The government must map the spread of swine flu more
accurately in order to predict the number of people who are likely to die from
it, scientists say.
The Southeast is among the areas of the United States with the highest concentration of cases of HIV and AIDS, according to a new online tool called the National HIV/AIDS Atlas.
One billion people throughout the world suffer from hunger, a figure which has increased by 100 million because of the global financial crisis, says the UN.
Colombia's government proudly claims that it is the biggest producer of
biodiesel and ethanol in Latin America after Brazil, but human rights groups do
not share that enthusiasm.
British
supermarkets
are
driving rapid destruction of the Amazon rainforest by using meat from farms
responsible for illegal
deforestation
,
according to a three-year investigation of the global trade in Brazilian cattle
products.