
NGOs sue Monsanto, EU food safety watchdog over pesticide
A group of European NGOs on Wednesday sued agri-giant Monsanto and the EU's food safety watchdog for allegedly distorting scientific data on the carcinogenic effects of controversial weedkiller glyphosate, ahead of a key EU vote to renew its approval for another 10 years. ... more
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Climate change poised to hurt food supplies: study
The effects of climate change on food production could cause 500,000 extra deaths by 2050 compared to a world without global warming, according to a study released Thursday. ... more
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North Korea warns US against pushing it to give up nukes
Iran vows stronger response if attacked again by US, Israel
Ukraine says Russian attacks targeted western city, home to airfield
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NASA finds drought in Eastern Mediterranean worst of past 900 years
A new NASA study finds that the recent drought that began in 1998 in the eastern Mediterranean Levant region, which comprises Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey, is likely ... more
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Cholera-like disease 'piggybacking' on El Nino to reach new shores
New research just published has highlighted how El Nino could be transporting and spreading waterborne diseases like cholera thousands of miles, across oceans, with significant impacts for public he ... more
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An integrated evaluation framework for water storage strategies in Sub-Sahara Africa
The current study proposes a multi-criteria decision aid framework to funding agencies for the integrated evaluation of water storage systems in Ethiopia and more broadly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Syria's Aleppo gets taste of peace but thirsts for water
A landmark ceasefire has lifted the burden of daily rocket attacks and bomb blasts in Syria's second city Aleppo - but not its residents' profound thirst. ... more
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Vietnam hit by worst drought in 90 years
Vietnam is suffering its worst drought in nearly a century with salinisation hitting farmers especially hard in the crucial southern Mekong delta, experts said Monday. ... more
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