The increase follows on a 95 per cent decrease in cultivation during the 2023 crop season, when the de-facto Authorities of Afghanistan enforced a ban that virtually eliminated poppy cultivation ...

VIENNA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier of the raw material for heroin, has risen by a fifth in the second full year since the Taliban ...

However, this year it rose by 19%, according to a report by the UNODC. A UN report published on Wednesday said opium poppy production in Afghanistan rose by 19% in 2024, despite a ban by the ...

I was in the lab at the Riverside campus of The Ottawa Hospital last week, waiting for my number to be called, when a woman wearing a fancy-looking poppy sat in the chair next to me. It was a ...

Despite previous criticism from Joey Barton, Roy Keane was seen wearing a poppy on Sky Sports during Manchester United's clash against Chelsea at the weekend. The poppy is traditionally worn in ...

With Remembrance Day fast approaching Nov. 11, volunteers are fanned out across the city accepting donations for the Belleville Poppy campaign. With each donation, a red poppy is issued to ...

Police were contacted after the man was spotted targeting the Folkestone Poppy Project on The Leas, which sees thousands of knitted and crocheted poppies put up on railings every year. An elderly ...

Poppy introduced herself in 2014 when she started posting surreal, disturbing videos to YouTube as an android-like character who conversed with sentient plants and mannequins, watched by an audience ...

Bargain hunters and perfume aficionados alike are buzzing with excitement over at Boots, as the retailer has slashed the price on the 'divine' YSL Black Opium Eau de Parfum Extreme by 50%.

The PPU said the number of white poppy education packs, which include 100 white poppies and educational materials, sold this year has almost tripled since 2020. Demand spiked after the war in ...

Prince Harry wore professional attire for the meeting, including a button-down shirt, a suit jacket and a tie, but it was the red poppy brooch that really caught my attention. Since Prince Harry is no ...

Poppy Bank, a small bank located in California, has potential, especially if you live near a branch. Some of the products could use better rates and lower fees. You also need to watch out for ...