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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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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  
Beijing (AFP) Dec 28, 2009The average annual income of Chinese farmers hit a record 5,000 yuan (732 dollars) this year as increased demand for migrant workers saw more money sent back to rural areas, state media reported Monday. The per capita net income of farmers rose more than six percent in 2009 from a year ago, Xinhua news agency said, citing a statement issued by the central government's annual conference on rural policies. The increase was partly driven by a recovery in demand for migrant workers, the report said, as factories and construction companies started hiring again in response to improved economic conditions. ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Dec 29, 2009Australian officials urged residents to evacuate a wheat farming district in the west of the country Tuesday as towering wildfires with flames higher than rooftops threatened homes. People in the Dandaragan area north of Perth were told to flee immediately as the fast-moving and out-of-control blaze, fanned by "catastrophic" conditions in Western Australia, showered embers. "Homes will b ... more |
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Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Dec 27, 2009 New U.S. scientific findings suggest that climate change may be affecting aquatic environments faster and sooner than the atmosphere. Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., came to conclusions after noticing that Lake Tahoe, Clear Lake and four other big lakes in Northern California and Nevada are heating up faster than the surrounding atmosphere, The Sac ... more  
Katumani, Kenya (UPI) Dec 26, 2009 Refurbished computers are changing the fortunes of farmers in central Kenya by accurately and instantly predicting the weather, officials said. The digital age arrived two years ago and since then has often meant the difference between a good crop and no crop at all, The Independent reported Saturday. "It's helping them to decide which crops to plant, which fertilizer to use and ... more  
Tangiers, Morocco (AFP) Dec 24, 2009Heavy rains and gale force winds battered parts of Morocco, killing at least five people and flooding large parts of the northern city of Tangiers, local authorities said on Thursday. Torrential rains lashed the Agadir region, where three people were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in was swept away by flood waters close to the the Tazentout river, officials said. In Casabl ... more |
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