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BBC News
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Rice prices are set to keep rising as demand for the staple is outstripping production, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has said.
The Philippines-based body said in its Rice Today publication that more research was needed in how to inc..
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BBC News
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Opium production in Afghanistan is soaring out of control, the annual UN report on illegal drugs says.
The World Drug Report says more than 90% of illegal opium, which is used to make heroin, comes from Afghanistan.
It says cultivation of opium popp..
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FOX News
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Iran's parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that could lead to death penalty for persons convicted of working in the production of pornographic movies.
With a 148-5 vote in favor and four abstentions, lawmakers present at the Wednesday sess..
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BBC News
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The head of the UN World Food Programme has said urgent action is required to stimulate food production and help the poor cope with soaring food prices.
Josette Sheeran told the BBC that the WFP was now providing food aid to an additional 100 million p..
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CNN
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Iran's parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that could lead to death penalty for persons convicted of working in the production of pornographic movies.
With a 148-5 vote in favor and four abstentions, lawmakers present at the Wednesday sess..
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Independent
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Afghan opium production rose to record levels yet again last year, the US State Department has said, in what has become an annual announcement of failure.
Despite a programme to wipe out Afghan opium production by the Americans, the British and the gov..
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MSNBC
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Opium production in Afghanistan, which provides more than 90 percent of the world's heroin, broke all records in 2006, reaching a historic high despite ongoing U.S.-sponsored eradication efforts, the Bush administration reported yesterday...
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