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Timorese students seek political asylum

Seven young East Timorese entered the Swedish and Finnish embassies in Jakarta on June 23 to ask for political asylum. After being told that the Finish embassy would not help, the four Timorese in that embassy left after receiving "guarantees"

Biodiversity treaty watered down

By Anne Casey More than 150 countries signed the Biodiversity Convention, in principle, a year ago at the Earth Summit (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, but the agreement is still a long way from doing anything very concrete to preserve species