The British pound climbed to a 26-year high Wednesday as the euro rose to its highest level in two years but fell short of its all-time record.The strength of both currencies indicates Europe's economy is performing better than expected amid fears of a slowdown in...

Billionaire George Soros pledged $3 million Wednesday to fight a deadly strain of tuberculosis in Africa.Since an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, or XDR-TB was identified in South Africa last year, health experts have repeatedly issued dire warnings about the disease's spread across the continent,...

The euro rose to a two-year high Wednesday but stopped short of hitting its all-time record, even as the British pound reached a 26-year high after breaking the $2 mark this week.The rise of both currencies makes Europe more expensive for U.S. visitors, but shopping...

Tomatoes shouldn’t crunch when you bite into them. Eating a tomato from my big chain supermarket can sound more apple then tom. Why is that? Because that vine ripened (but rarely ripe) tomato has been shipped many miles, perhaps thousands. But truly ripe, juicy,...

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