BBC NEWS | Business | Higher food costs still a concern - 0 views
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Charlotte Lemaitre on 17 Jul 09Food prices soared in 2007 and early 2008, throwing hundreds of millions of people around the world into poverty.
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BBC NEWS | Health | Lower IQ 'a heart disease risk' - 0 views
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Having a lower than average IQ is in itself a risk factor for heart disease, say UK researchers.
BBC NEWS | Health | 'Better data needed' on swine flu - 0 views
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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.
GM crops are another tool in the fight against poverty | Mark Tester | Environment | gu... - 0 views
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We need more, and perhaps different, strategies to give farmers on low-quality soils a better chance at improving their lot
Atlas highlights HIV/AIDS burden in Southeast - CNN.com - 1 views
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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.
Swine flu 'could infect up to half the population' - Health News, Health & Families - T... - 0 views
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Health authorities told to set up testing and drug distribution centres in case of autumn outbreak
BBC NEWS | Europe | World hunger 'hits one billion' - 0 views
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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.
Paul McCartney and Other Celebs Support Meat-Free Monday (Video) : TreeHugger - 0 views
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Meat free monday video
BBC NEWS | Americas | Swine flu strikes Mexico tourism - 0 views
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Mexico says it is going through what is the biggest drop in its tourism revenue since records began in the 1980s because of the swine flu scare.
BBC NEWS | UK | Swine flu: Country by country - 0 views
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From Lettuce to Beef, What's the Water Footprint of Your Food? : TreeHugger - 0 views
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water footprint of common food items
BBC NEWS | Business | 'Hidden cost' of Colombian biofuel - 0 views
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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.
BBC NEWS | Africa | HIV in South Africa 'levels off' - 0 views
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South Africa's HIV epidemic has levelled off at an infection rate of 10.9% for those aged two or older, according to a new study.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | S Asia hunger 'at 40-year high' - 0 views
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A UN report says hunger in South Asia has reached its highest level in 40 years because of food and fuel price rises and the global economic downturn.
Amazon rainforests pay the price as demand for beef soars | Special report | Environmen... - 0 views
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Inquiry highlights concerns over ranching in heartland of Brazil
British supermarkets accused over destruction of Amazon rainforest | Environment | The ... - 0 views
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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.
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