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While the findings must be viewed cautiously, a decline in the index is bad for a country that is seeking foreign investments.

While the findings must be viewed cautiously, a decline in the index is bad for a country that is seeking foreign investments.

Seed companies are promising sweeter strawberries, drought-resistant cabbage and healthier tomatoes in less time and at lower cost thanks to genome editing technology. There’s a catch though: In some cases, rules are so lax that we may never know our food was genome edited. On the northern coast of the Netherlands, around 30 companies are working in fields and greenhouses to develop the next greatest thing in vegetables. The region calls itself Seed Valley. It is the heartland of European vege...

More governments are allowing genome editing technology in our food. Some arent regulating it at all. What does this mean for the future of food?

The level of perceived corruption in Hungary has further deteriorated, according to the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index results released by TI.

Our score on the annual Corruption Perceptions Index has dropped again, to its lowest ever: 74 out of 100. And this ranking only scratches the surface.

Malaysia, Thailand among countries that dropped in the watchdog’s worldwide rankings on perceived corruption in 2021.

Among Middle Eastern countries, the UAE and Qatar rank above Israel. The lowest ranked countries are South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, North Korea, and Afghanistan.

Corruption has increased in Pakistan, which ranked 140 out of 180 countries, losing 16 spots over the last year, on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021

Corruption has increased in Pakistan, which ranked 140 out of 180 countries, losing 16 spots over the last year, on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021