes mainly women. Doctors said Wednesday that sildenafil citrate, the ingredient in Pfizer's impotence pill, had proven effective in a clinical trial as a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension -- extremely high pressure in the artery carrying blood to the lungs.
72 2 vital NYT_ENG_20041027.0336 A PROMISING THERAPY FROM PFIZER Sildenafil citrate, the ingredient in Viagra, Pfizer's impotence pill, has proven effective in a clinical trial as a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension -- high pressure in the artery carrying blood to the lungs.
72 3 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0948 Viagra and its competitors work by slightly dilating arteries so that blood flow in the penis increases
72 3 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0948 Viagra and its competitors work by slightly dilating arteries so that blood flow in the penis increases.
72 3 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0948 VIAGRA AND ITS COMPETITORS WORK BY SLIGHTLY DILATING ARTERIES SO THAT BLOOD FLOW IN THE PENIS INCREASES.
72 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050128.0104 In cases of impotence the medicine relaxes a spongelike muscle in the penis called the cavernosum allowing blood to flow into the organ
72 3 vital NYT_ENG_20041029.0044 "The Viagra-like drugs only really increase blood flow to the genital area.
72 3 vital NYT_ENG_20041029.0044 The Viagra-like drugs only really increase blood flow to the genital area.
72 3 vital NYT_ENG_20051203.0050 Cialis and Levitra were introduced in the United States in 2003 and work similarly to Viagra, by inhibiting an enzyme that slows the flow of blood to the penis.
72 4 vital AFP_ENG_20050708.0684 The US Food and Drug Administration said however that " , it is not possible to determine whether these oral medicines for erectile dysfunction were the cause of the loss of eyesight or whether the problem is related to other factors , " including high blood pressure or diabetes .
72 4 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0799 He said that men who take Viagra often have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which are also associated with the conditions that can cause blindness.
72 4 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0799 HE SAID THAT MEN WHO TAKE VIAGRA OFTEN HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL, WHICH ARE ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT CAN CAUSE BLINDNESS.
72 4 vital NYT_ENG_20050608.0282 A study published in the March edition of the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology said seven patients between 50 and 69 suffered NAION within 36 hours after taking Viagra, but all had hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol before taking the drug.
72 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050528.0008 NAION is the most common acute optic nerve disease in adults over age 50 and it shares a number of common risk factors with erectile dysfunction age over 50 high blood pressure high cholesterol diabetes it said
72 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050528.0008 NAION is the most common acute optic nerve disease in adults over age 50 and it shares a number of common risk factors with erectile dysfunction: age over 50, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, it said.
72 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0008 "It is difficult to determine whether the use of Viagra, Cialis or Levitra is causing (the eye problems), as individuals who have erectile problems often have high blood pressure, diabetes or other conditions that put them at increased risk," Health Canada said in the statement.
72 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0008 It is difficult to determine whether the use of Viagra, Cialis or Levitra is causing (the eye problems), as individuals who have erectile problems often have high blood pressure, diabetes or other conditions that put them at increased risk, Health Canada said in the statement.
72 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0008 "IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE USE OF VIAGRA, CIALIS OR LEVITRA IS CAUSING (THE EYE PROBLEMS), AS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ERECTILE PROBLEMS OFTEN HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES OR OTHER CONDITIONS THAT PUT THEM AT INCREASED RISK," HEALTH CANADA SAID IN THE STATEMENT.
72 5 vital APW_ENG_20060109.0962 Instead of the sexually suggestive themes of earlier branded campaigns these ads are a dry medical discussion of how high blood pressure high cholesterol and diabetes can lead to erectile dysfunction
72 5 vital APW_ENG_20060109.0962 Instead of the sexually suggestive themes of earlier branded campaigns these ads are a dry medical discussion of how high blood pressure high cholesterol and diabetes can lead to erectile dysfunction Schering-Plough spokesman Matthew Scampoli declined to address McCarthy's comments about Levitra's ads and wouldn't say if the product will be advertised during the Super Bowl as it had been previously
72 5 vital NYT_ENG_20050527.0200 The condition generally occurs among people over 50 who have conditions like diabetes heart disease high blood pressure and high cholesterol factors that also contribute to erectile dysfunction
72 5 vital NYT_ENG_20050527.0200 The condition generally occurs among people over 50 who have conditions like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol -- factors that also contribute to erectile dysfunction.
72 6 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0799 He said that men who take Viagra often have high blood pressure and high cholesterol which are also associated with the conditions that can cause blindness
72 6 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0799 He said that men who take Viagra often have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which are also associated with the conditions that can cause blindness.
72 6 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0799 HE SAID THAT MEN WHO TAKE VIAGRA OFTEN HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL, WHICH ARE ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT CAN CAUSE BLINDNESS.
72 6 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0008 It is difficult to determine whether the use of Viagra Cialis or Levitra is causing the eye problems as individuals who have erectile problems often have high blood pressure diabetes or other conditions that put them at increased risk Health Canada said in the statement
72 6 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0008 It is difficult to determine whether the use of Viagra, Cialis or Levitra is causing (the eye problems), as individuals who have erectile problems often have high blood pressure, diabetes or other conditions that put them at increased risk, Health Canada said in the statement.
72 7 vital LTW_ENG_20050124.0003 SO THE HOPKINS TEAM WONDERED: MIGHT VIAGRA HELP BOOST LEVELS OF HEART-HEALTHY CGMP BY SUPPRESSING THE ENZYME THAT NORMALLY BREAKS IT DOWN? IN A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS WITH MICE, THE TEAM SHOWED THAT THE DRUG DID INDEED SLOW THE RATE OF CARDIAC ENLARGEMENT IN ANIMALS WHOSE HEARTS WERE INTENTIONALLY PUT UNDER BLOOD-PRESSURE STRESS.
72 7 vital LTW_ENG_20050124.0003 Viagra, the popular drug for erectile dysfunction, has unanticipated beneficial effects on the heart, new research suggests. Hearts often become dangerously enlarged in people who have either untreated high blood pressure or a partial blockage of the large vessel leading from the heart -- a condition that causes a buildup of back pressure on the muscular pump.
72 7 vital LTW_ENG_20050128.0104 Famed for its effects on one organ, Viagra is showing promise in helping another. Research published this week in the journal Nature Medicine found that a daily dose of the drug prevented and reversed enlarged hearts in mice with high blood pressure.
72 7 vital LTW_ENG_20050128.0104 Famed for its effects on one organ, Viagra is showing promise in helping another. Research published this week in the journal Nature Medicine found that a daily dose of the drug prevented and reversed enlarged hearts in mice with high blood pressure. Known as cardiac hypertrophy, the condition affects as many as 20 million Americans, and can lead to heart failure and heart attack. ``Viagra has profound effects on the heart,'' said one of the researchers, cardiologist Hunter Champion of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. ``Not only can Viagra prevent hypertrophy, it actually makes the heart better.'' Other medicines for hypertrophy can prevent damage, he said, but do little to decrease harm that's already occurred. Viagra is already being used by some doctors to treat another cardiac problem, pulmonary hypertension, in which blood pressure in the lungs rises dangerously, straining the heart.
72 7 vital LTW_ENG_20050128.0104 Research published this week in the journal Nature Medicine found that a daily dose of the drug prevented and reversed enlarged hearts in mice with high blood pressure
72 7 vital LTW_ENG_20050128.0104 Research published this week in the journal Nature Medicine found that a daily dose of the drug prevented and reversed enlarged hearts in mice with high blood pressure.
72 7 vital XIN_ENG_20050528.0008 It may aid in the treatment of enlarged hearts that can result from high blood pressure tests on animals indicate
72 8 vital APW_ENG_20050606.1114 Revatio contains sildenafil the active ingredient in Viagra which helps to relax blood vessels
72 8 vital APW_ENG_20050606.1114 Revatio contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra which helps to relax blood vessels.
72 8 vital APW_ENG_20050606.1114 REVATIO CONTAINS SILDENAFIL, THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN VIAGRA WHICH HELPS TO RELAX BLOOD VESSELS.
72 8 vital APW_ENG_20050606.1114 Revatio contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra which helps to relax blood vessels. The approved dose for pulmonary hypertension is 20 milligrams three times a day. That is a different-sized pill than Viagra formulations for impotence
72 8 vital APW_ENG_20050606.1114 The U.S. government has approved the ingredient in the impotence pill Viagra as a treatment for hundreds of people left gasping by a rare but often fatal type of high blood pressure. Maker Pfizer Inc. will sell the ingredient under a new name _ Revatio _ in the dose approved for pulmonary hypertension Revatio contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra which helps to relax blood vessels. The approved dose for pulmonary hypertension is 20 milligrams three times a day. That is a different-sized pill than Viagra formulations for impotence
72 8 vital APW_ENG_20050606.1114 The U.S. government has approved the ingredient in the impotence pill Viagra as a treatment for hundreds of people left gasping by a rare but often fatal type of high blood pressure. Maker Pfizer Inc. will sell the ingredient under a new name _ Revatio _ in the dose approved for pulmonary hypertension, the company announced Monday. Pulmonary hypertension causes dangerously high blood pressure in the arteries connecting the heart and lungs. If not alleviated, it can destroy the heart. Revatio marks only the second oral treatment for pulmonary hypertension. A drug called Tracleer has been sold since 2001, after studies showed it could increase patients' survival. The Food and Drug Administration approved Revatio based on a study that showed it increased patients' ability to exercise, a marker of improvement. The study of 277 patients found that after about four weeks of therapy, Revatio users were able to walk roughly 60 to 80 feet further in six minutes. Revatio contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra which helps to relax blood vessels. The approved dose for pulmonary hypertension is 20 milligrams three times a day. That is a different-sized pill than Viagra formulations for impotence and Revatio also is round and white to distinguish it from Viagra's blue diamond shape. Pfizer said side effects among pulmonary hypertension patients were similar to those reported by men who use Viagra for impotence, mostly headache and flushing, even though many Revatio users will get a higher daily dosage of sildenafil.
72 9 vital AFP_ENG_20050708.0684 US orders new warning labels for Viagra , other ED drugs WASHINGTON , US public health authorities ordered new warning labels for erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra , Cialis and Levitra reflecting " a small number " of reports of " sudden vision loss " from users of the drugs .
72 9 vital AFP_ENG_20050708.0684 WASHINGTON July 8 US public health authorities ordered new warning labels for erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra Cialis and Levitra reflecting a small number of reports of sudden vision loss from users of the drugs
72 9 vital APW_ENG_20050527.0799 This type of blindness is called NAION, or non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. It can occur in men who are diabetic or have heart disease, the same conditions that can cause impotence and thus lead to Viagra use.
72 9 vital LTW_ENG_20050708.0099 It said that it was ``not possible to determine whether these oral medicines for erectile dysfunction were the cause of the loss of eyesight or whether the problem is related to other factors such as high blood pressure or diabetes, or to a combination of these problems.'' But because of the possible connection, it said, Viagra, Cialis (made jointly by Eli Lilly &amp; Co. and Icos Corp.) and Levitra (made by Bayer Pharmaceuticals) all should carry information about the risk.
72 9 vital NYT_ENG_20050527.0138 Impaired vision reportedly has occurred in 38 users of Viagra, four users of Cialis and one user of Levitra because of interrupted blood flow to the optic nerve.
72 9 vital NYT_ENG_20050527.0212 Viagra manufacturer Pfizer released a statement saying "there is no evidence that NAION occurs more frequently in men taking Viagra than men of similar age and health who did not take Viagra.
72 9 vital NYT_ENG_20050608.0282 A study published in the March edition of the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology said seven patients between 50 and 69 suffered NAION within 36 hours after taking Viagra, but all had hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol before taking the drug.
72 9 vital XIN_ENG_20050708.0356 Those are rare numbers, given that Viagra alone has been used by 23 million men worldwide since its approval in 1998, according to drug maker Pfizer Inc.   At this time, it is not possible to determine whether these oral medicines for erectile dysfunction were the cause of the loss of eyesight, or whether the problem is related to other factors such as high blood pressure or diabetes, or to a combination of these problems, the FDA's statement noted.
72 9 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0008 "It is difficult to determine whether the use of Viagra, Cialis or Levitra is causing (the eye problems), as individuals who have erectile problems often have high blood pressure, diabetes or other conditions that put them at increased risk," Health Canada said in the statement.
72 9 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0008 It is difficult to determine whether the use of Viagra Cialis or Levitra is causing the eye problems as individuals who have erectile problems often have high blood pressure diabetes or other conditions that put them at increased risk Health Canada said in the statement
72 9 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0008 It is difficult to determine whether the use of Viagra, Cialis or Levitra is causing (the eye problems), as individuals who have erectile problems often have high blood pressure, diabetes or other conditions that put them at increased risk, Health Canada said in the statement.
72 9 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0008 Men who take the drugs Viagra, Cialis or Levitra are at risk of a rare side-effect called nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), caused by a sudden blockage of blood flow to the optic nerve, the federal health ministry said in a statement.
72 9 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0008 MEN WHO TAKE THE DRUGS VIAGRA, CIALIS OR LEVITRA ARE AT RISK OF A RARE SIDE-EFFECT CALLED NONARTERITIC ANTERIOR ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY (NAION), CAUSED BY A SUDDEN BLOCKAGE OF BLOOD FLOW TO THE OPTIC NERVE, THE FEDERAL HEALTH MINISTRY SAID IN A STATEMENT.
73 11 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 Body absorbs lycopene in processed tomatoes better than fresh tomatoes
73 11 vital NYT_ENG_20050111.0085 Cooked tomatoes in pasta sauce, salsa and tomato paste enhance absorption of lycopene into your system.
73 11 vital NYT_ENG_20060128.0144 The industry also notes research showing that the body absorbs lycopene better if the tomatoes are processed rather than fresh.
73 11 vital NYT_ENG_20060128.0144 THE INDUSTRY ALSO NOTES RESEARCH SHOWING THAT THE BODY ABSORBS LYCOPENE BETTER IF THE TOMATOES ARE PROCESSED RATHER THAN FRESH.
73 12 vital NYT_ENG_20060105.0056 For example, Hattner says, current research shows that consuming vitamin E and lycopene together -- avocados with tomatoes, say -- enhances their antioxidant effects.
73 13 vital NYT_ENG_20051109.0279 "Lycopene is still the most powerful antioxidant you can find in foods," said Kerr Dow, the company's vice president and chief technical officer.
73 13 vital NYT_ENG_20051109.0279 Lycopene is still the most powerful antioxidant you can find in foods, said Kerr Dow, the company's vice president and chief technical officer.
73 13 vital NYT_ENG_20051109.0279 "Lycopene is still the most powerful antioxidant you can find in foods," said Kerr Dow, the company's vice president and chief technical officer. But the language the FDA proposes for the tomato health claims is complicated. For the prostate cancer claim, the agency suggests manufacturers tell consumers: "Very limited and preliminary scientific research suggests that eating one-half to one cup of tomatoes and/or tomato sauce a week may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. FDA concludes that there is little scientific evidence supporting this claim."
73 1 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 Lycopene, found in tomatos, reduces ruisk of cancer
73 1 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 Producers of tomatoes, tomato sauce and dietary supplements containing lycopene _ the substance that makes tomatoes red _ will not be allowed to advertise claims that they reduce the risk of many forms of cancer.
73 1 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 The ruling were in response to petitions from American Longevity, which makes health products, and the Lycopene Health Claim Coalition, a group that includes ketchup manufacturer H.J. Heinz Co.   The groups contend the lycopene within tomatoes reduces the risk of a number of cancers, including prostate, colon and breast cancer.
73 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050720.0033 According to the Agricultural Research Service scientists have found that lycopene in the diet correlates with a reduced incidence of certain types of cancer
73 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050720.0033 According to the Agricultural Research Service, scientists have found that lycopene in the diet correlates with a reduced incidence of certain types of cancer.
73 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050720.0033 ACCORDING TO THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND THAT LYCOPENE IN THE DIET CORRELATES WITH A REDUCED INCIDENCE OF CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER.
73 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050104.0106 Speaking of tomatoes lycopenes are proven cancer fighters and are highest in tomato-based products
73 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050720.0033 And lycopene levels in fat tissue -- an indicator of lycopene consumption -- have been linked with a reduced risk of heart attacks.
73 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050720.0033 And lycopene levels in fat tissue an indicator of lycopene consumption have been linked with a reduced risk of heart attacks
73 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050720.0033 AND LYCOPENE LEVELS IN FAT TISSUE -- AN INDICATOR OF LYCOPENE CONSUMPTION -- HAVE BEEN LINKED WITH A REDUCED RISK OF HEART ATTACKS.
73 3 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 Lycopene shown to reduce high blood pressure
73 3 vital LTW_ENG_20060213.0101 And don't forget that tomatoes contain lycopenes, which have been shown to reduce high blood pressure.
73 3 vital LTW_ENG_20060213.0101 AND DON'T FORGET THAT TOMATOES CONTAIN LYCOPENES, WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
73 4 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 The groups contend the lycopene within tomatoes reduces the risk of a number of cancers, including prostate, colon and breast cancer.
73 4 vital NYT_ENG_20050421.0052 Most salsas contain tomatoes, which are rich in antioxidants (believed to fight off cancers and disease) like the heart-healthy lycopene, found in red and pink-pigmented fruits and vegetables.
73 4 vital NYT_ENG_20050421.0052 MOST SALSAS CONTAIN TOMATOES, WHICH ARE RICH IN ANTIOXIDANTS (BELIEVED TO FIGHT OFF CANCERS AND DISEASE) LIKE THE HEART-HEALTHY LYCOPENE, FOUND IN RED AND PINK-PIGMENTED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
73 5 vital NYT_ENG_20060105.0056 For example, tomatoes, especially processed or cooked ones, have tons of cancer-fighting lycopene.
73 5 vital NYT_ENG_20060105.0056 FOR EXAMPLE, TOMATOES, ESPECIALLY PROCESSED OR COOKED ONES, HAVE TONS OF CANCER-FIGHTING LYCOPENE.
73 6 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 Based on these studies, FDA concludes that it is unlikely that tomatoes reduce the risk of gastric cancer.
73 6 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 _Prostate cancer: "Very limited and preliminary scientific research suggests that eating one-half to one cup of tomatoes and/or tomato sauce a week may reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
73 6 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 Still, the agency authorized four tomato-related claims to be used on product labels, saying there was "very limited credible evidence" they provide a health benefit. The authorized claims must be heavily qualified: Prostate cancer: "Very limited and preliminary scientific research suggests that eating one-half to one cup of tomatoes and/or tomato sauce a week may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. FDA concludes that there is little scientific evidence supporting the claim." Gastric cancer: "Four studies did not show that tomato intake reduces the risk of gastric cancer, but three studies suggest that tomato intake may reduce this risk. Based on these studies, FDA concludes that it is unlikely that tomatoes reduce the risk of gastric cancer." Ovarian cancer: "One study suggests that consumption of tomato sauce 2 times per week may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer; while this same study shows that consumption of tomatoes or tomato juice had no effect on ovarian cancer risk. FDA concludes that it is highly uncertain that tomato sauce reduces the risk of ovarian cancer."
73 6 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 THE AUTHORIZED CLAIMS MUST BE HEAVILY QUALIFIED: _PROSTATE CANCER: "VERY LIMITED AND PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT EATING ONE-HALF TO ONE CUP OF TOMATOES AND/OR TOMATO SAUCE A WEEK MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER.
73 6 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 The groups contend the lycopene within tomatoes reduces the risk of a number of cancers including prostate colon and breast cancer
73 6 vital NYT_ENG_20051109.0279 For the prostate cancer claim the agency suggests manufacturers tell consumers Very limited and preliminary scientific research suggests that eating one-half to one cup of tomatoes and/or tomato sauce a week may reduce the risk of prostate cancer
73 6 vital NYT_ENG_20051129.0193 WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration recently ruled that food companies can tell consumers that eating as little as one-half cup of tomatoes and tomato-based products weekly reduces the risk of prostate cancer.
73 6 vital NYT_ENG_20060105.0056 FOR EXAMPLE, TOMATOES, ESPECIALLY PROCESSED OR COOKED ONES, HAVE TONS OF CANCER-FIGHTING LYCOPENE.
73 7 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 _Ovarian cancer: "One study suggests that consumption of tomato sauce 2 times per week may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer; while this same study shows that consumption of tomatoes or tomato juice had no effect on ovarian cancer risk.
73 7 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 Ovarian cancer One study suggests that consumption of tomato sauce 2 times per week may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer while this same study shows that consumption of tomatoes or tomato juice had no effect on ovarian cancer risk
73 7 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 Ovarian cancer: One study suggests that consumption of tomato sauce 2 times per week may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer; while this same study shows that consumption of tomatoes or tomato juice had no effect on ovarian cancer risk.
73 7 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 _OVARIAN CANCER: "ONE STUDY SUGGESTS THAT CONSUMPTION OF TOMATO SAUCE 2 TIMES PER WEEK MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF OVARIAN CANCER; WHILE THIS SAME STUDY SHOWS THAT CONSUMPTION OF TOMATOES OR TOMATO JUICE HAD NO EFFECT ON OVARIAN CANCER RISK.
73 7 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 Prostate cancer: "Very limited and preliminary scientific research suggests that eating one-half to one cup of tomatoes and/or tomato sauce a week may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. FDA concludes that there is little scientific evidence supporting the claim." _Gastric cancer: "Four studies did not show that tomato intake reduces the risk of gastric cancer, but three studies suggest that tomato intake may reduce this risk. Based on these studies, FDA concludes that it is unlikely that tomatoes reduce the risk of gastric cancer." _Ovarian cancer: "One study suggests that consumption of tomato sauce 2 times per week may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer; while this same study shows that consumption of tomatoes or tomato juice had no effect on ovarian cancer risk. FDA concludes that it is highly uncertain that tomato sauce reduces the risk of ovarian cancer." _Pancreatic cancer: "One study suggests that consuming tomatoes does not reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, but one weaker, more limited study suggests that consuming tomatoes may reduce this risk. Based on these studies, FDA concludes that it is highly unlikely that tomatoes reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer."
73 7 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 Still, the agency authorized four tomato-related claims to be used on product labels, saying there was "very limited credible evidence" they provide a health benefit. The authorized claims must be heavily qualified: Prostate cancer: "Very limited and preliminary scientific research suggests that eating one-half to one cup of tomatoes and/or tomato sauce a week may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. FDA concludes that there is little scientific evidence supporting the claim." Gastric cancer: "Four studies did not show that tomato intake reduces the risk of gastric cancer, but three studies suggest that tomato intake may reduce this risk. Based on these studies, FDA concludes that it is unlikely that tomatoes reduce the risk of gastric cancer." Ovarian cancer: "One study suggests that consumption of tomato sauce 2 times per week may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer; while this same study shows that consumption of tomatoes or tomato juice had no effect on ovarian cancer risk. FDA concludes that it is highly uncertain that tomato sauce reduces the risk of ovarian cancer."
73 8 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 Based on these studies, FDA concludes that it is highly unlikely that tomatoes reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer.
73 8 vital NYT_ENG_20060128.0144 The FDA, after reviewing research on the issue, ruled that labels on tomatoes and tomato sauce can mention the possibility of protection against prostate, gastric, ovarian and pancreatic cancers.
73 9 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 2005-11-09, WASHINGTON Producers of tomatoes, tomato sauce and dietary supplements containing lycopene _ the substance that makes tomatoes red _ will not be allowed to advertise claims that they reduce the risk of many forms of cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it will allow only a few limited health claims to appear on packages of tomatoes and tomato sauce. It also rejected proposals to advertise lycopene as having cancer-related benefits. The ruling were in response to petitions from American Longevity, which makes health products, and the Lycopene Health Claim Coalition, a group that includes ketchup manufacturer H.J. Heinz Co. The groups contend the lycopene within tomatoes reduces the risk of a number of cancers, including prostate, colon and breast cancer. They offered a number of published studies that they said supported their assertion. But in its response to American Longevity's petition, the FDA questioned many of the studies, saying they were not conclusive.
73 9 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1244 The groups contend the lycopene within tomatoes reduces the risk of a number of cancers, including prostate, colon and breast cancer.
73 9 vital NYT_ENG_20051109.0279 Companies can now say that eating tomatoes and tomato sauce is linked with a reduced risk of gastric ovarian pancreatic and prostate cancers
73 9 vital NYT_ENG_20051109.0279 Companies can now say that eating tomatoes and tomato sauce is linked with a reduced risk of gastric, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers.
73 9 vital NYT_ENG_20051109.0279 COMPANIES CAN NOW SAY THAT EATING TOMATOES AND TOMATO SAUCE IS LINKED WITH A REDUCED RISK OF GASTRIC, OVARIAN, PANCREATIC, AND PROSTATE CANCERS.
73 9 vital NYT_ENG_20060128.0144 The FDA, after reviewing research on the issue, ruled that labels on tomatoes and tomato sauce can mention the possibility of protection against prostate, gastric, ovarian and pancreatic cancers.
73 9 vital NYT_ENG_20060128.0144 THE FDA, AFTER REVIEWING RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE, RULED THAT LABELS ON TOMATOES AND TOMATO SAUCE CAN MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF PROTECTION AGAINST PROSTATE, GASTRIC, OVARIAN AND PANCREATIC CANCERS.
74 10 okay AFP_ENG_20041103.0012 The California measure is seen as a way of circumventing federal blocks to embryonic stem cell research and was backed by scientists and Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt the late Christopher Reeve and Michael J Fox
74 10 okay AFP_ENG_20041103.0114 "The California measure is seen as a way of circumventing federal blocks to embryonic stem cell research, and was backed by scientists and Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt, the late Christopher Reeve and Michael J. Fox. "
74 10 okay XIN_ENG_20041024.0007 "Superman" actor Christopher Reeve, who died two weeks ago, appeared on a TV ad Saturday, urging California voters to support a bill on stem cell research.
74 10 okay XIN_ENG_20041024.0007 Superman actor Christopher Reeve who died two weeks ago appeared on a TV ad Saturday urging California voters to support a bill on stem cell research
74 10 okay XIN_ENG_20041024.0007 " Superman " Reeve appears in TV ad calling for stem cell research LOS ANGELES , ( Xinhua ) " Superman " actor Christopher Reeve , who died ago , appeared on a TV ad , urging California voters to support a bill on stem cell research .
74 11 okay AFP_ENG_20041102.0801 The California measure is seen as a way of circumventing federal blocks to embryonic stem cell research and was backed by scientists parents and Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt the late Christopher Reeve and Michael J Fox
74 11 okay AFP_ENG_20041103.0012 The California measure is seen as a way of circumventing federal blocks to embryonic stem cell research and was backed by scientists and Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt the late Christopher Reeve and Michael J Fox
74 11 okay AFP_ENG_20041103.0114 "The California measure is seen as a way of circumventing federal blocks to embryonic stem cell research, and was backed by scientists and Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt, the late Christopher Reeve and Michael J. Fox. "
74 12 okay AFP_ENG_20041102.0801 The California measure is seen as a way of circumventing federal blocks to embryonic stem cell research and was backed by scientists parents and Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt the late Christopher Reeve and Michael J Fox
74 12 okay AFP_ENG_20041103.0012 The California measure is seen as a way of circumventing federal blocks to embryonic stem cell research and was backed by scientists and Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt the late Christopher Reeve and Michael J Fox
74 12 okay AFP_ENG_20041103.0114 "The California measure is seen as a way of circumventing federal blocks to embryonic stem cell research, and was backed by scientists and Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt, the late Christopher Reeve and Michael J. Fox. "
74 13 okay APW_ENG_20050824.0154 Bipartisan group of California politicians back stem cell research
74 14 okay LTW_ENG_20041017.0020 In California, some churches opposed to Proposition 71 have distributed material to congregants saying that adult stem cells are as promising for researchers as embryonic ones.
74 15 okay AFP_ENG_20060227.0610 Tax-watchdogs and abortion opponents united to file suit against the groundbreaking research initiative after it was passed by 59 percent of California voters in November of 2004
74 15 okay APW_ENG_20060227.0187 The future of embryonic stem cell research could be shaped in a sleepy suburban courtroom where two taxpayer groups are challenging the legality of California's new age
74 15 okay APW_ENG_20060228.0093 The financial future of California's $3 billion (euro2.53 billion) human embryonic stem cell research institute went on trial as taxayer groups tried to block the state-funded research.
74 16 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 The initiative requires the grants to be spent on research in California
74 16 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 THE INITIATIVE REQUIRES THE GRANTS TO BE SPENT ON RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA.
74 16 okay NYT_ENG_20041103.0344 California's new $3 billion initiative to fund stem-cell research could sharply alter the landscape of a cutting-edge field in which Massachusetts has achieved national prominence, several scientists said Wednesday. Proposition 71, backed by Republican Govenor Arnold Schwarzenegger along with a coalition of patient advocates, celebrities and venture capitalists, will establish an independent California Institute for Regenerative Medicine authorized to disburse some $300 million annually over the next decade. That amount - substantially more than the entire federal budget for stem-cell research - will go only to labs or companies located in California.
74 16 okay NYT_ENG_20041103.0344 That amount - substantially more than the entire federal budget for stem-cell research - will go only to labs or companies located in California.
74 16 okay NYT_ENG_20041103.0344 THAT AMOUNT - SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN THE ENTIRE FEDERAL BUDGET FOR STEM-CELL RESEARCH - WILL GO ONLY TO LABS OR COMPANIES LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA.
74 17 okay NYT_ENG_20041103.0344 California's new $3 billion initiative to fund stem-cell research could sharply alter the landscape of a cutting-edge field in which Massachusetts has achieved national prominence, several scientists said Wednesday. Proposition 71, backed by Republican Govenor Arnold Schwarzenegger along with a coalition of patient advocates, celebrities and venture capitalists, will establish an independent California Institute for Regenerative Medicine authorized to disburse some $300 million annually over the next decade. That amount - substantially more than the entire federal budget for stem-cell research - will go only to labs or companies located in California.
74 17 okay NYT_ENG_20041103.0344 ROBERT LANZA, THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF ACT, SAID THAT IN LAST FEW WEEKS HE HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY THREE DIFFERENT INVESTORS WHO WANTED HIS HELP TO SET UP NEW STEM-CELL VENTURES IN CALIFORNIA.
74 17 okay NYT_ENG_20041106.0093 If California succeeds in drawing significant financial investment into the state, other states may follow.
74 17 okay NYT_ENG_20041106.0093 The decision by California voters on Tuesday to channel $3 billion into embryonic stem-cell research shifts scientific planning nationwide, affecting researchers, investors and consumers.
74 17 okay NYT_ENG_20050210.0252 The provost of Harvard also complained in an interview that Massachusetts could lose ground in the competition that has erupted among scientists, politicians, and private companies since California voters passed a $3 billion initiative for stem-cell research last fall.
74 18 okay NYT_ENG_20041109.0076 Many Republicans opposed to abortion rights, such as Representative Dana Rohrabacher of California and Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, support embryonic stem-cell research: Some consider it the ultimate "pro-life" position, since it is aimed at curing deadly diseases.
74 18 okay NYT_ENG_20041109.0076 Many Republicans opposed to abortion rights, such as Representative Dana Rohrabacher of California and Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, support embryonic stem-cell research: Some consider it the ultimate pro-life position, since it is aimed at curing deadly diseases.
74 19 okay AFP_ENG_20060227.0610 Tax-watchdogs and abortion opponents united to file suit against the groundbreaking research initiative after it was passed by 59 percent of California voters in November of 2004
74 1 vital AFP_ENG_20041102.0814 California adopts groundbreaking stem cell research measure ( UPDATES count , ADDS details ) LOS ANGELES , ( AFP ) Californians voted overwhelmingly to become the first US state to fund controversial embryonic stem cell research that was effectively banned by President George W. Bush , US media reported .
74 1 vital AFP_ENG_20041102.0814 California adopts groundbreaking stem cell research measure ( UPDATES count , ) LOS ANGELES , ( AFP ) Californians voted overwhelmingly to become first US state to fund controversial embryonic stem cell research
74 1 vital AFP_ENG_20041103.0012 "AFP_ENG_20041103.0012  California adopts groundbreaking stem cell research measure (ADDS details) LOS ANGELES, Nov 2 (AFP)   Californians voted Tuesday to become the first US state to fund controversial embryonic stem cell research, which was effectively banned by President George W. Bush, early figures showed. "
74 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050729.0666 I don't know what Bush will do because he has many forces pulling on him San Francisco has become a US hub for stem cell research after California voters last year passed a groundbreaking measure allowing around three billion dollars in state funds to be used for embryonic stem cell research
74 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050729.0666 San Francisco has become a US hub for stem cell research after California voters last year passed a groundbreaking measure allowing around three billion dollars in state funds to be used for embryonic stem cell research
74 1 vital APW_ENG_20050824.0154 Schwarzenegger a Republican said Californians showed their support last November for stem cell research by approving a proposition providing 3 billion euro2.45 billion in state tax-exempt bonds to fund such California-based research for 10 years
74 1 vital LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 AS CALIFORNIA MOVES QUICKLY TOWARD SETTING UP A $3-BILLION EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH AGENCY, OTHER STATES ARE SCRAMBLING TO PREVENT THEIR TOP RESEARCHERS FROM BEING RAIDED.
