Rinderpest goes but African livestock still at risk

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) next week will declare that rinderpest has been...

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Drought and floods in China reopen water debate

After the worst drought in 60 years, south-western and central China have suffered torrential...

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President Jose Mujica's plan to tax large landholders has generated clashes over the wisdom of...

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There is growing concern among some economists that Canada risks succumbing to so-called Dutch...

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Both the official unemployment rate (about 16%) and the likely true rate (about 20-23%) are...

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On May 24 the Chamber of Deputies approved major changes to Brazil's Forest Code, which governs...

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Protests broke out in Inner Mongolia last week following the alleged killing of an ethnic...

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President Evo Morales has intimated that the government plans to use a portion of Bolivia's high...

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Despite record terms of trade, capital flight increased in the first five months of 2011,...

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The low level of agricultural production was the main reason why the Armenian economy was so slow...

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