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Chinese farmers across 14 towns are spraying industrial sulfur on wolfberries so they'd be 'red and beautiful:' state media
CCTV aired clips of workers soaking the berries in vats of sodium metabisulfite and smoking them in…
Matthew Loh
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India's Supreme Court asks Centre to ban disinfectant tunnels, use of fumigation spray and ultraviolet rays on humans
A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan asked the Centre to do the needful within a month, and n…
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In latest $740 billion defense bill, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a progressive ally send a warning to one of the US's closest allies
Two progressive Democrats want to rein in the US and Colombia in their decades-long wars on drugs a…
Christopher Woody
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A Spanish official apologized after authorizing a local beach be sprayed with bleach in an attempt to disinfect it from the coronavirus
The move was met with public outcry, namely from local environmentalists who said it caused "brutal…
Lauren Frias
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2 foods Michael Pollan always buys organic to reduce his exposure to harmful chemicals
Michael Pollan explains why it's worth it to get strawberries from organic farms, and bread too.
Hilary Brueck
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In 1916, the US began forcing Mexicans crossing the southern border to take kerosene baths. That tactic was later studied by the Nazis.
US officials feared that Mexicans were bringing diseases, such as typhus and tuberculosis, into the…
DeArbea Walker
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The CDC relaxed its rules on cleaning to prevent COVID-19, saying intense disinfectants are likely doing us more harm than good
Soap and water are enough to wash away viral particles. Using disinfectant sprays to ward off COVID…
Hilary Brueck
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The US and Mexico may be teaming up to fight heroin, but the enemy is tougher than it appears
In Guerrero, where poppy cultivation - and criminal activity related to it - has grown precipitousl…
Christopher Woody
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Some farmers are facing a big problem - and it could mean fewer strawberries in your fruit salad
Organic farmers have found ways to avoid using fumigants but still protect their strawberries from …
Cody Sullivan
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In the world's biggest cocaine producer, cultivation has hit an 'all time high' and the new president is vowing harsh measures that will please Trump
The area under cultivation has steadily risen. The 42% spike between 2014 and 2015 was the largest …
Christopher Woody
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In the world's biggest cocaine producer, cultivation reportedly surged again in 2016
"There will be noise, especially in Congress, but moderates who want to give Colombia a chance to i…
Christopher Woody
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The White House wants to spend $1.8 billion to fight the untreatable Zika virus, and now health experts have an ambitious solution
The increased attention is definitely helpful, but it won't be quite enough to get a vaccine in ear…
Lydia Ramsey
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Here are the places Zika would most likely be transmitted if it became an issue in the US
Here's why: Researchers think what happens with Zika will be similar to what's happened with other …
Lydia Ramsey
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US officials are raising alarm over Colombia's cocaine boom, but they may be 'missing most of the picture'
"In addition, the United States Government seriously considered designating Colombia as a country t…