74 1 vital LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 OFFICIALS IN THE FEW STATES WHERE SUCH RESEARCH THRIVES HAVE PAID CLOSE ATTENTION TO POLICIES ELSEWHERE, PARTICULARLY TO CALIFORNIA'S VOTER-APPROVED PROPOSITION 71.
74 1 vital LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 ``The attraction of California to those using stem cells goes beyond scientists to lower-level researchers, the people who make the lab a lab.'' Further, the California Center for Regenerative Medicine, created earlier this month when Proposition 71 passed with 60 percent of the vote, also funds research using a procedure that advocates sometimes call therapeutic cloning, in which the DNA of an egg is stripped and replaced with the DNA from a donor, producing embryonic stem cells that are an exact genetic match to the donor.
74 1 vital LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 THE LURE IS CLEAR: $300 MILLION A YEAR FOR EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE NEXT DECADE, MORE THAN 10 TIMES THE YEARLY FEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE AND FREE OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S TIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT RESEARCH CAN BE CONDUCTED WITH FEDERAL MONEY.
74 1 vital NYT_ENG_20041103.0344 California's new $3 billion initiative to fund stem-cell research could sharply alter the landscape of a cutting-edge field in which Massachusetts has achieved national prominence, several scientists said Wednesday. Proposition 71, backed by Republican Govenor Arnold Schwarzenegger along with a coalition of patient advocates, celebrities and venture capitalists, will establish an independent California Institute for Regenerative Medicine authorized to disburse some $300 million annually over the next decade. That amount - substantially more than the entire federal budget for stem-cell research - will go only to labs or companies located in California.
74 1 vital NYT_ENG_20041103.0479 2004-11-03, LOS ANGELES Tuesday's vote by Californians to spend $3 billion on human embryonic stem cell research could speed progress on the promising but controversial field and make the state the epicenter of such research. "This is going to be the stem cell center of the world, not just the country," said Evan Snyder, director of the program in stem cell biology at the Burnham Institute in San Diego. The ballot measure, Proposition 71, will prompt the establishment of a California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which will become the largest single backer of research in stem cells
74 1 vital NYT_ENG_20041103.0529 The Prop. 71 victory is a shot in the arm for California firms like Geron Corp. in Menlo Park, which has a range of stem cell research programs.
74 1 vital NYT_ENG_20041106.0093 The decision by California voters on Tuesday to channel $3 billion into embryonic stem-cell research shifts scientific planning nationwide, affecting researchers, investors and consumers.
74 1 vital NYT_ENG_20041109.0076 The biggest McCoy of all, California, voted to authorize spending up to $3 billion over 10 years on stem-cell research -- a plan intended as a direct assault on President Bush's strict limits on embryonic stem-cell research and, by extension, on the politics of religious values that underlay the Bush campaign.
74 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050105.0174 Last November, California voters approved a $3 billion bond issue to provide up to $300 million a year for the next decade for stem cell research.
74 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050225.0162 Although California's 3 billion initiative for stem-cell research has been the buzz of the biotechnology industry, the Stowers Institute and its 2 billion endowment is worthy of attention as well, said David A. Welte, the institute's general counsel and assistant secretary.
74 20 okay NYT_ENG_20050521.0168 It was the political left that voted for stem cell research in California
74 20 okay NYT_ENG_20050521.0168 It was the political left that voted for stem cell research in California, but in 1977, the first community to place limits on genetic research was Cambridge, Mass.
74 21 okay NYT_ENG_20051005.0023 $6 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS STEM CELL RESEARCH AT UC - DAVIS SACRAMENTO
74 21 okay NYT_ENG_20051005.0023 $6 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS STEM CELL RESEARCH AT UC - DAVIS SACRAMENTO , Calif. The federal government has awarded $6 million to the University of California , Davis , to explore the use of human embryonic and other stem cells in the search for possible treatments for childhood diseases , university officials announced .
74 22 okay NYT_ENG_20050823.0261 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein joined forces Tuesday to urge Congress to ban human cloning in all 50 states at the same time it protects California's multibillion-dollar stem cell research initiative.
74 22 okay NYT_ENG_20050823.0261 The people have spoken and they have said in California we want you to go ahead with any and all stem cell research that's possible because it has hopes for a cure for literally millions of Americans Feinstein said of last year's Proposition 71 the state's 3 billion stem cell initiative
74 22 okay NYT_ENG_20050823.0337 Sen. Dianne Feinstein lined up Democrats and Republicans , including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger , and used group of desperately ill people as backdrop to demand passage of bill she sponsored that would permit federal funding for promising type of stem cell research
74 23 okay AFP_ENG_20041019.0555 A phalanx of well-known personalities who notably include Nancy Reagan the wife of former US president Ronald Reagan Bush's political role model staunchly support stem cell research and criticize the president's religiously-inspired opposition to it
74 24 okay NYT_ENG_20060227.0317 The hearing came on the day before State Treasurer Phil Angelides, Alameda Mayor Beverly Johnson and stem cell research advocates were to celebrate the opening of Advanced Cell Technology Inc., the first stem cell research firm to move to California since the ballot measure passed.
74 2 okay LTW_ENG_20041017.0020 Geron Corp., a biopharmaceutical company based in Menlo Park, Calif., plans to seek permission next year from the Food and Drug Administration to conduct small trials in patients with spinal cord injuries. That would be the first clinical test of any embryonic stem cell therapy in humans.
74 2 okay NYT_ENG_20041103.0529 The Prop. 71 victory is a shot in the arm for California firms like Geron Corp. in Menlo Park, which has a range of stem cell research programs.
74 3 okay AFP_ENG_20041011.0536 "In January, he took part in a ceremony for the signing of legislation in New Jersey state on stem cell research, the second US state to do so after California in 2002. "
74 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050524.0618 California has led individual states that authorise their public money to be used for stem-cell research.
74 3 okay APW_ENG_20050117.0082 Democratic lawmakers proposed a $1 billion (euro760 million) stem cell research initiative on Sunday, saying New York could be left behind after California voters approved $3 billion (euro2.29 billion) for human embryonic stem cell research.
74 3 okay APW_ENG_20050117.0082 Democratic lawmakers proposed a 1 billion euro760 million stem cell research initiative on Sunday saying New York could be left behind after California voters approved 3 billion euro2.29 billion for human embryonic stem cell research
74 3 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 A few states have announced or plan soon to announce new funding for stem cell research and others are considering legislation that endorses the research moves influenced at least in part by the California initiative
74 3 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 A FEW STATES HAVE ANNOUNCED OR PLAN SOON TO ANNOUNCE NEW FUNDING FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH, AND OTHERS ARE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION THAT ENDORSES THE RESEARCH, MOVES INFLUENCED AT LEAST IN PART BY THE CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE.
74 3 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 And in Illinois, backers of embryonic stem cell research are pushing a law that would officially endorse embryonic stem cell research and set guidelines for it in the state, similar to the laws passed in California and New Jersey.
74 3 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 As New Jersey's Senate president, Cody sponsored legislation making the state the second after California to endorse embryonic stem cell research.
74 3 okay NYT_ENG_20050209.0241 The governor's remarks came as Democratic lawmakers are introducing legislation to promote embryonic stem cell research partly in an effort to keep the state's large stable of research scientists and biotechnology companies from moving to California or other states that are providing support or financial incentives for such research
74 3 okay NYT_ENG_20050331.0309 California and New Jersey have promised to spend money on embryonic stem cell research, and Massachusetts lawmakers do the same to keep pace, according to Senate President Robert E. Travaglini, who has been driving the issue on Beacon Hill.
74 3 okay NYT_ENG_20050331.0309 If the bill becomes law, Massachusetts would follow California and New Jersey as the only states to explicitly endorse embryonic stem cell research and somatic cell nuclear transfer, or therapeutic cloning.
74 3 okay NYT_ENG_20050522.0148 Californians voted to devote $3 billion in state money to the field -- though that remains stalled -- and New York and a few states have considered following California's lead, while still other states have outlawed all embryonic stem cell research.
74 4 okay AFP_ENG_20050729.0684 San Francisco has become a US hub for stem cell research after California voters last year passed a groundbreaking measure allowing around three billion dollars in state funds to be used for embryonic stem cell research
74 4 okay AFP_ENG_20060227.0610 San Francisco was selected as home to the stem cell research institute but none of the approved bonds have been issued because of the court challenge
74 4 okay APW_ENG_20050503.0068 A panel endorsed San Francisco as its top pick to host the agency overseeing California's 3 billion euro2.33 billion public investment in stem cell research
74 4 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 AS CALIFORNIA MOVES QUICKLY TOWARD SETTING UP A $3-BILLION EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH AGENCY, OTHER STATES ARE SCRAMBLING TO PREVENT THEIR TOP RESEARCHERS FROM BEING RAIDED.
74 4 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 FURTHER, THE CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, CREATED EARLIER THIS MONTH WHEN PROPOSITION 71 PASSED WITH 60 PERCENT OF THE VOTE, ALSO FUNDS RESEARCH USING A PROCEDURE THAT ADVOCATES SOMETIMES CALL THERAPEUTIC CLONING, IN WHICH THE DNA OF AN EGG IS STRIPPED AND REPLACED WITH THE DNA FROM A DONOR, PRODUCING EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS THAT ARE AN EXACT GENETIC MATCH TO THE DONOR.
74 4 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 ``The attraction of California to those using stem cells goes beyond scientists to lower-level researchers, the people who make the lab a lab.'' Further, the California Center for Regenerative Medicine, created earlier this month when Proposition 71 passed with 60 percent of the vote, also funds research using a procedure that advocates sometimes call therapeutic cloning, in which the DNA of an egg is stripped and replaced with the DNA from a donor, producing embryonic stem cells that are an exact genetic match to the donor.
74 4 okay NYT_ENG_20041103.0344 California's new $3 billion initiative to fund stem-cell research could sharply alter the landscape of a cutting-edge field in which Massachusetts has achieved national prominence, several scientists said Wednesday. Proposition 71, backed by Republican Govenor Arnold Schwarzenegger along with a coalition of patient advocates, celebrities and venture capitalists, will establish an independent California Institute for Regenerative Medicine authorized to disburse some $300 million annually over the next decade. That amount - substantially more than the entire federal budget for stem-cell research - will go only to labs or companies located in California.
74 4 okay NYT_ENG_20041103.0479 2004-11-03, LOS ANGELES Tuesday's vote by Californians to spend $3 billion on human embryonic stem cell research could speed progress on the promising but controversial field and make the state the epicenter of such research. "This is going to be the stem cell center of the world, not just the country," said Evan Snyder, director of the program in stem cell biology at the Burnham Institute in San Diego. The ballot measure, Proposition 71, will prompt the establishment of a California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which will become the largest single backer of research in stem cells
74 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050110.0325 The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the name for the new program, will pay for research mainly involving human embryonic stem cells, which might be useful in treating a wide variety of diseases, including diabetes.
74 4 okay NYT_ENG_20060209.0335 Established as part of Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative, this new state institute will make the grants and provide the loans for stem cell research.
74 5 vital APW_ENG_20050117.0082 Fifty-nine percent of California voters approved that state's stem cell bond measure in November, rejecting Bush administration policy that has sharply restricted federal funding for research that involves the destruction of human embryos.
74 5 vital LTW_ENG_20041103.0243 Proposition 71, which won 59 percent of the vote
74 5 vital LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 FURTHER, THE CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, CREATED EARLIER THIS MONTH WHEN PROPOSITION 71 PASSED WITH 60 PERCENT OF THE VOTE, ALSO FUNDS RESEARCH USING A PROCEDURE THAT ADVOCATES SOMETIMES CALL THERAPEUTIC CLONING, IN WHICH THE DNA OF AN EGG IS STRIPPED AND REPLACED WITH THE DNA FROM A DONOR, PRODUCING EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS THAT ARE AN EXACT GENETIC MATCH TO THE DONOR.
74 5 vital LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 ``The attraction of California to those using stem cells goes beyond scientists to lower-level researchers, the people who make the lab a lab.'' Further, the California Center for Regenerative Medicine, created earlier this month when Proposition 71 passed with 60 percent of the vote, also funds research using a procedure that advocates sometimes call therapeutic cloning, in which the DNA of an egg is stripped and replaced with the DNA from a donor, producing embryonic stem cells that are an exact genetic match to the donor.
74 5 vital LTW_ENG_20050520.0148 In California, an initiative to spend $3 billion on embryonic stem cell research -- which was planned not long after Bush announced his restrictions on federal funding -- was approved last fall with 59 percent of the vote.
74 5 vital NYT_ENG_20051217.0002 In California more than a year after 59 percent of voters approved an ambitious 3 billion stem cell research institute not a single dollar has yet been spent on research
74 6 okay NYT_ENG_20060223.0341 Last March, the University of California, Los Angeles, announced it was creating the $20 million Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine to conduct research on embryonic and adult stem cells that could lead to better treatments for HIV, cancer and neurological disorders.
74 7 okay AFP_ENG_20050520.0531 Californians in November approved a groundbreaking measure allowing around three billion dollars in state funds to be used for embryonic stem cell research -- a measure that finds a way around Bush's federal ban and creates a likely haven in California for biotech researchers.
74 7 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 2004-11-22 As California moves quickly toward setting up a $3-billion embryonic stem cell research agency, other states are scrambling to prevent their top researchers from being raided. The lure is clear: $300 million a year for embryonic stem cell research in California for the next decade, more than 10 times the yearly federal funding available and free of the Bush administration's tight restrictions on what research can be conducted with federal money.
74 7 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 AS CALIFORNIA MOVES QUICKLY TOWARD SETTING UP A $3-BILLION EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH AGENCY, OTHER STATES ARE SCRAMBLING TO PREVENT THEIR TOP RESEARCHERS FROM BEING RAIDED.
74 7 okay LTW_ENG_20041122.0014 ``EVERYONE I TALK TO WANTS TO MOVE TO CALIFORNIA,'' SAID KEVIN WILSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CELL BIOLOGISTS.
74 7 okay NYT_ENG_20041103.0046 It will draw people who want to work in California on stem-cell research, said Dr. Stephen Forman, director of stem-cell transplantation at the City of Hope Cancer Center in Southern California.
74 7 okay NYT_ENG_20041106.0093 "Some scientists have either already moved to California or are contemplating moving so they can be in a more favorable environment for stem-cell research," said John Sladek, vice chancellor for research at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
74 7 okay NYT_ENG_20041106.0093 Some scientists have either already moved to California or are contemplating moving so they can be in a more favorable environment for stem-cell research," said John Sladek, vice chancellor for research at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
74 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050411.0006 Increasingly they echo fears reverberating in statehouses of a brain drain luring the best scientists to more liberal programs in California New Jersey and a half-dozen other states actively considering financing stem cell research
74 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050521.0053 It is a wave of recruiting calls from institutions in California seeking to expand their research programs with help from Proposition 71, the state's $3 billion stem cell initiative.
74 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050521.0053 It is a wave of recruiting calls from institutions in California seeking to expand their research programs with help from Proposition 71, the state's $3 billion stem cell initiative. Money from the initiative, which voters approved in November,
74 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050521.0064 It is a wave of recruiting calls from institutions in California seeking to expand their research programs with help from Proposition 71 the state's 3 billion stem cell initiative
74 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050521.0168 And if the Legislature does ban stem cell research, there will be a "giant sucking sound" as researchers already here flee the state to more hospitable political atmospheres in California or New Jersey, said Dr. William Brinkley, dean of Baylor's graduate school of biomedical sciences.
74 8 okay APW_ENG_20060317.1166 The San Diego announcement came a month after philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad donated 25 million euro20.5 million to build a stem cell research center on the University of Southern California campus On the Net
74 8 okay NYT_ENG_20060223.0341 (Los Angeles) -- With a vision of creating a biotech hub in Los Angeles, billionaire philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad announced Thursday that they are donating $25 million toward a stem-cell research center at the University of Southern California that one day could add 25,000 jobs to the region.
74 9 okay AFP_ENG_20041019.0527 I am, of course, a supporter of stem cell research, Schwarzenegger said in a statement late Monday announcing his support for Proposition 71, a three-billion-dollar bond drive that would expand stem-cell research with public finds.
74 9 okay AFP_ENG_20041102.0788 California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has broken ranks with Bush and his Republican Party to support Proposition 71 that is opposed by conservatives and those who say it is too costly and that the benefits of stem cell research are largely unproven.
74 9 okay LTW_ENG_20041019.0003 2004-10-19, CARMEL, Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday endorsed a $3 billion measure to fund embryonic stem-cell research, a move that could be pivotal in one of the year's most closely watched initiative campaigns.
74 9 okay NYT_ENG_20041103.0344 California's new $3 billion initiative to fund stem-cell research could sharply alter the landscape of a cutting-edge field in which Massachusetts has achieved national prominence, several scientists said Wednesday. Proposition 71, backed by Republican Govenor Arnold Schwarzenegger along with a coalition of patient advocates, celebrities and venture capitalists, will establish an independent California Institute for Regenerative Medicine authorized to disburse some $300 million annually over the next decade. That amount - substantially more than the entire federal budget for stem-cell research - will go only to labs or companies located in California.
74 9 okay NYT_ENG_20050823.0261 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein joined forces Tuesday to urge Congress to ban human cloning in all 50 states at the same time it protects California's multibillion-dollar stem cell research initiative.
74 9 okay XIN_ENG_20041024.0007 Stem cell research has become a major issue in the presidential race and Republican Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger this week broke ranks with his party and backed California's stem cell research bid
74 9 okay XIN_ENG_20041024.0007 Stem cell research has become a major issue in the presidential race and Republican Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger this week broke ranks with his party and backed California's stem cell research bid.
75 10 okay APW_ENG_20050601.0021 When CBS-TV icon Walter Cronkite returned from a 1968 reporting trip to Vietnam and told his viewers in an editorial comment that the United States could not win the war, then-U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson observed that if he had lost Cronkite, he had lost middle America.
75 10 okay APW_ENG_20050601.0021 WHEN CBS-TV ICON WALTER CRONKITE RETURNED FROM A 1968 REPORTING TRIP TO VIETNAM AND TOLD HIS VIEWERS IN AN EDITORIAL COMMENT THAT THE UNITED STATES COULD NOT WIN THE WAR, THEN-U.S. PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON OBSERVED THAT IF HE HAD LOST CRONKITE, HE HAD LOST MIDDLE AMERICA.
75 10 okay APW_ENG_20060116.0006 Then-U.S. President Lyndon Johnson reportedly told a White House aide after that, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost Middle America."
75 10 okay APW_ENG_20060116.0006 Urged by his boss to briefly set aside his objectivity to give his view of the situation Cronkite said the war was unwinnable and that the U.S should exit Then-U.S President Lyndon Johnson reportedly told a White House aide after that If I've lost Cronkite I've lost Middle America
75 10 okay APW_ENG_20060116.0006 Urged by his boss to briefly set aside his objectivity to give his view of the situation Cronkite said the war was unwinnable and that the U.S should exit Then-U.S President Lyndon Johnson reportedly told a White House aide after that If I've lost Cronkite I've lost Middle America The best time to have made a similar statement about Iraq came after Hurricane Katrina he said
75 10 okay NYT_ENG_20050530.0120 President Lyndon B. Johnson told aides, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost Middle America."
75 11 okay NYT_ENG_20060115.0099 Cronkite feels the Bush administration should say to the Iraqis We are going to bring our troops home
75 11 okay NYT_ENG_20060115.0099 Cronkite feels the Bush administration should say to the Iraqis: "We are going to bring our troops home.
75 11 okay NYT_ENG_20060115.0099 CRONKITE FEELS THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION SHOULD SAY TO THE IRAQIS: "WE ARE GOING TO BRING OUR TROOPS HOME.
75 11 okay NYT_ENG_20060115.0099 Walter Cronkite, the venerable CBS news anchor, in 1967 took an unusual editorial stance against the Vietnam War after the Tet Offensive. still-alert 89-year-old Cronkite said if he were on the air today, he would have done the same thing with the Iraqi war, especially after Hurricane Katrina. "We should get out now," he said. Cronkite feels the Bush administration should say to the Iraqis: "We are going to bring our troops home. However, we assure that our hearts are with you and we will do everything we can to rebuild and restore this of country of yours we admire so well, etc."
75 12 vital APW_ENG_20060116.0006 Cronkite stater that the U.S. should get out of Iraq now/
75 12 vital APW_ENG_20060116.0006 Former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite, whose 1968 conclusion that the Vietnam War was unwinnable keenly influenced public opinion then, said he'd say the same thing today about Iraq. "It's my belief that we should get out now," Cronkite said in a meeting with reporters Sunday. ... "We had an opportunity to say to the world and Iraqis after the hurricane disaster that Mother Nature has not treated us well and we find ourselves missing the amount of money it takes to help these poor people out of their homeless situation and rebuild some of our most important cities in the United States," he said. "Therefore, we are going to have to bring our troops home." Iraqis should have been told that "our hearts are with you" and that the United States would do all it could to rebuild their country, he said. ... Cronkite has spoken out against the Iraq war in the past, saying in 2004 that Americans weren't any safer because of the invasion.
75 12 vital APW_ENG_20060116.0006 Former news anchor Cronkite : Time for United States to get out of Iraq now PASADENA , California Former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite , whose 1968 conclusion that the Vietnam War was unwinnable keenly influenced public opinion then , said he'd say the same thing about Iraq .
75 12 vital NYT_ENG_20060115.0099 Walter Cronkite, the venerable CBS news anchor, in 1967 took an unusual editorial stance against the Vietnam War after the Tet Offensive. still-alert 89-year-old Cronkite said if he were on the air today, he would have done the same thing with the Iraqi war, especially after Hurricane Katrina. "We should get out now," he said. Cronkite feels the Bush administration should say to the Iraqis: "We are going to bring our troops home. However, we assure that our hearts are with you and we will do everything we can to rebuild and restore this of country of yours we admire so well, etc."
75 1 vital APW_ENG_20041025.0378 Americans aren't any safer because of war on Iraq
75 1 vital APW_ENG_20041025.0378 Veteran U.S newsman Walter Cronkite said Americans aren't any safer because of the war on Iraq
75 1 vital APW_ENG_20041025.0378 Veteran U.S. newsman Walter Cronkite said Americans aren't any safer because of the war on Iraq.
75 1 vital APW_ENG_20041025.0378 VETERAN U.S. NEWSMAN WALTER CRONKITE SAID AMERICANS AREN'T ANY SAFER BECAUSE OF THE WAR ON IRAQ.
75 1 vital APW_ENG_20041025.0378 Veteran U.S. newsman Walter Cronkite said Americans aren't any safer because of the war on Iraq. "The problem, quite clearly, is we have excited the Arab  world, the Muslim world, to take up arms against us," Cronkite said Saturday. Cronkite made the comments after receiving an award from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. The respected former news anchor said the Nov. 2 presidential election will be one of the country's most important since perhaps the U.S. Civil War because it follows a drastic change in U.S. foreign policy and a ballooning national debt. The war in Iraq marked the first time the United States has conducted a pre-emptive invasion and occupation of another country, he noted. Asked what it will take to achieve peace, Cronkite said, "It certainly has to include, as a major factor, diplomacy."
75 1 vital APW_ENG_20041025.0378 Walter Cronkite says Bush war on Iraq ' excited Arab world ' Veteran U.S. newsman Walter Cronkite said Americans aren't any safer because of the war on Iraq .
75 1 vital APW_ENG_20041025.0378 Walter Cronkite says Bush war on Iraq 'excited Arab world'    Veteran U.S. newsman Walter Cronkite said Americans aren't any safer because of the war on Iraq.
75 1 vital APW_ENG_20060116.0006 Cronkite has spoken out against the Iraq war in the past saying in 2004 that Americans weren't any safer because of the invasion
75 1 vital APW_ENG_20060116.0006 Cronkite has spoken out against the Iraq war in the past, saying in 2004 that Americans weren't any safer because of the invasion.
75 1 vital APW_ENG_20060116.0006 In fact I think we can retire with honor anyway Cronkite has spoken out against the Iraq war in the past saying in 2004 that Americans weren't any safer because of the invasion
75 1 vital LTW_ENG_20060115.0042 Cronkite stated that Americans aren't any safer because of the war in Iraq.
75 2 okay NYT_ENG_20041117.0120 Yet in many respects, Moyers is reminiscent of Walter Cronkite in the 1960s, when he spoke out against the Vietnam War.
75 3 vital APW_ENG_20041025.0378 Veteran U.S. newsman Walter Cronkite said Americans aren't any safer because of the war on Iraq. "The problem, quite clearly, is we have excited the Arab  world, the Muslim world, to take up arms against us," Cronkite said Saturday. Cronkite made the comments after receiving an award from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. The respected former news anchor said the Nov. 2 presidential election will be one of the country's most important since perhaps the U.S. Civil War because it follows a drastic change in U.S. foreign policy and a ballooning national debt. The war in Iraq marked the first time the United States has conducted a pre-emptive invasion and occupation of another country, he noted. Asked what it will take to achieve peace, Cronkite said, "It certainly has to include, as a major factor, diplomacy."
75 3 vital APW_ENG_20060116.0006 Former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite, whose 1968 conclusion that the Vietnam War was unwinnable keenly influenced public opinion then, said he'd say the same thing today about Iraq.
75 3 vital APW_ENG_20060116.0006 Former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite, whose 1968 conclusion that the Vietnam War was unwinnable keenly influenced public opinion then, said he'd say the same thing today about Iraq. "It's my belief that we should get out now," Cronkite said in a meeting with reporters Sunday. ... "We had an opportunity to say to the world and Iraqis after the hurricane disaster that Mother Nature has not treated us well and we find ourselves missing the amount of money it takes to help these poor people out of their homeless situation and rebuild some of our most important cities in the United States," he said. "Therefore, we are going to have to bring our troops home." Iraqis should have been told that "our hearts are with you" and that the United States would do all it could to rebuild their country, he said. ... Cronkite has spoken out against the Iraq war in the past, saying in 2004 that Americans weren't any safer because of the invasion.
75 3 vital NYT_ENG_20060115.0099 Cox News Service PASADENA Calif Walter Cronkite the venerable CBS news anchor in 1967 took an unusual editorial stance against the Vietnam War after the Tet Offensive still-alert 89-year-old Cronkite said if he were on the air today he would have done the same thing with the Iraqi war especially after Hurricane Katrina
75 3 vital NYT_ENG_20060115.0099 still-alert 89-year-old Cronkite said if he were on the air today, he would have done the same thing with the Iraqi war, especially after Hurricane Katrina.
75 3 vital NYT_ENG_20060115.0099 STILL-ALERT 89-YEAR-OLD CRONKITE SAID IF HE WERE ON THE AIR TODAY, HE WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING WITH THE IRAQI WAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA.
75 3 vital NYT_ENG_20060115.0099 Walter Cronkite, the venerable CBS news anchor, in 1967 took an unusual editorial stance against the Vietnam War after the Tet Offensive. still-alert 89-year-old Cronkite said if he were on the air today, he would have done the same thing with the Iraqi war, especially after Hurricane Katrina. "We should get out now," he said. Cronkite feels the Bush administration should say to the Iraqis: "We are going to bring our troops home. However, we assure that our hearts are with you and we will do everything we can to rebuild and restore this of country of yours we admire so well, etc."
75 4 okay APW_ENG_20041025.0378 The problem, quite clearly, is we have excited the Arab world, the Muslim world, to take up arms against us, Cronkite said Saturday.
75 4 okay APW_ENG_20041025.0378 Veteran U.S. newsman Walter Cronkite said Americans aren't any safer because of the war on Iraq. "The problem, quite clearly, is we have excited the Arab  world, the Muslim world, to take up arms against us," Cronkite said Saturday. Cronkite made the comments after receiving an award from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. The respected former news anchor said the Nov. 2 presidential election will be one of the country's most important since perhaps the U.S. Civil War because it follows a drastic change in U.S. foreign policy and a ballooning national debt. The war in Iraq marked the first time the United States has conducted a pre-emptive invasion and occupation of another country, he noted. Asked what it will take to achieve peace, Cronkite said, "It certainly has to include, as a major factor, diplomacy."
75 4 okay APW_ENG_20041025.0378 Walter Cronkite says Bush war on Iraq excited Arab world
75 4 okay APW_ENG_20041025.0378 we have excited Arab world , Muslim world , to take up arms against us
75 5 okay LTW_ENG_20050902.0087 Influential pundits -- in the manner of a gloomy Walter Cronkite after the Tet offensive -- are assuring us that we can't win in Iraq and that we have no option but a summary withdrawal.
75 5 okay LTW_ENG_20050902.0087 Influential pundits in the manner of a gloomy Walter Cronkite after the Tet offensive are assuring us that we can't win in Iraq and that we have no option but a summary withdrawal
75 6 okay LTW_ENG_20041202.0036 Brokaw was about to replace the respected John Chancellor, and Rather was to replace Walter Cronkite, ``the most trusted man in America.''
75 6 okay LTW_ENG_20060115.0042 At age 89 Walter Cronkite hasn't been the anchor of the CBS Evening News since 1981 but no one has ever replaced him as The Most Trusted Man in America
75 6 okay LTW_ENG_20060115.0042 At age 89, Walter Cronkite hasn't been the anchor of the ``CBS Evening News'' since 1981, but no one has ever replaced him as The Most Trusted Man in America.
75 6 okay NYT_ENG_20060115.0099 Cronkite feels the Bush administration should say to the Iraqis: "We are going to bring our troops home.
75 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050412.0076 ``And that's the way it is,'' asserted the decisive Walter Cronkite.
75 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050303.0063 Rooney has been a close friend of Walter Cronkite ever since the two met in Europe in 1942 covering World War II
75 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050303.0063 Rooney has been a close friend of Walter Cronkite ever since the two met in Europe in 1942 covering World War II.
75 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050303.0063 ROONEY HAS BEEN A CLOSE FRIEND OF WALTER CRONKITE EVER SINCE THE TWO MET IN EUROPE IN 1942 COVERING WORLD WAR II.
75 9 okay NYT_ENG_20041130.0069 SIMILARLY, SOME HISTORIANS TRACE THE TURNING POINT IN POPULAR SUPPORT FOR THE VIETNAM WAR TO CRONKITE'S CRITICAL REPORTING ON WHETHER IT WAS WINNABLE.
76 10 okay AFP_ENG_20041119.0643 "Hu told Powell that opposition to Taiwan's independence overtures were ""in the common interests of both China and the United States,"" Xinhua said. "
76 10 okay XIN_ENG_20051120.0004 Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Sunday that it is in the common interest of both China and the United State to oppose and contain Taiwan Independence and to safeguard stability across the Taiwan Straits
76 10 okay XIN_ENG_20051120.0038 Opposing Taiwan Independence in interest of China, US: Hu   BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua)    Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Sunday that it is in the common interest of both China and the United State to oppose and check Taiwan Independence and safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits.
76 11 okay AFP_ENG_20050315.0245 Analysts said it was unlikely China would go to war and would instead use diplomacy to urge the United States and others to pressure Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian to back off moves toward independence.
76 12 okay AFP_ENG_20050313.0511 China's parliament Monday passed a law giving the Chinese military the legal basis to attack Taiwan if it moves towards independence
76 12 okay AFP_ENG_20050525.0075 He said the US position that it does not support Taiwanese independence, China's legislation stating it will use force if the island secedes and Japan's declaration it would cooperate with Washington in a crisis meant "the lines have been drawn."
76 12 okay APW_ENG_20050312.0210 Taiwanese president warns China against approving law to authorize attack on island TAIPEI , Taiwan President Chen Shui - bian demanded that rival China withdraw a proposed anti - secession law that authorizes military attacks on Taiwan if it declares formal independence , saying already shaky ties between the two sides would deteriorate even further if the legislation is passed .
76 12 okay APW_ENG_20050314.0833 The anti-secession law approved by China's parliament authorized force to stop Taiwan from seeking formal independence.
76 12 okay APW_ENG_20050315.0019 The anti-seccession law approved by China's parliament authorized force to stop Taiwan from seeking formal independence.
76 12 okay APW_ENG_20050321.0052 China passed a law this month codifying its intention to use military force against Taiwan should the island declare formal independence.
76 12 okay APW_ENG_20050502.0150 LIEN SAID HU'S COMMENTS, COMING AFTER CHINA PASSED A LAW LAST MONTH AUTHORIZING MILITARY FORCE TO STOP TAIWAN FROM PURSUING INDEPENDENCE, SHOW THAT PEACE TALKS ARE THE "CORE ISSUE."
76 12 okay APW_ENG_20050503.0013 Lien's position was further complicated earlier this year when China's National People's Congress passed an anti-secession law, codifying the mainland's right to use force if Taiwan moves toward permanent independence.
76 12 okay APW_ENG_20051207.0442 Earlier this year, China passed a law mandating the use of force if Taiwan moves toward formal independence.
