Farmers switch to other crops as market for tobacco shrinks

San Francisco: Responding to a question about Coca-Cola's sponsorship of the Olympic Torch Relay at the Coca-Cola shareholders meeting last week, Mr. Isdell, CEO of Coca-Cola, defended the sponsorship by referring to the Olympic Torch as a symbol of hope

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Biofuels are not the "cash cow" farmers were promised. As an energy source they are less efficient and no "greener" than oil. Growing them will cause food prices to rise and as a result, the poor will be at an even greater risk of hunger.

CPSC Says Wal-Mart Didn't Tell Consumers Where, When Products Were Sold The federal consumer product watchdog agency said Tuesday that a unilateral recall of lead-tainted toy animals by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. lacked some information that consumers need

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Australia's failure to ratify the Kyoto protocol is costing the country 3.8 billion dollars (3.1 billion US) in lost investment opportunities, according a study released on Wednesday. Sustainability consultancy Cambiar said Australian firms investing in

CHICAGO (AP) - Toy store aisles are getting a multicultural makeover. Bolstered by the success of Nickelodeon's popular bilingual children's character, Dora the Explorer, and the spending power of the nation's growing minority population, toy retailers

Afghanistan's wildlife faces new pressures from the very people who are charged with rebuilding the country: contractors and the development community are driving the trade in rare and endangered wildlife.is home to snow leopards, Persian leopards, five s