Why Iran's protests are not revolution re-run

cnn Tuesday, February 9, 2010 12:45:00 PM CET | info

As the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution approaches this week, with the promise of mass protests from Iran's growing opposition movement, it's tempting to compare the upheaval with unrest that ultimately toppled the shah of Iran....

Cargill to Build its First Sugar Plant in Egypt

flexnewsfood Tuesday, February 9, 2010 12:24:00 PM CET | info

Cairo, Feb 8 - Agricultural conglomerate Cargill [CARG.UL] will build a $120 million sugar refinery plant in Egypt to help meet domestic demand, Egypt's Industrial Development Authority Chairman Amr Assal said on Monday. "The plant will produce 600,000 tonnes of sugar per year," Assal told Reuters in an interview....

Obama seeks to improve kids' nutrition

washtimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:52:00 AM CET | info

The Obama administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition by ridding school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks and giving school lunch and breakfast to more students. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the administration will seek changes when Congress overhauls the Childhood Nutrition Act, first passed in 1966....

India sharply divided over introduction of Bt Brinjal

HindustanTimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:41:00 AM CET | info

With Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's final decision on commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal expected today, Indian scientists, politicians and actitivists remain sharply divided over the issue of allowing the genetically modified vegetable to hit the market. Ramesh is likely to hold a press conference over his decision today....

Peru toasts pisco boom on annual cocktail day

telegraph Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:33:00 AM CET | info

A Pisco Sour is the Peruvian national cocktail, which has enjoyed a tremendous boom over the past decade. Pisco brandy production rose fourfold and exports by a factor of eleven....

Reform begins at home: Michelle Obama puts daughters through diet before launching obesity campaign in the U.S.

dailymail Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:17:00 AM CET | info

Michelle Obama starts campaign to tackle childhood obesity by admitting her own daughters were overweight before a diet nipped the problem in the bud....

I love burgers and fries, confesses Michelle Obama as she launches fight against childhood obesity

dailymail Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:55:00 AM CET | info

The First Lady has urged children to become more active, but confesses to eating unhealthy food - including ice-cream and cake....

‘Nothing new’ – opposition lambastes budget

stabroeknews Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:51:00 AM CET | info

The $142.8 billion budget announced yesterday by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has been lambasted by members of the parliamentary opposition who say that the ......

$9.9B budgeted to fuel sugar recovery -lower rice yield expected

stabroeknews Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:51:00 AM CET | info

$9.9B is expected to be ploughed into sugar this year, with production projected at 280,000 tonnes representing a 19.8% increase over last year’s production. Finance Minister ......

Foreign trade ends in record surplus in 2009

praguemonitor Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:21:00 AM CET | info

ČTK The Czech Republic's foreign trade ended with a record CZK 153.2 billion surplus last year, CZK 85.9bn higher than in 2008, the Czech Statistical Office announced Monday....

India divided over Bt Brinjal

economictimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:09:00 AM CET | info

Bt Brinjal is a trans-genic brinjal created by inserting a gene (Cry 1Ac) from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringenisis (Bt) into brinjal....

New cig peril: Third -hand smoke coats puffers in poison

register Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:49:00 AM CET | info

"The burning of tobacco releases nicotine in the form of a vapor that adsorbs strongly onto indoor surfaces, such as walls, floors, carpeting, drapes and furniture. Nicotine can persist on those materials for days, weeks and even months. Our study shows that when this residual nicotine reacts with.......

In Haiti, a rum everyone can agree on

latimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:21:00 AM CET | info

Rhum Barbancourt is a national tradition, surviving the tumult of the last century and a half. Whether it is weddings or holidays, or raising voodoo spirits, no other will do. When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt arrived here in 1934 to mark the end of America's occupation of Haiti, he insisted.......