76 12 okay CNA_ENG_20050324.0029 China's Anti-Secession Law targets Taiwan. The law authorizes "non-peaceful means" (use of force) against Taiwan should the island move toward formal independence.
76 13 okay AFP_ENG_20050227.0235 China views Chen as a dangerous splittist who is leading Taiwan down the road towards formal independence, a move that Beijing said would be regarded as an act of war.
76 13 okay AFP_ENG_20050316.0773 Taiwan's Vice President called Wednesday for international condemnation of a new Chinese law giving legal backing for an invasion of Taiwan if it moves toward formal independence.
76 13 okay AFP_ENG_20050429.0273 China has said it would consider a declaration of independence from Taiwan as an act of war.
76 14 okay XIN_ENG_20060206.0343 Russia firmly opposes Taiwan independence, reaffirms one-China policy   MOSCOW, Feb. 6 (Xinhua)    Russia said in a statement on Monday that it firmly opposes Taiwan independence in any form and adheres to the one-China policy.
76 14 okay XIN_ENG_20060206.0343 Russia said in a statement on Monday that it firmly opposes "Taiwan independence" in any form and adheres to the one-China policy.
76 15 okay AFP_ENG_20051119.0495 China will not tolerate Taiwan's independence Chinese President Hu Jintao told his US counterpart George W Bush during a meeting here on Sunday
76 15 okay XIN_ENG_20050304.0086 President Hu Jintao said here Friday that the Chinese people will do their best to seek peaceful reunification of the motherland but will never tolerate "Taiwan independence".
76 1 vital AFP_ENG_20041103.0853 China views Taiwan as part of its territory despite their split in 1949 and has repeatedly threatened to invade should the island declare formal independence.
76 1 vital APW_ENG_20041121.0003 Taiwan and China split amid civil war in 1949, but China claims Taiwan as its territory. China said last week it would resume dialogue with Taiwan only if Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian renounces formal independence for the self-ruled island and endorses a 1992 agreement on the status of the two sides. China rejected an appeal by Chen in a speech last month to resume talks that Beijing broke off in 1999 in a squabble over the island's political status.
76 1 vital APW_ENG_20050827.0130 BUT SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS HAVE STOPPED SHORT OF DECLARING FORMAL INDEPENDENCE BECAUSE CHINA, WHICH STILL INSISTS THE ISLAND IS PART OF ITS TERRITORY, HAS THREATENED TO TAKE TAIWAN BY FORCE IF IT EVER TRIES TO FORMALLY BREAK FROM THE MAINLAND.
76 1 vital APW_ENG_20060313.0217 Taiwan and China have been ruled separately since they split amid civil war in 1949, but China still claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to invade if the island moves toward declaring independence.
76 1 vital LTW_ENG_20041210.0132 China views Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to attack if it declares independence.
76 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050712.0657 Yok said his party would work with Chinese people to oppose "Taiwan independence" and work for peaceful reunification.
76 3 vital AFP_ENG_20060304.0022 Parliament last year passed an anti-sesession law which gives the Chinese military the legal basis to attack Taiwan if it moves towards independence
76 3 vital APW_ENG_20050314.0833 The anti-secession law approved by China's parliament authorized force to stop Taiwan from seeking formal independence.
76 4 okay AFP_ENG_20050224.0134 China views Chen as a dangerous splittist who is leading Taiwan down the road toward formal independence, a move that Beijing said would be regarded as an act of war.
76 4 okay AFP_ENG_20050227.0235 China views Chen as a dangerous "splittist" who is leading Taiwan down the road towards formal independence, a move that Beijing said would be regarded as an act of war.
76 4 okay AFP_ENG_20050228.0111 China views Chen as a dangerous "splittist" who is heading down the road towards formal independence -- a move that it would see as an act of war.
76 5 okay NYT_ENG_20050312.0037 China has long breathed fire about Taiwanese independence, so much so that Mr. Chen and many other politicians in Taiwan have discounted Chinese threats.
76 6 vital AFP_ENG_20041006.0408 China has threatened to invade Taiwan should it declare independence.
76 6 vital AFP_ENG_20050712.0657 Beijing has repeatedly threatened to invade Taiwan if it formalises their 56-year separation with a declaration of independence and insists that its "One China" policy, which says Taiwan is part of its territory, is the only framework to address tense relations.
76 7 okay APW_ENG_20050727.0956 He said opposing and checking Taiwan independence and maintaining peace and stability in the straits serve the common interests of both China and the United States.
76 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050727.0336 Tang Jiaxuan, China's State Councilor, called for appropriate handling of the Taiwan question in an address on Wednesday at the National Committee on US-China Relations and US-China Business Council. The Taiwan question is China's core interest as it bears on the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity. "An appropriate handling of the question, therefore, is the key to a stable and growing relationship between China and the United States," he said. "We are ready to do our utmost with maximum sincerity to secure the prospect of a peaceful reunification. But we will never put up with 'Taiwan independence,' nor will we allow any one to make Taiwan secede from China by any means," Tang said. China has taken positive steps to improve and develop cross-Straits relations and has always stood for dialogue with all Taiwan-based political parties, organization and personages who recognize the one-China principle and the "1992 Consensus," Tang said. However, the Taiwan authorities have to date refused to recognize the one-China principle and the "Taiwan independence" forces are still pushing their agenda of "constitutional reengineering," "name rectification" and other "de jure independence" activities, Tang said. "Opposing and checking 'Taiwan independence' and maintaining peace and stability in the Straits serve the common interests of both China and the United States," he said. "We hope that the US side will earnestly honor commitments and join the Chinese side in opposing and checking 'Taiwan independence' so as to preserve our common interests of seeing a peaceful and stable Taiwan Straits," Tang said.
76 8 okay XIN_ENG_20060308.0164 The Zambian government steadfastly opposed "Taiwan independence" in any form, and always adhered to the one-China position, believing Taiwan was an inalienable part of China, Shikapwasha said.
76 8 okay XIN_ENG_20060308.0164 The Zambian government steadfastly opposed Taiwan independence in any form, and always adhered to the one-China position, believing Taiwan was an inalienable part of China, Shikapwasha said.
76 9 okay APW_ENG_20041121.0003 He Yatei a Chinese Foreign Ministry official said Hu told Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo that Taiwanese independence will destroy peace stability and prosperity across the Taiwanese straits
76 9 okay APW_ENG_20041121.0003 He Yatei, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official, said Hu told Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo that "Taiwanese independence will destroy peace, stability and prosperity across the Taiwanese straits.
76 9 okay APW_ENG_20041121.0003 He Yatei, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official, said Hu told Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo that "Taiwanese independence will destroy peace, stability and prosperity across the Taiwanese straits."
76 9 okay APW_ENG_20041121.0003 He Yatei, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official, said Hu told Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo that Taiwanese independence will destroy peace, stability and prosperity across the Taiwanese straits.
76 9 okay APW_ENG_20041121.0003 HE YATEI, A CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL, SAID HU TOLD PERUVIAN PRESIDENT ALEJANDRO TOLEDO THAT "TAIWANESE INDEPENDENCE WILL DESTROY PEACE, STABILITY AND PROSPERITY ACROSS THE TAIWANESE STRAITS."
76 9 okay APW_ENG_20041121.0003 He Yatei, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official, said Hu told Peruvian President Toledo that "Taiwanese independence will destroy peace, stability and prosperity across the Taiwanese straits." "Both China and the U.S. should perceive the dangerous nature of Taiwanese independence at a strategic level and make joint efforts to curb the activity of Taiwanese independence," He said. Chen has rejected the "1992 consensus" reached in talks in Hong Kong, which said there was one China, and that each side could have its own interpretation of what that China was.
77 1 okay APW_ENG_20041028.0558 Gov. Rod Blagojevich has asked the FDA for permission to proceed on a tentative deal to buy 262,000 doses of an Aventis Pasteur flu vaccine that was manufactured for use in Canada and Europe.
77 1 okay APW_ENG_20041104.0393 Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich last month asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for permission to import a flu vaccine that is made by Aventis Pasteur, the primary supplier of the U.S. flu vaccine, but is manufactured for sale in Canada and Europe instead.
77 1 okay NYT_ENG_20041025.0017 Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois, one of several leaders of state efforts to buy prescription drugs from outside the United States, says he has found at least 30,000 doses of flu vaccine in his conversations with overseas drug wholesalers and wants permission from the federal authorities to buy the doses for elderly residents of his state.
77 1 okay NYT_ENG_20041025.0017 Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois, one of several leaders of state efforts to buy prescription drugs from outside the United States, says he has found at least 30,000 doses of flu vaccine in his conversations with overseas drug wholesalers and wants permission from the federal authorities to buy the doses for elderly residents of his state. On Sunday, Blagojevich's aides said he intended to send the 30,000 extra shots -- perhaps more -- to the state's most vulnerable residents, those in nursing homes. Without the extra shots, his aides said, the federal authorities have promised only 35,000 flu shots, all told, to Illinois' nursing homes, which have about 100,000 residents.
77 1 okay NYT_ENG_20041025.0018 Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois, one of several leaders of state efforts to buy prescription drugs from outside the United States, says he has found at least 30,000 doses of flu vaccine in his conversations with overseas drug wholesalers and wants permission from the federal authorities to buy the doses for elderly residents of his state.
77 1 okay NYT_ENG_20041025.0018 GOV. ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH OF ILLINOIS, ONE OF SEVERAL LEADERS OF STATE EFFORTS TO BUY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, SAYS HE HAS FOUND AT LEAST 30,000 DOSES OF FLU VACCINE IN HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH OVERSEAS DRUG WHOLESALERS AND WANTS PERMISSION FROM THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES TO BUY THE DOSES FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF HIS STATE.
77 1 okay NYT_ENG_20041025.0018 In a letter to be faxed on Monday to Dr. Lester M. Crawford, the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Blagojevich asks for a swift answer to his request to buy the flu vaccine.
77 1 okay NYT_ENG_20041025.0018 Lester M Crawford the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Blagojevich asks for a swift answer to his request to buy the flu vaccine
77 1 okay NYT_ENG_20041025.0018 Rod R Blagojevich of Illinois one of several leaders of state efforts to buy prescription drugs from outside the United States says he has found at least 30,000 doses of flu vaccine in his conversations with overseas drug wholesalers and wants permission from the federal authorities to buy the doses for elderly residents of his state
77 2 okay NYT_ENG_20041029.0193 Governors of the three states have said the drug network's 45 pharmacies in Canada Ireland and the United Kingdom all passed safety inspections
77 2 okay NYT_ENG_20041216.0115 Of the 1,000 prescriptions ordered in the first six weeks through the website, roughly 55 percent came from pharmacies in the United Kingdom and Ireland, said Scott McKibben, a special advocate in charge of Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich's initiative. Each of those pharmacies has been inspected by Illinois officials.
77 3 vital APW_ENG_20050310.0001 Governor Rod Blagojevich launched I-SaveRx last year to help participants save money on prescription drugs
77 3 vital APW_ENG_20050310.0001 Governor Rod Blagojevich launched I-SaveRx last year to help participants save money on prescription drugs.
77 3 vital APW_ENG_20050310.0001 GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH LAUNCHED I-SAVERX LAST YEAR TO HELP PARTICIPANTS SAVE MONEY ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
77 3 vital LTW_ENG_20041014.0076 The most recent such letter, sent to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, called his state's newly launched I-SaveRx program ``illegal.''
77 3 vital NYT_ENG_20041025.0018 BLAGOJEVICH, WHO HAS STARTED A BUYING PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS OF ILLINOIS, SAYS THAT THE DRUGS FROM OVERSEAS ARE SAFE AND FAR CHEAPER THAN THOSE AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES; THE DRUG AGENCY, MEANWHILE, BARS SUCH PURCHASES AND CONTENDS THAT THE DRUGS MAY NOT BE SAFE OR GENUINE.
77 3 vital NYT_ENG_20041216.0115 Of the 1,000 prescriptions ordered in the first six weeks through the website, roughly 55 percent came from pharmacies in the United Kingdom and Ireland, said Scott McKibben, a special advocate in charge of Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich's initiative. Each of those pharmacies has been inspected by Illinois officials.
77 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050122.0122 "The supply concern is being driven by the drug companies," said Abby Ottenhoff, spokeswoman for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who started the I-Save Rx importation program.
77 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050122.0122 The supply concern is being driven by the drug companies, said Abby Ottenhoff, spokeswoman for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who started the I-Save Rx importation program.
77 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050210.0271 Gov. Jim Douglas plans to sign the measure, which would make Vermont the fourth state to join the program, I-Save Rx, first put in place by Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois last fall.
77 4 vital APW_ENG_20041028.0534 Gov. Rod Blagojevich has a tentative deal to buy 262,000 doses of an Aventis Pasteur flu vaccine that was manufactured for use in Canada and Europe.
77 4 vital APW_ENG_20041028.0534 Rod Blagojevich has a tentative deal to buy 262,000 doses of an Aventis Pasteur flu vaccine that was manufactured for use in Canada and Europe
77 4 vital APW_ENG_20050201.0078 Illinois comptroller refuses to honor governor's deal with British firm for flu vaccine CHICAGO Illinois ' chief financial officer said his office would not pay for the flu vaccine that Gov. Rod Blagojevich ordered from Europe but never got federal approval to import .
77 4 vital APW_ENG_20050201.0078 office would not pay for flu vaccine that Gov. Rod Blagojevich ordered from Europe but never got federal approval to import
77 4 vital APW_ENG_20050804.0054 Ecosse Hospital Products Ltd the British wholesaler that provided the vaccine to the state filed a complaint in an Illinois court in March to demand payment from the state
77 4 vital NYT_ENG_20041026.0312 CAROL VOGEL ILLINOIS: GOVERNOR ORDERS EXTRA VACCINE Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich said his administration had ordered 200,000 doses of Aventis Pasteur flu vaccine from European prescription drug wholesalers in addition to the more than 62,000 vaccine doses he announced had been found earlier this week.
77 4 vital NYT_ENG_20041026.0312 Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich said his administration had ordered 200,000 doses of Aventis Pasteur flu vaccine from European prescription drug wholesalers in addition to the more than 62,000 vaccine doses he announced had been found earlier this week.
77 4 vital NYT_ENG_20050803.0300 The state tried to sell the doses in Europe after the Food and Drug Administration would not allow the vaccine to be imported, said Abby Ottenhoff, a spokeswoman for Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich.
77 5 okay NYT_ENG_20041201.0056 BLAGOJEVICH SAID CRITICS OF THE PROGRAM WERE OFTEN DOING THE BIDDING OF DRUG COMPANIES.
77 5 okay NYT_ENG_20050122.0122 "The supply concern is being driven by the drug companies," said Abby Ottenhoff, spokeswoman for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who started the I-Save Rx importation program.
77 5 okay NYT_ENG_20050122.0122 The supply concern is being driven by the drug companies, said Abby Ottenhoff, spokeswoman for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who started the I-Save Rx importation program.
77 5 okay NYT_ENG_20050122.0122 The supply concern is being driven by the drug companies," said Abby Ottenhoff, spokeswoman for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who started the I-Save Rx importation program.
77 5 okay NYT_ENG_20050718.0358 Canada has been by far the largest of the exporters, but Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois said in a statement on Monday: "The drug companies and their allies are turning up the heat in Canada, which has been the primary point of purchase for millions of Americans.
77 5 okay NYT_ENG_20050718.0358 Canada has been by far the largest of the exporters, but Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois said in a statement on Monday: "The drug companies and their allies are turning up the heat in Canada, which has been the primary point of purchase for millions of Americans. We've known for some time that a sound importation program can't rely solely on Canada."
77 5 okay NYT_ENG_20050718.0358 Rod R Blagojevich of Illinois said in a statement on Monday The drug companies and their allies are turning up the heat in Canada which has been the primary point of purchase for millions of Americans
77 6 okay APW_ENG_20050718.0656 Gov. Rod Blagojevich said in a statement that Illinois has determined the pharmaceutical systems in Australia and New Zealand are safe and could provide savings of about 51 percent off of U.S. drug prices.
77 6 okay APW_ENG_20050718.0656 GOV. ROD BLAGOJEVICH SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT ILLINOIS HAS DETERMINED THE PHARMACEUTICAL SYSTEMS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ARE SAFE AND COULD PROVIDE SAVINGS OF ABOUT 51 PERCENT OFF OF U.S. DRUG PRICES.
77 6 okay APW_ENG_20050718.0656 Rod Blagojevich said in a statement that Illinois has determined the pharmaceutical systems in Australia and New Zealand are safe and could provide savings of about 51 percent off of U.S drug prices
77 6 okay NYT_ENG_20041025.0018 Blagojevich who has started a buying program for residents of Illinois says that the drugs from overseas are safe and far cheaper than those available in the United States the drug agency meanwhile bars such purchases and contends that the drugs may not be safe or genuine
77 6 okay NYT_ENG_20041025.0018 For months, Blagojevich, along with a handful of other governors from the Midwest and elsewhere, has engaged in a simmering war with the Food and  Drug Administration over whether to allow Americans to order  their prescriptions from Canada and Europe. Blagojevich, who has started a buying program for residents of Illinois, says that the drugs from overseas are safe and far cheaper than those available in the United States; the drug agency, meanwhile, bars such purchases and contends that the drugs may not be safe or genuine.
77 6 okay NYT_ENG_20041028.0336 But representatives for Holden and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said the venture is safe and the best alternative to residents struggling with high drug bills.
77 6 okay NYT_ENG_20041028.0336 BUT REPRESENTATIVES FOR HOLDEN AND ILLINOIS GOV. ROD BLAGOJEVICH SAID THE VENTURE IS SAFE AND THE BEST ALTERNATIVE TO RESIDENTS STRUGGLING WITH HIGH DRUG BILLS.
77 6 okay NYT_ENG_20041028.0336 Rod Blagojevich said the venture is safe and the best alternative to residents struggling with high drug bills
77 6 okay NYT_ENG_20050718.0358 But Abby Ottenhoff, a spokeswoman for Blagojevich, said that the program worked only with licensed pharmacies in the exporting countries and that those pharmacies must comply with Illinois standards. They are not allowed to dispense drugs that originate in countries that are not part of the agreement with the five states, she said. Ottenhoff said there had never been a report of an injury or a death caused by medication imported from Canada or other developed countries.
77 7 okay APW_ENG_20050718.0656 A multistate drug importation program that seeks out sources of cheaper prescription medicines for Americans will add Australia and New Zealand to its list of suppliers Illinois governor said Monday
77 7 okay APW_ENG_20050718.0656 A MULTISTATE DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM THAT SEEKS OUT SOURCES OF CHEAPER PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES FOR AMERICANS WILL ADD AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TO ITS LIST OF SUPPLIERS, ILLINOIS' GOVERNOR SAID MONDAY.
77 7 okay APW_ENG_20050718.0656 Gov. Rod Blagojevich said in a statement that Illinois has determined the pharmaceutical systems in Australia and New Zealand are safe and could provide savings of about 51 percent off of U.S. drug prices.
77 7 okay APW_ENG_20050718.0656 Multistate prescription medicine program to expand to Australia and New Zealand CHICAGO A multistate drug importation program that seeks out sources of cheaper prescription medicines for Americans will add Australia and New Zealand to its list of suppliers , Illinois ' governor said .
77 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050718.0358 Illinois and Wisconsin announced plans on Monday to add Australia and New Zealand to the states prescription drug import program expanding options for their own residents and those of three other states who are seeking less expensive medicines
78 10 vital AFP_ENG_20050725.0428 Mid-July, Canadian forces erected a plaque, the Canadian flag and an Inuit stone marker called an inukshuk on the island.
78 10 vital AFP_ENG_20050730.0035 Canada has always regarded the island as part of Canada, The Danes protested, telling Canada's ambassador that they "deplored the visit."
78 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060126.0224 Denmark and Canada have conflicting claims over another site, Hans Island, off Greenland's coast, in an area with a rich fishery.
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0296 The Danish Foreign Ministry announced that it has lodged an official protest with the Canadian government after that country's defence minister Bill Graham visited Hans Island an uninhabited Arctic island claimed by both Denmark and Canada
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0296 The Danish Foreign Ministry announced that it has lodged an official protest with the Canadian government after that country's defence minister, Bill Graham, visited Hans Island, an uninhabited Arctic island claimed by both Denmark and Canada.
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050810.0271 After Canadian Defense Minister Bill Graham recently landed on Hans Island and planted a Canadian flag, however, Denmark felt obligated to renew its claim on the island through nearby Greenland.
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050816.0216 Aug. 16 ( Xinhua ) Denmark , Greenland and Canada agree to determine who owns Hans Island , a disputed Arctic island , at the negotiating table
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050816.0216 Denmark , Canada agree to negotiate ownership of disputed island STOCKHOLM , ( Xinhua ) Denmark , Greenland and Canada agree to determine who owns Hans Island , a disputed Arctic island , at the negotiating table , Ritzau news bureau reported .
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050816.0216 Denmark Greenland and Canada agree to determine who owns Hans Island a disputed Arctic island at the negotiating table Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 Canada and Denmark are planning to call a truce in the war of words over disputed Hans Island a patch of Arctic rock each country claims as its own local media reported on Sunday
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 The two countries were unable to decide its ownership when they drew a border in 1973.
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050919.0284 Canada and Denmark are firmly committed to the peaceful resolution of territorial disputes and will continue efforts to reach a long-term solution to the Hans Island dispute, declared a joint statement Monday.
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday.
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 DENMARK'S FOREIGN MINISTER PER STIG MOELLER AND HIS CANADIAN COUNTERPART PIERRE PETTIGREW AGREED TO STOP THE FLAG WAR OVER HANS ISLAND, RITZAU NEWS BUREAU REPORTED ON TUESDAY.
78 10 vital XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday. The dispute over Hans Island remains unresolved, but at least Denmark and Canada have agreed to be civil about it, Moeller said. Moeller met with Pettigrew at the United Nations ' General Assembly in New York on Monday, without reaching a conclusion on the ownership of the 1.3-kilometre island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Canada, Ritzau reported. Denmark considers Hans Island to be part of Greenland, because it has traditionally been used by hunters from the former Danish colony. Although Greenland's Home Rule government administers domestic affairs, Denmark continues to represent Greenland in its foreign affairs. "We acknowledge that we hold very different views on the question of the sovereignty of Hans Island," the two ministers said in a joint statement after the meeting. They agreed, however, to stop the two nations' habit of dispatching their navies to invade the uninhabited island to tear each other's flag down. "We will ensure that there will be no more flag wars," Moeller said. The diplomatic dispute has persisted since the early 1970s. It escalated last July when the Canadian defence minister paid a visit to the island and placed the Canadian flag there. Denmark responded by calling the visit a breach of territorial rights. "Denmark and Canada can't promote peaceful resolution of the world's conflicts, only to reveal that we can't do it ourselves. So we agreed to start a dialogue about the Hans Island problem, and say we do not accept flag wars. It won't happen again," Moeller said. Danish and Canadian officials are to meet soon to find a common solution. "While we pursue these efforts, we have decided that, without prejudice to our respective legal claims, we will inform each other of activities related to Hans Island. Likewise, all contact by either side with Hans Island will be carried out in a low key and restrained manner," the two ministers said in their statement. The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself, but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap, according to Ritzau.
78 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050725.0428 "We said that we deplored the visit which was not announced to Denmark in advance, and we recalled that Hans Island has been part of Greenland since its discovery in 1852 during an expedition" conducted by Denmark and Greenland, the foreign ministry's chief legal counsel, Peter Taksoee-Jensen, told AFP.
78 1 vital APW_ENG_20050725.0322 Denmark also claims the island, roughly 1,100 kilometers (682 miles) south of the North Pole.
78 1 vital APW_ENG_20050825.0433 Later Denmark handed over a protest note to Canadian Ambassador Fredericka Gregory after Canadian Defense Minister Bill Graham visited Hans Island without giving the Danish government advance notice.
78 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060126.0224 Denmark and Canada have conflicting claims over another site, Hans Island, off Greenland's coast, in an area with a rich fishery.
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0296 Hans Island is claimed by both countries and often visited by each country's naval forces, who make gestures such as the raising of flags, in order to prove sovereignty.
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0296 The Danish Foreign Ministry announced that it has lodged an official protest with the Canadian government after that country's defence minister Bill Graham visited Hans Island an uninhabited Arctic island claimed by both Denmark and Canada
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050810.0271 After Canadian Defense Minister Bill Graham recently landed on Hans Island and planted a Canadian flag, however, Denmark felt obligated to renew its claim on the island through nearby Greenland.
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050816.0216 Aug. 16 ( Xinhua ) Denmark , Greenland and Canada agree to determine who owns Hans Island , a disputed Arctic island , at the negotiating table
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050816.0216 Denmark , Canada agree to negotiate ownership of disputed island STOCKHOLM , ( Xinhua ) Denmark , Greenland and Canada agree to determine who owns Hans Island , a disputed Arctic island , at the negotiating table , Ritzau news bureau reported .
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050816.0216 Denmark Greenland and Canada agree to determine who owns Hans Island a disputed Arctic island at the negotiating table Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 Canada and Denmark are planning to call a truce in the war of words over disputed Hans Island a patch of Arctic rock each country claims as its own local media reported on Sunday
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 The two countries were unable to decide its ownership when they drew a border in 1973.
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark considers Hans Island to be part of Greenland, because it has traditionally been used by hunters from the former Danish colony.
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday.
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 DENMARK'S FOREIGN MINISTER PER STIG MOELLER AND HIS CANADIAN COUNTERPART PIERRE PETTIGREW AGREED TO STOP THE FLAG WAR OVER HANS ISLAND, RITZAU NEWS BUREAU REPORTED ON TUESDAY.
78 1 vital XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday. The dispute over Hans Island remains unresolved, but at least Denmark and Canada have agreed to be civil about it, Moeller said. Moeller met with Pettigrew at the United Nations ' General Assembly in New York on Monday, without reaching a conclusion on the ownership of the 1.3-kilometre island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Canada, Ritzau reported. Denmark considers Hans Island to be part of Greenland, because it has traditionally been used by hunters from the former Danish colony. Although Greenland's Home Rule government administers domestic affairs, Denmark continues to represent Greenland in its foreign affairs. "We acknowledge that we hold very different views on the question of the sovereignty of Hans Island," the two ministers said in a joint statement after the meeting. They agreed, however, to stop the two nations' habit of dispatching their navies to invade the uninhabited island to tear each other's flag down. "We will ensure that there will be no more flag wars," Moeller said. The diplomatic dispute has persisted since the early 1970s. It escalated last July when the Canadian defence minister paid a visit to the island and placed the Canadian flag there. Denmark responded by calling the visit a breach of territorial rights. "Denmark and Canada can't promote peaceful resolution of the world's conflicts, only to reveal that we can't do it ourselves. So we agreed to start a dialogue about the Hans Island problem, and say we do not accept flag wars. It won't happen again," Moeller said. Danish and Canadian officials are to meet soon to find a common solution. "While we pursue these efforts, we have decided that, without prejudice to our respective legal claims, we will inform each other of activities related to Hans Island. Likewise, all contact by either side with Hans Island will be carried out in a low key and restrained manner," the two ministers said in their statement. The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself, but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap, according to Ritzau.
78 2 vital APW_ENG_20050725.0322 Canadian Defense Minister Bill Graham set foot on the 1.3-square-kilometer ( 1/2-square-mile) Hans Island on Friday, saying his country has always regarded it as Canadian territory.
78 2 vital APW_ENG_20050804.0451 (1/2-square-mile) Hans Island, which is claimed by both countries, in late August if the ice permits, navy spokesman Alex Jensen said.
78 2 vital APW_ENG_20050815.0423 The 1.3-square-kilometer (0.5-square-mile) uninhabited Arctic island lies between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland, which is a semiautonomous Danish territory.
78 2 vital APW_ENG_20050919.1017 Canada , Denmark call off conflict over tiny Arctic island OTTAWA Canada and Denmark called a truce in their war of words over disputed Hans Island , a patch of Arctic rock each country claims as its own .
78 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 Uninhabited Hans Island the size of several city blocks sits in the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland which is controlled by Denmark
78 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 Uninhabited Hans Island, the size of several city blocks, sits in the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland, which is controlled by Denmark.
78 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 UNINHABITED HANS ISLAND, THE SIZE OF SEVERAL CITY BLOCKS, SITS IN THE KENNEDY CHANNEL OF NARES STRAIT BETWEEN CANADA'S ELLESMERE ISLAND AND GREENLAND, WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY DENMARK.
78 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday. The dispute over Hans Island remains unresolved, but at least Denmark and Canada have agreed to be civil about it, Moeller said. Moeller met with Pettigrew at the United Nations ' General Assembly in New York on Monday, without reaching a conclusion on the ownership of the 1.3-kilometre island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Canada, Ritzau reported. Denmark considers Hans Island to be part of Greenland, because it has traditionally been used by hunters from the former Danish colony. Although Greenland's Home Rule government administers domestic affairs, Denmark continues to represent Greenland in its foreign affairs. "We acknowledge that we hold very different views on the question of the sovereignty of Hans Island," the two ministers said in a joint statement after the meeting. They agreed, however, to stop the two nations' habit of dispatching their navies to invade the uninhabited island to tear each other's flag down. "We will ensure that there will be no more flag wars," Moeller said. The diplomatic dispute has persisted since the early 1970s. It escalated last July when the Canadian defence minister paid a visit to the island and placed the Canadian flag there. Denmark responded by calling the visit a breach of territorial rights. "Denmark and Canada can't promote peaceful resolution of the world's conflicts, only to reveal that we can't do it ourselves. So we agreed to start a dialogue about the Hans Island problem, and say we do not accept flag wars. It won't happen again," Moeller said. Danish and Canadian officials are to meet soon to find a common solution. "While we pursue these efforts, we have decided that, without prejudice to our respective legal claims, we will inform each other of activities related to Hans Island. Likewise, all contact by either side with Hans Island will be carried out in a low key and restrained manner," the two ministers said in their statement. The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself, but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap, according to Ritzau.
78 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050730.0035 Hans Island sits on the boundary between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Denmark's Greenland.
78 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050730.0035 Hans Island sits on the boundary between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Denmark's Greenland. It is uninhabitable, but the onset of global warming is expected to bring ship traffic to the region soon and open it up to mining, fishing or drilling for oil and gas.
78 3 okay APW_ENG_20050825.0433 Hans Island lies between Canada and Greenland, which is a Danish territory.
78 3 okay XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 Uninhabited Hans Island the size of several city blocks sits in the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland which is controlled by Denmark
78 3 okay XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 Uninhabited Hans Island, the size of several city blocks, sits in the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland, which is controlled by Denmark.
78 3 okay XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 UNINHABITED HANS ISLAND, THE SIZE OF SEVERAL CITY BLOCKS, SITS IN THE KENNEDY CHANNEL OF NARES STRAIT BETWEEN CANADA'S ELLESMERE ISLAND AND GREENLAND, WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY DENMARK.
78 3 okay XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday. The dispute over Hans Island remains unresolved, but at least Denmark and Canada have agreed to be civil about it, Moeller said. Moeller met with Pettigrew at the United Nations ' General Assembly in New York on Monday, without reaching a conclusion on the ownership of the 1.3-kilometre island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Canada, Ritzau reported. Denmark considers Hans Island to be part of Greenland, because it has traditionally been used by hunters from the former Danish colony. Although Greenland's Home Rule government administers domestic affairs, Denmark continues to represent Greenland in its foreign affairs. "We acknowledge that we hold very different views on the question of the sovereignty of Hans Island," the two ministers said in a joint statement after the meeting. They agreed, however, to stop the two nations' habit of dispatching their navies to invade the uninhabited island to tear each other's flag down. "We will ensure that there will be no more flag wars," Moeller said. The diplomatic dispute has persisted since the early 1970s. It escalated last July when the Canadian defence minister paid a visit to the island and placed the Canadian flag there. Denmark responded by calling the visit a breach of territorial rights. "Denmark and Canada can't promote peaceful resolution of the world's conflicts, only to reveal that we can't do it ourselves. So we agreed to start a dialogue about the Hans Island problem, and say we do not accept flag wars. It won't happen again," Moeller said. Danish and Canadian officials are to meet soon to find a common solution. "While we pursue these efforts, we have decided that, without prejudice to our respective legal claims, we will inform each other of activities related to Hans Island. Likewise, all contact by either side with Hans Island will be carried out in a low key and restrained manner," the two ministers said in their statement. The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself, but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap, according to Ritzau.
78 4 okay APW_ENG_20050725.0322 Canadian soldiers came to Hans Island before Graham's visit and raised a Canadian flag.
78 4 okay APW_ENG_20050815.0423 This summer, Canadian soldiers planted their country's flag on the island, where a Danish flag shredded by fierce winds also flies.
78 4 okay APW_ENG_20050815.0423 THIS SUMMER, CANADIAN SOLDIERS PLANTED THEIR COUNTRY'S FLAG ON THE ISLAND, WHERE A DANISH FLAG SHREDDED BY FIERCE WINDS ALSO FLIES.
78 4 okay XIN_ENG_20050727.0296 Hans Island is claimed by both countries and often visited by each country's naval forces, who make gestures such as the raising of flags, in order to prove sovereignty.
