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 Philadelphia Daily News 
Study links soda tax and better health
By Don Sapatkin INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Can soda make you fat? In what may turn out to be fortuitous timing for Mayor Nutter's proposed 2 cents-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks, the most comprehensive... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Workers pick cotton at a farm in Leme, 65 miles (150 kilometers) north of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, April 28, 2004. A landmark World Trade Organization ruling this week that U.S. cotton subsidies cause artificially low international prices is leading to predictions that cotton producers from Brazil to Western Africa may now have an incentive to increase production and get what they call a fair price for their
Agriculture   Brazil   Photos   Trade   US
 The New York Times 
Brazil Threatens Retaliation in Dispute on Cotton Subsidies
BRASÍLIA (Reuters) — Brazil detailed its planned retaliation against the United States over American cotton subsidies on Monday, but said that Washington still had a chance to settle the... (photo: AP / Alexandre Meneghini)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on his way to addresses a press conference following his speech on the opening day  Asia Times 
Ahmadinejad hunkers down with Karzai
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi On Monday, Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad was due to visit Afghanistan on a short trip with a heavy agenda of issues concerning regional security and a drug trafficking... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Iran   Nejad   Photos   Politics   World
Rhino  Deccan Herald 
China farming Rhinos in wildlife reserves: Report
London, Mar 7, (PTI): Rhinos, one of world's most endangered animals, are being farmed on Chinese wildlife reserves to harvest their horns for medicinal purposes, a report by international... (photo: GFDL / Relic38)
China   Farming   Photos   Rhinos   Wildlife
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China jails two herders for killing snow leopard
Beijing - A court in China's far western region of Xinjiang has sentenced two herdsmen to long prison terms after they were convicted of trapping and killing an... (photo: GFDL / MilborneOne)
Animals   China   Court   Photos   Police
President Barack Obama, left, arrives at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., early Sunday morning Feb. 28, 2010 for his first scheduled physical exam as president. The Providence Journal
Ana Perez: Obama must listen to Latin nations' social-justice agenda
SAN FRANCISCO The United States is rapidly losing influence over Latin America. At a historic summit during the end of February, more than two dozen leaders of Latin... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh))
Government   Obama   Photos   Politics   President
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden poses for a photo with US soldiers at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 4, 2009. The News International
Biden to try to boost Middle East peace prospects
Monday, March 08, 2010 WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama dispatches his vice president to the Middle East on Sunday to try to build support for reviving... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed, Pool)
Mideast   Peace   Photos   Politics   US
President Barack Obama, with President Joe Biden at his side, makes a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington about the elections in Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2010. "I have great respect for the millions of Iraqis who refused to be deterred by acts of violence, and who exercised their right to vote today," Obama said. "Their participation demonstrates that the Iraqi people have chosen to shape their future through the political process. " The News International
Obama's nuclear rebuff
Monday, March 08, 2010 Asif Ezdi The writer is a former member of the Pakistan Foreign Service. According to a report of the Indian news agency PTI on Feb 28, the United... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
Government   India   Nuclear   Obama   Photos
Pound - Sterling - Money - Forex. The Guardian
Overvalued exchange rate is a symbol of Britain's economic malaise
Weaker sterling may mean dearer imports but it will help rebalance the economy... (photo: Public Domain)
Britain   Business   Currency   Economy   Photos
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