Give 18 certificate to any film with a smoking scene, demand campaigners

TheScotsman Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:47:00 AM CET | info

FILMS that feature smoking should be given an automatic 18 rating to protect teenagers against taking up the habit, according to a new study....

Business big shot: Brian Myerson of D1 Oils

sundaytimes Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:35:00 AM CET | info

Brian Myerson is no stranger to the finer points of the boardroom fight. A veteran of rows at Liberty, Scholl, Photo-Me and Signet, the activist investor has been at it again at D1 Oils, a biofuels company. Yesterday the 51-year-old quit his post as chairman after a bruising battle over group strategy....

Cotton crop takes hit from Qld floods

smh Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:24:00 AM CET | info

Queensland's cotton crop has taken a big hit from recent floods, with one community alone facing losses of $8 million....

North Dakota braces for floods; Northeast hit too

alertnet Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:17:00 AM CET | info

* Red River will reach major flood stage by Tuesday * Crest at Fargo, North Dakota, seen below 2009 record * Flooding could affect US spring wheat, sugar beet sowing * Northeast soaked too; Massachusetts state of emergency (Adds flooding in Northeast U.S....

Trading maintains stability at lint market

dailytimesPK Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:07:00 AM CET | info

Staff Report KARACHI: Trading activity remained steady as raw quality stocks fetched higher than the actual price of the commodity in the absence of fine lint at the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA), dealers said on Monday. The spot rate at KCA remained unchanged at Rs 5,550 per maund....

UK-Based Company Shows Interest in Sugar Industry

jis Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:25:00 AM CET | info

Minister Shaw told JIS News that the interest from Tate and Lyle comes against the background of a European revival of interest in cane sugar. He said any partnership struck with the company, which has been involved in the processing and marketing of sugar for over 200 years, would be an exciting one....

PM, ministers to appear before parliament today

newtimes-RW Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:21:00 AM CET | info

KIGALI - Prime Minister Bernard Makuza, will today appear before Members of the Lower Chamber of Parliament to respond to queries raised by the parliamentary Commission on agriculture, livestock development and environment....

Cotton growers count cost of floods

abc-au Monday, March 15, 2010 11:18:00 PM CET | info

Cotton growers in the central Queensland town of Theodore are surveying their losses as floodwaters recede....

World View

financialexpress Monday, March 15, 2010 11:10:00 PM CET | info

Facebook CEO and founder has been named as the Media Person of the Year at the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. The award is given to a prominent......

Quick View

financialexpress Monday, March 15, 2010 11:10:00 PM CET | info

The country's top two commodity exchanges MCX and NCDEX will raise the open position limit for crude palm oil futures from April 1 in an effort to increase trading volume....

Millers stuck with high-cost cane

financialexpress Monday, March 15, 2010 11:10:00 PM CET | info

Indian millers are facing the prospect of lower margins in coming quarters as the recent steep fall in prices has saddled them with cane bought at the height of the price boom this year....

North Dakota braces for major flooding by Tuesday

reuters Monday, March 15, 2010 10:51:00 PM CET | info

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Melting snow will cause major flooding along the Red River in North Dakota by Tuesday with water levels just below the record set in 2009 during one of the worst floods in the state's history, the National Weather Service said on Monday....

Drug Helps Diabetics, Trial Finds

nytimes Monday, March 15, 2010 10:44:00 PM CET | info

A generic anti-inflammatory drug from the aspirin family helped patients in a clinical trial lower their blood sugar....

Link between nuts, 'pine mouth syndrome' is hard to crack

usaToday Monday, March 15, 2010 10:34:00 PM CET | info

Pine mouth syndrome, a bitter, metallic taste in the mouth, can develop after eating pine nuts, but there's little information ......

(AHN) Researchers Unlock New HIV Inhibitor In Bananas

AHN Monday, March 15, 2010 10:31:00 PM CET | info

A potent new inhibitor of HIV, derived from bananas, may unlock the key to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of the virus that causes AIDS. - (AHN)...

Teen Smoking Called a ‘National Catastrophe’

sptimesrussi Monday, March 15, 2010 10:30:00 PM CET | info

MOSCOW — Moscow’s top doctor said Friday that smoking-related diseases are growing and warned that teenage smoking is leading to a “national catastrophe....

New farmers urged to acquire better skills

herald Monday, March 15, 2010 10:19:00 PM CET | info

There is a need to continue equipping new farmers with better farming methods to ensure maximum yields for national food security....

Grants for Displaced Sugar Workers at Frome

jis Monday, March 15, 2010 10:16:00 PM CET | info

Some 101 displaced sugar workers, formerly of the Frome Sugar Estate in Westmoreland, have been selected to receive special grants amounting to $16 million, through the government's Sugar Transformation Unit. The initiative, funded by the European Union, is geared towards providing alternative.......

Bananas against AIDS?

afrol Monday, March 15, 2010 10:06:00 PM CET | info

, 15 March - Scientists have found a special protein in the banana that could help women prevent being infected by HIV during sexual intercourse. They hope this may open the door to new and cheaper treatments to prevent the spread of AIDS....

Business › British American Tobacco withdraws planned tobacco price hikes

japantoday Monday, March 15, 2010 10:03:00 PM CET | info

In an unusual move, British American Tobacco Japan Ltd said Monday it has withdrawn its application filed with the Finance Ministry last month to raise…...

A Wee Bite O' The Irish

earthtimes Monday, March 15, 2010 9:27:00 PM CET | info

CABOT, Vt., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Think of St. Patrick's Day, and what comes to mind? Four-leaf clovers, leprechauns and shillelaghs, beer (No, no, not the green food coloring!), parades and, wel......

Inflation moving fast towards the double-digit mark

hinduonnet Monday, March 15, 2010 8:45:00 PM CET | info

NEW DELHI: With food prices showing no signs of abating and the impact of the fuel price hike in the latest budget making its presence felt, inflation moved fast towards the double-digit mark, touching 9.89 per cent in February, the highest in 16 months. The wholesale price-based inflation stood at 8....

£23m bid to create world's first 'safe' cigarette

HindustanTimes Monday, March 15, 2010 8:17:00 PM CET | info

The idea of creating the world's first "safe" cigarette has pulled a 23-million-pound bid made by a leading tobacco giant....

Peter Graves

telegraph Monday, March 15, 2010 8:07:00 PM CET | info

Square-jawed actor who rose to fame in Mission: Impossible and deadpanned hilariously in Airplane!...

Farmers interests come a poor second in privatisation of sugar mills

eastandard Monday, March 15, 2010 7:54:00 PM CET | info

The privatisation process for sugar firms may be on the homestretch but revelations are emerging that farmers may not benefit from the sale after all....