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 Costa Rica's captive macaws now reproducing in wild
| LA GARITA DE ALAJUELA, Costa Rica - Endangered scarlet macaws born in captivity are reproducing in the wild for the first time on Costa Rica's southern Pacific Coast. | The ZooAve Center for the Res... (photo: creative commons / ) Seattle Times
Animals Costa Rica Photos Science Wildlife |
 UN rights council to hold special session on food crisis
| | GENEVA: The United Nations Human Rights Council will devote a special session to the world food crisis on May 23, the council announced late on Thursday. | The extraordinary, request... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) The Times Of India
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 Bush Says Cuba Has Made 'Empty Gestures' at Reform
U.S. President George W. Bush speaks to the Council of the Americas at the US State Department in Washington, DC, 07 May 2008 U.S. President George W. Bush says he reject... (photo: White House / Chris Greenberg ) Chosunilbo
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 Rice diplomacy: Centre weighs export options
| NEW DELHI: The Centre will decide by June whether to sell rice to some neighbouring states that have asked it to resume shipments, but has no plans to sig... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Times Of India
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 Bush criticizes new Cuban leadership
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Wednesday that Cuba's post-Fidel Castro leadership has made only "empty gestures at reform" and rejected calls for easing of U.S. restric... (photo: White House / Chris Greenberg) San Diego
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 In search of the sweetest destinations, from Switzerland to St. Stephen
| How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. English poet Elizabeth Barrett wrote these lines about her blossoming love for fellow wordsmith (and future husband) Robert B... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) Canada Dot Com
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 Thai rice prices dip as importers scrap tender
BANGKOK - Thai rice prices fell about 10% yesterday as importers taking their cue from Manila's decision to scrap a large tender held back on purchases, offering respite ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Business Day
Bangkok Photos Prices Rice Thailand |
 Rising cost of food is wreaking havoc on Central America
| MANAGUA, Nicaragua - There is no shortage of good things to eat in the open-air Wholesale Market here in Nicaragua's capital. Canvas sacks groan with rice and lentils. ... (photo: WN / Silvino Lopez) The Boston Globe
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 Food Price Crisis Called Global Hunger Emergency
Josette Sheeran, 22 Apr 2008 The head of the United Nations World Food Program, Josette Sheeran, Tuesday said the current food price crisis is the first global hunger eme... (photo: WN / bhaskar) Chosunilbo
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 Nicaraguan president urges alliance to confront food crisis
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says Central American countries need to draft a plan to confront a looming food crisis as a group. | Ortega s... (photo: AP/Anita Baca) AOL
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 Bank head says greed behind food price rises
| : The food price crisis is caused largely by greed and speculation rather than food shortages, the head of Southern Africa's development bank said on Tuesday. | Spirall... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) International Herald Tribune
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 Asia rice exporters to discuss cartel
| MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Rice-exporting nations planned to discuss a proposed cartel to control the price of the staple food Tuesday, a day after a regional developm... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) CNN
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 Jamaica signs pact to advance divestment of national airline by 2009
| : Jamaica signed an agreement with a U.S. federal trade agency Monday to get its debt-ridden national airline off its books by 2009. | The Caribbean island will collect... (photo: Public Domain) International Herald Tribune
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 Witnesses: Soldiers kill 2 in Somalia riot over food prices
| : Troops fired into tens of thousands of rioting Somalis, killing two people in the latest eruption of violence over soaring food prices around the world. | Wielding th... (photo: AP / Mohamed Sheikh Nor) International Herald Tribune
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