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Equipping farmers for success: EWS-KT leads agriculture education drive in 3 regions
Graphic
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August 2, 2025
Experts in Ghana's agriculture sector believe that the industry can perform better if smallholder farmers are empowered with quality seeds and knowledge on producing crops. Indeed, access to quality seeds and knowledge on how to grow crops plays a...
Abela 'considering amendment to restrict doctors from reporting abortions', unless patient consents
The Malta Independent
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Semira Abbas Shalan Saturday, 2 August 2025, 12:00 Last update: about 43 minutes ago Prime Minister Robert Abela said Saturday that he is considering an amendment to the general Professional Secrecy Act that would restrict doctors from reporting...
Kenichi Pacific in Kona shut down due to food safety violations
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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August 2, 2025
The state Department of Health has issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Kenichi Pacific restaurant on Ali‘i Drive in Kailua-Kona due to multiple critical food safety violations. The restaurant, operated by Dragonfly Hospitality...
Chaos and famine: Videos from Gaza show Palestinians struggling to get food at distribution sites
NBC News
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August 2, 2025
Between May 27 and July 31, “at least 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while seeking food,” according to a report from the United Nations Human Rights Office.Of the total, 859 people were killed "in the vicinity" of GHF sites and 514 others...
Woman went out for a drink with her dad and was never seen alive again
The Mirror
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August 2, 2025
11:04, 02 Aug 2025Updated 11:10, 02 Aug 2025 On January 4, 1996, Deborah Wood spent the evening at a pub in Leeds with her father and friends. That same night, she disappeared and was never seen alive again. Deborah, a 20-year-old from Holbeck,...
Chino food hall modeled after shipping containers
Champion Newspapers - California
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Chino residents used to seeing shipping containers being transported on freeways may be surprised to see similar containers in a new food hall that will replace the 62-year-old Gateway Karis Church on the southwest corner of Schaefer and Oaks...
Food insecurity on the rise in the Caribbean, according to World Food Programme
Dominica News Online
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August 1, 2025
Dominica News Online - Friday, August 1st, 2025 at 12:52 PM In the Caribbean, high cost of food and agricultural investments leads to continued difficulty. Photo: UN World Food ProgrammeNearly 3.2 million residents across the English- and...
CCTV captures moments after sacked Fox Sports reporter's alleged drunken crash
9News
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August 2, 2025
CCTV has captured the moments after sacked Fox Sports reporter James Hooper allegedly crashed into three parked cars while drunk in Sydney. Police say the 47-year-old was almost five times over the legal limit when he crashed his ute in...
Trump envoy's Gaza mission: Can Steve Witkoff's visit alleviate the food crisis?
The Week
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The visit of Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, to Gaza yesterday has sparked both renewed attention and yet another controversy over the deepening humanitarian crisis in the enclave. With widespread starvation, an...
SG60 F&B icons: 12 people, happenings and places that shaped Singapore’s vibrant food culture
The Straits Times
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August 2, 2025
SINGAPORE – The nation’s vibrant food culture would not be what it is today without several key people, happenings and places that have played significant roles. These include the likes of chef-restaurateurs Violet Oon and Damian D’Silva – the OG...
Full list of 16 food items impacted by new ban in Welsh supermarkets
NorthWalesLive
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August 2, 2025
The Senedd this year approved new regulations aimed at tackling obesity throughout Wales by limiting junk food marketing. These measures, set to come into force within approximately eight months, will target products high in fat, sugar and salt -...
Food bank launches game-changing initiative to save hundreds of tons of food from trash: 'We recover it before it gets there'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 1, 2025
"Everything that arrives here was originally destined for the recycling point." by Lindy WhitehouseAugust 1, 2025 A food bank in Spain has partnered with a major wholesale market for fresh food to reduce food waste and feed vulnerable communities....
Gaza: “No one should never be forced to risk their life to find food,” said the UN humanitarian agency
The European Times
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August 2, 2025
The deprivation of several months of most basic goods in the suspension of life has resulted in an approval of the crisis. More than 100 people have been killed and hundreds of others injured along the Israeli-Israelis food convoy and distribution...
Haiti crisis leaves over 1,500 dead in 3 months – UN reports
National Accord Newspaper
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August 2, 2025
Human rights crisis in Haiti continues to deteriorate, with at least 1,520 fatalities and 609 injuries due to armed violence from April to June, according to a United Nations report released on Friday. These figures align closely with the first...
Trump envoy visits food aid site in Gaza
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 2, 2025
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- U.S. President Donald Trump's Mideast envoy on Friday visited a food distribution site in the Gaza Strip operated by an Israeli-backed American contractor whose efforts to deliver food to the hunger-stricken territory...
High Noon Alcoholic Drink Mislabeled As Energy Drink
Crooks and Liars
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August 2, 2025
Hey Florida, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin - don't drink Celsius energy drinks unless you don't mind drinking a Vodka seltzer by mistake. A shared packaging supplier mislabeled the drinks . NBC News reports: The canned...
84 percent of Hyderabad IT workers have fatty liver: Report
The Siasat Daily
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August 2, 2025
Hyderabad: A whopping 84 percent of IT workers in Hyderabad are plagued by Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD), Union Health minister JP Nadda told the Lok Sabha this week. The revelation underscores a rising health epidemic among...
Win a brand new Jetour X70 and help make dreams come true
South Africa Today
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August 1, 2025
Reach For A Dream is proud to announce the launch of its annual Dream Raffle, one of South Africa’s most anticipated charitable draws, aimed at fulfilling the dreams of children facing life-threatening illnesses. Now in its 30th year, the Dream...
Over 100 Gazans killed by Israeli forces in two days while seeking food: UN
Press TV
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The United Nations reported on Friday that Israeli forces killed over 100 Palestinians in Gaza within two days while searching for food, with hundreds more injured along food convoy routes or near Israeli-controlled aid distribution sites. Citing...
Hunger Stalks The Caribbean Islands, Says Un Report
The Nigerian Voice
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A new report produced by the United Nations and partners warns that hunger is stalking large swathes of the Caribbean Islands, with millions of people not knowing where their next meal will come from. Indeed, nearly 3.2 million people in the...