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...Canadian government averted a possible trade war with the U.S. this week by agreeing to slash annual wheat exports to 1.5 million metric tons. The wheat pact fulfilled Clinton's pre-NAFTA promises to grain-growing states that he would challenge alleged Canadian subsidies of the industry...
...North Korean negotiators in Geneva were hammering out a joint statement this evening -- probably an agreement on how to dispose of 8,000 spent fuel rods that North Korea could otherwise use in its alleged nuclear weapons program, a North Korean diplomat said. The pact could set off a domino effect, observes TIME correspondent Jay Peterzell, resulting in a U.S.-funded, $2 billion light-water reactor -- unsuitable for production of fuel for weapons -- for Pyongyang, and the establishment of full diplomatic ties. After tonight, the two sides are expected to break until September. "This buys time and keeps everything...
...airspace for 25 minutes. The historic flyover occurred minutes after Israel's Knesset formally approved a peace agreement with Jordan. The veteran pilot swooped low for the first time over Jerusalem's Muslim holy sites, over which Jordan will soon resume its ancient caretaker role as part of the pact with the Jewish state. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin radioed his greetings to the King: "Your majesty, welcome to Israel, even though...
...Palestinian state finds itself in a situation much like those of the oligarchical, under-developed states of the Warsaw Pact only four years ago. Unfortunately, the Palestinians have little to attract foreign interest in their future. With few skilled workers, continuing social unrest, and a nation spread out over several territories, it's no wonder that General Electric and AT&T aren't flocking to Jericho as they did to Budapest and Prague...
...small but growing economies. He made another crowd-pleasing promise to put up much of the funds needed to move out the lingering Russian troops. In Poland, he promised that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would expand to include Warsaw -- and, of course, the other former Warsaw-pact countries. So what did Clinton get in return for all theAmerican largess? At least one gift, a saxophone from Poland's Lech Walesa.parpar