Word: spats
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...outside contamination. Most recently, the European Union (E.U.) has become obsessed with the “genetic purity” of its food, refusing to allow the import of genetically modified food from the U.S. or other countries. This policy has not only been the source of an unseemly spat with the U.S., but has also contributed to the starvation of thousands of people in sub-Saharan Africa...
...trashed. There’s no point in holding out for more—it’s all gone, the Seattle basement searched and cleaned out. Don’t bother hiding your flannel shirts in your closet hoping for a Seattle Rennisance. Grunge has risen, peaked and spat out its leftovers—the mystery is over and there’s no hope for new glory. But there is “You Know You’re Right...
Perhaps the "vigorous exchange" between Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac over agriculture policy put Vivendi CEO Jean-Rene Fourtou in the mood for an old-fashioned Anglo-French spat. It's tough to see why else Fourtou last week rejected Vodafone's €6.8 billion offer for Vivendi's stake in mobile-phone operator Cegetel. The sale could have eased Vivendi's crippling €19 billion debt. Just as importantly, to retain control of Cegetel Vivendi must now pre-empt Vodafone's bid for the shares held by BT and SBC, costing the cash-strapped company between...
...Somali elders urging them to stop the flow of migrants. "The Somali community must exercise some discipline and reduce the stress on our limited finances and our generosity," he wrote. "Now we need breathing room." The Somali leaders, in turn, accused the mayor of being a bigot. The spat made headlines around the world and prompted Somalis abroad to check in on their friends in Lewiston...
...Japanese have always been required to use some Vietnamese-made parts during assembly, under deals made with the government allowing them to set up factories in Vietnam. But there's been a running spat over whether Japan is living up to those contracts. Hanoi in July accused Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki of falsifying records to make it look like they are buying more local parts than they actually were. "These companies use the fact that they are big investors to strong-arm our government," complains Nguyen Van Khoa, president of the Vietnam Association of Motorcycles...