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Af remains most food-insecure country: UN
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 1, 2025
Afghanistan continues to top the list of countries facing severe food insecurity, with more than 12 million people in urgent need of food assistance and 75 per cent of the population facing livelihood instability, according to a report by the UN...
France and Germany boost aid to Gaza amid deepening humanitarian crisis
Ras Online
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France has airdropped 40 tons of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on Thursday. The aid, delivered from planes departing Jordan, included essential food, water, and medical supplies. "We must...
We picked the best food spots in Greater Boston. Here’s how you responded.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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For the second year in a row, we tasked dozens of Globe reporters and correspondents with finding the best food and entertainment in Greater Boston. The result: the 2025 edition of The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best list. And once again, you, our...
Preserving food traditions amid the chaos of war and genocide
KCRW - California
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August 1, 2025
There are many casualties of war, the immediate and personal, but other losses go unnoticed until later. As culture is decimated amid global violence, food and culinary traditions can be the last remnants when everything else is left behind....
Christmas dinner cost fears rise as food inflation set to hike by 6%
Daily Star
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August 1, 2025
A Christmas dinner crisis is feared to be on the horizon amid warnings food inflation will rise to 6%. Industry leaders warn the increase, expected by the end of the year, poses a "significant challenge" to household budgets in the run-up to the...
In pictures: Traditional cuisine from around the world celebrated in Dungloe
DonegalLive
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August 1, 2025
Cuisine and regional outfits from around the world were displayed at the Mary From Dungloe International Arts Festival. Please use the arrows to view the gallery. There was a total of 21 countries represented at the International Cultural Day....
Britain's most expensive fish and chips revealed with eye-watering £65 price tag as 'fishflation' concerns grow
GB News
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August 1, 2025
A Kent fish and chip shop has captured international attention by offering what appears to be the UK's priciest version of the traditional takeaway at £65. The shop in Minster, Thanet, serves an enormous 2.2-kilogram battered cod that dwarfs...
Understanding the EU Pay Transparency Directive
JD Supra - California
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August 1, 2025
Blog Overview: Employers with a presence in Europe must prepare for annual pay reporting requirements as part of the European Union Pay Transparency Directive. While European Union member states are still working to transpose this Directive into...
Britain's biggest bugbear revealed - and it's being forced to repeat ourselves
Daily Star
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August 1, 2025
The nation was quizzed and one thing riles us up more than most on a daily basis - we don't like to be 'stuck on repeat' 13:48, 01 Aug 2025 This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn...
Britain’s greatest scenic train journeys
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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August 1, 2025
There is no more relaxing form of travel than rail, and no better way to enjoy the beauties and sights of a country than through a carriage window, whatever the season. When it came to seeing landscapes, Robert Louis Stevenson thought “none more...
Danica Patrick In Bikini Enjoys “Europe In The Summer”
Celebwell - Florida
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August 1, 2025
NASCAR legend Danica Patrick just went on vacation to Europe. And she made sure to show off her amazing body while she was there. Danica just shared a photo of herself on a boat in a red bikini on her Instagram. She captioned it, “I don’t know why...
France starts airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza
Al-Monitor
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August 1, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -France on Friday started to air-drop 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza as it urged Israel to allow full access to the area which it said was slipping into famine. "Faced with the absolute urgency, we have just conducted a food...
Slovenia Imposes Arms Embargo on Israel – First EU State to Take Step
The Palestine Chronicle
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August 1, 2025
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Glob. (Photto: gov.si, via Wikimedia Commons) By Palestine Chronicle Staff In early July, Slovenia, in a move that was the first of its kind in the European Union, banned two far-right Israeli ministers from...
25hours to introduce four food and beverage venues to Sydney’s Oxford Street
Hotel Management
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August 1, 2025
Ennismore’s 25hours brand is gearing up to make its Australian debut on September 25, with the opening of 25hours Hotel The Olympia, 1-11 Oxford Street, Sydney. The hotel, which is now taking bookings, is located on the heritage-listed site of the...
Trump Envoy Spends Over 5 Hours Inside Gaza, Promises More Food Aid
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) President Donald Trump's special envoy promised a plan to deliver more food to Gaza after inspecting a US-backed distribution centre on Friday, as the UN human rights office said Israeli forces had killed hundreds of hungry...
Opinion: Reeves sells Britain short
Daily Mail
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August 1, 2025
By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 10:35 EDT, 1 August 2025 Advertisement The last Chancellor to back an overseas takeover of a British listed company was Conservative Philip Hammond when SoftBank swallowed Arm Holdings in 2016 in the aftermath of Brexit....
Man orders a latte in Spain and 'unfair' bill leaves him floored
The Mirror
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August 1, 2025
A latte ordered at a Spanish restaurant has left a man floored by an "unfair" bill which has split opinion online. Members of the public were stunned to see the price of the drink, particularly the charge added to the receipt after the man...
Food crisis: 34 million Nigerians at risk of hunger as UN food aid ends
Daily Trust
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August 1, 2025
About 1.4 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in northeastern Nigeria are at the risk of starvation following the withdrawal of humanitarian funding by the United Nations (UN). The Cadre Harmonisé Food and Nutrition Insecurity Analysis,...
Germany's Foreign Minister says Gaza crisis 'beyond imagination'
The Local - Germany
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August 1, 2025
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Thursday that the humanitarian situation in Gaza was 'beyond imagination', ramping up the pressure on Israel to act quickly as criticism mounts over the devastating war. "The humanitarian disaster in...
Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the European common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis
eLife
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Coleoid cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish) are a highly derived group of mollusks, characterized by the largest nervous systems among all invertebrates (ca. 500 million neurons in an adult octopus1,2, ca. 200 million neurons in adult...