INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests | OSLO (Reuters) - Governments will seek a new climate partnership in 2010 to protect tropical forests with funds going through the United Nations, the World Bank or bilateral channels, Norway said on... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo) The Star
Wild relatives of crops seen aiding climate fight OSLO - Farm experts plan to track down wild relatives of crops such as rice or wheat with traits that make them able to resist global warming in a project costing perhaps $50 million, a leading expert... (photo: WN / Jelly Clam) Khaleej Times
Government must take back control of North Sea oil and gas production | Professor Peter Odell, adviser to OPEC, says state authority would ensure oil companies work in the national interest | Government needs to maximise remaining North Sea oil reserves. Photograph: Rob... (photo: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 / Stan Shebs)The Guardian BusinessOilOpecPhotosUK
Romanians move to tax fast food | BUCHAREST, Romania - For post-communist Romanians a Big Mac and soda meant much more than a meal: It was a culinary signpost from the free and capitalist West - a sign ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)The Boston Globe FastfoodMealPhotosRomaniansTax
Solberg leads in Mexico, Raikkonen crashes out MEXICO CITY, March 6 (Reuters) - Norway's Petter Solberg led the Rally of Mexico into the second leg on Saturday while former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen crashed ... (photo: Creative Commons / Leonid Mamchenkov)The Guardian FormulaMexicoPhotosRacingSport