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Where Will The Next Food Crisis StrikeRome, Italy (SPX) Mar 03, 2010 The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the American Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) are working to innovate and reinforce their food security monitoring systems and to develop more efficient early warning tools. These efforts come as a response to the 2007-2008 global food crisis that increased significantly the number of countries under threat of famine. Satellite observation is the key instrument ... read more |
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Brussels (AFP) March 2, 2010The European Commission on Tuesday approved the cultivation of genetically-modified potatoes, prompting an angry response from environmental campaign groups and two EU member governments. Austria said it was planning an immediate ban on the potatoes' cultivation, while Italy's agriculture minister slammed the commission's decision and vowed to defend "traditional agriculture and citizens' he ... more  
London (AFP) March 2, 2010A British climate researcher at the centre of a row over global warming science has admitted he wrote some "pretty awful" emails to sceptics when he was refusing their requests for data. But Phil Jones, of the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit, defended Monday his decision not to release the data about temperatures from around the world, saying it was not "standard practice" ... more  
Abuja (AFP) March 2, 2010Nigeria's army chief vowed not to drag soldiers into politics Tuesday, as government tensions ran high from President Umaru Yar'Adua's continued public absence after a lengthy stay in a Saudi hospital. "We are military professionals and we are determined to remain so", Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau said during a meeting with retired military men. "Nobody, no matter what (...) will ... more |
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China's high-speed railway operator plans to list: mediaBeijing (AFP) March 2, 2010 The operator of a high-speed railway linking Shanghai and Beijing is planning a stock market listing this year to help it cover the project's massive costs, state media reported Tuesday. Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Co Ltd, indirectly owned by China's Ministry of Railways, hopes to raise 30-50 billion yuan (4.4-7.3 billion dollars) with the move, the China Daily said, citing an unnamed ministry source. The report did not specify where the company hoped to list. Work on the 1,318-kilo ... read more |
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