New Zealand: First smoke-free country?
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May 25, 2012
This week New Zealand announced the price on cigarettes will rise by 40 percent over the next four years -- to more than $15 U.S. a pack -- as part of an effort to eliminate smoking in New Zealand completely by 2025.
PHOTOS: Italy's Mount Etna erupts, spews lava and ash
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Jan 13, 2011
Italy's Mount Etna stirred back to life overnight Wednesday, but only for a short while....
Volcano export woes bring New Zealand windfall
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Apr 20, 2010
We reported yesterday that the airline snafu caused by Eyjafjallajokull's eruption has had a severe impact on domestic and international imports...
Iceland volcano eruption clouds air, economy
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Apr 19, 2010
A massive ash cloud spreading across Europe from Iceland's erupting volcano is expected to cost the global economy billions before the air clears...