78 4 okay XIN_ENG_20050810.0271 After Canadian Defense Minister Bill Graham recently landed on Hans Island and planted a Canadian flag however Denmark felt obligated to renew its claim on the island through nearby Greenland
78 4 okay XIN_ENG_20050810.0271 After Canadian Defense Minister Bill Graham recently landed on Hans Island and planted a Canadian flag, however, Denmark felt obligated to renew its claim on the island through nearby Greenland.
78 4 okay XIN_ENG_20050810.0271 AFTER CANADIAN DEFENSE MINISTER BILL GRAHAM RECENTLY LANDED ON HANS ISLAND AND PLANTED A CANADIAN FLAG, HOWEVER, DENMARK FELT OBLIGATED TO RENEW ITS CLAIM ON THE ISLAND THROUGH NEARBY GREENLAND.
78 4 okay XIN_ENG_20050816.0216 Moeller told B.T. that the ship would not tamper with the Canadian flag, even though Denmark still considered the island to be part of Greenland.
78 4 okay XIN_ENG_20050816.0216 MOELLER TOLD B.T. THAT THE SHIP WOULD NOT TAMPER WITH THE CANADIAN FLAG, EVEN THOUGH DENMARK STILL CONSIDERED THE ISLAND TO BE PART OF GREENLAND.
78 4 okay XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday. The dispute over Hans Island remains unresolved, but at least Denmark and Canada have agreed to be civil about it, Moeller said. Moeller met with Pettigrew at the United Nations ' General Assembly in New York on Monday, without reaching a conclusion on the ownership of the 1.3-kilometre island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Canada, Ritzau reported. Denmark considers Hans Island to be part of Greenland, because it has traditionally been used by hunters from the former Danish colony. Although Greenland's Home Rule government administers domestic affairs, Denmark continues to represent Greenland in its foreign affairs. "We acknowledge that we hold very different views on the question of the sovereignty of Hans Island," the two ministers said in a joint statement after the meeting. They agreed, however, to stop the two nations' habit of dispatching their navies to invade the uninhabited island to tear each other's flag down. "We will ensure that there will be no more flag wars," Moeller said. The diplomatic dispute has persisted since the early 1970s. It escalated last July when the Canadian defence minister paid a visit to the island and placed the Canadian flag there. Denmark responded by calling the visit a breach of territorial rights. "Denmark and Canada can't promote peaceful resolution of the world's conflicts, only to reveal that we can't do it ourselves. So we agreed to start a dialogue about the Hans Island problem, and say we do not accept flag wars. It won't happen again," Moeller said. Danish and Canadian officials are to meet soon to find a common solution. "While we pursue these efforts, we have decided that, without prejudice to our respective legal claims, we will inform each other of activities related to Hans Island. Likewise, all contact by either side with Hans Island will be carried out in a low key and restrained manner," the two ministers said in their statement. The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself, but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap, according to Ritzau.
78 4 okay XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 The diplomatic dispute has persisted since the early 1970s. It escalated last July when the Canadian defence minister paid a visit to the island and placed the Canadian flag there. Denmark responded by calling the visit a breach of territorial rights.
78 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050725.0428 In 2003, the crew of a frigate landed on the island and erected a Danish flag.
78 5 okay APW_ENG_20050725.0322 IN 1984, TOM HOEYEM, WHO WAS DENMARK'S MINISTER FOR GREENLAND AFFAIRS, CAUSED A STIR WHEN HE RAISED A DANISH FLAG ON THE ISLAND, BURIED A BOTTLE OF BRANDY AT THE BASE OF THE FLAG POLE AND LEFT A NOTE SAYING "WELCOME TO THE DANISH ISLAND."
78 5 okay APW_ENG_20050919.1017 In a similar vein, Canada formally protested the planting of Danish flags on Hans Island in 1984, 1988 and 2004.
78 5 okay XIN_ENG_20050727.0296 Hans Island is claimed by both countries and often visited by each country's naval forces, who make gestures such as the raising of flags, in order to prove sovereignty.
78 5 okay XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 In a similar vein Canada had formally protested the planting of Danish flags on Hans Island in 1984 1988 and 2004
78 5 okay XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 In a similar vein, Canada had formally protested the planting of Danish flags on Hans Island in 1984, 1988 and 2004.
78 5 okay XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday. The dispute over Hans Island remains unresolved, but at least Denmark and Canada have agreed to be civil about it, Moeller said. Moeller met with Pettigrew at the United Nations ' General Assembly in New York on Monday, without reaching a conclusion on the ownership of the 1.3-kilometre island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Canada, Ritzau reported. Denmark considers Hans Island to be part of Greenland, because it has traditionally been used by hunters from the former Danish colony. Although Greenland's Home Rule government administers domestic affairs, Denmark continues to represent Greenland in its foreign affairs. "We acknowledge that we hold very different views on the question of the sovereignty of Hans Island," the two ministers said in a joint statement after the meeting. They agreed, however, to stop the two nations' habit of dispatching their navies to invade the uninhabited island to tear each other's flag down. "We will ensure that there will be no more flag wars," Moeller said. The diplomatic dispute has persisted since the early 1970s. It escalated last July when the Canadian defence minister paid a visit to the island and placed the Canadian flag there. Denmark responded by calling the visit a breach of territorial rights. "Denmark and Canada can't promote peaceful resolution of the world's conflicts, only to reveal that we can't do it ourselves. So we agreed to start a dialogue about the Hans Island problem, and say we do not accept flag wars. It won't happen again," Moeller said. Danish and Canadian officials are to meet soon to find a common solution. "While we pursue these efforts, we have decided that, without prejudice to our respective legal claims, we will inform each other of activities related to Hans Island. Likewise, all contact by either side with Hans Island will be carried out in a low key and restrained manner," the two ministers said in their statement. The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself, but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap, according to Ritzau.
78 6 vital AFP_ENG_20050730.0035 Hans Island sits on the boundary between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Denmark's Greenland. It is uninhabitable, but the onset of global warming is expected to bring ship traffic to the region soon and open it up to mining, fishing or drilling for oil and gas.
78 6 vital AFP_ENG_20050919.0563 A diplomatic spat erupted between Ottawa and Copenhagen after Canadian Defence Minister Bill Graham visited the barren patch of land on July 20 during a whirlwind tour of Canada's Arctic military outposts, hoping to harden Canada's claim to the far north, according to officials. However, both Danes and Canadians have visited it often to lay claim to it.
78 6 vital APW_ENG_20050815.0423 The 1.3-square-kilometer (0.5-square-mile) uninhabited Arctic island lies between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland, which is a semiautonomous Danish territory.
78 6 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0296 The Danish Foreign Ministry announced that it has lodged an official protest with the Canadian government after that country's defence minister Bill Graham visited Hans Island an uninhabited Arctic island claimed by both Denmark and Canada
78 6 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0296 The Danish Foreign Ministry announced that it has lodged an official protest with the Canadian government after that country's defence minister, Bill Graham, visited Hans Island, an uninhabited Arctic island claimed by both Denmark and Canada.
78 6 vital XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 Uninhabited Hans Island the size of several city blocks sits in the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland which is controlled by Denmark
78 6 vital XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 Uninhabited Hans Island, the size of several city blocks, sits in the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland, which is controlled by Denmark.
78 6 vital XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 UNINHABITED HANS ISLAND, THE SIZE OF SEVERAL CITY BLOCKS, SITS IN THE KENNEDY CHANNEL OF NARES STRAIT BETWEEN CANADA'S ELLESMERE ISLAND AND GREENLAND, WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY DENMARK.
78 6 vital XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday. The dispute over Hans Island remains unresolved, but at least Denmark and Canada have agreed to be civil about it, Moeller said. Moeller met with Pettigrew at the United Nations ' General Assembly in New York on Monday, without reaching a conclusion on the ownership of the 1.3-kilometre island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Canada, Ritzau reported. Denmark considers Hans Island to be part of Greenland, because it has traditionally been used by hunters from the former Danish colony. Although Greenland's Home Rule government administers domestic affairs, Denmark continues to represent Greenland in its foreign affairs. "We acknowledge that we hold very different views on the question of the sovereignty of Hans Island," the two ministers said in a joint statement after the meeting. They agreed, however, to stop the two nations' habit of dispatching their navies to invade the uninhabited island to tear each other's flag down. "We will ensure that there will be no more flag wars," Moeller said. The diplomatic dispute has persisted since the early 1970s. It escalated last July when the Canadian defence minister paid a visit to the island and placed the Canadian flag there. Denmark responded by calling the visit a breach of territorial rights. "Denmark and Canada can't promote peaceful resolution of the world's conflicts, only to reveal that we can't do it ourselves. So we agreed to start a dialogue about the Hans Island problem, and say we do not accept flag wars. It won't happen again," Moeller said. Danish and Canadian officials are to meet soon to find a common solution. "While we pursue these efforts, we have decided that, without prejudice to our respective legal claims, we will inform each other of activities related to Hans Island. Likewise, all contact by either side with Hans Island will be carried out in a low key and restrained manner," the two ministers said in their statement. The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself, but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap, according to Ritzau.
78 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050810.0271 Countries such as Denmark and Canada ought to be able to find a peaceful solution to such a disagreement," Rasmussen said.
78 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050810.0271 Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark urged his Canadian counterparts to meet at the negotiating table to decide the fate of a small Arctic island.
78 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050816.0216 Aug. 16 ( Xinhua ) Denmark , Greenland and Canada agree to determine who owns Hans Island , a disputed Arctic island , at the negotiating table
78 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050816.0216 Denmark , Canada agree to negotiate ownership of disputed island STOCKHOLM , ( Xinhua ) Denmark , Greenland and Canada agree to determine who owns Hans Island , a disputed Arctic island , at the negotiating table , Ritzau news bureau reported .
78 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050816.0216 Denmark, Greenland and Canada agree to determine who owns Hans Island, a disputed Arctic island, at the negotiating table, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday.
78 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050907.0229 A peaceful solution to the dispute with Canada over Arctic island Hans Island is a realistic expectation Ritzau news bureau reported on Wednesday quoting the Danish foreign minister
78 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050918.0078 2005-09-18, OTTAWA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) Canada and Denmark are planning to call a truce in the war of words over disputed Hans Island, a patch of Arctic rock each country claims as its own, local media reported on Sunday. Neither Canada nor Denmark intends to renounce its claim to sovereignty over the windswept outcrop, meaning they have effectively agreed to disagree about ownership, the report said.
78 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050919.0284 Canada and Denmark are firmly committed to the peaceful resolution of territorial disputes and will continue efforts to reach a long-term solution to the Hans Island dispute declared a joint statement Monday
78 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday. The dispute over Hans Island remains unresolved, but at least Denmark and Canada have agreed to be civil about it, Moeller said. Moeller met with Pettigrew at the United Nations ' General Assembly in New York on Monday, without reaching a conclusion on the ownership of the 1.3-kilometre island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Canada, Ritzau reported. Denmark considers Hans Island to be part of Greenland, because it has traditionally been used by hunters from the former Danish colony. Although Greenland's Home Rule government administers domestic affairs, Denmark continues to represent Greenland in its foreign affairs. "We acknowledge that we hold very different views on the question of the sovereignty of Hans Island," the two ministers said in a joint statement after the meeting. They agreed, however, to stop the two nations' habit of dispatching their navies to invade the uninhabited island to tear each other's flag down. "We will ensure that there will be no more flag wars," Moeller said. The diplomatic dispute has persisted since the early 1970s. It escalated last July when the Canadian defence minister paid a visit to the island and placed the Canadian flag there. Denmark responded by calling the visit a breach of territorial rights. "Denmark and Canada can't promote peaceful resolution of the world's conflicts, only to reveal that we can't do it ourselves. So we agreed to start a dialogue about the Hans Island problem, and say we do not accept flag wars. It won't happen again," Moeller said. Danish and Canadian officials are to meet soon to find a common solution. "While we pursue these efforts, we have decided that, without prejudice to our respective legal claims, we will inform each other of activities related to Hans Island. Likewise, all contact by either side with Hans Island will be carried out in a low key and restrained manner," the two ministers said in their statement. The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself, but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap, according to Ritzau.
78 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 The dispute over Hans Island remains unresolved, but at least Denmark and Canada have agreed to be civil about it, Moeller said.
78 7 okay XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 THE DISPUTE OVER HANS ISLAND REMAINS UNRESOLVED, BUT AT LEAST DENMARK AND CANADA HAVE AGREED TO BE CIVIL ABOUT IT, MOELLER SAID.
78 8 okay AFP_ENG_20050730.0035 Hans Island sits on the boundary between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Denmark's Greenland. It is uninhabitable, but the onset of global warming is expected to bring ship traffic to the region soon and open it up to mining, fishing or drilling for oil and gas.
78 8 okay XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday. The dispute over Hans Island remains unresolved, but at least Denmark and Canada have agreed to be civil about it, Moeller said. Moeller met with Pettigrew at the United Nations ' General Assembly in New York on Monday, without reaching a conclusion on the ownership of the 1.3-kilometre island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Canada, Ritzau reported. Denmark considers Hans Island to be part of Greenland, because it has traditionally been used by hunters from the former Danish colony. Although Greenland's Home Rule government administers domestic affairs, Denmark continues to represent Greenland in its foreign affairs. "We acknowledge that we hold very different views on the question of the sovereignty of Hans Island," the two ministers said in a joint statement after the meeting. They agreed, however, to stop the two nations' habit of dispatching their navies to invade the uninhabited island to tear each other's flag down. "We will ensure that there will be no more flag wars," Moeller said. The diplomatic dispute has persisted since the early 1970s. It escalated last July when the Canadian defence minister paid a visit to the island and placed the Canadian flag there. Denmark responded by calling the visit a breach of territorial rights. "Denmark and Canada can't promote peaceful resolution of the world's conflicts, only to reveal that we can't do it ourselves. So we agreed to start a dialogue about the Hans Island problem, and say we do not accept flag wars. It won't happen again," Moeller said. Danish and Canadian officials are to meet soon to find a common solution. "While we pursue these efforts, we have decided that, without prejudice to our respective legal claims, we will inform each other of activities related to Hans Island. Likewise, all contact by either side with Hans Island will be carried out in a low key and restrained manner," the two ministers said in their statement. The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself, but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap, according to Ritzau.
78 8 okay XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap according to Ritzau
78 9 okay AFP_ENG_20050730.0035 Hans Island sits on the boundary between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Denmark's Greenland. It is uninhabitable, but the onset of global warming is expected to bring ship traffic to the region soon and open it up to mining, fishing or drilling for oil and gas.
78 9 okay XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and his Canadian counterpart Pierre Pettigrew agreed to stop the flag war over Hans Island, Ritzau news bureau reported on Tuesday. The dispute over Hans Island remains unresolved, but at least Denmark and Canada have agreed to be civil about it, Moeller said. Moeller met with Pettigrew at the United Nations ' General Assembly in New York on Monday, without reaching a conclusion on the ownership of the 1.3-kilometre island in the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Canada, Ritzau reported. Denmark considers Hans Island to be part of Greenland, because it has traditionally been used by hunters from the former Danish colony. Although Greenland's Home Rule government administers domestic affairs, Denmark continues to represent Greenland in its foreign affairs. "We acknowledge that we hold very different views on the question of the sovereignty of Hans Island," the two ministers said in a joint statement after the meeting. They agreed, however, to stop the two nations' habit of dispatching their navies to invade the uninhabited island to tear each other's flag down. "We will ensure that there will be no more flag wars," Moeller said. The diplomatic dispute has persisted since the early 1970s. It escalated last July when the Canadian defence minister paid a visit to the island and placed the Canadian flag there. Denmark responded by calling the visit a breach of territorial rights. "Denmark and Canada can't promote peaceful resolution of the world's conflicts, only to reveal that we can't do it ourselves. So we agreed to start a dialogue about the Hans Island problem, and say we do not accept flag wars. It won't happen again," Moeller said. Danish and Canadian officials are to meet soon to find a common solution. "While we pursue these efforts, we have decided that, without prejudice to our respective legal claims, we will inform each other of activities related to Hans Island. Likewise, all contact by either side with Hans Island will be carried out in a low key and restrained manner," the two ministers said in their statement. The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself, but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap, according to Ritzau.
78 9 okay XIN_ENG_20050920.0251 The dispute does not to focus on Hans Island itself but on oil reservoirs and the possibility of the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opening up as global warming melts the Arctic ice cap according to Ritzau
79 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050513.0593 An Egyptian Coptic Christian said Friday he was applying for a license to form a Coptic political party, the first such move by a member of the country's minority religion. "The party, to be called the Coptic Umma party, will be secular," Mamduh Nakhla, head of the Al-Kalema Centre for Human Rights, said in a statement. The party's bylaws will not make reference to any religion, it added. The constitution prohibits the formation of religious parties. President Hosni Mubarak reiterated in a recent television interview that he will not allow the establishment of any political group inspired by religion when asked if he would lift the ban on the Muslim Brotherhood. Nakhla said he would present the would-be party's papers to the Political Parties' Committee after presidential polls due to be held in September.
79 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050513.0593 President Hosni Mubarak reiterated in a recent television interview that he will not allow the establishment of any political group inspired by religion when asked if he would lift the ban on the Muslim Brotherhood
79 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050513.0593 President Hosni Mubarak reiterated in a recent television interview that he will not allow the establishment of any political group inspired by religion when asked if he would lift the ban on the Muslim Brotherhood.
79 11 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0302 Egypt-vote-Copts CAIRO When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful
79 11 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0302 Pictures Egypt-vote-Copts CAIRO When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful
79 11 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0302 Pictures Egypt-vote-Copts CAIRO When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful.
79 11 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 2005-08-30, CAIRO, Aug 30 When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful. Before embarking on a trip to the United States, Shenuda heaped more praise on the four-term president, calling him a "remarkable character" and a "leader who is passionate about wisdom and tolerance." The entire church hierarchy followed suit.
79 11 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 Egypt's Coptic pope heaps praise on candidate Mubarak by Moina Fauchier - Delavigne CAIRO , When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re - election bid , he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful .
79 11 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful.
79 11 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 WHEN EGYPT'S COPTIC CHRISTIAN POPE SHENUDA III THREW HIS SUPPORT BEHIND PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK'S RE-ELECTION BID, HE CAUSED ANXIETY AMONG REFORMISTS IN THE MINORITY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BUT HIS APPEAL WAS LARGELY WELCOMED BY THE FAITHFUL.
79 11 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful. Before embarking on a trip to the United States, Shenuda heaped more praise on the four-term president, calling him a "remarkable character" and a "leader who is passionate about wisdom and tolerance."
79 11 vital AFP_ENG_20050906.0669 Ghad vice president Hisham Kassem says Nur only resorted to tactics of his rival, pointing to the whole-hearted support both Muslim and Coptic religious leaders have lent Mubarak, with the church going as far as suspending a priest over his affiliation to Al-Ghad.
79 11 vital AFP_ENG_20051023.0225 Despite chronic differences with the regime, Pope Shenuda II had given his church's whole-hearted support to the 77-year-old Mubarak during the campaign for last month's September presidential election in which he won a fifth term.
79 11 vital APW_ENG_20050816.0886 "Mubarak reached the top because of (his) talents in war and administration," blared the headline of an article in the Al-Ahram supplement Tuesday, written by Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
79 11 vital APW_ENG_20050826.0994 For example the pope of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church Shenouda III has called on his more than 7 million followers to vote for Mubarak
79 11 vital APW_ENG_20050826.0994 For example, the pope of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church, Shenouda III, has called on his more than 7 million followers to vote for Mubarak.
79 12 vital AFP_ENG_20050107.0339 He was restored to the church's leadership by President Hosni Mubarak in 1983
79 12 vital AFP_ENG_20050107.0339 He was restored to the church's leadership by President Hosni Mubarak in 1983.
79 12 vital AFP_ENG_20050107.0339 The church patriarch, Shenuda, missed the Feast of the Nativity celebrations in 1981 and 1982 after his dismissal by then president Anwar Sadat, who was assassinated in September 1981, following bloody clashes that summer. He was restored to the church's leadership by President Hosni Mubarak in 1983.
79 13 vital APW_ENG_20050426.1251 He said he had changed the law to allow Coptic Christians to restore their churches without presidential approval.
79 14 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0302 Egypt-vote-Copts CAIRO When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful
79 14 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0302 Pictures Egypt-vote-Copts CAIRO When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful
79 14 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0302 Pictures Egypt-vote-Copts CAIRO When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful.
79 14 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 2005-08-30, CAIRO, Aug 30 When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful. Before embarking on a trip to the United States, Shenuda heaped more praise on the four-term president, calling him a "remarkable character" and a "leader who is passionate about wisdom and tolerance." The entire church hierarchy followed suit.
79 14 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 Egypt's Coptic pope heaps praise on candidate Mubarak by Moina Fauchier - Delavigne CAIRO , When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re - election bid , he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful .
79 14 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 Support for Mubarak has become nearly militant in some parishes such as the church of the Virgin Mary in Matariya an impoverished suburb of Cairo where voting guides are handed out emblazoned with Mubarak's image
79 14 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful.
79 14 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 WHEN EGYPT'S COPTIC CHRISTIAN POPE SHENUDA III THREW HIS SUPPORT BEHIND PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK'S RE-ELECTION BID, HE CAUSED ANXIETY AMONG REFORMISTS IN THE MINORITY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BUT HIS APPEAL WAS LARGELY WELCOMED BY THE FAITHFUL.
79 14 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful. Before embarking on a trip to the United States, Shenuda heaped more praise on the four-term president, calling him a "remarkable character" and a "leader who is passionate about wisdom and tolerance."
79 14 okay AFP_ENG_20050906.0669 Ghad vice president Hisham Kassem says Nur only resorted to tactics of his rival, pointing to the whole-hearted support both Muslim and Coptic religious leaders have lent Mubarak, with the church going as far as suspending a priest over his affiliation to Al-Ghad.
79 15 vital XIN_ENG_20060324.0094 -- Mubarak is due to inaugurate the recently renovated Coptic Museum, part of the Religious Complex at Old Cairo, within the next few days.
79 16 okay APW_ENG_20050107.0076 The crowd numbers were far below previous Christmas celebrations, which this year was attended by the U.S. ambassador, leading government ministers and Gamal Mubarak, son of Egypt's president.
79 16 okay APW_ENG_20050107.0249 The sermon was attended by Cabinet ministers and President Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal who is touted as the next president
79 17 okay AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday, reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society. "In practice, we are a single people, we must stay bound by ties of affection at all times," Mubarak said in a keynote speech broadcast on state television. "Christians are not a minority in Egypt, they are Egyptian by origin and birth." Mubarak played down deadly clashes between Christians and Muslims in the run-up to Coptic Christmas Friday, saying that such unrest "happens all over the world."
79 18 okay AFP_ENG_20050906.0377 2002   Oct 16: In a boost for Egypt's Christian Coptic minority, Christmas (celebrated January 7) becomes a national holiday.
79 18 okay AFP_ENG_20050906.0377 In a boost for Egypt's Christian Coptic minority, Christmas (celebrated January 7) becomes a national holidaIn a boost for Egypt's Christian Coptic minority, Christmas (celebrated January 7) becomes a national holiday. 2003 y. 2003
79 18 okay AFP_ENG_20050906.0377 Oct 16: In a boost for Egypt's Christian Coptic minority, Christmas (celebrated January 7) becomes a national holiday.
79 18 okay AFP_ENG_20050906.0377 Oct 16 In a boost for Egypt's Christian Coptic minority Christmas celebrated January 7 becomes a national holiday 2003
79 19 vital AFP_ENG_20051023.0225 A deadly Muslim protest in front of a church in Alexandria has deepened the resentment of Egypt's Christian Coptic minority, which has long complained of systematic marginalisation.
79 19 vital APW_ENG_20050107.0076 Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic church, celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Thursday by promoting the power of silence, veiled remarks that come at a time when Egypt's Coptic community has been loudly criticizing the discrimination they claim they suffer in this Muslim-majority state.
79 19 vital APW_ENG_20051031.0586 Under Mubarak's regime, Copts have complained of state discrimination depriving them of high posts in the judiciary, universities and police and of a share of political power.
79 1 vital AFP_ENG_20051023.0225 With only seven MPs in the 454-seat parliament most of whom were among the 10 appointed directly by the president the Coptic community had expected larger representation in the NDP's list of candidates
79 1 vital AFP_ENG_20051023.0225 With only seven MPs in the 454-seat parliament, most of whom were among the 10 appointed directly by the president, the Coptic community had expected larger representation in the NDP's list of candidates.
79 1 vital AFP_ENG_20051023.0225 WITH ONLY SEVEN MPS IN THE 454-SEAT PARLIAMENT, MOST OF WHOM WERE AMONG THE 10 APPOINTED DIRECTLY BY THE PRESIDENT, THE COPTIC COMMUNITY HAD EXPECTED LARGER REPRESENTATION IN THE NDP'S LIST OF CANDIDATES.
79 1 vital AFP_ENG_20051212.0165 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak issued a decree Monday appointing 10 MPs including five women and five Copts a week after the month-long parliamentary elections wound up
79 1 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1133 Mubarak appoints 10 members, often women and Christians from the Coptic sect to give the appearance of greater diversity.
79 1 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1269 Mubarak appoints 10 members of parliament, often selecting women and Coptic Christians who tend to be under-represented.
79 20 vital APW_ENG_20051219.0712 Mubarak said he will work to build a modern society for Muslims and Christian Copts.
79 21 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 In another working-class neighbourhood, Manshieyet al-Sadr, two caretakers of the Saint-George church say they support the incumbent president because "he knows how to keep hold of the country," meaning he has largely been able to prevent Islamists inciting violence or taking power.
79 22 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 In some circles within the Middle East's largest Christian community, however, Shenuda's unconditional support for Mubarak -- who has ruled over Egypt for 24 years -- has drawn harsh criticism. "The pope's declarations go against democracy," said Coptic researcher Kamal Zakhar. "He is acting like this out of fear of the regime." A former Coptic minister, Gamal Assad, was quoted by the independent daily Nahdet Misr as saying: "It is unacceptable for a religious institution to take a political position ... it is forbidden to use religion in the electoral process." Munir Abdel Nur, one of only two Copts in the 454-member parliament, also condemned the pope's behaviour. "He is a man of religion. He can have political opinions but he can in no case impose them on his followers." But when church officials rebel, they are punished by the hierarchy. One priest, Flobatir Gamil, from a church close to the Giza pyramids, lent his support to Ayman Nur. He was suspended for six weeks and can not retake the pulpit until after the election.
79 22 okay AFP_ENG_20050906.0669 Ghad vice president Hisham Kassem says Nur only resorted to tactics of his rival, pointing to the whole-hearted support both Muslim and Coptic religious leaders have lent Mubarak, with the church going as far as suspending a priest over his affiliation to Al-Ghad.
79 22 okay APW_ENG_20050826.0994 Religious leaders Muslims and Christians take every opportunity to pledge allegiance to the 77-year-old president and when one Christian priest deviated from the mainstream and appeared by the side of an opposition candidate he was suspended from serving in the church
79 22 okay APW_ENG_20050826.0994 RELIGIOUS LEADERS _ MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS _ TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE 77-YEAR-OLD PRESIDENT, AND WHEN ONE CHRISTIAN PRIEST DEVIATED FROM THE MAINSTREAM AND APPEARED BY THE SIDE OF AN OPPOSITION CANDIDATE, HE WAS SUSPENDED FROM SERVING IN THE CHURCH.
79 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 2005-01-09, CAIRO, Jan 9 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday, reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society.
79 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 CAIRO , Jan 9 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday , reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society
79 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 CAIRO Jan 9 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society
79 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday, reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society.
79 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK PLAYED DOWN RECENT CLASHES BETWEEN CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS SUNDAY, REASSURING FOLLOWERS OF THE COPTIC CHURCH THAT THEY WERE FULL MEMBERS OF EGYPTIAN SOCIETY.
79 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday, reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society. "In practice, we are a single people, we must stay bound by ties of affection at all times," Mubarak said in a keynote speech broadcast on state television. "Christians are not a minority in Egypt, they are Egyptian by origin and birth." Mubarak played down deadly clashes between Christians and Muslims in the run-up to Coptic Christmas Friday, saying that such unrest "happens all over the world."
79 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 Egypt president moves to reassure Christians after clashes CAIRO , Jan 9 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday , reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society .
79 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 Mubarak played down deadly clashes between Christians and Muslims in the run-up to Coptic Christmas Friday, saying that such unrest "happens all over the world."
79 2 okay APW_ENG_20050108.0653 Mubarak played down the recent Coptic Christian-Muslim strife in his country, describing various incidents as "individual cases that happen in any country."
79 2 okay APW_ENG_20050108.0653 Mubarak played down the recent Coptic Christian-Muslim strife in his country, describing various incidents as individual cases that happen in any country.
79 3 vital AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 2005-01-09, CAIRO, Jan 9 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday, reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society.
79 3 vital AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 CAIRO , Jan 9 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday , reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society
79 3 vital AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 CAIRO Jan 9 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society
79 3 vital AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday, reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society.
79 3 vital AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK PLAYED DOWN RECENT CLASHES BETWEEN CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS SUNDAY, REASSURING FOLLOWERS OF THE COPTIC CHURCH THAT THEY WERE FULL MEMBERS OF EGYPTIAN SOCIETY.
79 3 vital AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday, reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society. "In practice, we are a single people, we must stay bound by ties of affection at all times," Mubarak said in a keynote speech broadcast on state television. "Christians are not a minority in Egypt, they are Egyptian by origin and birth." Mubarak played down deadly clashes between Christians and Muslims in the run-up to Coptic Christmas Friday, saying that such unrest "happens all over the world."
79 3 vital AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 Egypt president moves to reassure Christians after clashes CAIRO , Jan 9 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday , reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society .
79 4 vital AFP_ENG_20060119.0174 In a move seen as an attempt to allay Coptic fears after Islamist gains in the November-December parliamentary polls, President Hosni Mubarak issued a decree last month easing restrictions on the construction of churches. Restrictions on church building have been one of the main grievances of Egypt's Coptic community, which claims to account for around 10 percent of the country's 73 million inhabitants.
79 4 vital AFP_ENG_20060120.0333 In a move seen as an attempt to allay Coptic fears after Islamist gains in the November-December parliamentary polls President Hosni Mubarak issued a decree last month easing restrictions on the construction of churches
79 4 vital AFP_ENG_20060120.0333 In a move seen as an attempt to allay Coptic fears after Islamist gains in the November-December parliamentary polls, President Hosni Mubarak issued a decree last month easing restrictions on the construction of churches.
79 4 vital AFP_ENG_20060120.0333 IN A MOVE SEEN AS AN ATTEMPT TO ALLAY COPTIC FEARS AFTER ISLAMIST GAINS IN THE NOVEMBER-DECEMBER PARLIAMENTARY POLLS, PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK ISSUED A DECREE LAST MONTH EASING RESTRICTIONS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF CHURCHES.
79 4 vital AFP_ENG_20060222.0606 In a move seen as an attempt to allay Coptic fears after Islamist gains in parliamentary elections late last year President Hosni Mubarak issued a decree in December easing restrictions on the construction of churches
79 4 vital AFP_ENG_20060222.0606 In a move seen as an attempt to allay Coptic fears after Islamist gains in parliamentary elections late last year, President Hosni Mubarak issued a decree in December easing restrictions on the construction of churches.
79 5 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 2005-08-30, CAIRO, Aug 30 When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful. Before embarking on a trip to the United States, Shenuda heaped more praise on the four-term president, calling him a "remarkable character" and a "leader who is passionate about wisdom and tolerance." The entire church hierarchy followed suit.
79 5 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 Egypt's Coptic pope heaps praise on candidate Mubarak by Moina Fauchier-Delavigne
79 5 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 Egypt's Coptic pope heaps praise on candidate Mubarak by Moina Fauchier-Delavigne   CAIRO, Aug 30    When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful.
79 5 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 Egypt's Coptic pope heaps praise on candidate Mubarak by Moina Fauchier - Delavigne CAIRO , When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re - election bid , he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful .
79 5 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful. Before embarking on a trip to the United States, Shenuda heaped more praise on the four-term president, calling him a "remarkable character" and a "leader who is passionate about wisdom and tolerance."
79 5 vital AFP_ENG_20050831.0302 Sunni Islam's highest authority Sheikh Mohammed Tantawi of Al-Azhar refused to meet with any of the nine other candidates and Coptic Pope Shenuda III heaped praise on the four-term president calling him a remarkable character
79 5 vital AFP_ENG_20050831.0302 Sunni Islam's highest authority, Sheikh Mohammed Tantawi of Al-Azhar, refused to meet with any of the nine other candidates, and Coptic Pope Shenuda III heaped praise on the four-term president calling him a "remarkable character."
79 5 vital AFP_ENG_20050831.0302 Sunni Islam's highest authority, Sheikh Mohammed Tantawi of Al-Azhar, refused to meet with any of the nine other candidates, and Coptic Pope Shenuda III heaped praise on the four-term president calling him a remarkable character.
