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...Italy, the Vatican's political influence remains strong enough to keep gay rights off the official agenda. In March the Italian parliament passed one of the most stringent assisted - fertility laws in Europe?it bans donor sperm, donor eggs and surrogate motherhood, which same - sex couples could use to have children, and limits assisted - fertility treatments to "stable" heterosexual couples...
...diesel for cars, trucks and buses are expected to account for nearly half of the country's oil demand. China is beginning to respond. Last month, Beijing approved its first fuel-efficiency standards for passenger vehicles, which will begin to take effect in 2005 and will be more stringent than those in the U.S. Last month Toyota announced plans to manufacture the Prius, its hybrid gasoline-electric car, in China, where it hopes the clean vehicle will find a significant market. Beijing's government, meanwhile, is working to develop electric cars before 2008, and GM is working with the Shanghai...
...more terror. - By Bruce Crumley. With reporting by Jane Walker Opening the Door EUROPEAN UNION Turkey 's hopes of joining the E.U. received another boost as the European Commission recommended the start of accession talks with Ankara - a decision that must be ratified by E.U leaders in December. Despite stringent conditions imposed to ensure that Turkey does not backpedal on political and legal reform, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan was confident the negotiations, which could take up to 15 years, would conclude successfully. "We consider the European Union a community of values, not a Christian club," he said. The Commission...
...effort to improve safety and uphold drinking laws, Harvard administrators will set up a variety of stringent restrictions on alcohol at this year’s Harvard-Yale game, including banning U-Hauls entirely...
...order to avoid running out of money for student groups halfway through the year, the council must approach its own initiatives such as concerts, comedians and hypnotists with the same stringent accountability it expects from student groups. With the increased budget, the temptation to approve unnecessary or fiscally irresponsible initiatives simply “because it can” will weigh heavily on the council...