Soaring Inflation surpasses 12% in India

Despite all the stringent measures like the rate hikes there seems to be no let up in the inflation. And now the looming inflationary pressures are threatening companies' growth prospects....

Mothership Aircraft Ready to Launch Travellers Into Space

Travellers who are bored of the streets of Paris, the canals in Italy or the sunny beaches of the Bahamas have something new to look forward to: space trips. Virgin owner Sir Richard Branson and a team of engineers...

Biofuel target abandoned as doubts grow about benefits

Up until when I purchased and read some books about food production  I was very much in favour of biofuels. I had never considered any of the associated problems such as the claim that production in now...

High petrol prices are GOOD for us, says Cabinet minister

I think he should have known better about how the majority live..or maybe he lives on other planet? " A cabinet minister welcomed spiralling petrol prices last night as an incentive for drivers to make fewer car...

US and EU urged to cut biofuels

G8 summit in Japan has started with the calls for enhancing food security and reducing trade barriers on farming products. Leaders have urged to tackle the food crisis on a priority basis. UN secretary general also...

Rising costs to dominate G8 talks

The impact on the global economy of price rises and other shocks such as the credit crunch have eclipsed ongoing G-8 and also D8 meeting taking place in Malaysia. " The impact on the global economy of price rises and other shocks such as the credit crunch have eclipsed other...

Gordon Brown: Stop wasting food

Gordon Brown tells Britons to 'Stop wasting food'. Tonnes of food is thrown away as it sits in kitchens going past its sell-by date as shoppers buy too much of what they don't need, lured in by two-for-one...

German Inflation Worst in 15 Years, Wages Decline

"German inflation picked up speed in June, jumping to an annual 3.3 percent, the fastest pace since 1993, from 3.0 percent in May, official figures showed Friday.As inflation climbs and indicators point to an economic slowdown, there are growing concerns Germany and the...

McCain Rises and Obama Dips in Fund-Raising for May!

May Fund Raising Numbers show McCain Raising larger SumsBy Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.comLooks  Like John McCain has learned how to raise money in a jiffy.  Once running a campaign under extreme...

South African Floods Raise Death Toll

At least 10 people have died and an unknown number are missing after serious flooding burst banks, dams and bridges in Durban, South Africa. Police and rescuers said cars had been swept away and buildings, even railways tracks were damaged."At least six people have been...

Malnutrition death toll rises in East Nusa Tenggara

" The death toll from malnutrition in East Nusa Tenggara has increased to 23 following the death of a child in Sumba regency on June 14. East Nusa Tenggara health office head Stefanus Bria Seran said in Kupang on Monday that his office was making efforts to limit the...

Germany: High Oil Prices are Painful for Us too!

In light of all of the complaints in the US about high oil prices and gas, today's article in Germany's newspaper, the Spiegel, outlined that this is a global problem that is also affecting Germany and people all...

A Date with the Past: Extinct Tree Rises Again

A sapling is sprouting from a two-thousand-year-old seed. The Judean date tree supposedly has medicinal uses, which today's scientists are keen to test." Dubbed the "Methuselah Tree" after the oldest person in the Bible, the new plant has been growing steadily, and after 26...

Marijuana potency rises

The marijuana that the Baby Boomers used to know are no longer the same as what we have today. The rise in THC content has been sharp over the past few years with a .85% rise from 2006 to 2007. ""Today's report makes it more important than ever that we get past outdated,...

Food prices alone won't stop Afghan opium growers: experts

Soaring food prices have brought smile on the faces of opimum growers in Afghanistan and some of them may stop growing opium and plant wheats & Paddies. " Global food price rises may push some Afghan farmers to plant wheat instead of opium but officials say any real...

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