Environment

FOOD: High prices do not mean a bigger supply

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Cost of inputs is slowing down production

KENYA: Severe drought, high food prices hit pastoralists

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2011 is the region’s driest year since 1995

Cutting smog and soot could have fast and broad benefits – UN-backed report

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In Libya's Gasoline Shortage, Women Get A Break

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Volunteer Ibtisam Saadeddin, who wears a khaki uniform and a badge and pins with photos of Moammar Gadhafi, says she patrols the line at the women-only gas station to make sure no fights break out.

Funding for Horn of Africa drought falls short of needs, UN says

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Thousands of people have been displaced due to drought in Somalia

UN agency launches new initiative to boost crops and protect environment

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Crop yields can be increased six-fold

For Pesticides: Apples Are Worst, Onions The Best

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A pesticide sprayer rolls through an apple orchard.

Is Obama's Bet On Green Jobs Risky?

President Obama flies to North Carolina on Monday for the latest meeting of his jobs and competitiveness council. His administration is betting that green technologies — from wind and solar power to advanced batteries and biofuels — will create jobs of the future.

Nerves Frayed In Toronto Over Roaming Raccoons

Toronto has a huge population of raccoons — so many, the city is known as the raccoon capital of the world.

HEALTH: Lungile Ndaki, "There's no way you can stop people from moving"

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Skilled health workers are in desperately short supply in many African countries