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/ 25 November 2002
Nineteen flags flutter over the concrete blast barriers and razor wire surrounding the entrance to Nato’s Brussels headquarters, where armed guards with sniffer dogs screen cars and visitors with extra care these days.
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/ 5 November 2002
The European Commission has announced plans to stop low-cost drugs intended for African countries being illegally resold for big profits in the West. Under the proposal approved by the commission developing countries should be guaranteed access to cut-price medicines.
Washington this week revealed its intention to use United Nations weapons inspections as a possible first step towards a military occupation of Iraq by sending in troops, sealing off ”exclusion zones” and creating secure corridors throughout the country.
Russia was warmly received into Nato’s embrace this week as the Cold War enemies finally buried the hatchet and began working together in a world transformed by terrorism. Vladimir Putin heaped praise on the Nato-Russia Council.
JEAN-MARIE le Pen’s foray into the heart of Europe collapsed into chaos and recriminations this week after he was heckled by MEPs and taunted by anti-fascist demonstrators before expounding his views