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Wheat is a crucial part of most Afghans' diet.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved four loans totaling US$520 million to the People’s Republic of China to support development of climate-resilient sustainable agriculture, control of agricultural pollution, and improvement of the quality of life for rural and urban residents through provision of rural infrastructure and urban transport systems.

2013 was among the hottest years ever, spurred by the highest accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere on record.

The Arctic 30 are leaving Russia. Swedish activist Dima Litvinov is on a train and heading for the border. He will enter Finland at 20:30 local time (17:30 GMT).

The final chapter in the legal ordeal of the Arctic 30 began as the group was asked to attend a meeting at Russia’s powerful Investigative Committee, where the criminal case against them is being dropped en masse.

They will then have one more hurdle – securing exit visas in their passports – before the non-Russians are free to leave the country and be reunited with their families. A meeting with the Federal Migration Service is scheduled. The Arctic 30 are expected to leave Russia in the coming days.

Peter Willcox, American Captain of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, said:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Harrell’s LLC, a pesticide producer based in Lakeland, Fla., has agreed to pay $1,736,560 in civil penalties for allegedly distributing and selling misbranded pesticides and other violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed the removal of lead-contaminated soil from the grounds of the Millard E. Terrell Homes public housing complex in Newark, New Jersey.

An Ohio attorney and lobbyist pleaded guilty for his role in a bribery and money laundering scheme involving the Ohio Treasurer’s Office.

An Ohio attorney and lobbyist pleaded guilty for his role in a bribery and money laundering scheme involving the Ohio Treasurer’s Office.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's visit to Philippines included a stop in Tacloban, where he surveyed the devastation left by Typhoon Haiyan.