ANALYSIS: Asia's Water Scarcity Poses Economic, Political Test

 Source: ReutersBy Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent JINGHONG, China, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Framed by banana and eucalyptus trees, the caramel-coloured Mekong river rolls through this lush corner of Yunnan province in southwestern China with an unerring rhythm that is reassuring in its seem

Fifth Of World's Plants Endangered - Global Study

  • First global study shows 22 percent of plants threatened
  • Agriculture and other human activity pose biggest dangers
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - One in five of the world's 380,000 plant species is threatened with extinction and
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