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Politically correct food on the menu in BritainLondon (AFP) Dec 30, 2009 From foie gras produced without making birds suffer to "sustainable" fish, British retailers and restaurants are fast embracing politically correct food, helped by celebrity-fuelled pressure. Faux (false) gras is the ethical answer to the foodstuff which has been the bane of campaigners for decades for the way it's produced: force-feeding ducks or geese to create engorged livers that yield the creamy pate. Waitrose, House of Fraser and Tesco are among a growing number of major British retailers who are now refusing to stock real foie gras after protest campaigns. ... read more |
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Legaspi, Philippines (AFP) Dec 30, 2009Thousands of tourists are flocking to the Philippines' restive Mayon volcano with many even risking their lives to get close to the spectacular flowing lava, authorities said Wednesday. Governor Joey Salceda, whose province of Albay includes Mayon, said 2,400 tourists a day had been pouring into the area since the famously active volcano started oozing lava on December 14, compared with abou ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 1, 2010A Chinese dairy shut down during the 2008 tainted milk scandal has been closed again after tests found some of its products contained the same toxic chemical, state media reported Friday. Shanghai Panda Dairy was shuttered and three executives arrested Thursday after an investigation found eight batches of its powdered milk and condensed milk had "illegally high" levels of melamine, the Shan ... more  
Freetown (AFP) Jan 1, 2010The government in Sierra Leone announced Friday an immediate ban on the transport and export of logs, in an effort to crackdown on a largely uncontrolled, multi-million-dollar industry. President Ernest Koroma's office said in a statement that "illegal logging is having adverse effect on the country's environment and depleting the ozone layer and most be stopped with immediate effect". I ... more |
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Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 1, 2010A mudslide struck a small luxury hotel filled with New Year's revelers on an island southwest of Rio de Janeiro Friday, killing at least 19 people and leaving many others missing amid tons of mud and debris. Mudslides and flooding unleashed by days of torrential rains have claimed the lives of 52 people since Wednesday across the state of Rio de Janeiro, authorities said. The heavy rains ... more  
Hanoi (AFP) Dec 31, 2009The Red River that divides Hanoi is at its lowest level in more than a century, and global warming could be a factor, a Vietnamese official said on Thursday. "The level of the Red River was measured at only 0.66 metres (2.2 feet) on Tuesday morning, the lowest level in more than 100 years," said Le Thanh Hai, deputy director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. Vi ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Dec 31, 2009Shocked residents returned to survey the wreckage on Thursday after Western Australia's worst wildfire in 50 years engulfed 38 homes in an isolated rural community. Emotional householders were given the all-clear to go back to Toodyay, north of Perth, where the inferno raced across thousands of hectares (acres) of scrub and farmland destroying buildings, vehicles and cattle. Emergency cr ... more |
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  China's navy mulls push into Arabian Sea  Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers   More than 12 pct of China's population over 60: state media |
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