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An announcement is expected later this month of a joint scientific investigation into the health implications of exposure to dioxin. Alastair Hay reports on the protracted negotiations leading to this decision.
David Dickson reports from New York on the third meeting of the preparatory committee for the United Nations Conference on science and technology for development