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England's preparations for Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria have been hit by a series of injuries. ...more.

Frank Lampard will miss England's opening Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland, with Chelsea club-mate John Terry also doubtful. ...more.

About 300 Gypsy (or Roma) camps have been raided or destroyed in France. Last year about 10,000 of them were expelled to Bulgaria or Romania. Several reports mention that tractors demolished their homes or they are being imprisoned or children deported. ...more.

In the South, women are the main producers of food, in charge of working the land, keeping the seeds, harvesting the fruit, getting water, etc. Between 60 and 80% of food production in these countries falls on women, 50% worldwide. These are the main producers of staple crops like rice, wheat and maize, which feed the poorest populations in the global South. But, despite their key role in agriculture and food, they are, along with children, the most affected by hunger. ...more.

In the South, women are the main producers of food, in charge of working the land, keeping the seeds, harvesting the fruit, getting water, etc. Between 60 and 80% of food production in these countries falls on women, 50% worldwide. These are the main producers of staple crops like rice, wheat and maize, which feed the poorest populations in the global South. But, despite their key role in agriculture and food, they are, along with children, the most affected by hunger. ...more.

Yesterday, the first group of Bulgarian and Romanian gypsies residing on the territory of France illegally was deported to their homelands. Deportation of the gypsies is based on the decision taken in late July by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Based on the information that nearly 200 camps of gypsies who arrived from Bulgaria and Romania are the hotbeds of drug trafficking, child begging, prostitution and unsanitary conditions, he decided to shut them down and deport their residents ...more.

Former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod and the NAACP have made up. United States - Peace - Racism - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - United States Department of Agriculture ...more.

The US Department of Agriculture cuts its outlook for world wheat production after revising down its forecast for Russia. ...more.

SAN DIEGO -- Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks last week. ...more.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has made a decision to shut down at least 200 gypsy camps and expel their inhabitants. This measure, first of all, will affect the gypsies from Bulgaria and Romania. The French President decided to take this radical step after the events of July 17 and 18 in the town of Saint-Aignan that caused a wide resonance in the country. Then a 22-year-old gypsy in his automobile broke through a fence put up by security personnel, and hit one of the gendarmes who attempted to block his path ...more.