VIENNA: Opium prices in Afghanistan are soaring and handing `massive profits` to criminal groups following a poppy cultivation ban imposed by the Taliban authorities, the United Nations` drugs ...

Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar’s remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict. The 35-year ...

Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict. The 35-year ...

Poppy Atkinson, 10, was killed by a car that smashed through a barrier and hit two girls at a football session at Kendal Rugby Union Football Club on Wednesday evening. In an emotional tribute ...

Poppy Atkinson (left), 10, and brother Edward, seven. Credit: Family photo. A 40-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of causing the death of a 10-year-old girl by dangerous driving has been ...

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What makes this material remarkable is its ability to maintain superelasticity across an extreme temperature range — from -269°C (the temperature of liquid helium) to +127°C (above the boiling point ...

Well "instantly expanding" should come with an asterisk: March 1 isn't about carpets of poppies suddenly appearing at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, but it is the day, each and ...

257 Pounds Of Illegal Opium Poppy Pods Seized At Dulles Airport: CBP It may be harvest season in Spain, but US Customs and Border Protection officers made sure a massive shipment of illegal goods ...