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By Carla Maldonado

Hackles Raised in Fur Debate
Defenders of animal rights in the world's fashion capital say that behind every fur coat is a story of suffering and death. The issue pits environmentalists and animal rights defenders against fur ranchers, while fashion designers opt to stay out of the debate.

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Credit: Fabricio Van Den Broeck
Credit: Fabricio Van Den Broeck
By Germán A. de la Reza

Global Trade's Road to Cancún
The Mexican cities of Cancún and Puebla will host the negotiations of the World Trade Organization and the Free Trade Area of the Americas this year, and progress continues apace. But where is the Latin American Agenda?

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Porto Alegre. Fuente: webcam de la Prefeitura Municipal
Porto Alegre. Source: Municipal government webcam

World Social Forum 2003
The World Social Forum, in its third annual meeting, January 23-28, will proclaim its central message with renewed energy: "another world is possible". And the host city is once again the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, which expects tens of thousands of people to converge on this "open meeting space".

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Ecobreves
Informal waste collectors to meet at World Social Forum... Cuba trains technicians in eco-friendly refrigeration... Clean technology food fair announced in Chile.
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