In Australia’s Hobart, a flower grower's new line of "really beautiful poppies" turned out to be opium poppies instead. Kate Dixon, who operates a commercial flower farm at Hobart's Clifton beach, said she received a call from the authorities earlier this month after they saw a photo of her frilly pink poppies on Instagram.

Australia: Authorities destroy flower grower’s ‘really beautiful poppies’, planted by ‘mistake’

Taliban, coronavirus, crippling economy, floods, rising unemplyment and limited resources: Afghanistan has been one of the worst-hit countries this year. As the pandemic and the floods hit the country, locals lost their paid and season jobs, and had to turn to the next best solution.

Afghan children and unemployed turn to opium for quick cash

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