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Orange

Scientists turning to Pakistani insect predator to try and save California citrus industry

Environment

Meet the Tamarixia Radiata, a Pakistani pest that scientists are bringing to California to try and use to kill a pest that’s threatening the viability of the state’s citrus industry.

Orange juice prices climbing as FDA investigates reports of chemical contamination

Development & Education

Top Executives Under Investigation After France Telecom Suicides

Global Politics

Why Orange Juice Prices Are Going Up

Business, Economics and Jobs

Agent Orange Researcher Passes

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Agent Orange

Agent Orange, a defoliant used by the United States during the Vietnam War, has left its mark on the environment and people’s health a quarter of a century after the end of the war. Owen Bennett Jones reports on the efforts being made in Vietnam to address the problems caused by the herbicide.

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