79 5 vital AFP_ENG_20050831.0302 SUNNI ISLAM'S HIGHEST AUTHORITY, SHEIKH MOHAMMED TANTAWI OF AL-AZHAR, REFUSED TO MEET WITH ANY OF THE NINE OTHER CANDIDATES, AND COPTIC POPE SHENUDA III HEAPED PRAISE ON THE FOUR-TERM PRESIDENT CALLING HIM A "REMARKABLE CHARACTER."
79 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 2005-08-30, CAIRO, Aug 30 When Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenuda III threw his support behind President Hosni Mubarak's re-election bid, he caused anxiety among reformists in the minority Christian community but his appeal was largely welcomed by the faithful. Before embarking on a trip to the United States, Shenuda heaped more praise on the four-term president, calling him a "remarkable character" and a "leader who is passionate about wisdom and tolerance." The entire church hierarchy followed suit.
79 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050906.0669 Ghad vice president Hisham Kassem says Nur only resorted to tactics of his rival, pointing to the whole-hearted support both Muslim and Coptic religious leaders have lent Mubarak, with the church going as far as suspending a priest over his affiliation to Al-Ghad.
79 6 okay AFP_ENG_20051023.0225 Despite chronic differences with the regime, Pope Shenuda II had given his church's whole-hearted support to the 77-year-old Mubarak during the campaign for last month's September presidential election in which he won a fifth term.
79 6 okay APW_ENG_20050721.1172 The Coptic Church, businessmen and even government departments have already lined up behind Mubarak, calling on him to nominate himself because of his "experience" and "wisdom".
79 6 okay APW_ENG_20050721.1172 The Coptic Church, businessmen and even government departments have already lined up behind Mubarak, calling on him to nominate himself because of his experience and wisdom.
79 6 okay APW_ENG_20050826.0994 Religious leaders Muslims and Christians take every opportunity to pledge allegiance to the 77-year-old president and when one Christian priest deviated from the mainstream and appeared by the side of an opposition candidate he was suspended from serving in the church
79 6 okay APW_ENG_20050826.0994 RELIGIOUS LEADERS _ MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS _ TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE 77-YEAR-OLD PRESIDENT, AND WHEN ONE CHRISTIAN PRIEST DEVIATED FROM THE MAINSTREAM AND APPEARED BY THE SIDE OF AN OPPOSITION CANDIDATE, HE WAS SUSPENDED FROM SERVING IN THE CHURCH.
79 7 vital AFP_ENG_20051022.0221 President Hosni Mubarak's spokesman also issued a statement calling for tolerance from the two communities.
79 7 vital APW_ENG_20051029.0605 President Hosni Mubarak in a rare acknowledgment of deepening tensions between Egypt's Muslims and Christians exhorted Muslim scholars on Saturday to teach tolerance and shun extremism
79 7 vital APW_ENG_20051029.0605 President Hosni Mubarak, in a rare acknowledgment of deepening tensions between Egypt's Muslims and Christians, exhorted Muslim scholars on Saturday to teach tolerance and shun extremism.
79 7 vital APW_ENG_20051029.0605 PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK, IN A RARE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEEPENING TENSIONS BETWEEN EGYPT'S MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS, EXHORTED MUSLIM SCHOLARS ON SATURDAY TO TEACH TOLERANCE AND SHUN EXTREMISM.
79 7 vital APW_ENG_20051031.0586 The antagonism has swelled so much that after the riots, President Hosni Mubarak made a rare acknowledgment of the tensions. On Saturday, he told a gathering of Muslim scholars they need to promote "a religious discourse that cuts away intrigues and backbiting among Muslims and Christians _ to preserve Egypt's stability, social fabric and national unity." "Teach young people that heaven's law prohibits spilling the blood of the innocent," he said. "Remind them always that religion is between them and God, and our nation is for everyone. Nobody has a monopoly on faith."
79 8 vital APW_ENG_20050523.0663 Also, Mubarak has met with Shenouda only once in 24 years, when he needed Coptic support before a visit to the United States.
79 8 vital APW_ENG_20050523.0663 ALSO, MUBARAK HAS MET WITH SHENOUDA ONLY ONCE IN 24 YEARS, WHEN HE NEEDED COPTIC SUPPORT BEFORE A VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES.
79 9 vital AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 "Christians are not a minority in Egypt, they are Egyptian by origin and birth."
79 9 vital AFP_ENG_20050109.0385 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played down recent clashes between Christians and Muslims Sunday, reassuring followers of the Coptic Church that they were full members of Egyptian society. "In practice, we are a single people, we must stay bound by ties of affection at all times," Mubarak said in a keynote speech broadcast on state television. "Christians are not a minority in Egypt, they are Egyptian by origin and birth." Mubarak played down deadly clashes between Christians and Muslims in the run-up to Coptic Christmas Friday, saying that such unrest "happens all over the world."
79 9 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 In January Mubarak said Christians are not minorities in Egypt they are Egyptians by birth and by blood
79 9 vital AFP_ENG_20050830.0304 In January, Mubarak said "Christians are not minorities in Egypt, they are Egyptians by birth and by blood."
80 10 okay LTW_ENG_20041104.0068 So, once again, along with more than 87,000 other sick Americans, she finds herself on the waiting list for an organ transplant.
80 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050927.0153 With nearly 90,000 patients on U.S organ transplant waiting lists it ought to be Americans first said Dr
80 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050927.0153 With nearly 90,000 patients on U.S. organ transplant waiting lists, ``it ought to be Americans first,'' said Dr. Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania.
80 10 okay NYT_ENG_20050103.0260 But then thinking of the 87,269 people on the waiting list maintained by the United Network for Organ Sharing www.unos.org it seems we haven't come far enough
80 10 okay NYT_ENG_20050103.0260 But then, thinking of the 87,269 people on the waiting list maintained by the United Network for Organ Sharing (www.unos.org), it seems we haven't come far enough.
80 10 okay NYT_ENG_20050103.0260 BUT THEN, THINKING OF THE 87,269 PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST MAINTAINED BY THE UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING (WWW.UNOS.ORG), IT SEEMS WE HAVEN'T COME FAR ENOUGH.
80 10 okay NYT_ENG_20050216.0021 There are 87,000 people in need of an organ transplant at any given moment in America, and every day at least 17 of them die waiting, according the United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit organization that helps match organs and patients.
80 11 vital APW_ENG_20041106.0012 By finding his own donor through MatchingDonors.com, Hickey, 58, bypassed the waiting list maintained by the United Network for Organ Sharing, the nonprofit group that works under government contract to allocate all organs donated from the dead.
80 11 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 Conference participants included specialists from those institutions and the United Network for Organ Sharing the national group contracted by Congress to coordinate transplants from cadaver donors to U.S patients waiting for donated organs
80 11 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 Conference participants included specialists from those institutions and the United Network for Organ Sharing, the national group contracted by Congress to coordinate transplants from cadaver donors to U.S. patients waiting for donated organs.
80 11 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED SPECIALISTS FROM THOSE INSTITUTIONS AND THE UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING, THE NATIONAL GROUP CONTRACTED BY CONGRESS TO COORDINATE TRANSPLANTS FROM CADAVER DONORS TO U.S. PATIENTS WAITING FOR DONATED ORGANS.
80 11 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 Governmental involvement might be required, Montgomery said, since UNOS is not contracted to allocate organs from living donors.
80 11 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 GOVERNMENTAL INVOLVEMENT MIGHT BE REQUIRED, MONTGOMERY SAID, SINCE UNOS IS NOT CONTRACTED TO ALLOCATE ORGANS FROM LIVING DONORS.
80 11 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 UNOS is not contracted to allocate organs from living donors.
80 12 okay APW_ENG_20050303.1095 There are more than 60,000 U.S patients awaiting kidney transplants last year 3,718 on the waiting list died because suitable organs could not be found in time according to the National Kidney Foundation
80 12 okay APW_ENG_20050303.1095 There are more than 60,000 U.S. patients awaiting kidney transplants; last year 3,718 on the waiting list died because suitable organs could not be found in time, according to the National Kidney Foundation.
80 12 okay APW_ENG_20050519.1032 Nationwide, there were 17,336 people on the waiting list for livers, according to UNOS.
80 12 okay APW_ENG_20050519.1032 NATIONWIDE, THERE WERE 17,336 PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST FOR LIVERS, ACCORDING TO UNOS.
80 12 okay APW_ENG_20051005.0011 More than 63,000 U.S patients now await a kidney transplant according to the United Network for Organ Sharing
80 12 okay APW_ENG_20051005.0011 More than 63,000 U.S. patients now await a kidney transplant, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing.
80 13 okay APW_ENG_20041020.0479 By finding his own donor Hickey bypassed the waiting list maintained by the United Network for Organ Sharing the nonprofit group that works under government contract to allocate all organs donated from the dead
80 13 okay APW_ENG_20041020.0479 By finding his own donor, Hickey bypassed the waiting list maintained by the United Network for Organ Sharing, the nonprofit group that works under government contract to allocate all organs donated from the dead.
80 13 okay APW_ENG_20041020.0479 BY FINDING HIS OWN DONOR, HICKEY BYPASSED THE WAITING LIST MAINTAINED BY THE UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING, THE NONPROFIT GROUP THAT WORKS UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTRACT TO ALLOCATE ALL ORGANS DONATED FROM THE DEAD.
80 13 okay APW_ENG_20041106.0012 Hickey, 58, bypassed the waiting list maintained by the United Network for Organ Sharing, the nonprofit group that works under government contract to allocate all organs donated from the dead.
80 14 okay NYT_ENG_20041105.0062 Since UNOS began collecting data on such donations in 1988, there have been 241 anonymous living kidney donor transplants performed, with 81 performed last year
80 14 okay NYT_ENG_20041105.0062 Since UNOS began collecting data on such donations in 1988, there have been 241 anonymous living kidney donor transplants performed, with 81 performed last year, Moore said.
80 14 okay NYT_ENG_20041105.0062 SINCE UNOS BEGAN COLLECTING DATA ON SUCH DONATIONS IN 1988, THERE HAVE BEEN 241 ANONYMOUS LIVING KIDNEY DONOR TRANSPLANTS PERFORMED, WITH 81 PERFORMED LAST YEAR, MOORE SAID.
80 15 okay APW_ENG_20050303.1095 The average wait is three to four years, and while there are more living than deceased donors, most transplants involve deceased donor organs because two kidneys can be taken from each cadaver.
80 15 okay APW_ENG_20050519.1032 The median time on the waiting list is nearly five years said the network's spokeswoman Annie Moore
80 15 okay LTW_ENG_20050413.0057 ON AVERAGE, BLACK PATIENTS WAIT NEARLY FIVE YEARS FOR A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT -- ABOUT 18 MONTHS LONGER THAN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS.
80 16 okay NYT_ENG_20050103.0260 "Organ transplantation has matured from the forefront of scientific achievement to an accepted medical therapy that saves and enhances the lives of more than 25,000 people each year in the United States," says the UNOS Web site, www.unos.org.
80 16 okay NYT_ENG_20050103.0260 Organ transplantation has matured from the forefront of scientific achievement to an accepted medical therapy that saves and enhances the lives of more than 25,000 people each year in the United States," says the UNOS Web site, www.unos.org.
80 16 okay NYT_ENG_20050103.0260 "ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION HAS MATURED FROM THE FOREFRONT OF SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT TO AN ACCEPTED MEDICAL THERAPY THAT SAVES AND ENHANCES THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES," SAYS THE UNOS WEB SITE, WWW.UNOS.ORG.
80 16 okay NYT_ENG_20050103.0260 Organ transplantation has matured from the forefront of scientific achievement to an accepted medical therapy that saves and enhances the lives of more than 25,000 people each year in the United States says the UNOS Web site www.unos.org But it adds UNOS praises the efforts of transplant professionals and the selfless devotion of organ donors living and deceased who make the ultimate commitment to donate life
80 17 okay APW_ENG_20060324.0265 The organ network publicly rebuked St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles for allowing a patient to skip to the top of the waiting list for a new liver, bypassing others who were sicker.
80 17 okay LTW_ENG_20060302.0164 THE ACTION, BY THE UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING, RESULTS FROM ST. VINCENT'S ADMISSION IN SEPTEMBER THAT ITS DOCTORS HAD IMPROPERLY ARRANGED FOR A LIVER TRANSPLANT TO A SAUDI NATIONAL USING AN ORGAN INTENDED FOR A HIGHER-PRIORITY ST. VINCENT PATIENT.
80 18 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 Kidney transplant specialists pushed Thursday for a national organ swap program that they say could be lifesaving for thousands of ailing patients on transplant waiting lists.
80 18 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 National organ swap program on the horizon , proponents say CHICAGO Kidney transplant specialists pushed for a national organ swap program that they say could be lifesaving for thousands of ailing patients on transplant waiting lists .
80 18 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 Paired organ exchanges shorten waiting times and provide kidneys from live donors, which are preferred because they improve patients' chances of survival, Montgomery said.
80 18 vital APW_ENG_20051005.0011 Researchers are reporting a high success rate for a novel kidney-swap program that proponents say could someday ease the United States shortage of transplant organs
80 18 vital LTW_ENG_20041104.0068 In return the procurement organization allows the donor to designate someone on the transplant waiting list to move closer to the head of the line
80 18 vital LTW_ENG_20041104.0068 In return, the procurement organization allows the donor to designate someone on the transplant waiting list to move closer to the head of the line.
80 18 vital NYT_ENG_20041019.0295 Although living organ donations are the fastest growing source of transplant organs most donations come from family members or close friends because there is no system for patients to contact strangers who might agree to donate MatchingDonors.com touches on two of the most sensitive issues in the field of organ transplantation the use of money to encourage organ donations and the wisdom of encouraging healthy people to risk their health to donate organs to people other than immediate family members
80 18 vital NYT_ENG_20041019.0295 Leaders of the United Network for Organ Sharing, which manages the national organ waiting list, passed a resolution last June, saying the website's concept "exploits vulnerable populations," including donors and patients alike. George Annas, a medical ethicist at Boston University, said he understands the nervousness about anything that could commercialize the organ transplant business, giving the wealthy and unfair advantage while tempting others to sell body parts. But he also pointed out that, until now, UNOS has done little to recruit potential living donors, leaving it to each patient to find donors themselves. Annas said MatchingDonors.com is addressing a legitimate issue, but he stressed that the nation's transplant centers and UNOS need to be part of any larger system to bring strangers together for organ donation. "As a little pilot project, it's hard to argue with this, but it certainly shouldn't be seen as much bigger than this," said Annas. Lowney said he and website co-founder Paul Dooley simply wanted to help people who right now have little hope of getting a transplant before organ failure kills them. He noted that surgical technique is so advanced that the vast majority of living donors recover fully and return to normal lives - roughly 3 in 10,000 living kidney donors die as a result of the surgery. However, he said many people don't know that living donation is even possible, let alone how to find someone who needs their donation. "The last thing we wanted was to take on some [political fight]. We wanted to do something good," said Lowney. On the web page, which went up earlier this year, Lowney said fewer than 20 patients so far have registered to make their case for an organ transplant. Although the fee to post a profile is $295 a month, Lowney said about half of them were allowed to list for free because they couldn't afford the price. Meanwhile, about 170 potential donors have registered at the site and thousands more apparently read the patient profiles.
80 18 vital NYT_ENG_20041105.0062 Nationally, anonymous living donors account for a slim but growing number of donations, according to Annie Moore, spokeswoman for the United Network of Organ Sharing, a nonprofit organization that administers the nation's organ procurement and transplantation network.
80 19 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 But Dr. Frank Delmonico, UNOS vice president and medical director of the New England Organ Bank, said UNOS would not necessarily have to be involved.
80 19 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 Governmental involvement might be required, Montgomery said, since UNOS is not contracted to allocate organs from living donors.
80 19 vital APW_ENG_20050303.1095 GOVERNMENTAL INVOLVEMENT MIGHT BE REQUIRED, MONTGOMERY SAID, SINCE UNOS IS NOT CONTRACTED TO ALLOCATE ORGANS FROM LIVING DONORS.
80 19 vital NYT_ENG_20041019.0295 Annas said MatchingDonors.com is addressing a legitimate issue, but he stressed that the nation's transplant centers and UNOS need to be part of any larger system to bring strangers together for organ donation.
80 19 vital NYT_ENG_20041019.0295 ANNAS SAID MATCHINGDONORS.COM IS ADDRESSING A LEGITIMATE ISSUE, BUT HE STRESSED THAT THE NATION'S TRANSPLANT CENTERS AND UNOS NEED TO BE PART OF ANY LARGER SYSTEM TO BRING STRANGERS TOGETHER FOR ORGAN DONATION.
80 19 vital NYT_ENG_20041019.0295 Leaders of the United Network for Organ Sharing, which manages the national organ waiting list, passed a resolution last June, saying the website's concept "exploits vulnerable populations," including donors and patients alike. George Annas, a medical ethicist at Boston University, said he understands the nervousness about anything that could commercialize the organ transplant business, giving the wealthy and unfair advantage while tempting others to sell body parts. But he also pointed out that, until now, UNOS has done little to recruit potential living donors, leaving it to each patient to find donors themselves. Annas said MatchingDonors.com is addressing a legitimate issue, but he stressed that the nation's transplant centers and UNOS need to be part of any larger system to bring strangers together for organ donation. "As a little pilot project, it's hard to argue with this, but it certainly shouldn't be seen as much bigger than this," said Annas. Lowney said he and website co-founder Paul Dooley simply wanted to help people who right now have little hope of getting a transplant before organ failure kills them. He noted that surgical technique is so advanced that the vast majority of living donors recover fully and return to normal lives - roughly 3 in 10,000 living kidney donors die as a result of the surgery. However, he said many people don't know that living donation is even possible, let alone how to find someone who needs their donation. "The last thing we wanted was to take on some [political fight]. We wanted to do something good," said Lowney. On the web page, which went up earlier this year, Lowney said fewer than 20 patients so far have registered to make their case for an organ transplant. Although the fee to post a profile is $295 a month, Lowney said about half of them were allowed to list for free because they couldn't afford the price. Meanwhile, about 170 potential donors have registered at the site and thousands more apparently read the patient profiles.
80 19 vital NYT_ENG_20041025.0302 After reviewing the growing trend of needy patients openly advertising for organs the federal agency that maintains the waiting list could recommend corrective action as soon as November an official said Monday
80 19 vital NYT_ENG_20041025.0302 After reviewing the growing trend of needy patients openly advertising for organs, the federal agency that maintains the waiting list could recommend corrective action as soon as November, an official said Monday. That United Network for Organ Sharing panel was established in June, spokeswoman Annie Moore said.
80 1 vital APW_ENG_20041020.0479 MatchingDonors.com charges varying fees to post profiles of people looking for live organ donors. The company says all its profits go to maintain the site, and they have no problem waiving their fees. "If people can't afford it, we get them on it anyway," said Dr. Jeremiah Lowney, the medical director for MatchingDonors.com and a specialist in internal medicine. Hickey paid the site $295 (euro234) per month for three months. He is also expected to pick up about $5,000 (euro3,971) in transportation costs and other expenses incurred by Smitty. Within three months of posting his profile on the Web site, he received 500 offers for donations. UNOS came out against MatchingDonors.com in June, saying it "exploits vulnerable populations and subverts the equitable allocation of organs for transplantation." UNOS spokesman Joel Newman said the network is concerned when anyone puts his or her need for an organ above others. "An organ that becomes available with certain medical characteristics should be offered equally to the people that could benefit from it," he said. Federal law prohibits the sale of organs.
80 1 vital APW_ENG_20041020.0479 UNOS came out against MatchingDonors.com in June, saying it "exploits vulnerable populations and subverts the equitable allocation of organs for transplantation.
80 1 vital APW_ENG_20041020.0479 UNOS came out against MatchingDonors.com in June, saying it "exploits vulnerable populations and subverts the equitable allocation of organs for transplantation."
80 1 vital APW_ENG_20041020.0479 UNOS CAME OUT AGAINST MATCHINGDONORS.COM IN JUNE, SAYING IT "EXPLOITS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND SUBVERTS THE EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANTATION."
80 1 vital NYT_ENG_20041019.0295 Leaders of the United Network for Organ Sharing which manages the national organ waiting list passed a resolution last June saying the website's concept exploits vulnerable populations including donors and patients alike
80 1 vital NYT_ENG_20041019.0295 Leaders of the United Network for Organ Sharing, which manages the national organ waiting list, passed a resolution last June, saying the website's concept "exploits vulnerable populations," including donors and patients alike.
80 1 vital NYT_ENG_20041019.0295 Leaders of the United Network for Organ Sharing, which manages the national organ waiting list, passed a resolution last June, saying the website's concept exploits vulnerable populations, including donors and patients alike.
80 1 vital NYT_ENG_20041019.0295 MatchingDonors.com: Leaders of the United Network for Organ Sharing, which manages the national organ waiting list, passed a resolution last June, saying the website's concept "exploits vulnerable populations," including donors and patients alike.
80 2 okay APW_ENG_20041020.0479 MatchingDonors.com charges varying fees to post profiles of people looking for live organ donors. The company says all its profits go to maintain the site, and they have no problem waiving their fees. "If people can't afford it, we get them on it anyway," said Dr. Jeremiah Lowney, the medical director for MatchingDonors.com and a specialist in internal medicine. Hickey paid the site $295 (euro234) per month for three months. He is also expected to pick up about $5,000 (euro3,971) in transportation costs and other expenses incurred by Smitty. Within three months of posting his profile on the Web site, he received 500 offers for donations. UNOS came out against MatchingDonors.com in June, saying it "exploits vulnerable populations and subverts the equitable allocation of organs for transplantation." UNOS spokesman Joel Newman said the network is concerned when anyone puts his or her need for an organ above others. "An organ that becomes available with certain medical characteristics should be offered equally to the people that could benefit from it," he said. Federal law prohibits the sale of organs.
80 2 okay NYT_ENG_20041019.0295 Luke's Medical Center in Denver had delayed Bob Hickey's transplant operation on Monday after the lead transplant surgeon raised ethical concerns about the way Hickey met his donor paying 295 a month to post his personal story on a web site MatchingDonors.com The private agency that manages the nation's organ supply opposes MatchingDonors charging that the fee-based service undermines the fairness of organ distribution which is now based on who is sickest and who has been waiting the longest
80 3 okay APW_ENG_20041020.0479 MatchingDonors.com charges varying fees to post profiles of people looking for live organ donors. The company says all its profits go to maintain the site, and they have no problem waiving their fees. "If people can't afford it, we get them on it anyway," said Dr. Jeremiah Lowney, the medical director for MatchingDonors.com and a specialist in internal medicine. Hickey paid the site $295 (euro234) per month for three months. He is also expected to pick up about $5,000 (euro3,971) in transportation costs and other expenses incurred by Smitty. Within three months of posting his profile on the Web site, he received 500 offers for donations. UNOS came out against MatchingDonors.com in June, saying it "exploits vulnerable populations and subverts the equitable allocation of organs for transplantation." UNOS spokesman Joel Newman said the network is concerned when anyone puts his or her need for an organ above others. "An organ that becomes available with certain medical characteristics should be offered equally to the people that could benefit from it," he said. Federal law prohibits the sale of organs.
80 4 okay NYT_ENG_20041019.0295 Leaders of the United Network for Organ Sharing, which manages the national organ waiting list, passed a resolution last June, saying the website's concept "exploits vulnerable populations," including donors and patients alike. George Annas, a medical ethicist at Boston University, said he understands the nervousness about anything that could commercialize the organ transplant business, giving the wealthy and unfair advantage while tempting others to sell body parts. But he also pointed out that, until now, UNOS has done little to recruit potential living donors, leaving it to each patient to find donors themselves. Annas said MatchingDonors.com is addressing a legitimate issue, but he stressed that the nation's transplant centers and UNOS need to be part of any larger system to bring strangers together for organ donation. "As a little pilot project, it's hard to argue with this, but it certainly shouldn't be seen as much bigger than this," said Annas. Lowney said he and website co-founder Paul Dooley simply wanted to help people who right now have little hope of getting a transplant before organ failure kills them. He noted that surgical technique is so advanced that the vast majority of living donors recover fully and return to normal lives - roughly 3 in 10,000 living kidney donors die as a result of the surgery. However, he said many people don't know that living donation is even possible, let alone how to find someone who needs their donation. "The last thing we wanted was to take on some [political fight]. We wanted to do something good," said Lowney. On the web page, which went up earlier this year, Lowney said fewer than 20 patients so far have registered to make their case for an organ transplant. Although the fee to post a profile is $295 a month, Lowney said about half of them were allowed to list for free because they couldn't afford the price. Meanwhile, about 170 potential donors have registered at the site and thousands more apparently read the patient profiles.
80 5 vital LTW_ENG_20050413.0057 UNOS based in Richmond Va keeps a list of patients waiting to receive organs from those who have volunteered their organs after they have died
80 5 vital LTW_ENG_20050413.0057 UNOS, based in Richmond, Va., keeps a list of patients waiting to receive organs from those who have volunteered their organs after they have died.
80 5 vital LTW_ENG_20050413.0057 UNOS, BASED IN RICHMOND, VA., KEEPS A LIST OF PATIENTS WAITING TO RECEIVE ORGANS FROM THOSE WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR ORGANS AFTER THEY HAVE DIED.
80 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050103.0260 Krampitz's success resulted in UNOS condemning those who step to the head of the transplant line through any means other than the method set up by UNOS which attempts to pinpoint those most desperately in need and most able to benefit from the organ
80 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050103.0260 Krampitz's success resulted in UNOS condemning those who step to the head of the transplant line through any means other than the method set up by UNOS, which attempts to pinpoint those most desperately in need and most able to benefit from the organ.
80 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050103.0260 KRAMPITZ'S SUCCESS RESULTED IN UNOS CONDEMNING THOSE WHO STEP TO THE HEAD OF THE TRANSPLANT LINE THROUGH ANY MEANS OTHER THAN THE METHOD SET UP BY UNOS, WHICH ATTEMPTS TO PINPOINT THOSE MOST DESPERATELY IN NEED AND MOST ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE ORGAN.
80 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050103.0260 Krampitz's success resulted in UNOS condemning those who step to the head of the transplant line through any means other than the method set up by UNOS, which attempts to pinpoint those most desperately in need and most able to benefit from the organ.Todd Krampitz of Houston, who bought a pair of billboards and talked about his case to every media outlet that was interested, looking for a liver donor.
80 9 okay APW_ENG_20051005.0011 Though the kidney-swap idea has been around almost 20 years, only 64 U.S. patients have ever received a kidney transplant through a paired exchange, according to UNOS.
80 9 okay APW_ENG_20051005.0011 THOUGH THE KIDNEY-SWAP IDEA HAS BEEN AROUND ALMOST 20 YEARS, ONLY 64 U.S. PATIENTS HAVE EVER RECEIVED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT THROUGH A PAIRED EXCHANGE, ACCORDING TO UNOS.
81 10 vital APW_ENG_20060227.0759 Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas won the backing of his Latvian and Estonian counterparts on Monday for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania. Brazauskas, Latvia's Aigars Kalvitis and Estonia's Andrus Ansip signed a memorandum calling for the construction of the new nuclear power plant at a meeting of the Baltic prime ministers in Trakai, some 28 kilometers (17 miles) west of the capital, Vilnius. "It is very important that members of the EU sustain the right to choose which energy sector they should develop," Brazauskas said. As part of its deal to join the bloc, Lithuania agreed to shut down completely by 2009 its existing nuclear power plant in Ignalina, which currently provides more than 90 percent of the country's electricity. Increases in the price of Russian oil and gas imports have prompted some Lithuanian lawmakers to back the construction of a new nuclear power plant.
81 10 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0803 BALTIC STATES: Lithuania is scheduled to shut down its Soviet-era Ignalina nuclear plant by 2009, but prime ministers of the three Baltic states now want to build a new one to protect their vulnerable energy sectors.
81 11 vital NYT_ENG_20051012.0085 In Britain, where nuclear power generates about 20 percent of the country's electricity, Prime Minister Tony Blair told Labor Party members last month that he is considering committing the country to a new generation of nuclear power plants.
81 11 vital XIN_ENG_20051222.0058 The Guardian A group of Labor MPs are organizing to prevent Tony Blair pressing ahead with a new generation of nuclear power stations claiming that ministers will have to subsidize the nuclear industry massively to make it viable
81 12 vital NYT_ENG_20060302.0233 China has announced its intention to quadruple its nuclear output in the next 20 years, but at the same time the country has also stated that it wants to develop its own reactor.
81 13 vital AFP_ENG_20050322.0495 The statement praised nuclear power for not generating air pollution or greenhouse gas emissions and for being a proven technology
81 13 vital LTW_ENG_20050621.0130 The United States has not started a new reactor project for 29 years, but President Bush is calling for a new era of nuclear power, saying it would reduce air pollution and dependence on foreign energy. If new reactors are built, the first could go into Clinton or two other possible sites nationwide.
81 14 vital AFP_ENG_20060322.0386 He said the bottom line was that India needed nuclear power to supply the energy needs of its huge population, and to keep from adding to already booming world demand for oil and gas.
81 14 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0803 INDIA: Fast growth has pushed it toward nuclear power to meet energy demands. Bush and Chirac visited this year and clinched major nuclear energy deals, overlooking India's refusal to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
81 14 vital XIN_ENG_20050727.0127 India building 8 more nuclear power reactors NEW DELHI , ( Xinhua ) India is constructing eight more nuclear power reactors while one reactor in Tarapur has been synchronized with the grid , a senior government official said here .
81 15 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0531 WITH ENERGY WORRIES TOPPING THE WORLD'S AGENDA, EVEN A FEW ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS ARE RECONSIDERING NUCLEAR POWER, PERSUADED BY IMPROVED SAFETY AND THE FEAR THAT FOSSIL FUELS ARE EVEN WORSE.
81 15 vital NYT_ENG_20060302.0233 Politicians in Italy, Britain and Poland have been examining the merits of new nuclear plants. But to date, the only nuclear plant being built in Europe is a Finnish reactor that was the focus of 12 years of debate before construction began last year.
81 16 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0531 SOME 25 REACTORS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AROUND THE WORLD, ADDING TO THE NETWORK OF 440 COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS SPREAD OUT OVER 31 COUNTRIES THAT SUPPLY 16 PERCENT OF WORLD'S TOTAL ELECTRICITY.
81 16 vital NYT_ENG_20051211.0141 Worldwide, the resurgent interest in nuclear power is even more pronounced. Twenty-three reactors are under construction this year in 10 countries, most of them in Asia, which has aggressively pursued nuclear energy. India is building eight reactors. China and Taiwan are building a total of four reactors and are planning eight more. Russia is building four and South Korea is planning eight.
81 17 vital XIN_ENG_20050408.0135 Pakistan to construct more nuclear power plants
81 18 vital XIN_ENG_20050602.0132 The Indonesian National Atomic Energy Agency Batan proposed Thursday the construction of at least four nuclear power plants to cope with the growing power shortage problem
81 19 vital XIN_ENG_20060123.0289 Belarus may begin building a nuclear power plant in 2008 a government official said on Monday
81 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050427.0065 AROUND THE WORLD, THERE IS A NEW REALISM ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY, A RECOGNITION OF ITS ESSENTIAL VIRTUE, WHICH IS ITS CAPACITY TO DELIVER POWER CLEANLY, SAFELY, RELIABLY AND ON A MASSIVE SCALE.
81 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050427.0065 Governments must now direct the World Bank and the U.N. Development and Environment Programs to pursue a clean-energy vision with nuclear power in a central role.
81 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050427.0065 GOVERNMENTS MUST NOW DIRECT THE WORLD BANK AND THE U.N. DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS TO PURSUE A CLEAN-ENERGY VISION WITH NUCLEAR POWER IN A CENTRAL ROLE.
81 20 vital AFP_ENG_20051205.0059 Iran has already announced plans to build 20 nuclear power plants to produce 1,000 megawatts of electricity within the next 20 years and officials have said they would soon open an international tender for two of them
81 20 vital AFP_ENG_20051205.0059 Iran's government has given the go-ahead for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the southwestern province of Khuzestan using "domestic technology", Iranian media said Monday. The official IRNA news agency said the plan was approved during a cabinet meeting headed by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Absolutely no further details were given. Iran has already announced plans to build 20 nuclear power plants to produce 1,000 megawatts of electricity within the next 20 years, and officials have said they would soon open an international tender for two of them. Iran insists it needs nuclear energy to meet the increased energy needs of a booming population, and boost its oil and gas export by reducing domestic fossil fuel consumption. Iran's first nuclear plant is currently under construction near the southern city of Bushehr. Iran is dependent on Russia for plant construction and fuel.
81 20 vital XIN_ENG_20050708.0327 Iran plans to construct 20 atomic power plants in the coming years.
81 21 vital AFP_ENG_20050322.0484 An international conference on nuclear power wrapped up in Paris Tuesday trumpeting atomic energy as an answer to the world's galloping fuel needs and growing fears of global warming.
