Johannesburg and after
The summit on sustainable development under way in South Africa is a parody of globalization. Delegates from all corners of the globe, representing hundreds of nongovernmental organizations, have
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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McDonald's switching oil used in french fries
McDonald's the world's largest fast-food chain, has announced that it will soon start frying its foods in a different oil that will significantly reduce the most harmful type of fat in its menu.The
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Diesel exhaust is linked to lung cancer
The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that long-term exposure to exhaust from diesel engines likely causes lung cancer in humans and triggers a variety of other lung and respiratory
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3 West Nile virus cases are tied to transplants
Three of the four recipients of organs from a single donor who had West Bile virus also developed West Bile encephalitis, strengthening the possibility that the virus can be transmitted through organ
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U.S. steps up air attack on Colombia coca crop
With the full support of the Colombian president, the United States has begun what American officials say will be the biggest and most aggressive effort yet to wipe out coca growing.A round of aerial
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Zambia firm on rejecting altered corn
The president of Zambia has said that his country, which is inching toward famine, will continue to refuse relief food that may be genetically modified, calling such food "poison" and saying it is
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An Internet address for the environment
Every night some 2 billion humans go to bed with chronic pangs of hunger and the despair of knowing they will face yet another day with little or no hope. The recent World Summit on Sustainable
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Typhoons leaves 26 dead in China
A typhoon left up to 26 people dead and five missing as it battered southeast China over the weekend, officials and state media said, adding to an already high weather-related summer death toll
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Big agenda, little action on world's problems
In the end, the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development was just too complex. The ambitious project to increase development and rescue the destitute from their plight without further damaging the
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Strikes at food supply remain a big concern
Although the Bush administration has invested hundreds of millions of dollars over the past year to strengthen defenses against a biological attack, experts say the United States remains highly