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by Joseph SCHMID with Clara GUILLARD in Paris SAINT-HILAIRE-DE-BRIOUZE, France (AFP) — It’s a trend — some would say a threat — that touches a pungent symbol of French culinary pride: Sales of camembert, the Normandy speciality that has long graced cheese platters, are set to be eclipsed by an import, Italian mozzarella. The two are not exactly rivals, the first savoured on its own, while the latter is used mainly in salads, pizzas and […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain will ban ads aimed at kids for high-sugar foods and drinks like choclate bars and soda in a bid to slow a growing obesity epidemic, an official said Thursday. The ban, which will come into effect in 2022, will target advertisements on television, radio, online outlets and mobile apps peddling content for under 16s, Consumer Affairs Minister Alberto Garzon told reporters. “Minors are vulnerable consumers and it is our duty […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Sicily braced for the arrival of a cyclone Thursday, the second this week after a deadly storm hammered the southern Italian island, killing three people. The Mediterranean cyclone known as a “medicane” was set to reach Sicily’s eastern coast and the tip of mainland Calabria between Thursday evening and Friday morning, Italian public research institute ISPRA said. The civil protection unit placed eastern Sicily under an orange alert in anticipation of […]
Total Covid recoveries now over 2.68 million (Eagle News) – The Department of Health recorded 3,694 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Oct. 28, bringing down the total active cases to just 49,835. This is the first time in over three months that total active cases were below 50,000. The last time that this happened was on July 21 this year. The same number of below 50,000 was also registered last year before the surge […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Laotian police have netted Asia’s biggest-ever single seizure of illegal drugs, finding 55 million methamphetamine pills in the back of a beer truck, a United Nations official confirmed Thursday. The 55.6 million meth tablets and 1.5 tonnes of crystal meth seized late Wednesday is a record for a single seizure in the region, UN Office of Drugs and Crime regional representative Jeremy Douglas said. “It is three times the meth tablets […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey on Thursday announced the arrest and planned expulsion of seven Syrian migrants over social media posts showing them eating bananas. The state migration service said the posts were “provocative” because they allegedly made fun of the economic hardships being experienced by many Turks. The service said the seven have been arrested and will be deported back to Syria. The incident highlights rising anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey during a new wave […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced the military coup and “horrific violence” in Myanmar at a summit with ASEAN leaders, the White House said. Addressing the virtual summit, Biden “expressed grave concerns about the military coup and horrific violence in Burma and called on the country’s military regime to immediately end the violence, release those unjustly detained, and restore Burma’s path to democracy,” a statement said. Myanmar’s military […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Sorsogon on Thursday, Oct. 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:39 p.m. It had its epicenter 50 kilometers southeast of Prieto Diaz. The depth of focus was 14 kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Instrumental Instensities Intensity II – Catbalogan City, Samar Intensity I – Legazpi City No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Moscow on Thursday shut shops, schools and restaurants for 11 days in a bid to stop a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths that came after vaccination efforts stalled. All non-essential services, including retail outlets, restaurants, and sporting and entertainment venues will be closed until November 7, along with schools and kindergartens. Only shops selling food, medicine and other essentials will remain open, as authorities try to tackle a coronavirus […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte urged member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to help Myanmar in resolving its domestic issues, and expressed the country’s commitment to accept refugees from Myanmar. The 76-year old Philippine leader, participated in his last ASEAN Summit, and said that the ASEAN should collectively address the Myanmar issue “as a responsible community”. “The lack of progress in Myanmar has put ASEAN’s credibility into question. How […]
by Linda Givetash and Griffin Shea in Johannesburg Agence France-Presse BALFOR, South Africa (AFP) – It’s spring in South Africa, and Danie Bester’s tillers are rusting in a corner of his farm. Freshly-turned earth stretches for miles on other farms as his neighbours prepare their fields. “I’m still playing golf,” said 37-year-old Bester. He might sound like Aesop’s grasshopper, wasting away the spring days while the ants next door work. But he’s actually made a […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – A leading activist investor called Wednesday for Royal Dutch Shell to break itself up, bolster its low-carbon investment and return more cash to shareholders. Bemoaning how the Anglo-Dutch giant’s stock valuation has lagged that of oil industry rivals, activist Daniel Loeb called for a “bold strategy” shift from the oil giant as he announced that he took a stake in the company. “Shell has too many competing stakeholders pushing […]