NCKU Team Revealed New Mechanism of Why Tobaccos Cause Cancer, Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation

finanznachrichten-en Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:10:00 AM CET | info

In the history of humans fighting against cancer, the relationship between tobaccos and cancer has been an important subject for the academic and clinical ......

Zimbabwe: Tobacco Firms Urged to Plant Trees

allafrica Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:25:00 AM CET | info

Acting Chief Makoni has urged tobacco companies contracting farmers in his area to engage in tree planting activities or risk being banned from operating in the area....

Morning press briefing from 8 February 2010

ukgovpublic Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:15:00 AM CET | info

Briefing by the Prime Minister’s spokesman on: President Karzau Phonecall, MPs’ expenses, Iran, NHS Speech, Afghanistan, bananas and misc President Karzau Phonecall The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister spoke to President Karzai yesterday....

Local study proves relation between tobacco, lung cancer

ChinaPost Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:43:00 AM CET | info

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A Taiwanese research had further identified the reason why tobacco causes lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases and was made the cover story of the February issue of the world is leading biomedical journal, The Journal of Clinical Investigation....

GM crop battle

bbc Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:22:00 AM CET | info

India is about to decide whether BT brinjal - a strain of genetically modified (GM) aubergine - will be allowed for commercial cultivation. The BBC's Geeta Pandey reports from the southern city of Bangalore on how this humble vegetable has sharply divided public opinion....

The lingering dangers of smoking

MailGuardian Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:16:00 AM CET | info

You know smoking is bad for you. You know inhaling someone else's smoke is bad for you. Now a study says third-hand smoke is also bad for you....

Youth smoking grave concern

TheGovernmentOfBotswana Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:05:00 AM CET | info

LOBATSE - Though Botswana does not produce tobacco, the rate at which Batswana, particularly the youth take up smoking is of great concern to authorities. Addressing the Lobatse Town Council full council meeting recently, chief health officer in the Ministry of Health, Mr Clifford Matsoga said this.......

Ba ikuela ka letlhoko la ditlamelo

TheGovernmentOfBotswana Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:05:00 AM CET | info

MAHALAPYE - Banni ba Tewane mo kgaolong ya Shoshong ba lela ka letlhoko la ditlamelo mo motseng wa bone. Banni ba ntshitse selelo se mo phuthegong e e neng e buisiwa ke mopalamente wa Shoshong, Rre Philip Makgalemele. E rile modulasetilo wa komiti ya ditlhabololo tsa motse, Rre Gasekgale Kekwaletswe.......

09 February 2010

TheGovernmentOfBotswana Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:05:00 AM CET | info

SEROWE - Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) plans to complete the construction of 372 houses in Serowe by July 2011. The organisations public and corporate affairs manager, Mr Mookodi Seisa says of the 372 houses currently under construction, the 106 in Mannathoko ward constructed by China Jiansu.......

Entry Level: There’s No Eyebrow She Can’t Tame

nytimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:48:00 AM CET | info

Salima Rajwani shapes brows by threading, or rolling taut cotton strands along the skin to pull hairs from the root. She learned the technique in her native India....

Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer: study (AFP)

news-yahoo Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:19:00 AM CET | info

AFP - People who drink at least two sugary sodas a week have an increased risk of developing cancer of the pancreas, and researchers suspect the culprit is sugar, a new study shows....

The Pros & Cons of Kola Nuts

ghanaweb Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:16:00 AM CET | info

Kola nuts The kola nut that we’re all too familiar with in Ghana or bitter cola, (Cola Vera, Cola acuminata, Cola nitida) is a seed part from a tree from the Sterculiaceae family. The trees are native to Central and Western Africa, but are now found in the Caribbean and Brazil, where they were introduced by African slaves....

Danger of third-hand smoke raises new health alarm

irish-independent Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:10:00 AM CET | info

FIRST came the evidence that smoking caused lung cancer, then researchers found a link between second-hand smoke and chronic illnesses, now a study has pointed an accusing finger at "third-hand" smoke....