81 21 vital AFP_ENG_20050322.0495 An international conference on nuclear power wrapped up in Paris Tuesday trumpeting atomic energy as an answer to the world's galloping fuel needs and fears of global warming
81 21 vital AFP_ENG_20050322.0495 An international conference on nuclear power wrapped up in Paris Tuesday trumpeting atomic energy as an answer to the world's galloping fuel needs and fears of global warming.
81 21 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0531 WITH ENERGY WORRIES TOPPING THE WORLD'S AGENDA, EVEN A FEW ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS ARE RECONSIDERING NUCLEAR POWER, PERSUADED BY IMPROVED SAFETY AND THE FEAR THAT FOSSIL FUELS ARE EVEN WORSE.
81 21 vital LTW_ENG_20050427.0065 THEY WORRY NOT ABOUT THE GROWTH OF NUCLEAR ENERGY BUT ABOUT THE LIKELIHOOD THAT IT IS NOT GROWING RAPIDLY ENOUGH TO PRODUCE THE CLEAN-ENERGY REVOLUTION THE WORLD URGENTLY NEEDS.
81 23 vital AFP_ENG_20050322.0495 Nuclear power is the answer says conference
81 23 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0531 Twenty years after the Chernobyl nuclear plant coughed a cloud of radiation over much of Europe and scared consumers and governments away from atomic power for a generation, a new crop of leaders, from North America to Europe to Asia, is thinking nuclear.
81 23 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0531 TWENTY YEARS AFTER THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR PLANT COUGHED A CLOUD OF RADIATION OVER MUCH OF EUROPE AND SCARED CONSUMERS AND GOVERNMENTS AWAY FROM ATOMIC POWER FOR A GENERATION, A NEW CROP OF LEADERS, FROM NORTH AMERICA TO EUROPE TO ASIA, IS THINKING NUCLEAR.
81 23 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0531 With energy worries topping the world's agenda, even a few environmental activists are reconsidering nuclear power, persuaded by improved safety and the fear that fossil fuels are even worse.
81 23 vital NYT_ENG_20050810.0130 Thus, although pronounced dead decades ago by environmental extremists in this country, nuclear power has a thriving career in other parts of the world -- and in our own country's most prized naval vessels.
81 24 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0531 France is the most nuclear energy-dependent country in the world, with 59 reactors churning out nearly 80 percent of its electricity.
81 24 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0531 FRANCE IS THE MOST NUCLEAR ENERGY-DEPENDENT COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, WITH 59 REACTORS CHURNING OUT NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF ITS ELECTRICITY.
81 25 vital APW_ENG_20050321.0870 Only by building more nuclear power stations can the world meet its soaring energy needs while averting environmental disaster, some experts at an international conference said Monday.
81 25 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0531 With energy worries topping the world's agenda, even a few environmental activists are reconsidering nuclear power, persuaded by improved safety and the fear that fossil fuels are even worse.
81 25 vital LTW_ENG_20050427.0065 AROUND THE WORLD, THERE IS A NEW REALISM ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY, A RECOGNITION OF ITS ESSENTIAL VIRTUE, WHICH IS ITS CAPACITY TO DELIVER POWER CLEANLY, SAFELY, RELIABLY AND ON A MASSIVE SCALE.
81 26 vital LTW_ENG_20050427.0065 Every authoritative energy analysis points to an inescapable imperative: Humankind cannot conceivably achieve a global clean-energy revolution without a rapid expansion of nuclear power to generate electricity, produce hydrogen for tomorrow's vehicles and drive seawater-desalination plants to meet a fast-emerging world water crisis.
81 26 vital LTW_ENG_20050427.0065 EVERY AUTHORITATIVE ENERGY ANALYSIS POINTS TO AN INESCAPABLE IMPERATIVE: HUMANKIND CANNOT CONCEIVABLY ACHIEVE A GLOBAL CLEAN-ENERGY REVOLUTION WITHOUT A RAPID EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR POWER TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY, PRODUCE HYDROGEN FOR TOMORROW'S VEHICLES AND DRIVE SEAWATER-DESALINATION PLANTS TO MEET A FAST-EMERGING WORLD WATER CRISIS.
81 27 vital AFP_ENG_20050322.0484 "A vast majority of participants affirmed that nuclear power can make a major contribution to meeting energy needs and sustaining the world's development in the 21st century," the 74 nations at the two-day conference said in a final statement.
81 27 vital AFP_ENG_20050322.0495 "A vast majority of participants affirmed that nuclear power can make a major contribution to meeting energy needs and sustaining the world's development in the 21st century," the 74 nations at the conference said in a final statement.
81 27 vital AFP_ENG_20050322.0495 A vast majority of participants affirmed that nuclear power can make a major contribution to meeting energy needs and sustaining the world's development in the 21st century the 74 nations at the conference said in a final statement
81 27 vital LTW_ENG_20050427.0065 AROUND THE WORLD, THERE IS A NEW REALISM ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY, A RECOGNITION OF ITS ESSENTIAL VIRTUE, WHICH IS ITS CAPACITY TO DELIVER POWER CLEANLY, SAFELY, RELIABLY AND ON A MASSIVE SCALE.
81 28 vital AFP_ENG_20041103.0857 "It is estimated that as a result of this vast expansion plan, 80 percent of all new nuclear power plants over the next two decades will be built in China. "
81 28 vital APW_ENG_20050407.0043 China is expected to be the world's biggest developer of nuclear power stations in coming decades as the government tries to meet soaring demands for electricity while reducing pollution from coal-fired power plants
81 28 vital APW_ENG_20050407.0043 China is expected to be the world's biggest developer of nuclear power stations in coming decades as the government tries to meet soaring demands for electricity while reducing pollution from coal-fired power plants.
81 28 vital APW_ENG_20050520.0147 The power plants located in east China's Zhejiang and the southern province of Guangdong are part of a push to boost nuclear power generation to make up for widespread power shortages
81 28 vital XIN_ENG_20050316.0222 China is planning to boost nuclear power development to meet the country's surging demand for electricity.
81 29 vital AFP_ENG_20060316.0532 The G8 called Thursday for wide-scale development of nuclear power in countries that want it as a means of meeting the world's long-term energy needs
81 29 vital LTW_ENG_20050427.0065 THEY WORRY NOT ABOUT THE GROWTH OF NUCLEAR ENERGY BUT ABOUT THE LIKELIHOOD THAT IT IS NOT GROWING RAPIDLY ENOUGH TO PRODUCE THE CLEAN-ENERGY REVOLUTION THE WORLD URGENTLY NEEDS.
81 2 vital AFP_ENG_20050224.0095 2005-02-24, BEIJING, Feb 24 Two Chinese provinces have announced plans to build four multi-billion dollar nuclear power plants to meet spiralling energy demand and reduce the country's heavy reliance on coal, state press said Thursday. The eastern province of Shandong is planning to build three plants while northeastern province of Jilin would construct another, the China Daily reported. The plans are part of China's efforts to increase its nuclear generating capacity from the current 8,700 megawatts to 36,000 megawatts by 2020. To achieve this, one 1,000 megawatt nuclear reactor would need to be built each year over the next 16 years.
81 2 vital APW_ENG_20050520.0147 The power plants located in east China's Zhejiang and the southern province of Guangdong are part of a push to boost nuclear power generation to make up for widespread power shortages
81 2 vital APW_ENG_20051025.0274 Beijing building nuclear power plants to reduce dependence on imports
81 2 vital APW_ENG_20051025.0274 Beijing is building nuclear power plants in an effort to ease power shortages while reducing China's dependence on soaring oil imports and use of environmentally damaging coal
81 2 vital APW_ENG_20051025.0274 Beijing is building nuclear power plants in an effort to ease power shortages while reducing China's dependence on soaring oil imports and use of environmentally damaging coal.
81 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050405.0207 BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The France-based Areva Group, the world's largest nuclear engineering firm, will enhance its research and development in China so as to help solve the serious power shortages and environmental problems in the country, said its President Anne Lauvergeon here Tuesday.
81 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050517.0263 China's power shortage makes it necessary to rapidly develop nuclear power plants and France which has the most advanced nuclear power technology and equipment has had fruitful cooperation with China in this field
81 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050517.0263 China's power shortage makes it necessary to rapidly develop nuclear power plants, and France, which has the most advanced nuclear power technology and equipment, has had fruitful cooperation with China in this field.
81 30 vital XIN_ENG_20060324.0201 S. Africa plans to construct second nuclear power plant   JOHANNESBURG, March 24 (Xinhua)    South Africa plans to construct its second nuclear power station to ease the crisis of power supply which becomes increasingly serious due to rapid economic growth, the South African Press Association (SAPA) reported on Friday.
81 31 vital APW_ENG_20060314.1116 Mexican government plans to expand its nuclear power program   MEXICO CITY    The Mexican government plans to expand the nation's long-stagnant nuclear power program to cope with rapidly growing energy needs, the head of the state electricity company said Tuesday.
81 32 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0531 "We're positioned rather well for a nuclear renaissance," Jacques-Emmanuel Saulnier, a vice president of the world's biggest reactor manufacturer, Areva, said from the cutting-edge fortress that forms their Paris headquarters.
81 32 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0531 "WE'RE POSITIONED RATHER WELL FOR A NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE," JACQUES-EMMANUEL SAULNIER, A VICE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST REACTOR MANUFACTURER, AREVA, SAID FROM THE CUTTING-EDGE FORTRESS THAT FORMS THEIR PARIS HEADQUARTERS.
81 32 vital LTW_ENG_20050427.0065 IN THE CURRENT DEBATE OVER THE ENERGY BILL, ONE IMPORTANT FACTOR IS BEING ALL BUT IGNORED: A GLOBAL RENAISSANCE IN NUCLEAR ENERGY IS GAINING MOMENTUM, AND IT COULD HAVE GREATER IMPLICATIONS THAN ANY OR ALL OF THE OTHER PROPOSED METHODS BEING DISCUSSED FOR DEALING WITH OUR ENERGY PROBLEMS.
81 32 vital LTW_ENG_20050427.0065 THE SCOPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS REQUIRES THAT GOVERNMENTS ACCELERATE THE NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE.
81 33 vital AFP_ENG_20060125.0263 Among the countries that one feels are beginning to think about about nuclear power in Europe are Britain, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands, which just extended the life of a nuclear power station by 20 years," he added.
81 33 vital AFP_ENG_20060125.0263 Spapin Britain Switzerland Nethrlands extend life of nuclear power stations
81 34 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0803 UNITED STATES: No new reactor has been ordered since 1973. But a consortium of eight U.S. utilities recently announced potential sites for new reactors, and Bush is promoting nuclear power. The U.S. reactor market could become the world's second largest
81 34 vital NYT_ENG_20050504.0021 In his sketchy speech on energy policy last week, President Bush placed a high priority on nuclear energy, which he described as "one of the safest, cleanest sources of power in the world."
81 35 vital AFP_ENG_20041119.0179 "AFP_ENG_20041119.0179  Turkey plans to build three nuclear power plants by 2011: minister ISTANBUL, Nov 19 (AFP)   Turkey plans to build three nuclear power plants over the next few years which it intends to become operative as of 2011 to avoid a possible energy shortage, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said Friday. "
81 35 vital XIN_ENG_20060227.0217 Earlier this month, the Turkish government decided to construct three nuclear power plants with a total capacity of 5,000 megawatts by 2014.
81 3 vital AFP_ENG_20060125.0263 Nuclear energy appears to be "a partial solution," said Chevallier, who stressed that only three European countries had recently decided to build new nuclear power stations -- France, Finland and Romania.
81 4 vital NYT_ENG_20060123.0030 Even in the United States the appeal of nuclear power has risen as prices for natural gas and coal which power most of America's power plants have risen in recent months
81 4 vital NYT_ENG_20060123.0030 Even in the United States, the appeal of nuclear power has risen as prices for natural gas and coal, which power most of America's power plants, have risen in recent months.
81 5 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0803 NETHERLANDS: Extended life of its one reactor in 2004. While previous governments had pledged to phase out nuclear, the current conservative leadership now says it must consider increasing its use of nuclear power to meet energy demand and environmental targets.
81 6 vital AFP_ENG_20041019.0095 "To meet its huge demand for energy, the rapidly industrialising country is planning to rev up nuclear power construction in next 15 years and build some 30 nuclear power plants by 2020, igniting competition by foreign companies to sell reactors to China. "
81 6 vital AFP_ENG_20051010.0694 Earlier reports said China plans to build 40 nuclear reactors over the next 15 years to boost combined nuclear power capacity from the current 8,700 megawatts to 40,000 megawatts by 2020
81 6 vital APW_ENG_20051025.0274 Beijing is building nuclear power plants in an effort to ease power shortages while reducing China's dependence on soaring oil imports and use of environmentally damaging coal
81 6 vital APW_ENG_20060126.0310 China has four nuclear power plants in operation and plans to open 31 more by 2020 to help meet soaring energy demand and reduce reliance on heavily polluting coal.
81 6 vital APW_ENG_20060216.0104 China has four nuclear power plants in operation and plans to open more than 30 others by 2020 raising the share of atomic power in total electricity generation from the current 2 percent to 6 percent
81 6 vital NYT_ENG_20060206.0209 China plans to build 20 nuclear plants by 2020
81 6 vital NYT_ENG_20060206.0209 In a sign of the new demand for nuclear power China alone plans to build more than 25 nuclear power plants by 2020 and the government is said to prefer the pressurized-water reactors that Westinghouse manufactures
81 6 vital NYT_ENG_20060206.0209 In a sign of the new demand for nuclear power, China alone plans to build more than 25 nuclear power plants by 2020, and the government is said to prefer the pressurized-water reactors that Westinghouse manufactures.
81 6 vital XIN_ENG_20050913.0020 China plans to increase its installed capacity of nuclear power to 40 million kw by the year 2020, accounting for 4 percent of the country's total installed capacity at that time, a senior government official said here Tuesday.
81 6 vital XIN_ENG_20051215.0358 China plans to increase its installed capacity of nuclear power to 40 million kw by the year 2020, accounting for 4 percent of the country's total installed capacity at that time.
81 7 vital APW_ENG_20060228.0677 Russia drafts ambitious plan to build new nuclear power plants   MOSCOW    Russia's atomic agency is drafting an ambitious program that envisages building two nuclear reactors a year to make nuclear power account for a quarter of the nation's energy by 2030, officials said Tuesday.
81 7 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0803 RUSSIA: Russia is slowly overcoming the public backlash against nuclear after Chernobyl, and launched a new reactor in 2001. Russia wants to invest US$60 billion (euro49 billion) in 40 new nuclear power plants over the next 25 years. Also, the Gazprom gas monopoly could expand into nuclear power under a Kremlin plan.
81 8 vital XIN_ENG_20051215.0358 Construction began Thursday on the country's first 1,000 megawatt-level domestically-built nuclear power plant in Shenzhen a city in south China's Guangdong Province
81 8 vital XIN_ENG_20051215.0358 Construction began Thursday on the country's first 1,000 megawatt-level, domestically-built nuclear power plant in Shenzhen, a city in south China's Guangdong Province.
81 9 vital APW_ENG_20060315.0803 JAPAN: Has the largest reactor fleet in Asia and markets to other Asian customers, and has a major nuclear reactor maker, Toshiba. To further reduce dependence on imported oil, Japan also has been developing reactors fueled by plutonium instead of enriched uranium.
82 10 okay APW_ENG_20060117.0174 Mohammed al-Waeli told The Associated Press that the clash happened Saturday after an Iraqi Navy ship spotted a suspicious merchant vessel flying an Iraqi flag Al-Waeli claimed the merchant ship radioed Iranian forces for help and an Iranian Navy ship attacked the Iraqi patrol killing one sailor and detaining nine others including three officers
82 10 okay XIN_ENG_20060117.0071 Iranian forces shot dead an Iraqi sailor and detained nine others in a clash with an Iraqi patrol at a river on the Iraq-Iran border an Iraqi senior official said on Tuesday
82 11 okay AFP_ENG_20051005.0428 Iran accused of helping Iraqi rebels who killed British troops ATTENTION - ADDS details , quotes from British embassy in Iran /// LONDON , Britain accused Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard of supplying explosives technology to insurgents in Iraq who have killed several British soldiers in a wave of attacks .
82 11 okay APW_ENG_20051007.0009 The senior official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, had said there was evidence Iran's Revolutionary Guard had given insurgents the technology _ originally obtained from Hezbollah _ used in a series of deadly attacks that have killed eight British troops in southern Iraq since May.
82 11 okay APW_ENG_20060316.1220 Britain accuses Iran of being responsible for deaths of British soldiers in Iraq.
82 12 okay AFP_ENG_20041122.0649 Iran has repeatedly denied any involvement.
82 12 okay AFP_ENG_20041201.0239 Iran has consistently denied interfering in Iraqi affairs and has challenged anyone to come up with hard evidence of an Iranian hand in the insurgency
82 12 okay AFP_ENG_20050129.0272 "I certainly deny there's any involvement of Iran in the internal affairs of Iraq," Kharazi responded when asked, challenging those behind the allegations to come up with evidence.
82 12 okay APW_ENG_20051020.0312 Iran has denied any involvement in such attacks.
82 12 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0105 He conceded he had no evidence, and both Iran and Hezbollah denied involvement.
82 1 vital AFP_ENG_20051016.0270 2005-10-16, LONDON, Oct 16 London has offered Tehran evidence supporting British government claims that Iran is linked to attacks on British troops in Iraq, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Sunday.
82 1 vital AFP_ENG_20051016.0270 Britain has evidence of Iran involvement in Iraq attacks : FM LONDON , Oct 16 London has offered Tehran evidence supporting British government claims that Iran is linked to attacks on British troops in Iraq , Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said .
82 1 vital AFP_ENG_20051016.0270 Britain has evidence of Iran involvement in Iraq attacks: FM   LONDON, Oct 16    London has offered Tehran evidence supporting British government claims that Iran is linked to attacks on British troops in Iraq, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Sunday.
82 1 vital AFP_ENG_20051016.0270 London has offered Tehran evidence supporting British government claims that Iran is linked to attacks on British troops in Iraq, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Sunday.
82 1 vital APW_ENG_20051007.0009 Blair says Britain suspects Iranian involvement in Iraqi atta
82 1 vital APW_ENG_20051007.0009 Iranian involvement in attacks in Iraq LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned Iran not to meddle in Iraq after declaring that explosive devices that have killed British troops were similar to those used by the Iranian - linked militant group Hezbollah
82 2 okay AFP_ENG_20051016.0335 Rice was meanwhile equally supportive over Britain's accusations that a series of deadly attacks on troops in southern Iraq provided evidence leading back to Iran and the militant group Hezbollah.
82 2 okay AFP_ENG_20051016.0384 2005-10-16, LONDON, Oct 16 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday gave full backing to Washington's key ally London over its handling of Iran, accused of developing nuclear weapons and involvement in insurgent attacks on British troops in Iraq.
82 2 okay AFP_ENG_20051016.0384 Rice was meanwhile equally supportive over Britain's accusations that a series of deadly attacks on troops in southern Iraq provided evidence leading back to Iran and the militant group Hezbollah.
82 2 okay AFP_ENG_20051016.0384 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday gave full backing to Washington's key ally London over its handling of Iran, accused of developing nuclear weapons and involvement in insurgent attacks on British troops in Iraq.
82 3 okay AFP_ENG_20051216.0427 "I don't have hard, smoking gun-type evidence, but the intelligence we have tells us they invested heavily in political parties supportive of Iran in the south," said General George Casey, who commands US forces in Iraq.
82 4 vital AFP_ENG_20051006.0168 LONDON Oct 6 British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday that Britain suspects that new explosives found in Iraq may have come from Iran or Hezbollah
82 4 vital AFP_ENG_20051016.0270 "What we have presented to the Iranians is evidence which, in our judgment, clearly links the improvised explosive devices which have been used against British and other troops, mainly in the south of Iraq, to (militant group) Hezbollah and to Iran," Straw told reporters in London.
82 4 vital AFP_ENG_20051016.0270 What we have presented to the Iranians is evidence which, in our judgment, clearly links the improvised explosive devices which have been used against British and other troops, mainly in the south of Iraq, to (militant group) Hezbollah and to Iran, Straw told reporters in London.
82 4 vital AFP_ENG_20051016.0384 "What we have presented to the Iranians is evidence which, in our judgment, clearly links the improvised explosive devices which have been used against British and other troops, mainly in the south of Iraq, to (militant group) Hezbollah and to Iran," Straw told reporters in London.
82 4 vital APW_ENG_20051007.0418 Blair had accused Iran on Thursay of interfering in Iraq saying that new explosive devices used not just against British troops but elsewhere in Iraq lead us either to Iranian elements or to Hezbollah the Iranian-backed militant group in Lebanon
82 4 vital APW_ENG_20051007.0892 IN HIS STRONGEST COMMENTS TO DATE ON THE SUBJECT, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR SAID THURSDAY THAT NEW EXPLOSIVE DEVICES USED BY INSURGENTS IN IRAQ "LEAD US EITHER TO IRANIAN ELEMENTS OR TO HEZBOLLAH," THE IRANIAN-BACKED MILITANT GROUP IN LEBANON.
82 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051005.0254 The British official was quoted as saying there was evidence that Iran was in contact with Sunni Arab insurgents fighting British and U.S. forces in Iraq.
82 5 okay XIN_ENG_20051005.0248 London also claimed there is evidence that Iran was in contact with Sunni Muslim rebel groups fighting foreign forces in Iraq.
82 6 okay AFP_ENG_20051015.0333 British Prime Minister Tony Blair and other senior officials say there is evidence that a series of deadly attacks on troops in southern Iraq lead back to Iran and the militant group Hezbollah.
82 6 okay AFP_ENG_20051016.0270 Britain has evidence of Iran involvement in Iraq attacks
82 6 okay AFP_ENG_20051016.0335 British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw later said that London has offered Tehran evidence supporting British government claims that Iran is linked to attacks on British troops in Iraq.
82 6 okay AFP_ENG_20051017.0315 British Prime Minister Tony Blair and other senior officials said last week there was evidence that a series of deadly attacks in southern Iraq lead back to Iran and the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah.
82 6 okay APW_ENG_20051007.0892 John Reid, British Defense Secretary, said there was evidence of the involvement of Iranian elements in the Iraqi insurgency.
82 7 okay AFP_ENG_20051013.0375 "I have no evidence that would be conclusive that the government of Iran is involved in this."
82 7 okay APW_ENG_20060218.0062 U.S. and British officials believe anti-coalition groups in Iraq have received explosives and bomb-making technology from Iran. However, officials insist there is no evidence that the Tehran government is directly involved.
82 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050805.0162 American officials say they have no evidence that the Iranian government is involved.
82 8 okay XIN_ENG_20041215.0140 Iraq's Defense Minister Hazim Shaalan on Wednesday accused Iran of directing terrorist attacks in Iraq saying the source of terrorism in Iraq is Iran
82 8 okay XIN_ENG_20041215.0140 Iraq's Defense Minister Hazim Shaalan on Wednesday accused Iran of directing terrorist attacks in Iraq, saying "the source of terrorism in Iraq is Iran". "Iran is the most dangerous enemy of Iraq and all Arabs," Shaalan said. "Terrorism in Iraq is directed by Iranian intelligence, Syrian intelligence and Saddam loyalists. The financing and training of the terrorists comes from Syria and Iran," he said. Iran, the largest Shiite Muslim country, fought a brutal war with Iraq for eight years in the 1980s. The tensions between the two countries still linger and the interim Iraqi government has frequently accused Iran of meddling in the affairs of Iraq, where a majority of the population share the Islamic republic's Shiite Muslim faith.
82 9 okay XIN_ENG_20041215.0140 Iraq's Defense Minister Hazim Shaalan on Wednesday accused Iran of directing terrorist attacks in Iraq saying the source of terrorism in Iraq is Iran
82 9 okay XIN_ENG_20041215.0140 Iraq's Defense Minister Hazim Shaalan on Wednesday accused Iran of directing terrorist attacks in Iraq, saying "the source of terrorism in Iraq is Iran". "Iran is the most dangerous enemy of Iraq and all Arabs," Shaalan said. "Terrorism in Iraq is directed by Iranian intelligence, Syrian intelligence and Saddam loyalists. The financing and training of the terrorists comes from Syria and Iran," he said. Iran, the largest Shiite Muslim country, fought a brutal war with Iraq for eight years in the 1980s. The tensions between the two countries still linger and the interim Iraqi government has frequently accused Iran of meddling in the affairs of Iraq, where a majority of the population share the Islamic republic's Shiite Muslim faith.
83 2 vital AFP_ENG_20050131.0777 Sudan guilty of gross abuses in Darfur , not genocide : UN report by Giles Hewitt ATTENTION - ADDS details of report , rights group reax /// UNITED NATIONS , UN - appointed commission accused Sudanese government of gross , systematic human rights violations in Darfur , but stopped short of labelling the violence in the region as genocide .
83 2 vital AFP_ENG_20050201.0217 A UN-appointed commission has accused the Sudanese government of systematic human rights abuses in Darfur but said it did not constitute genocide.
83 2 vital APW_ENG_20060331.0048 Although the United Nations has described the Darfur conflict as the world's gravest humanitarian crisis, the Sudanese government has opposed U.N. involvement and denied charges of genocide.
83 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050302.0137 In January, the commission determined that the Sudanese government and militias had committed crimes against humanity, but not genocide, in Darfur.
83 2 vital NYT_ENG_20050201.0185 BOTH SIDES OF CONFLICT IN DARFUR DISPUTE U.N. REPORT DAKAR , Senegal The leader of the main rebel group fighting the Sudanese government in Darfur criticized the United Nations over a report that found that while the violence in the region included atrocities and crimes against humanity , it did not constitute genocide .
83 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0310 A UN-appointed independent panel concluded in a report on Monday that the Sudanese government "has not pursued a policy of genocide" in Darfur, west Sudan.
83 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0310 A UN-appointed independent panel concluded in a report on Monday that the Sudanese government has not pursued a policy of genocide in Darfur west Sudan
83 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0319 A United Nations report cleared the Khartoum government on Monday of accusations that its troops and militias allied with it have committed genocide in the Darfur conflict which erupted in early 2003
83 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 2005-01-31, UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) A UN report issued on Monday said the Sudanese government did not commit a genocide in the war-ravaged western region of Darfur,
83 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 # 2nd Writethru: UN report clears Sudanese gov't of Darfur genocide accusations A UN report issued on Monday said the Sudanese government did not commit a genocide in the war-ravaged western region of Darfur, but that it should be held responsible for widespread human rights violations ... (2005-01-31)
83 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 A UN report issued on Monday said the Sudanese government did not commit a genocide in the war-ravaged western region of Darfur, but that it should be held responsible for widespread human rights violations there which may amount to crimes against humanity.
83 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 A UN REPORT ISSUED ON MONDAY SAID THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT DID NOT COMMIT A GENOCIDE IN THE WAR-RAVAGED WESTERN REGION OF DARFUR, BUT THAT IT SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THERE WHICH MAY AMOUNT TO CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.
83 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 A UN report issued on Monday said the Sudanese government did not commit a genocide in the war-ravaged western region of Darfur, but that it should be held responsible for widespread human rights violations there which may amount to crimes against humanity. The Sudanese government "has not pursued a policy of genocide," concluded the 176-page report written by a UN-appointed independent panel after months of field investigation. "The crucial element of genocidal intent appears to be missing, at least as far as the central government authorities are concerned," the report explained, adding that such an intent is key to establishing a case of genocide. "Generally speaking, the policy of attacking, killing and forcibly displacing members of some tribes does not evince a specific intent to annihilate, in whole or in part, a group distinguished on racial, ethnic or religious grounds," it added. "Rather, it would seem that those who planned and organized attacks on villages pursued the intent to drive the victims from their homes, primarily for purposes of counter-insurgency warfare.
83 2 vital XIN_ENG_20050404.0297 In its report the five-member panel found that while the Sudanese government had not pursued a policy of genocide, government forces and their allies, Darfur militias, "conducted indiscriminate attacks, including killing of civilians, torture, enforced disappearances, destruction of villages, rape and other forms of sexual violence, pillaging and forced displacement."
83 3 vital AFP_ENG_20050131.0777 Sudan guilty of gross abuses in Darfur , not genocide : UN report by Giles Hewitt ATTENTION - ADDS details of report , rights group reax /// UNITED NATIONS , UN - appointed commission accused Sudanese government of gross , systematic human rights violations in Darfur , but stopped short of labelling the violence in the region as genocide .
83 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050201.0155 And while it found that there was no evidence of genocide, the report did not mince words in describing the violence racking Darfur, saying crimes as serious as genocide had been committed, and calling for referrals to the International Criminal Court, something the Bush administration opposes.
83 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050201.0185 BOTH SIDES OF CONFLICT IN DARFUR DISPUTE U.N. REPORT DAKAR , Senegal The leader of the main rebel group fighting the Sudanese government in Darfur criticized the United Nations over a report that found that while the violence in the region included atrocities and crimes against humanity , it did not constitute genocide .
83 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0319 It said the Sudanese government and the Janjaweed militias in the western Sudanese region are responsible for serious violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law amounting to crimes under international law
83 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0330 While clearing Khartoum of accusations of genocide the report said the Sudanese government and the Janjaweed militias are responsible for serious violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law amounting to crimes under international law
83 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0330 While clearing Khartoum of accusations of genocide, the report said the Sudanese government and the Janjaweed militias are responsible for serious violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law amounting to crimes under international law.
83 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 # 2nd Writethru: UN report clears Sudanese gov't of Darfur genocide accusations A UN report issued on Monday said the Sudanese government did not commit a genocide in the war-ravaged western region of Darfur, but that it should be held responsible for widespread human rights violations ... (2005-01-31)
83 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 A UN report issued on Monday said the Sudanese government did not commit a genocide in the war-ravaged western region of Darfur, but that it should be held responsible for widespread human rights violations there which may amount to crimes against humanity.
83 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 A UN REPORT ISSUED ON MONDAY SAID THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT DID NOT COMMIT A GENOCIDE IN THE WAR-RAVAGED WESTERN REGION OF DARFUR, BUT THAT IT SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THERE WHICH MAY AMOUNT TO CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.
83 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 A UN report issued on Monday said the Sudanese government did not commit a genocide in the war-ravaged western region of Darfur, but that it should be held responsible for widespread human rights violations there which may amount to crimes against humanity. The Sudanese government "has not pursued a policy of genocide," concluded the 176-page report written by a UN-appointed independent panel after months of field investigation. "The crucial element of genocidal intent appears to be missing, at least as far as the central government authorities are concerned," the report explained, adding that such an intent is key to establishing a case of genocide. "Generally speaking, the policy of attacking, killing and forcibly displacing members of some tribes does not evince a specific intent to annihilate, in whole or in part, a group distinguished on racial, ethnic or religious grounds," it added. "Rather, it would seem that those who planned and organized attacks on villages pursued the intent to drive the victims from their homes, primarily for purposes of counter-insurgency warfare.
83 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 WHILE CLEARING KHARTOUM OF ACCUSATIONS OF GENOCIDE, THE REPORT SAID THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT AND THE JANJAWEED MILITIAS "ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND HUMANITARIAN LAW AMOUNTING TO CRIMES UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW."
83 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050201.0116 In the report, the five-member independent panel said the Sudanese government had not pursued a policy of genocide in Darfur but that along with the Janjaweed militias, it is responsible for violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law, which may amount to crimes against humanity.
83 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050404.0297 In its report the five-member panel found that while the Sudanese government had not pursued a policy of genocide government forces and their allies Darfur militias conducted indiscriminate attacks including killing of civilians torture enforced disappearances destruction of villages rape and other forms of sexual violence pillaging and forced displacement
83 3 vital XIN_ENG_20050404.0297 In its report the five-member panel found that while the Sudanese government had not pursued a policy of genocide, government forces and their allies, Darfur militias, "conducted indiscriminate attacks, including killing of civilians, torture, enforced disappearances, destruction of villages, rape and other forms of sexual violence, pillaging and forced displacement."
83 4 vital APW_ENG_20050201.0180 While the United States has labeled the destruction genocide, the U.N.-appointed panel of five lawyers said that there appeared to be no clear evidence of genocidal intent against the people of Darfur.
83 4 vital LTW_ENG_20050131.0130 The U.N. commission's report said a court could still determine that government officials or militia leaders did commit acts ``with genocidal intent.'' But the panel found that ``the crucial element of genocidal intent appears to be missing'' from policy pursued by the government.
83 4 vital NYT_ENG_20050201.0185 BOTH SIDES OF CONFLICT IN DARFUR DISPUTE U.N. REPORT DAKAR , Senegal The leader of the main rebel group fighting the Sudanese government in Darfur criticized the United Nations over a report that found that while the violence in the region included atrocities and crimes against humanity , it did not constitute genocide .
83 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0330 The 176-page report said the central government of Sudan did not have an intent of carrying out a genocide in Darfur which is a key factor to establish a case of genocide
83 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0330 The 176-page report said the central government of Sudan did not have an intent of carrying out a genocide in Darfur, which is a key factor to establish a case of genocide.
