World Bank chief visits Japan (AFP via Yahoo! News) World Bank president Robert Zoellick arrived in Japan Wednesday for a two-day visit to the bank's second-largest investor, officials said Wednesday. [News Source]

World Bank chief visits Japan (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) World Bank president Robert Zoellick arrived in Japan Wednesday for a two-day visit to the bank's second-largest investor, officials said Wednesday. [News Source]

U.K. farmers pray outbreak is contained (AP via Yahoo! News) Michael Fordham remembers all too well the ravages of the foot-and-mouth epidemic that swept Britain in 2001 — millions of cattle destroyed and a personal financial burden almost impossible to bear. [News Source]

Us Senator Seeks Damage Assessment From Beef Barriers In S.Korea (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) A senior U.S. senator on Tuesday called for a review of the damage to the American beef market from "persistent unfair bans" by foreign importers such as South Korea and Japan. [News Source]

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Key senator asks study of beef trade barriers (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The U.S. International Trade Commission was directed by a key senator on Tuesday to report on barriers to U.S. beef sales in major trading partners such as Japan and South Korea. [News Source]

Customer Service (Brandon Sun) TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is urging more vigilance at the Canadian border regarding British travellers in the wake of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease southwest of London. [News Source]

Ont. farmers urge screening of British travellers after foot-and-mouth outbreak (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is urging more vigilance at the Canadian border regarding British travellers in the wake of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease southwest of London. [News Source]

U.S. stance on world trade deals seen hardening (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The appetite for trade deals in the United States is fading and the window to strike an agreement in the Doha round of farm talks is closing, analysts and lawmakers said Tuesday. [News Source]

UK fears bio-security leaks (The New Zealand Herald) The latest foot-and-mouth outbreak in the UK is raising security questions at the many laboratories handling dangerous materials. [News Source]