Britain bans meat and dairy exports over foot and mouth outbreak
Wanborough, England sees a swift nationwide halt on cattle, pigs, sheep and goat movements after foot and mouth is found on a southern farm. The same strain is linked to Pirbright Lab, prompting a six mile protection zone and calls to review biosecurity. Authorities assess vaccines and trace sources as EU and other nations impose bans.
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Afghanistan to Produce Record Poppy Crop This Year
U.S. officials say Afghanistan will yield a record poppy harvest, solidifying its status as the world’s near sole heroin source. Debates over anti narcotics policy stall a $475 million counternarcotics plan as Bush meets Karzai. Afghanistan accounts for about 95 percent of global opium, with production rising since 2000 and 2006 totaling a record 7,286 tons.
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Canada
Tom Schweich
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