83 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 A UN report issued on Monday said the Sudanese government did not commit a genocide in the war-ravaged western region of Darfur, but that it should be held responsible for widespread human rights violations there which may amount to crimes against humanity. The Sudanese government "has not pursued a policy of genocide," concluded the 176-page report written by a UN-appointed independent panel after months of field investigation. "The crucial element of genocidal intent appears to be missing, at least as far as the central government authorities are concerned," the report explained, adding that such an intent is key to establishing a case of genocide. "Generally speaking, the policy of attacking, killing and forcibly displacing members of some tribes does not evince a specific intent to annihilate, in whole or in part, a group distinguished on racial, ethnic or religious grounds," it added. "Rather, it would seem that those who planned and organized attacks on villages pursued the intent to drive the victims from their homes, primarily for purposes of counter-insurgency warfare.
83 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 "The crucial element of genocidal intent appears to be missing, at least as far as the central government authorities are concerned," the report explained, adding that such an intent is key to establishing a case of genocide.
83 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 "THE CRUCIAL ELEMENT OF GENOCIDAL INTENT APPEARS TO BE MISSING, AT LEAST AS FAR AS THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES ARE CONCERNED," THE REPORT EXPLAINED, ADDING THAT SUCH AN INTENT IS KEY TO ESTABLISHING A CASE OF GENOCIDE.
83 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 The Sudanese government "has not pursued a policy of genocide," concluded the 176-page report written by a UN-appointed independent panel after months of field investigation. "The crucial element of genocidal intent appears to be missing, at least as far as the central government authorities are concerned," the report explained, adding that such an intent is key to establishing a case of genocide. "Generally speaking, the policy of attacking, killing and forcibly displacing members of some tribes does not evince a specific intent to annihilate, in whole or in part, a group distinguished on racial, ethnic or religious grounds," it added. "Rather, it would seem that those who planned and organized attacks on villages pursued the intent to drive the victims from their homes, primarily for purposes of counter-insurgency warfare. " The report noted that in some instances individuals, including government officials, may have committed "acts with genocidal intent" but they can only be determined by "a competent court" on a case by case basis.
83 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0373 In a 176-page report released Monday the panel said the central government of Sudan did not have an intent of carrying out a genocide in Darfur which is a key factor to establish a case of genocide
83 5 vital AFP_ENG_20041104.0177 "But Solana restrained from describing the conflict in Darfur as genocide, a term officially used by the US State Department for the killing of black African farmers by Khartoum-backed Arab militia called Janjaweed. "
83 5 vital AFP_ENG_20060308.0622 There is evidence of continuing genocide in Darfur, for which the government and Janjaweed continued to bear responsibility, the State Deparment report said, referring to the mounted Arab milita deployed by the government against rebel forces.
83 5 vital APW_ENG_20050131.0180 The United States has accused Sudan's government of directing militia fighters who attack civilians in what the U.S. calls a genocidal campaign in Darfur, where a nearly two-year crisis has left tens of thousands of civilians dead.
83 5 vital APW_ENG_20050131.0180 THE UNITED STATES HAS ACCUSED SUDAN'S GOVERNMENT OF DIRECTING MILITIA FIGHTERS WHO ATTACK CIVILIANS IN WHAT THE U.S. CALLS A GENOCIDAL CAMPAIGN IN DARFUR, WHERE A NEARLY TWO-YEAR CRISIS HAS LEFT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS DEAD.
83 5 vital LTW_ENG_20041001.0070 A State Department report in September that was based on more than 1,100 interviews with Darfur refugees in Chad, said the Sudanese government had encouraged an Arab alliance in Darfur to keep non-Arab groups in check. It disarmed non-Arabs but allowed Arabs to keep their weapons. In the early 1990s, Arab militias destroyed 600 non-Arab villages and killed 3,000 people, the report said. The report found a consistent pattern of atrocities, killings and rapes in Darfur. It said more than 400 villages were destroyed, at least 100 were bombed and janjaweed and government military activity was closely coordinated.
83 5 vital XIN_ENG_20041107.0050 The US government alleged what was happening in Darfur was "a genocide", a claim strongly refuted by the Sudanese government.
83 5 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0330 The government of US President George W Bush has long accused Khartoum of pursuing a policy of genocide against black Africans in Darfur and has been pushing the UN Security Council to impose oil and arms embargoes and other sanctions on Sudan
83 5 vital XIN_ENG_20050131.0349 THE GOVERNMENT OF US PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH HAS LONG ACCUSED KHARTOUM OF PURSUING A POLICY OF GENOCIDE AGAINST BLACK AFRICANS IN DARFUR, AND PUSHED THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO IMPOSE OIL AND ARMS EMBARGOES AND OTHER SANCTIONS ON SUDAN.
83 5 vital XIN_ENG_20050301.0228 The United States has accused the Sudanese government of genocide in Darfur, which was denied by Khartoum.
83 6 vital APW_ENG_20060303.0864 An estimated 180,000 people have died in Darfur and some 2 million have been displaced since decades of tribal clashes over land and water erupted into large-scale violence in early 2003
83 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050223.0106 A figure of 70,000 is sometimes stated as an estimated death toll, but that is simply a U.N. estimate for the deaths in one seven-month period from nonviolent causes. It's hard to know the total mortality over two years of genocide, partly because the Sudanese government is blocking a U.N. team from going to Darfur and making such an estimate. But independent estimates exceed 220,000 -- and the number is rising by about 10,000 per month.
83 6 vital NYT_ENG_20051106.0131 At the same time, more than 100 members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats alike, are accusing the administration of appeasing the Sudanese government, despite its complicity in the deaths of at least 200,000 people in Darfur.
83 7 vital AFP_ENG_20050131.0591 A long-awaited UN report about the violence in Darfur, born from a rebel uprising in February 2003 against government neglect of the desert region, does not describe the violence as genocide, the Sudanese foreign minister noted Monday.
83 7 vital AFP_ENG_20050201.0613 The current humanitarian crisis in Darfur was born of a rebel uprising in February 2003 against government neglect of the desert region in western Sudan
83 7 vital AFP_ENG_20050228.0333 The tribes he cited are mainly black African farming communities supporting the rebels who launched an uprising in February 2003 to protest against their marginalisation in the Sudanese state
83 7 vital APW_ENG_20041109.0330 The International Commission of Inquiry team arrived in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, late Sunday on a mission to investigate reports of genocide and human rights violations in the three Darfur states, where a conflict has raged since rebels took up arms against government forces in February, 2003.
83 7 vital APW_ENG_20050131.0180 SUDAN'S DARFUR TUMBLED INTO WAR WHEN REBELS TOOK UP ARMS IN FEBRUARY 2003.
83 7 vital APW_ENG_20050131.0180 THE DARFUR CONFLICT BEGAN WHEN THE REBELS TOOK UP ARMS AGAINST WHAT THEY SAW AS YEARS OF STATE NEGLECT AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SUDANESE OF AFRICAN ORIGIN.
83 8 vital APW_ENG_20050201.0066 THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT AND INSURGENTS IN THE WESTERN DARFUR REGION SAID THEY WILL RELAUNCH PEACE TALKS IN ABUJA IN FEBRUARY, RAISING HOPES FOR A NEGOTIATED END TO THE CONFLICT THAT THREE EARLIER PEACE CONFERENCES AND A CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT HAVE FAILED TO CALM.
83 8 vital APW_ENG_20050515.0325 A cease-fire between rebels and the Sudanese government has been largely ignored in past months with violence continuing in the large area of western Sudan where the U.N estimates 180,000 people have died since February 2003 mainly from war-induced hunger and disease
84 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050521.0037 Kasparov has been quietly raising his political profile since the 2004 presidential election, when he co-founded a nonpartisan pro-democracy organization aimed at giving Russia a ``free choice'' in its leadership.
84 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050521.0037 KASPAROV HAS BEEN QUIETLY RAISING HIS POLITICAL PROFILE SINCE THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, WHEN HE CO-FOUNDED A NONPARTISAN PRO-DEMOCRACY ORGANIZATION AIMED AT GIVING RUSSIA A ``FREE CHOICE'' IN ITS LEADERSHIP.
84 11 okay LTW_ENG_20050521.0037 In the end, it can be said that Kasparov has defeated all of his intellectual adversaries but one: Vladimir V. Putin. And now, Kasparov is making his move against the Russian president. Announcing his retirement from chess recently, the 42-year-old master declared that his new vocation is politics, and vowed to take on the increasingly autocratic power structure ruling Russia. He wants Putin to step down in 2008, as the constitution mandates, and a democratically elected ruler to take his place. ``I think we have more than enough data today to figure out where Putin is heading. His record from 1999 to the spring of this year is very consistent. Everything has been part of a positive plan of eliminating the democratic state in order to protect the power base that helped him to stay on top,'' Kasparov said in a recent interview at his Moscow apartment. ``Our goal now is just to make sure we have an election. It's not even about winning,'' said Kasparov, who refuses to say whether he would run in 2008. ``It's about making sure that we restore the election mechanisms, because the trend in Russia now is all negative. In 2004, the presidential election was a farce, a sort of appointment. . . . And there are no doubts that it was just the beginning. Because they can't stop.''
84 11 okay NYT_ENG_20050320.0155 He said he would also finance political opposition candidates running in the 2008 presidential elections, including the chess champion Gary Kasparov and former Prime Minister Mikhail M. Kazyanov.
84 11 okay NYT_ENG_20050917.0047 It has been left to two critics with little apparent public support -- the former chess champion Garry Kasparov and a former prime minister, Mikhail M. Kasyanov, who declared his intention to run for president last week -- to stand up and get a taste of what they might face in a campaign.
84 11 okay NYT_ENG_20050917.0056 It has been left to two critics with little apparent public support -- the former chess champion Garry Kasparov and a former prime minister, Mikhail M. Kasyanov -- to stand up and get a taste of what they might face in a campaign.
84 12 vital AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 "WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS THE CREATION OF A NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION, A POLITICAL PARTY THAT WILL CHALLENGE PUTIN'S DICTATORSHIP IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIFE", KASPAROV, THE FORMER WORLD CHESS CHAMPION AND OUTSPOKEN LIBERAL, TOLD BBC RADIO.
84 12 vital AFP_ENG_20050427.0517 Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion and co-founder of a democratic political group, described the delayed verdict as a tactical "political maneuver" to buy time, while another opposition leader, Irina Khakamada, said it was a sign of division in the Kremlin.
84 12 vital AFP_ENG_20050516.0276 Among the group was chess champion Garry Kasparov one of many observers and Kremlin opponents that says the charges against Russia's onetime richest man are political launched by the Kremlin in revenge for Khodorkovsky for public opposition to President Vladimir Putin and his policies
84 12 vital AFP_ENG_20050516.0276 Among the group was chess champion Garry Kasparov, one of many observers and Kremlin opponents that says the charges against Russia's onetime richest man are political, launched by the Kremlin in revenge for Khodorkovsky for public opposition to President Vladimir Putin and his policies.
84 12 vital AFP_ENG_20050601.0624 MOSCOW June 1 Garry Kasparov former world chess champion who has become a prominent Russian opposition activist said Wednesday that the state's attack on oil giant Yukos and the imprisonment of its founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky was due in part to cowardly business leaders
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84 12 vital AFP_ENG_20050609.0344 The day after the verdict was announced, former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, now a leading anti-Putin political activist, blamed Russia's cowardly business elites for allowing prosecution of Khodorkovsky and the dismemberment of Yukos to go ahead.
84 12 vital AFP_ENG_20050626.0260 Some 60 supporters, including former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, joined a demonstration Sunday outside the Moscow prison where ex-Yukos chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky is jailed to mark his 42nd birthday. ... "We are opposed to all of Putin's political regime," said Kasparov, who has put his chess career on hold to devote time to the opposition movement known as "Committee 2008 - Free Election," referring to the next presidential vote in Russia.
84 12 vital AFP_ENG_20050629.0592 Youths hurled eggs and tomato sauce at former world chess champion Garry Kasparov Wednesday as he toured Russia's troubled North Caucasus region attempting to drum up opposition to President Vladimir Putin
84 12 vital APW_ENG_20050312.0041 Among his outside interests was politics. Kasparov has emerged as an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin and is playing a leading role in the Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group formed by prominent liberal opposition leaders.
84 12 vital APW_ENG_20050407.0251 Garry Kasparov, the world's former No. 1 chess player who last month retired from professional play to concentrate on building up political opposition to Putin, denounced the case against the tycoon as unfounded.
84 12 vital APW_ENG_20050416.0364 But the outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin retired last month, saying at the time that he planned to focus on politics and do "everything in my power to resist Putin's dictatorship." He plays a leading role in the Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group formed by liberal opposition leaders.
84 12 vital APW_ENG_20050416.0364 The day after the verdict was announced, former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, now a leading anti-Putin political activist, blamed Russia's cowardly business elites for allowing prosecution of Khodorkovsky and the dismemberment of Yukos to go ahead.
84 12 vital APW_ENG_20050913.1085 An unidentified group broke up an unsanctioned opposition rally Tuesday in southern Russia organized by supporters of Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who quit to focus on political activities, one of his aides said.
84 12 vital APW_ENG_20050913.1085 AN UNIDENTIFIED GROUP BROKE UP AN UNSANCTIONED OPPOSITION RALLY TUESDAY IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA ORGANIZED BY SUPPORTERS OF GARRY KASPAROV, THE FORMER WORLD CHESS CHAMPION WHO QUIT TO FOCUS ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES, ONE OF HIS AIDES SAID.
84 12 vital APW_ENG_20050913.1085 Unidentified group breaks up Kasparov supporters ' rally in southern Russia NALCHIK , Russia An unidentified group broke up an unsanctioned opposition rally in southern Russia organized by supporters of Garry Kasparov , the former world chess champion who quit to focus on political activities , one of his aides said .
84 12 vital LTW_ENG_20050521.0037 People listening to Garry Kasparov, who is independent, and saying all the things I'm telling you in Russian, and very passionately, may cause a collision in the eyes of Russians who have had no chance to hear opposite opinions.''
84 13 vital AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 A vocal critic of Putin, he heads the "2008: Free Elections" committee focused on blocking the Russian president from seeking a third term.
84 13 vital AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 "What needs to happen is the creation of a nationwide organization, a political party that will challenge Putin's dictatorship in every aspect of our life", Kasparov, the former world chess champion and outspoken liberal, told BBC radio.
84 13 vital AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 What needs to happen is the creation of a nationwide organization, a political party that will challenge Putin's dictatorship in every aspect of our life", Kasparov, the former world chess champion and outspoken liberal, told BBC radio.
84 13 vital AFP_ENG_20050609.0344 The day after the verdict was announced, former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, now a leading anti-Putin political activist, blamed Russia's "cowardly" business elites for allowing prosecution of Khodorkovsky and the dismemberment of Yukos to go ahead.
84 13 vital APW_ENG_20050616.0541 Kasparov quit professional chess this year to focus on politics and is an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin
84 13 vital APW_ENG_20050616.0541 Kasparov quit professional chess this year to focus on politics and is an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin.
84 13 vital APW_ENG_20050822.0778 Kasparov who has turned to politics and become an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin said he was held up for about a half-hour at Moscow's Domodedovo airport and had suggested on Sunday that authorities may have wanted to keep him out of Russia
84 13 vital APW_ENG_20050822.0778 KASPAROV, WHO HAS TURNED TO POLITICS AND BECOME AN OUTSPOKEN CRITIC OF PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAID HE WAS HELD UP FOR ABOUT A HALF-HOUR AT MOSCOW'S DOMODEDOVO AIRPORT, AND HAD SUGGESTED ON SUNDAY THAT AUTHORITIES MAY HAVE WANTED TO KEEP HIM OUT OF RUSSIA.
84 13 vital APW_ENG_20050824.1023 The protesters, also including former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, who has become a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, dispersed peacefully after about an hour.
84 13 vital APW_ENG_20050913.1085 Kasparov quit professional chess this year to focus on politics and is an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin.
84 13 vital APW_ENG_20051212.0615 Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who now focuses on political activities, also accused Putin of trying to rebuild a Soviet-style totalitarian state.
84 13 vital APW_ENG_20060321.0295 2006-03-21, MOSCOW Several men attacked a top aide to Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who quit to focus on political activities, his office said Tuesday. "It is undoubtedly connected to her political activity," Bilunov said. "It's pretty evident." Litvinovich is also known for her work with Kasparov, who has been highly critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has accused him of trying to rebuild a Soviet-style totalitarian state.
84 13 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia.... Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008. The committee, established after the poor showing of liberal politicians in the 2003 elections, includes Vladimir A. Ryzhkov, the most prominent liberal member of Parliament; Boris Y. Nemtsov, a leading liberal politician and businessman; Irina M. Khakamada, leader of a new liberal party called Our Choice; Ludmila Alexeeva, chairwoman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, a human rights organization; and Grigory A. Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko Party. Kasparov is chairman. Although Putin has denied plans to run again, Kasparov expressed doubts. "We think the government is testing the waters to see if the president can be appointed for life," he said.
84 14 vital AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 2005-03-14, LONDON, March 14 Retiring Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov said Monday he was turning his talent for strategy away from the gameboard and toward Russian politics, to challenge the "dictatorship" of President Vladimir Putin. "What needs to happen is the creation of a nationwide organization, a political party that will challenge Putin's dictatorship in every aspect of our life", Kasparov, the former world chess champion and outspoken liberal, told BBC radio. "I believe that my energy, my political vision, my authority, will help millions of Russians dissatisfied with Putin's rising dictatorship to get united to resist the pressure and bring Russia back to the democratic route," said Kasparov.
84 14 vital AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 I believe that my energy my political vision my authority will help millions of Russians dissatisfied with Putin's rising dictatorship to get united to resist the pressure and bring Russia back to the democratic route said Kasparov
84 14 vital AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 "I BELIEVE THAT MY ENERGY, MY POLITICAL VISION, MY AUTHORITY, WILL HELP MILLIONS OF RUSSIANS DISSATISFIED WITH PUTIN'S RISING DICTATORSHIP TO GET UNITED TO RESIST THE PRESSURE AND BRING RUSSIA BACK TO THE DEMOCRATIC ROUTE," SAID KASPAROV.
84 14 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia. His priority now, he said, is to help drive President Vladimir V. Putin from power. "Democracy does not exist in Russia right now," he said. Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008.
84 14 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia.... Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008. The committee, established after the poor showing of liberal politicians in the 2003 elections, includes Vladimir A. Ryzhkov, the most prominent liberal member of Parliament; Boris Y. Nemtsov, a leading liberal politician and businessman; Irina M. Khakamada, leader of a new liberal party called Our Choice; Ludmila Alexeeva, chairwoman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, a human rights organization; and Grigory A. Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko Party. Kasparov is chairman. Although Putin has denied plans to run again, Kasparov expressed doubts. "We think the government is testing the waters to see if the president can be appointed for life," he said.
84 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 Retiring Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov said Monday he was turning his talent for strategy away from the gameboard and toward Russian politics to challenge the dictatorship of President Vladimir Putin
84 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 Retiring Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov said Monday he was turning his talent for strategy away from the gameboard and toward Russian politics, to challenge the "dictatorship" of President Vladimir Putin.
84 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 Retiring Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov said Monday he was turning his talent for strategy away from the gameboard and toward Russian politics, to challenge the "dictatorship" of President Vladimir Putin. "What needs to happen is the creation of a nationwide organization, a political party that will challenge Putin's dictatorship in every aspect of our life", Kasparov said
84 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050601.0723 Picture Science-history-Germany-WWII-nuclear PARIS A pair of German and US historians says they have found the only known diagram for the nuclear bomb that Nazi scientists strived to build during World War II. 550 words moved Science-health-psychology-trust PARIS Imagine someone who has a social phobia or is autistic but who, with a whiff of a wonder drug, can build the trusting relationships that have eluded him all his life. 750 words moved by Richard Ingham Russia-politics-justice-oil-Yukos-Kasparov MOSCOW Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion who has become a prominent Russian opposition activist, says that the state's attack on oil giant Yukos and the imprisonment of its founder, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was due in part to "cowardly" business leaders. 500 words moved Oly-2012-GBR-London,lead LONDON The man in charge of London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics says he expects a "good" report from evaluators due to publish their findings next week on the five cities battling to hold the Games. 600 words moved by Deborah Haynes AFPEntertainment-Britain-G8-music-Live8 LONDON A bold plan by Irish rocker-turned-activist Bob Geldof for multi-city concerts to combat poverty in Africa runs into flak when it becomes clear how few black artists are involved. 550 words moved by Robert MacPherson -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-vote TEHRAN Two high-profile candidates for Iran's presidency raise the stakes in their campaigns, both evoking the taboo topic of relations with the United States and one challenging the status of the Islamic republic's supreme leader. 650 words moved by Laurent Lozano.
84 1 vital APW_ENG_20050312.0041 Garry Kasparov, who dominated world chess for two decades with formidable energy, discipline and intellect, has announced that he's retiring from professional play and that his new pursuits will include writing books and becoming more active in the politics of Russia, which he calls a country "headed down the wrong path.
84 1 vital APW_ENG_20050312.0041 Garry Kasparov, who dominated world chess for two decades with formidable energy, discipline and intellect, has announced that he's retiring from professional play and that his new pursuits will include writing books and becoming more active in the politics of Russia, which he calls a country "headed down the wrong path."
84 1 vital APW_ENG_20050416.0364 Garry Kasparov the world's former No 1 chess player who quit the professional game last month to focus on politics said Saturday that he had been hit over the head with a chessboard in what appears to have been a politically motivated attack
84 1 vital APW_ENG_20050913.1085 Unidentified group breaks up Kasparov supporters ' rally in southern Russia NALCHIK , Russia An unidentified group broke up an unsanctioned opposition rally in southern Russia organized by supporters of Garry Kasparov , the former world chess champion who quit to focus on political activities , one of his aides said .
84 1 vital APW_ENG_20051212.0615 Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who now focuses on political activities, also accused Putin of trying to rebuild a Soviet-style totalitarian state.
84 1 vital APW_ENG_20051212.0615 While Kasparov is concentrating on politics, he is not turning his back on chess.
84 1 vital APW_ENG_20060321.0295 2006-03-21, MOSCOW Several men attacked a top aide to Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who quit to focus on political activities, his office said Tuesday. "It is undoubtedly connected to her political activity," Bilunov said. "It's pretty evident." Litvinovich is also known for her work with Kasparov, who has been highly critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has accused him of trying to rebuild a Soviet-style totalitarian state.
84 1 vital APW_ENG_20060321.0295 Several men attacked a top aide to Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who quit to focus on political activities, his office said Tuesday.
84 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia.... Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008. The committee, established after the poor showing of liberal politicians in the 2003 elections, includes Vladimir A. Ryzhkov, the most prominent liberal member of Parliament; Boris Y. Nemtsov, a leading liberal politician and businessman; Irina M. Khakamada, leader of a new liberal party called Our Choice; Ludmila Alexeeva, chairwoman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, a human rights organization; and Grigory A. Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko Party. Kasparov is chairman. Although Putin has denied plans to run again, Kasparov expressed doubts. "We think the government is testing the waters to see if the president can be appointed for life," he said.
84 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 SINCE KASPAROV'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM CHESS AND FRESH FOCUS ON POLITICS, SOME IN RUSSIA HAVE QUESTIONED HIS PROSPECTS AND COMMITMENT, PARTLY BECAUSE HE HAS HELPED FOUND AND THEN ABANDONED POLITICAL PARTIES.
84 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0170 Kasparov, now retired from chess, plans to focus on politics.
84 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 A vocal critic of Putin, he heads the "2008: Free Elections" committee focused on blocking the Russian president from seeking a third term.
84 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 Retiring Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov said Monday he was turning his talent for strategy away from the gameboard and toward Russian politics to challenge the dictatorship of President Vladimir Putin
84 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 Retiring Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov said Monday he was turning his talent for strategy away from the gameboard and toward Russian politics, to challenge the "dictatorship" of President Vladimir Putin.
84 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 RETIRING RUSSIAN CHESS CHAMPION GARRY KASPAROV SAID MONDAY HE WAS TURNING HIS TALENT FOR STRATEGY AWAY FROM THE GAMEBOARD AND TOWARD RUSSIAN POLITICS, TO CHALLENGE THE "DICTATORSHIP" OF PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN.
84 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 Retiring Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov said Monday he was turning his talent for strategy away from the gameboard and toward Russian politics, to challenge the "dictatorship" of President Vladimir Putin. "What needs to happen is the creation of a nationwide organization, a political party that will challenge Putin's dictatorship in every aspect of our life", Kasparov said
84 2 okay APW_ENG_20050416.0364 Kasparov, who dominated the chess world for two decades, retired from the game earlier this year to form a political movement aimed rallying support against Putin and his allies before the 2008 presidential election.
84 2 okay LTW_ENG_20050406.0151 Chess Rivalry Sparks Anew BALTIMORE In a sign that one of the most prominent rivalries in modern chess has not abated , former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov criticized the recent decision by his onetime nemesis Garry Kasparov , the world's top - ranked player , to retire from professional chess and instead devote his energy to the effort to unseat Russian President Vladimir V. Putin .
84 2 okay NYT_ENG_20050324.0163 Garry Kasparov, the chess champion, resigned from the game to devote himself to ensuring that Putin does not run again.
84 2 okay NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia.... Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008. The committee, established after the poor showing of liberal politicians in the 2003 elections, includes Vladimir A. Ryzhkov, the most prominent liberal member of Parliament; Boris Y. Nemtsov, a leading liberal politician and businessman; Irina M. Khakamada, leader of a new liberal party called Our Choice; Ludmila Alexeeva, chairwoman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, a human rights organization; and Grigory A. Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko Party. Kasparov is chairman. Although Putin has denied plans to run again, Kasparov expressed doubts. "We think the government is testing the waters to see if the president can be appointed for life," he said.
84 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia. His priority now, he said, is to help drive President Vladimir V. Putin from power. "Democracy does not exist in Russia right now," he said. Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008.
84 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia.... Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008. The committee, established after the poor showing of liberal politicians in the 2003 elections, includes Vladimir A. Ryzhkov, the most prominent liberal member of Parliament; Boris Y. Nemtsov, a leading liberal politician and businessman; Irina M. Khakamada, leader of a new liberal party called Our Choice; Ludmila Alexeeva, chairwoman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, a human rights organization; and Grigory A. Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko Party. Kasparov is chairman. Although Putin has denied plans to run again, Kasparov expressed doubts. "We think the government is testing the waters to see if the president can be appointed for life," he said.
84 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008.
84 4 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia. His priority now, he said, is to help drive President Vladimir V. Putin from power. "Democracy does not exist in Russia right now," he said. Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008.
84 4 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia.... Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008. The committee, established after the poor showing of liberal politicians in the 2003 elections, includes Vladimir A. Ryzhkov, the most prominent liberal member of Parliament; Boris Y. Nemtsov, a leading liberal politician and businessman; Irina M. Khakamada, leader of a new liberal party called Our Choice; Ludmila Alexeeva, chairwoman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, a human rights organization; and Grigory A. Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko Party. Kasparov is chairman. Although Putin has denied plans to run again, Kasparov expressed doubts. "We think the government is testing the waters to see if the president can be appointed for life," he said.
84 4 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008.
84 5 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia. His priority now, he said, is to help drive President Vladimir V. Putin from power. "Democracy does not exist in Russia right now," he said. Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008.
84 5 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia.... Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008. The committee, established after the poor showing of liberal politicians in the 2003 elections, includes Vladimir A. Ryzhkov, the most prominent liberal member of Parliament; Boris Y. Nemtsov, a leading liberal politician and businessman; Irina M. Khakamada, leader of a new liberal party called Our Choice; Ludmila Alexeeva, chairwoman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, a human rights organization; and Grigory A. Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko Party. Kasparov is chairman. Although Putin has denied plans to run again, Kasparov expressed doubts. "We think the government is testing the waters to see if the president can be appointed for life," he said.
84 5 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008.
84 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050314.0151 A vocal critic of Putin, he heads the "2008: Free Elections" committee focused on blocking the Russian president from seeking a third term.
84 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050601.0624 Kasparov chairman of an opposition group called Committee 2008 Free Election that is aimed at ensuring the next scheduled presidential elections in Russia are free and fair said the Yukos affair happened because the country's elites were afraid to challenge President Vladimir Putin
84 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050626.0260 "We are opposed to all of Putin's political regime," said Kasparov, who has put his chess career on hold to devote time to the opposition movement known as "Committee 2008 - Free Election," referring to the next presidential vote in Russia.
84 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050626.0260 We are opposed to all of Putin's political regime said Kasparov who has put his chess career on hold to devote time to the opposition movement known as Committee 2008 Free Election referring to the next presidential vote in Russia
84 6 okay AFP_ENG_20050626.0260 "WE ARE OPPOSED TO ALL OF PUTIN'S POLITICAL REGIME," SAID KASPAROV, WHO HAS PUT HIS CHESS CAREER ON HOLD TO DEVOTE TIME TO THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT KNOWN AS "COMMITTEE 2008 - FREE ELECTION," REFERRING TO THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN RUSSIA.
84 6 okay APW_ENG_20041026.0366 Garry Kasparov a world chess champion and a member of the Committee 2008 Free Choice a group formed by prominent liberal opposition leaders said authorities are unwilling to to participate in an open and fair electoral process
84 6 okay APW_ENG_20041026.0366 Garry Kasparov, a world chess champion and a member of the Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group formed by prominent liberal opposition leaders, said authorities are unwilling to "to participate in an open and fair electoral process."
84 6 okay APW_ENG_20041026.0366 Garry Kasparov, a world chess champion and a member of the Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group formed by prominent liberal opposition leaders, said authorities are unwilling to to participate in an open and fair electoral process.
84 6 okay LTW_ENG_20050521.0037 KASPAROV HAS BEEN QUIETLY RAISING HIS POLITICAL PROFILE SINCE THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, WHEN HE CO-FOUNDED A NONPARTISAN PRO-DEMOCRACY ORGANIZATION AIMED AT GIVING RUSSIA A ``FREE CHOICE'' IN ITS LEADERSHIP.
84 6 okay NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia.... Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008. The committee, established after the poor showing of liberal politicians in the 2003 elections, includes Vladimir A. Ryzhkov, the most prominent liberal member of Parliament; Boris Y. Nemtsov, a leading liberal politician and businessman; Irina M. Khakamada, leader of a new liberal party called Our Choice; Ludmila Alexeeva, chairwoman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, a human rights organization; and Grigory A. Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko Party. Kasparov is chairman. Although Putin has denied plans to run again, Kasparov expressed doubts. "We think the government is testing the waters to see if the president can be appointed for life," he said.
84 6 okay NYT_ENG_20051218.0092 We are opposed to all of Putin's political regime, said Kasparov, who has put his chess career on hold to devote time to the opposition movement known as Committee 2008 - Free Election, referring to the next presidential vote in Russia.
84 7 vital APW_ENG_20051027.0372 2005-10-27, STRASBOURG, France Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov on Thursday filed a case against the Russian government at the European Court of Human Rights over alleged irregularities during the 2003 parliamentary elections.
84 7 vital APW_ENG_20051027.0372 Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov on Thursday filed a case against the Russian government at the European Court of Human Rights over alleged irregularities during the 2003 parliamentary elections
84 7 vital APW_ENG_20051027.0372 Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov on Thursday filed a case against the Russian government at the European Court of Human Rights over alleged irregularities during the 2003 parliamentary elections.
84 7 vital APW_ENG_20051027.0372 Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov on Thursday filed a case against the Russian government at the European Court of Human Rights over alleged irregularities during the 2003 parliamentary elections. Kasparov lodged the case on behalf of six individual plaintiffs and a rare alliance of Russia's Communist Party and the liberal opposition Yabloko party, who seek to invalidate the results of the 2003 elections, arguing they had been skewed by media bias in favor of the ruling party, United Russia.
84 7 vital APW_ENG_20051027.0372 IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE EXPECT DRASTIC CHANGES IN THE RUSSIAN POLITICAL LIFE," KASPAROV SAID, ADDING THAT THE LAWSUIT AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COURT IS DESIGNED TO "BOOST THE CONFIDENCE OF ALL PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY IN RUSSIA."
84 8 okay APW_ENG_20050416.0364 005-04-16, MOSCOW Garry Kasparov, the world's former No. 1 chess player who quit the professional game last month to focus on politics, said Saturday that he had been hit over the head with a chessboard in what appears to have been a politically motivated attack.
84 8 okay APW_ENG_20050416.0364 Garry Kasparov the world's former No 1 chess player who quit the professional game last month to focus on politics said Saturday that he had been hit over the head with a chessboard in what appears to have been a politically motivated attack
84 8 okay APW_ENG_20050416.0364 Garry Kasparov, the world's former No. 1 chess player who quit the professional game last month to focus on politics, said Saturday that he had been hit over the head with a chessboard in what appears to have been a politically motivated attack.
84 8 okay APW_ENG_20050416.0364 GARRY KASPAROV, THE WORLD'S FORMER NO. 1 CHESS PLAYER WHO QUIT THE PROFESSIONAL GAME LAST MONTH TO FOCUS ON POLITICS, SAID SATURDAY THAT HE HAD BEEN HIT OVER THE HEAD WITH A CHESSBOARD IN WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ATTACK.
