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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ORGANISATION for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has claimed rich country governments spend far too little on educating citizens about reducing public health problems, such as on anti-smoking campaigns. It has claimed that OECD countries spend, on average, only 3% of their healthcare budgets on prevention and public awareness programmes of all kinds.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SATELLITE images of the shrinking Aral Sea in central Asia have long horrified environmentalists, but now similar creeping disasters are threatening the many fresh water and brackish lakes of Africa. These are illustrated by disturbing satellite images within an atlas produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has authorised the European Commission to launch negotiations with the Chilean government over updating EU-Chile agreements on the trade in wines, spirits and aromatised drinks. These deals have been in force since February 2003, and contain lists of mutually protected geographical indications, traditional expressions, official descriptions of quality for marketing purposes and a list of trademarks.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AS EUROPEAN Union (EU) ministers this month (November) resume their discussions on the medium-term (2007-13) budget for EU institutions, they have a lot of balls to juggle, including farm subsidies, the infamous British rebate, overall economic competitiveness and future EU research spending.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
SMOKERS trying to quit their habit, particularly when surrounded by triggers such as alcohol and second hand-smoke in bars, may now be able to fight the cravings by drinking a new brand of beer that contains nicotine. The beer, known as NicoShot, has three milligrams of nicotine and a 6.3% alcohol content.…

BY MARK ROWE
WEATHER forecasters have always come in for criticism but the reality is that forecasting has evolved somewhat beyond the reliance of medieval truisms such as rain on St Swithun’s Day means 40 more days of showers. Today’s forecasts are more reliable than ever, and meteorologists can provide long-term predictions of wet weather, heat waves and other extreme events.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
MEXICO has lost its appeal against a refusal by a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel to order the United States to immediately scrap anti-dumping duties on Mexican oil country tubular goods (OCTG). Mexico wanted a WTO appellate body to make such a decision, even though the panel did order the US government to review the duties because of errors made in imposing them.…

BY MARK ROWE
IN times of conflict, cultural property, such as archaeological sites, works of art, museums and monuments, can also suffer grievously at the hands of opposing military and guerrilla forces. In recognition of this, such objects are accorded protection by the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.…

BY MONICA DOBIE

THE CANADIAN government has followed in the footsteps of the European Union (EU) by banning the use of lead acetate in progressive hair dyes namely, Grecian Formula 16 (Canadian sister of the fabled Grecian 2000 Cream in the UK).…

Keith Nuthall
THE COMPREHENSIVE wine trade deal recently concluded between the United States and the European Union (EU), that has been controversial in some corners of the EU drinks industry (such as in the Champagne region), has been formally approved by the EU Council of Ministers.…