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Climate Change Threatens Indonesia's Historic Clove Farms
In a good season, the best of Jauhar's 150 towering trunks can spurt 30 kilogrammes of the aromatic spice used for medicine, perfumes, cigarettes and food flavourings.
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UN Food Programme To Slash Quarter Of Staff As Funding Falls
The UN World Food Programme will cut staff by 25 to 30 percent as funding for the global aid agency plummets, according to an internal email seen Monday by AFP.
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"We Will Die Of Hunger": Gazans Scramble For Food, Run To Community Kitchens
At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.
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Trump Team Vows To Ban Artificial Food Dyes, Calls It "Existential Threat"
Studies link synthetic dyes to conditions including ADHD, diabetes, cancer, genomic disruption, gastrointestinal issues and more.
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Amid Israel-Hamas War, Gazans Resort To Turtle Meat In Hunt For Food
With food scarce in the besieged and war-battered Gaza Strip, some desperate families have turned to eating sea turtles as a rare source of protein.
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Trump Admin Plans $40 Billion In Health Budget Cuts: Report
The Trump administration plans to slash annual discretionary spending at the US federal health department by around one-third, or $40 billion, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a draft budget document.
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"Murderer": Protest As Quake-Hit Myanmar Junta Chief Joins Bangkok Summit
Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
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Primark CEO Paul Marchant Resigns After Inappropriate Behaviour Allegation
Primark chief executive Paul Marchant has resigned following a company investigation into his behaviour toward a woman "in a social environment", the budget fashion chain's owner Associated British Foods (ABF) announced Monday.
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"Crucial Milestone": US Approves New Antibiotic For Urinary Tract Infections
The product -- called Blujepa -- was approved for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adult women and girls 12 and older.
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US Food Authority Chief Resigns Amid Trump's Mass Firings: Report
A senior US Food and Drug Administration official who recently oversaw the agency's banning of a coloring linked to cancer has resigned to protest "indiscriminate" firings by Donald Trump.
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McDonalds' Profits Dented After E Coli Outbreak In US
McDonald's reported a dip in profits Monday as it contended with lingering effects from a US food poisoning outbreak that depressed sales in its home market.
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Husband Wants $10 Million After Wife, Son Die Of Food Poisoning At Resort
A Canadian man, whose wife and eight-year-old kid died from food poisoning during their stay at a Dominican Republic resort, is now suing the resort and its travel agency partners for $10 million, reported The New York Post.
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US Freezes Almost All Foreign Aid Except For Israel, Egypt
The United States, the world's biggest donor, froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt.
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Andrew Puzder, Ex-Fast Food CEO To Serve As US Ambassador To EU
Andrew Puzder, who ran the parent company of restaurant chains Hardee's and Carl's Jr, has been named Donald Trump's ambassador to the European Union.
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Made-In-China Dog Chews Linked To 'Werewolf Syndrome' In UK, Vets Warn Owners
UK vets have issued an urgent warning to dog owners about recalled chews, made in China, that may cause a rare condition known as "werewolf syndrome."
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Climate Change Threatens Indonesia's Historic Clove Farms
In a good season, the best of Jauhar's 150 towering trunks can spurt 30 kilogrammes of the aromatic spice used for medicine, perfumes, cigarettes and food flavourings.
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UN Food Programme To Slash Quarter Of Staff As Funding Falls
The UN World Food Programme will cut staff by 25 to 30 percent as funding for the global aid agency plummets, according to an internal email seen Monday by AFP.
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"We Will Die Of Hunger": Gazans Scramble For Food, Run To Community Kitchens
At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.
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Trump Team Vows To Ban Artificial Food Dyes, Calls It "Existential Threat"
Studies link synthetic dyes to conditions including ADHD, diabetes, cancer, genomic disruption, gastrointestinal issues and more.
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Amid Israel-Hamas War, Gazans Resort To Turtle Meat In Hunt For Food
With food scarce in the besieged and war-battered Gaza Strip, some desperate families have turned to eating sea turtles as a rare source of protein.
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Trump Admin Plans $40 Billion In Health Budget Cuts: Report
The Trump administration plans to slash annual discretionary spending at the US federal health department by around one-third, or $40 billion, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a draft budget document.
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"Murderer": Protest As Quake-Hit Myanmar Junta Chief Joins Bangkok Summit
Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
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Primark CEO Paul Marchant Resigns After Inappropriate Behaviour Allegation
Primark chief executive Paul Marchant has resigned following a company investigation into his behaviour toward a woman "in a social environment", the budget fashion chain's owner Associated British Foods (ABF) announced Monday.
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"Crucial Milestone": US Approves New Antibiotic For Urinary Tract Infections
The product -- called Blujepa -- was approved for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adult women and girls 12 and older.
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US Food Authority Chief Resigns Amid Trump's Mass Firings: Report
A senior US Food and Drug Administration official who recently oversaw the agency's banning of a coloring linked to cancer has resigned to protest "indiscriminate" firings by Donald Trump.
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McDonalds' Profits Dented After E Coli Outbreak In US
McDonald's reported a dip in profits Monday as it contended with lingering effects from a US food poisoning outbreak that depressed sales in its home market.
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Husband Wants $10 Million After Wife, Son Die Of Food Poisoning At Resort
A Canadian man, whose wife and eight-year-old kid died from food poisoning during their stay at a Dominican Republic resort, is now suing the resort and its travel agency partners for $10 million, reported The New York Post.
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US Freezes Almost All Foreign Aid Except For Israel, Egypt
The United States, the world's biggest donor, froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt.
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Andrew Puzder, Ex-Fast Food CEO To Serve As US Ambassador To EU
Andrew Puzder, who ran the parent company of restaurant chains Hardee's and Carl's Jr, has been named Donald Trump's ambassador to the European Union.
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Made-In-China Dog Chews Linked To 'Werewolf Syndrome' In UK, Vets Warn Owners
UK vets have issued an urgent warning to dog owners about recalled chews, made in China, that may cause a rare condition known as "werewolf syndrome."