84 9 vital AFP_ENG_20050427.0517 Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion and co-founder of a democratic political group, described the delayed verdict as a tactical "political maneuver" to buy time, while another opposition leader, Irina Khakamada, said it was a sign of division in the Kremlin.
84 9 vital AFP_ENG_20050427.0517 Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion and co-founder of a democratic political group, described the delayed verdict as a tactical political maneuver to buy time, while another opposition leader, Irina Khakamada, said it was a sign of division in the Kremlin.
84 9 vital AFP_ENG_20050626.0260 We are opposed to all of Putin's political regime said Kasparov who has put his chess career on hold to devote time to the opposition movement known as Committee 2008 Free Election referring to the next presidential vote in Russia
84 9 vital APW_ENG_20050312.0041 Kasparov has emerged as an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin and is playing a leading role in the Committee 2008 Free Choice a group formed by prominent liberal opposition leaders
84 9 vital APW_ENG_20050416.0364 Kasparov, who dominated the chess world for two decades, retired from the game earlier this year to form a political movement aimed rallying support against Putin and his allies before the 2008 presidential election.
84 9 vital APW_ENG_20050822.0778 KASPAROV, WHO DOMINATED THE CHESS WORLD FOR TWO DECADES, RETIRED FROM THE GAME EARLIER THIS YEAR TO FORM A POLITICAL MOVEMENT AIMED RALLYING SUPPORT AGAINST PUTIN AND HIS ALLIES BEFORE THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
84 9 vital APW_ENG_20050913.1085 Kasparov retired from chess early this year announcing he would form a political movement and dedicate himself to ensuring an opposition victory in the next presidential elections in 2008
84 9 vital APW_ENG_20050913.1085 KASPAROV RETIRED FROM CHESS EARLY THIS YEAR, ANNOUNCING HE WOULD FORM A POLITICAL MOVEMENT AND DEDICATE HIMSELF TO ENSURING AN OPPOSITION VICTORY IN THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN 2008.
84 9 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia. His priority now, he said, is to help drive President Vladimir V. Putin from power. "Democracy does not exist in Russia right now," he said. Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008.
84 9 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Garry Kasparov is certain that his place in history as a chess player is secure. But now he says he has a new goal: nothing less than achieving real democracy in Russia.... Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008. The committee, established after the poor showing of liberal politicians in the 2003 elections, includes Vladimir A. Ryzhkov, the most prominent liberal member of Parliament; Boris Y. Nemtsov, a leading liberal politician and businessman; Irina M. Khakamada, leader of a new liberal party called Our Choice; Ludmila Alexeeva, chairwoman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, a human rights organization; and Grigory A. Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko Party. Kasparov is chairman. Although Putin has denied plans to run again, Kasparov expressed doubts. "We think the government is testing the waters to see if the president can be appointed for life," he said.
84 9 vital NYT_ENG_20050325.0141 Kasparov's interest in politics is not new. For years, he has written op-ed articles for The Wall Street Journal critical of Russia's government and of Putin, whom he recently compared to Caligula. In the early 1990s he was briefly involved with the Democratic Party of Russia and supported Alexander I. Lebed's unsuccessful presidential bid in 1996. In January 2004, he helped form Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group that includes disaffected politicians and journalists who want Putin to step down or at least ensure that the constitution is not changed to allow him to run for a third term in 2008.
85 10 okay LTW_ENG_20041222.0054 He noted that a joint security group consisting of the United States Argentina Brazil and Paraguay had issued a statement last year saying No operational activities linked to terrorism have been detected in the tri-border region by radicalized groups such as Hezbollah Hamas and al-Qaida
85 10 okay LTW_ENG_20041222.0054 He noted that a joint security group consisting of the United States, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay had issued a statement last year saying, ``No operational activities linked to terrorism have been detected in the tri-border region by radicalized groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas and al-Qaida.''
85 10 okay LTW_ENG_20041222.0054 HE NOTED THAT A JOINT SECURITY GROUP CONSISTING OF THE UNITED STATES, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY HAD ISSUED A STATEMENT LAST YEAR SAYING, ``NO OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES LINKED TO TERRORISM HAVE BEEN DETECTED IN THE TRI-BORDER REGION BY RADICALIZED GROUPS SUCH AS HEZBOLLAH, HAMAS AND AL-QAIDA.''
85 11 vital APW_ENG_20050411.0051 The group has also been accused of striking the Israeli Embassy and a Jewish cultural center in separate bombings in Argentina in the early 1990s that killed scores
85 11 vital APW_ENG_20050411.0051 The group has also been accused of striking the Israeli Embassy and a Jewish cultural center in separate bombings in Argentina in the early 1990s that killed scores.
85 11 vital APW_ENG_20051110.0209 A March 1992 blast destroyed the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 29 people in a case that had also been blamed on Hezbollah.
85 11 vital APW_ENG_20051110.0209 A MARCH 1992 BLAST DESTROYED THE ISRAELI EMBASSY IN BUENOS AIRES, KILLING 29 PEOPLE IN A CASE THAT HAD ALSO BEEN BLAMED ON HEZBOLLAH.
85 11 vital APW_ENG_20051110.0209 A March 1992 blast destroyed the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 29 people in a case that had also been blamed on Hezbollah. Hezbollah has denied responsibility for both bombings.
85 11 vital XIN_ENG_20051110.0358 Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in March 1992 which killed 29 people and injured 200 others
85 12 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 ADDITIONALLY, NISMAN SAID HEZBOLLAH ANNOUNCED ON ITS RADIO IN LEBANON ON SEPT. 8, 1994, THAT HUSSEIN BERRO HAD DIED IN COMBAT WITH THE ISRAELI ARMY IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.
85 12 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 2005-11-11, BEIRUT, Lebanon The Hezbollah militant group has denied an Argentine prosecutor's charge that it was responsible for blowing up a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994, killing 85 people in the country's worst terrorist attack. Hezbollah said the person named in the prosecutor's statement, Ibrahim Hussein Berro, was killed fighting the Israelis in south Lebanon. But the group gave no date for the death of the 21-year-old guerrilla in a statement issued Thursday.
85 12 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Hezbollah said the person named in the prosecutor's statement Ibrahim Hussein Berro was killed fighting the Israelis in south Lebanon
85 12 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Hezbollah said the person named in the prosecutor's statement, Ibrahim Hussein Berro, was killed fighting the Israelis in south Lebanon.
85 12 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 In September 1994 Hezbollah radio broadcast that Berro had died in combat with Israelis Nisman said adding that this was ruse to hide the guerrilla's involvement in the Buenos Aires explosion
85 12 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 In September 1994, Hezbollah radio broadcast that Berro had died in combat with Israelis, Nisman said, adding that this was ruse to hide the guerrilla's involvement in the Buenos Aires explosion.
85 13 okay APW_ENG_20041004.0009 Such chaotic scenes give life to the city's reputation of lawlessness and U.S. officials' description of the tri-border area where Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina meet as a key South American point for Islamic terrorist fund raising of an estimated US$100 million (euro80.6 million) a year.
85 14 okay APW_ENG_20041004.0009 Paraguayan Foreign Minister Leila Rachid recently told the Argentine newspaper La Nacion that the fact that Hezbollah supporters send part of their salaries to the political party in Lebanon does not mean there are terrorist cells in the tri-border area
85 14 okay APW_ENG_20041004.0009 Paraguayan Foreign Minister Leila Rachid recently told the Argentine newspaper, La Nacion, that the fact that Hezbollah supporters send part of their salaries to the political party in Lebanon "does not mean there are terrorist cells" in the tri-border area.
85 14 okay APW_ENG_20041004.0009 PARAGUAYAN FOREIGN MINISTER LEILA RACHID RECENTLY TOLD THE ARGENTINE NEWSPAPER, LA NACION, THAT THE FACT THAT HEZBOLLAH SUPPORTERS SEND PART OF THEIR SALARIES TO THE POLITICAL PARTY IN LEBANON "DOES NOT MEAN THERE ARE TERRORIST CELLS" IN THE TRI-BORDER AREA.
85 14 okay LTW_ENG_20041222.0054 ``There's no evidence so far of the existence of cells and training camps of terrorist organizations in the region,'' Mauro Marcelo de Lima e Silva, the head of Brazil's intelligence agency, told the Los Angeles Times.
85 14 okay LTW_ENG_20041222.0054 There's no evidence so far of the existence of cells and training camps of terrorist organizations in the region Mauro Marcelo de Lima e Silva the head of Brazil's intelligence agency told the Los Angeles Times
85 14 okay XIN_ENG_20050209.0268 But in none of the three South American countries (Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina) sharing the so-called triple border area,  there are terrorist training fields, the Paraguayan daily ABC Color quoted US Embassy spokeswoman Karen Williams as saying.
85 14 okay XIN_ENG_20050209.0268 The US Embassy in Paraguay confirmed Wednesday that "from the Triple Border, money goes to the Middle East for terrorist organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas." But in none of the three South American countries (Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina) sharing the so-called triple border area, " there are terrorist training fields," the Paraguayan daily ABC Color quoted US Embassy spokeswoman Karen Williams as saying.
85 15 okay AFP_ENG_20041122.0649 Argentine investigators suspect the Iranian government played a role in the attack.
85 15 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 Nisman said Wednesday that suspicions of Iranian involvement in the attack were among several lines of investigation, telling a news conference that he would follow all leads in the ongoing probe/   Investigators believe the attacker entered Argentina in the tri-border region at the joint borders of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, a center of drug smuggling and alleged terrorist fund-raising, Nisman said.
85 15 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 NISMAN SAID WEDNESDAY THAT SUSPICIONS OF IRANIAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE ATTACK WERE AMONG SEVERAL LINES OF INVESTIGATION, TELLING A NEWS CONFERENCE THAT HE WOULD FOLLOW ALL LEADS IN THE ONGOING PROBE/ INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE ATTACKER ENTERED ARGENTINA IN THE TRI-BORDER REGION AT THE JOINT BORDERS OF ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY AND BRAZIL, A CENTER OF DRUG SMUGGLING AND ALLEGED TERRORIST FUND-RAISING, NISMAN SAID.
85 16 vital AFP_ENG_20050902.0669 There are 700,000 Muslims in Argentina.
85 17 okay APW_ENG_20041004.0009 U.S. officials suspect much of the money flowing through the border is diverted to Islamic militants linked to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
85 17 okay APW_ENG_20041004.0009 Yet U.S and Argentine officials point to arrests including Barakat's that they say prove the area has been a base for several people with alleged links to Hezbollah and other groups
85 17 okay APW_ENG_20041004.0009 Yet, U.S. and Argentine officials point to arrests, including Barakat's, that they say prove the area has been a base for several people with alleged links to Hezbollah and other groups.
85 17 okay APW_ENG_20041004.0009 YET, U.S. AND ARGENTINE OFFICIALS POINT TO ARRESTS, INCLUDING BARAKAT'S, THAT THEY SAY PROVE THE AREA HAS BEEN A BASE FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH ALLEGED LINKS TO HEZBOLLAH AND OTHER GROUPS.
85 17 okay XIN_ENG_20050209.0268 The official said the United States and Paraguay have proof that money from the triple border had been sent to some countries in the Middle East for terrorist organizations
85 17 okay XIN_ENG_20050209.0268 The official said the United States and Paraguay have proof that money from the triple border had been sent to some countries in the Middle East for terrorist organizations.
85 17 okay XIN_ENG_20050209.0268 The US Embassy in Paraguay confirmed Wednesday that "from the Triple Border, money goes to the Middle East for terrorist organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas." But in none of the three South American countries (Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina) sharing the so-called triple border area, " there are terrorist training fields," the Paraguayan daily ABC Color quoted US Embassy spokeswoman Karen Williams as saying.
85 18 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0637 Prosecutor Alberto Nissman told reporters that he was able to identify the man as Ibrahim Hussein Berro through work by Argentina's secretary of intelligence along with the FBI of the United States and with corroboration by statements of at least three witnesses
85 18 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 A Lebanese member of Hezbollah bombed the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association in 1994 in a suicide mission, killing 85 and wounding 300, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Prosecutor Alberto Nissman told reporters that he was able to identify the man as Ibrahim Hussein Berro through "work by Argentina's secretary of intelligence, along with the FBI of the United States and with corroboration by statements of at least three witnesses." He said that Hussein, 21, was a member of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah. Attacks against the Israeli embassy in 1992, in which 22 died and 200 were wounded, and against the center in 1994 are still unresolved and no one has been arrested in either crime, prompting outcries from Jewish leaders.
85 18 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 Prosecutor Alberto Nissman told reporters that he was able to identify the man as Ibrahim Hussein Berro through "work by Argentina's secretary of intelligence, along with the FBI of the United States and with corroboration by statements of at least three witnesses."
85 18 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 PROSECUTOR ALBERTO NISSMAN TOLD REPORTERS THAT HE WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MAN AS IBRAHIM HUSSEIN BERRO THROUGH "WORK BY ARGENTINA'S SECRETARY OF INTELLIGENCE, ALONG WITH THE FBI OF THE UNITED STATES AND WITH CORROBORATION BY STATEMENTS OF AT LEAST THREE WITNESSES."
85 18 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT SAID PROSECUTORS AND ARGENTINE INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS HAD WORKED WITH THE FBI AND ANTI-TERRORISM AUTHORITIES IN DETROIT, WHERE TWO BROTHERS OF HUSSEIN BERRO NOW LIVE.
85 19 okay APW_ENG_20041004.0009 However, some regional officials question assertions of terrorist links and maintain that fund raising for Hezbollah is legal here since it is recognized as a Lebanese political party.
85 19 okay APW_ENG_20041004.0009 some regional officials question assertions of terrorist links and maintain that fund raising for Hezbollah is legal here since it is recognized as a Lebanese political party.
85 1 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 Hezbollah has denied responsibility for both bombings.
85 1 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 2005-11-11, BEIRUT, Lebanon The Hezbollah militant group has denied an Argentine prosecutor's charge that it was responsible for blowing up a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994, killing 85 people in the country's worst terrorist attack. Hezbollah said the person named in the prosecutor's statement, Ibrahim Hussein Berro, was killed fighting the Israelis in south Lebanon. But the group gave no date for the death of the 21-year-old guerrilla in a statement issued Thursday.
85 1 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 "Accusations made by the Argentine prosecutor, and the Jewish community center, that Hezbollah was involved are false, in part and in whole," Hezbollah said.
85 1 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Accusations made by the Argentine prosecutor and the Jewish community center that Hezbollah was involved are false in part and in whole Hezbollah said
85 1 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Accusations made by the Argentine prosecutor, and the Jewish community center, that Hezbollah was involved are false, in part and in whole, Hezbollah said.
85 1 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Hezbollah denies involvement in bombing of Jewish center in Argentina in 1994   BEIRUT, Lebanon    The Hezbollah militant group has denied an Argentine prosecutor's charge that it was responsible for blowing up a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994, killing 85 people in the country's worst terrorist attack.
85 1 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Hezbollah denies involvement in bombing of Jewish center in Argentina in , Lebanon The Hezbollah militant group denied Argentine prosecutor's charge it was responsible for blowing up Jewish center , killing 85 people .
85 1 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Hezbollah denies involvement in bombing of Jewish center in Argentina in , Lebanon The Hezbollah militant group has denied an Argentine prosecutor's charge that it was responsible for blowing up a Jewish center in Buenos Aires , killing 85 people in the country's worst terrorist attack .
85 1 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 The Hezbollah militant group has denied an Argentine prosecutor's charge that it was responsible for blowing up a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994 killing 85 people in the country's worst terrorist attack
85 1 okay XIN_ENG_20051110.0358 Hezbollah denies role in 1994 Argentina bombing
85 1 okay XIN_ENG_20051110.0358 Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrilla group on Thursday denied involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.
85 1 okay XIN_ENG_20051110.0358 LEBANON'S HEZBOLLAH GUERRILLA GROUP ON THURSDAY DENIED INVOLVEMENT IN THE 1994 BOMBING OF A JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN ARGENTINA'S CAPITAL OF BUENOS AIRES THAT KILLED 85 PEOPLE.
85 2 vital AFP_ENG_20051109.0637 BUENOS AIRES Nov 9 A young Lebanese member of Hezbollah bombed the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association in 1994 in a suicide mission killing 85 and wounding 300 a prosecutor said Wednesday
85 2 vital AFP_ENG_20051109.0637 Hezbollah member bombed Jewish center in 1994 Argentine prosecutor
85 2 vital AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 A Lebanese member of Hezbollah bombed the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association in 1994 in a suicide mission, killing 85 and wounding 300, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
85 2 vital AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 A Lebanese member of Hezbollah bombed the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association in 1994 in a suicide mission, killing 85 and wounding 300, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Prosecutor Alberto Nissman told reporters that he was able to identify the man as Ibrahim Hussein Berro through "work by Argentina's secretary of intelligence, along with the FBI of the United States and with corroboration by statements of at least three witnesses." He said that Hussein, 21, was a member of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah. Attacks against the Israeli embassy in 1992, in which 22 died and 200 were wounded, and against the center in 1994 are still unresolved and no one has been arrested in either crime, prompting outcries from Jewish leaders.
85 2 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1277 The suicide bomber who detonated a van packed with explosives outside a Jewish community center in 1994 killing 85 people in Argentina's worst terrorist attack has been identified as a Hezbollah militant a prosecutor said Wednesday
85 2 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1293 Suspected Hezbollah militant identified as bomber in on Argentine Jewish center BUENOS AIRES , Argentina The suicide bomber , identified as Hezbollah militant
85 2 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1293 Suspected Hezbollah militant identified as bomber in on Argentine Jewish center BUENOS AIRES , Argentina The suicide bomber who detonated a van packed with explosives outside a Jewish community center , killing 85 people in Argentina's worst terrorist attack , has been identified as a Hezbollah militant , a prosecutor said .
85 2 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1293 The suicide bomber who detonated a van packed with explosives outside a Jewish community center in 1994, killing 85 people in Argentina's worst terrorist attack, has been identified as a Hezbollah militant, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
85 2 vital APW_ENG_20051109.1293 THE SUICIDE BOMBER WHO DETONATED A VAN PACKED WITH EXPLOSIVES OUTSIDE A JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN 1994, KILLING 85 PEOPLE IN ARGENTINA'S WORST TERRORIST ATTACK, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A HEZBOLLAH MILITANT, A PROSECUTOR SAID WEDNESDAY.
85 2 vital APW_ENG_20051110.0209 Argentina says Hezbollah militant was alleged bomber in 1994 attack on Jewish center
85 2 vital APW_ENG_20051110.0209 Argentina says Hezbollah militant was alleged bomber in 1994 attack on Jewish center   BUENOS AIRES, Argentina    Jewish civic leaders welcomed what they called a breakthrough by prosecutors in identifying the suicide bomber who destroyed the Jewish community center here in 1994 as a 21-year-old Lebanese militant from the Islamic group Hezbollah.
85 2 vital APW_ENG_20051110.0209 Argentina says Hezbollah militant was alleged bomber in 1994 attack on Jewish center prosecutors in identifying the suicide bomber who destroyed the Jewish community center here in 1994 as a 21-year-old Lebanese militant from the Islamic group Hezbollah. Late Wednesday, prosecutors confirmed that the suicide bomber had been identified as Ibrahim Hussein Berro, a Lebanese citizen
85 2 vital APW_ENG_20051110.0209 Prosecutor Alberto Nisman said Hussein Berro "belonged to Hezbollah" and drove the van rigged with explosives that leveled the seven-story Argentine Israel Mutual Aid Association on July 18, 1994.
85 2 vital APW_ENG_20051110.0209 SERGIO BURSTEIN, A MEMBER OF A GROUP OF RELATIVES OF VICTIMS OF THE BOMBING, TOLD THE NEWSPAPER LA NACION IN ITS ONLINE EDITION THAT THE BREAKTHROUGH IS "CRITICALLY IMPORTANT" IN PROVIDING AUTHORITIES WITH NEW LEADS IN THE CASE, PROSECUTOR ALBERTO NISMAN SAID HUSSEIN BERRO "BELONGED TO HEZBOLLAH" AND DROVE THE VAN RIGGED WITH EXPLOSIVES THAT LEVELED THE SEVEN-STORY ARGENTINE ISRAEL MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION ON JULY 18, 1994.
85 2 vital APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Prosecutor Alberto Nisman had said Berro, a Lebanese citizen and Hezbollah member, detonated a van packed with explosives outside the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Aid Association on July 18, 1994.
85 3 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0637 BUENOS AIRES Nov 9 A young Lebanese member of Hezbollah bombed the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association in 1994 in a suicide mission killing 85 and wounding 300 a prosecutor said Wednesday
85 3 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 A Lebanese member of Hezbollah bombed the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association in 1994 in a suicide mission, killing 85 and wounding 300, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
85 3 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 A LEBANESE MEMBER OF HEZBOLLAH BOMBED THE ARGENTINE JEWISH MUTUAL ASSOCIATION IN 1994 IN A SUICIDE MISSION, KILLING 85 AND WOUNDING 300, A PROSECUTOR SAID WEDNESDAY.
85 3 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 A Lebanese member of Hezbollah bombed the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association in 1994 in a suicide mission, killing 85 and wounding 300, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Prosecutor Alberto Nissman told reporters that he was able to identify the man as Ibrahim Hussein Berro through "work by Argentina's secretary of intelligence, along with the FBI of the United States and with corroboration by statements of at least three witnesses." He said that Hussein, 21, was a member of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah. Attacks against the Israeli embassy in 1992, in which 22 died and 200 were wounded, and against the center in 1994 are still unresolved and no one has been arrested in either crime, prompting outcries from Jewish leaders.
85 3 okay AFP_ENG_20051110.0134 Argentina-attacks-Jews-Hezbollah BUENOS AIRES: A Lebanese member of Hezbollah bombed the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association in 1994 in a suicide mission, killing 85 and wounding 300, a prosecutor said.
85 3 okay APW_ENG_20051109.1277 The suicide bomber who detonated a van packed with explosives outside a Jewish community center in 1994 killing 85 people in Argentina's worst terrorist attack has been identified as a Hezbollah militant a prosecutor said Wednesday
85 3 okay APW_ENG_20051109.1293 The suicide bomber who detonated a van packed with explosives outside a Jewish community center in 1994, killing 85 people in Argentina's worst terrorist attack, has been identified as a Hezbollah militant,
85 3 okay APW_ENG_20051109.1293 The suicide bomber who detonated a van packed with explosives outside a Jewish community center in 1994, killing 85 people in Argentina's worst terrorist attack, has been identified as a Hezbollah militant, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
85 3 okay APW_ENG_20051109.1293 THE SUICIDE BOMBER WHO DETONATED A VAN PACKED WITH EXPLOSIVES OUTSIDE A JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN 1994, KILLING 85 PEOPLE IN ARGENTINA'S WORST TERRORIST ATTACK, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A HEZBOLLAH MILITANT, A PROSECUTOR SAID WEDNESDAY.
85 3 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 2005-11-11, BEIRUT, Lebanon The Hezbollah militant group has denied an Argentine prosecutor's charge that it was responsible for blowing up a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994, killing 85 people in the country's worst terrorist attack. Hezbollah said the person named in the prosecutor's statement, Ibrahim Hussein Berro, was killed fighting the Israelis in south Lebanon. But the group gave no date for the death of the 21-year-old guerrilla in a statement issued Thursday.
85 3 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Hezbollah denies involvement in bombing of Jewish center in Argentina in 1994   BEIRUT, Lebanon    The Hezbollah militant group has denied an Argentine prosecutor's charge that it was responsible for blowing up a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994, killing 85 people in the country's worst terrorist attack.
85 3 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Hezbollah denies involvement in bombing of Jewish center in Argentina in , Lebanon The Hezbollah militant group denied Argentine prosecutor's charge it was responsible for blowing up Jewish center , killing 85 people .
85 3 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Hezbollah denies involvement in bombing of Jewish center in Argentina in , Lebanon The Hezbollah militant group has denied an Argentine prosecutor's charge that it was responsible for blowing up a Jewish center in Buenos Aires , killing 85 people in the country's worst terrorist attack .
85 3 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 The Hezbollah militant group has denied an Argentine prosecutor's charge that it was responsible for blowing up a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994 killing 85 people in the country's worst terrorist attack
85 3 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 The Hezbollah militant group has denied an Argentine prosecutor's charge that it was responsible for blowing up a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994, killing 85 people in the country's worst terrorist attack.
85 3 okay XIN_ENG_20051110.0358 Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrilla group on Thursday denied involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.
85 3 okay XIN_ENG_20051110.0358 LEBANON'S HEZBOLLAH GUERRILLA GROUP ON THURSDAY DENIED INVOLVEMENT IN THE 1994 BOMBING OF A JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN ARGENTINA'S CAPITAL OF BUENOS AIRES THAT KILLED 85 PEOPLE.
85 4 vital AFP_ENG_20041007.0831 "There are strong indications that terrorists such as Al-Qaeda do derive some incomes from (smuggling), for example in the triborder area between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, there are traders originating from the Middle East that are recycling some of the profit, donating some of the profit to some of these organisations, said Interpol expert John Newton. "
85 4 vital APW_ENG_20041004.0009 U.S. officials' description of the tri-border area where Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina meet as a key South American point for Islamic terrorist fund raising
85 4 vital APW_ENG_20041004.0009 Yet after more than three years under U.S watch American and some regional officials remain divided over the potential for terrorist links and unregulated trade flourishes U.S officials suspect much of the money flowing through the border is diverted to Islamic militants linked to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Palestinian militant group Hamas
85 4 vital APW_ENG_20050830.0993 Duarte repeated his government's commitment to fight drug trafficking money laundering piracy and terrorism in the so-called three border area where Argentina Brazil and Paraguay converge U.S officials have described the area as a fund-raising center for Hezbollah guerrillas
85 4 vital LTW_ENG_20041116.0117 U.S. officials are particularly worried that the ``tri-border'' region of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, with its large Arab population, has become a fund-raising hub for militant groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah.
85 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050209.0268 terrorists get financial support from triple border BUENOS AIRES , ( Xinhua ) The US Embassy in Paraguay confirmed that " from the Triple Border , money goes to the Middle East for terrorist organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas
85 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050209.0268 The US Embassy in Paraguay confirmed Wednesday that from the Triple Border money goes to the Middle East for terrorist organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas
85 4 vital XIN_ENG_20050209.0268 The US Embassy in Paraguay confirmed Wednesday that "from the Triple Border, money goes to the Middle East for terrorist organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas." But in none of the three South American countries (Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina) sharing the so-called triple border area, " there are terrorist training fields," the Paraguayan daily ABC Color quoted US Embassy spokeswoman Karen Williams as saying.
85 5 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 He said that two Hussein brothers living in Detroit Michigan in the United States testified that Ibrahim had joined Hezbollah which Israel calls a terrorist organization
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051109.1277 The suicide bomber who detonated a van packed with explosives outside a Jewish community center in 1994 killing 85 people in Argentina's worst terrorist attack has been identified as a Hezbollah militant a prosecutor said Wednesday
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051109.1277 The suicide bomber who detonated a van packed with explosives outside a Jewish community center in 1994, killing 85 people in Argentina's worst terrorist attack, has been identified as a Hezbollah militant, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051109.1293 Suspected Hezbollah militant identified as bomber in 1994 attack on Argentine Jewish center   BUENOS AIRES, Argentina    The suicide bomber who detonated a van packed with explosives outside a Jewish community center in 1994, killing 85 people in Argentina's worst terrorist attack, has been identified as a Hezbollah militant, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051109.1293 The suicide bomber who detonated a van packed with explosives outside a Jewish community center in 1994, killing 85 people in Argentina's worst terrorist attack, has been identified as a Hezbollah militant,
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051109.1293 The suicide bomber who detonated a van packed with explosives outside a Jewish community center in 1994, killing 85 people in Argentina's worst terrorist attack, has been identified as a Hezbollah militant, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051109.1293 THE SUICIDE BOMBER WHO DETONATED A VAN PACKED WITH EXPLOSIVES OUTSIDE A JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN 1994, KILLING 85 PEOPLE IN ARGENTINA'S WORST TERRORIST ATTACK, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A HEZBOLLAH MILITANT, A PROSECUTOR SAID WEDNESDAY.
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 Prosecutor Alberto Nisman said Hussein Berro "belonged to Hezbollah" and drove the van rigged with explosives that leveled the seven-story Argentine Israel Mutual Aid Association on July 18, 1994.
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 Prosecutor Alberto Nisman said Hussein Berro "belonged to Hezbollah" and drove the van rigged with explosives that leveled the seven-story Argentine Israel Mutual Aid Association on July 18, 1994. The building was a symbol of Argentina's more than 200,000-strong Jewish community.
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 SERGIO BURSTEIN, A MEMBER OF A GROUP OF RELATIVES OF VICTIMS OF THE BOMBING, TOLD THE NEWSPAPER LA NACION IN ITS ONLINE EDITION THAT THE BREAKTHROUGH IS "CRITICALLY IMPORTANT" IN PROVIDING AUTHORITIES WITH NEW LEADS IN THE CASE, PROSECUTOR ALBERTO NISMAN SAID HUSSEIN BERRO "BELONGED TO HEZBOLLAH" AND DROVE THE VAN RIGGED WITH EXPLOSIVES THAT LEVELED THE SEVEN-STORY ARGENTINE ISRAEL MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION ON JULY 18, 1994.
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 The prosecutor also said the young man had left his home for Hezbollah camps in Southern Lebanon for training prior to the attack.
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 THE PROSECUTOR ALSO SAID THE YOUNG MAN HAD LEFT HIS HOME FOR HEZBOLLAH CAMPS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON FOR TRAINING PRIOR TO THE ATTACK.
85 5 okay APW_ENG_20051111.1118 Prosecutor Alberto Nisman had said Berro, a Lebanese citizen and Hezbollah member, detonated a van packed with explosives outside the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Aid Association on July 18, 1994.
85 6 vital APW_ENG_20041004.0009 Treasury accused Assad Ahmad Barakat of using his electronics store as a cover for Hezbollah fund raising saying he raised money by mortgaging his import-export business to borrow from a bank in a fraud scheme and coerced other Arab merchants into making Hezbollah contributions
85 6 vital APW_ENG_20041004.0009 Treasury accused Assad Ahmad Barakat of using his electronics store as a cover for Hezbollah fund raising, saying he raised money by mortgaging his import-export business to borrow from a bank in a fraud scheme and "coerced" other Arab merchants into making Hezbollah contributions.
85 6 vital LTW_ENG_20041222.0054 The United States alleges that Barakat engaged in counterfeiting and extortion to raise funds for Hezbollah.
85 7 okay XIN_ENG_20051110.0358 Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in March 1992 which killed 29 people and injured 200 others
85 7 okay XIN_ENG_20051110.0358 Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in March 1992, which killed 29 people and injured 200 others.
85 8 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0637 Attacks against the Israeli embassy in 1992 in which 22 died and 200 were wounded and against the center in 1994 are still unresolved and no one has been arrested in either crime prompting outcries from Jewish leaders
85 8 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 A Lebanese member of Hezbollah bombed the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association in 1994 in a suicide mission, killing 85 and wounding 300, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Prosecutor Alberto Nissman told reporters that he was able to identify the man as Ibrahim Hussein Berro through "work by Argentina's secretary of intelligence, along with the FBI of the United States and with corroboration by statements of at least three witnesses." He said that Hussein, 21, was a member of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah. Attacks against the Israeli embassy in 1992, in which 22 died and 200 were wounded, and against the center in 1994 are still unresolved and no one has been arrested in either crime, prompting outcries from Jewish leaders.
85 8 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 A March 1992 blast destroyed the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 29 people in a case that had also been blamed on Hezbollah.
85 8 okay APW_ENG_20051110.0209 A MARCH 1992 BLAST DESTROYED THE ISRAELI EMBASSY IN BUENOS AIRES, KILLING 29 PEOPLE IN A CASE THAT HAD ALSO BEEN BLAMED ON HEZBOLLAH.
85 8 okay XIN_ENG_20051110.0358 Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in March 1992 which killed 29 people and injured 200 others
85 8 okay XIN_ENG_20051110.0358 Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in March 1992, which killed 29 people and injured 200 others.
85 9 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 Argentina has international warrants against 13 Iranians suspected of involvement in the attack including the former Iranian ambassador to Buenos Aires Hadi Soleimanpur and former cultural attache Moshen Rabbani
85 9 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 Argentina has international warrants against 13 Iranians suspected of involvement in the attack, including the former Iranian ambassador to Buenos Aires, Hadi Soleimanpur, and former cultural attache, Moshen Rabbani.
85 9 okay AFP_ENG_20051109.0711 ARGENTINA HAS INTERNATIONAL WARRANTS AGAINST 13 IRANIANS SUSPECTED OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE ATTACK, INCLUDING THE FORMER IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO BUENOS AIRES, HADI SOLEIMANPUR, AND FORMER CULTURAL ATTACHE, MOSHEN RABBANI.