Protesters march against Chicago school closures

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Mexico 0-0 USA - as it happened

As it happened

: United States gave a rare point against Mexico at Azteca Stadium in qualifying for the World Cup. Graham Parker came into service.

Graham Parker

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'Chinese Girl' painting coming home to SAfrica

Letters: Eugenics fear over gene modification

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is considering recommending the legalization of "replacement" techniques to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial mitochondrial diseases (report, September 17, 2012). We believe that the benefits to a small number of parents are far exceeded by the risks to the child and to society. This was the first instance of regulatory approval for the modification of the human germ line. There is a long-standing international consensus that we should not take this online ethics, because it is likely to lead to a future of designer babies "transgenic.

a slide that has already been seen with drugs and surgery. The beginnings of eugenics ugly market are already visible in the United States, where students Ivy League eggs are charged 10 times higher than that of women who work. Genetic improvement is also a risk of dehumanization and commodification of relationships between children and their parents. These consequences can not be ignored later, in making this decision.
mitochondrial alternative technologies also create significant risks for the future epigenetic creature. Prevention of mitochondrial disease can be performed safely and reliably through egg donation. Replacement indemnity mitochondrial responds to the desire of the mother to be genetically related to their child. Such desires are understandable, but it is not a medical benefit. In our opinion, the advantage to a relatively small number of women to be genetically related to their child hardly justifies the potential risk to the health of children and the harmful effects of human hereditary genetic engineering.
Dr David King
Human Genetics Alert , United Kingdom
Dr. Marcy Darnovsky
Center for Genetics and Society, USA
Professor Stuart Newman
New York Medical College, USA
Dr Murdo Macdonald
Science, Religion and Technology Project, Church of Scotland, United Kingdom
Dr Abby Lippman
professor emeritus at McGill University, Canada

Shree Mulay Professor
Memorial University, Canada
Dr. Gina Maranto

University of Miami, USA

Jaydee Hanson

International Center for Technology Assessment, United States

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UN food chief praises Malawi president Joyce Banda for hunger progress

Jos? Graziano da Silva acknowledges the progress in the fight against hunger, after visiting the cereal bank and macadamia fair trade collective

The head of the UN food agency commended Malawi for their efforts in the fight against hunger, despite the pressure on food prices, rampant inflation and shortages previous harvests.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Director General, Jos? Graziano da Silva, acknowledged the progress the country has made chaired by Joyce Banda, but stressed the need for make improvements in agriculture: "Malawi is committed to the highest level to end hunger and extreme poverty recognizes the right to food, invests more than 10% of its national budget to agriculture and grew from an importer to an exporter. corn.

"The result is that the country is on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals on hunger. FAO continue to support the government's efforts in promoting food security and nutrition and the fight against extreme poverty through an integrated and coordinated approach involving social protection and other sectors. "

Da Silva was in Malawi this week with Mr Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development, Andris to discuss improving nutrition and food security. The three days of high-level visit included meetings with ministries, donors, the private sector and civil society groups working to harmonize efforts to meet the increasing demand due to population growth and to promote the development by exports. Malawi's economy is based on agriculture, with 80% of the population living in rural areas (although urban centers are increasingly a draw).

Banda said his state shares with Da Silva and Mr Piebalgs, the commitment to increase agricultural productivity through commercialization, mechanization, diversification and expansion of irrigation projects: "No more, we have only one [sec] agriculture in Malawi. We need to produce at least two or three times a year if we want to feed our people. "

Despite progress in reducing hunger, malnutrition remains a pressing problem. Over 47% of children are stunted, limited growth due to lack of proper nutrition, not helped by a diet too often depends on corn. Commissioner Piebalgs said: "The EU and the FAO vision on food security and nutrition [committed] to reduce the number of stunted children in the world at least 7 million in 2025.".

Da Silva acknowledged the role of cash transfers in improving nutrition levels and Brazil said .. "The rural sector is crucial for the future [Malawi] There is a need to diversify agricultural production need approaches that could affect the population more income in rural areas." 87% of Malawi's population is employed in Agriculture, which accounts for about 36% of GDP and over 70% of export earnings.

• Wednesday Piebalgs and Da Silva visited projects in the rural district of Dowa, talking to a group of fair trade macadamia beginning Jasoni Kalikwembe collective farmers and diversification of agricultural production of corn, food (n'sima) to include peaches and apples and sweet potatoes, soybeans, beans, oranges and sugar cane.

Kalikwembe horticulture group members explained how increased production and therefore income meant they could not pay school fees for their children, buy livestock, fertilizers and pesticides, and improve their homes. Betland Kapondo Adiel pioneer planting macadamia Jasoni, now has 820 trees. Last year, we sold 47 kg of unshelled nuts for 50,000 kwacha (? 88), this year has already scored 300 kg and is capable of employing casual workers

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Wealthy homebuyers boost tax coffers

Queen Elizabeth in hospital with apparent stomach bug