Based on information reported in the NewsHour background report, fill in the blanks with True or False.

1. ______ "Singapore issues" relate to the development of new rules on international investment, competition and government procurement.

2.______ At the WTO conference in Cancun, European nations pushed aggressively for progress on agricultural subsidies.

3. ______ According to the report, farmers in developing countries earn about $2.50 per day in subsidies that the developed nations want to see eliminated.

4. ______ Anti-globalization protesters greatly contributed to the collapse of the Cancun conference.

5. ______ At the Cancun meeting, a new coalition of more than 20 nations, including agricultural exporters like Argentina and Ecuador, challenged the U.S. and Europe on distortions in the global trading system.

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