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A butcher in Darjeeling, India, prepares meat
Food   India   Inspection   Market   Photos  
 Philadelphia Daily News 
Meatpackers say inspection cuts are shortsighted
| KEN KUSMER | The Associated Press | INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's plan to lay off some meat inspectors to save money and reduce the time inspectors spend with small, independent processors has the indust... (photo: WN/ifulfoto)
A worker looks over at a large glass bottle collecting milk from a cow at a milking station near Hohhot, northwestern China's Inner Mongolia province, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. China on Wednesday introduced standards for levels of the industrial chemical melamine permitted in milk and food products as it seeks to rein in a festering safety
China   Food   Health   Photos   Scandal  
 The Star 
China to boost food safety measures after scandal
| BEIJING (AP) - China will step up food safety efforts in the wake of a massive dairy scandal, expanding supervision to reach more of the country's countless small farms, an agriculture official said... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Fruit for Iftar  The Examiner 
Where to drink the best fruit smoothies in Bangkok, Thailand: Fresh fruit drinks are cheap
|   Watermelon shakes at Chatuchak Weekend Market - copyright Cassandra James | Fresth fruit smoothies are one of Bangkok's most famous drinks. Thailand grows just about any tropical fruit you've... (photo: Creative Commons / Hamed Saber)
Drink   Fresth   Fruit   People   Photos  
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh perform evening prayers at an Indonesian Navy base where they are being held Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009, after having been rescued at sea, on Sabang Island off the Coast of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The men were found drifting in a boat on Jan. 7, and a Thai court has convicted the barefoot, disheveled migrants of illegally entering the country, raising the prospect they could be deported despite fears they could face persecution or death if sent back to My  Newsvine 
Mass. rights group faults Bangladesh on refugees
| BOSTON — Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees are being forced into makeshift camps in Bangladesh and face widespread starvation unless they receive more humanitarian aid, according to an int... (photo: AP / Binsar Bakkara)
Bangladesh   Military   Photos   Politics   Refugee  
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Green And leafy vegetables The Star
Accidental farmer has not looked back since he started growing vegetables 12 years ago
| teng@thestar.com.my | FARMING is making inroads into land-squeezed cities as many urbanites seek tranquillity amid the hustle and bustle. | The green campaign has also ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Farmer   Farming   Photos   Planting   Vegetables  
McDonald's Restaurant The New York Times
McDonald's Key Sales Figure Rises in February
| Filed at 11:15 a.m. ET | OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) -- Strong overseas growth for McDonald's Corp. in February outweighed U.S. sales that barely nudged upward as the world's ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Economy   Mcdonald   Photos   Profits   Restaurants  
Main sea beach of New Digha. The Daily Beast
Take Action!
| Has Women in the World inspired you to help empower women and girls throughout the world? To end child marriage, sex slavery, genital mutilation, and mass rape? Here&rs... (photo: GFDL / gangulybiswarup)
Empowerment   Equality   Human Rights   Photos   Women  
Gwyneth Paltrow New Straits/Business Times
Macrobiotic diet isn’t a fad
| 2010/03/08 | SUZANNA PILLAY POP icon Madonna is a big fan. So is her good friend, actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Apart from celebrities, the macrobiotic diet is popular with ... (photo: AP / )
Celebrities   Entertainment   Music   Photos   Singer  
Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia in his office after taking charge as the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, in New Delhi on June 01, 2009. Samachaar
No immediate plans to import rice, says Scindia
New Delhi: The government Monday said it can import rice only if there is a shortfall in procurement from farmers but it has no immediate plans to import. | "The gov... (photo: PIB of India)
Delhi   Food   India   Photos   Politics  
Imported rice deliverd to local rice retailers IRINnews
PHILIPPINES: Food security warnings over El Niño
web | MANILA, 8 March 2010 (IRIN) - Warnings have been raised over food security in the Philippines as the El Niño phenomenon wreaks havoc across vast agricultural areas... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Agriculture   Food   Manila   Philippines   Photos  
Wheat - Food Grain - India The Times Of India
Wheat, rice stocks swell; exports possible
NEW DELHI: India's wheat and rice stocks more than doubled as at March 1, government sources said on Monday, indicating the country's ability to free some stocks for expo... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Delhi   Food   India   Market   Photos  
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- LEAD: February beer shipments fall 6.3% in Japan+
- Where to drink the best fruit smoothies in Bangkok, Thailand
- New bill to penalise those wasting drinking water
- Eat, drink and live longer
Fruit for Iftar
Where to drink the best fruit smoothies in Bangkok, Thailand: Fresh fruit drinks are cheap
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- Suburban doctor visits Haitian orphanage
- NaturCert signs 3 new countries in Americas and Asia
- Children Die of Starvation at Unregistered Refugee Camps in
- John Thorbjarnarson, a Crocodile and Alligator Expert, Is De
A Bangladeshi man and children rest on a cart after falling sick as they await treatment at Ashasunee village in Shatkhira, 176 kilometers (110 miles) south west of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
Children Die of Starvation at Unregistered Refugee Camps in Bangladesh
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Nutrition Health
- AgFeed Industries, Inc. Announces Record Revenues for 2009
- ‘Bill against cow slaughter will affect farmers’
- Karnataka leader Rajasekharan calls for "Miss a Meal&qu
- More than donuts at Mister Donut Trinoma
Ricefield - Food - Agriculture
Need for second food revolution stressed
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- India likely to start swine flu vaccination next week
- China tells US to do more on climate change
- China tells US to do more on climate change
- OilMin for compensating PSU oil retailers
The Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee- India- Politics
OilMin for compensating PSU oil retailers
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Hunger Fast Food
- You're no American prez, Mr PM!
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010 By Anjum Niaz
- Pakistan in Cauldron of Internal Crises
- Karnataka leader Rajasekharan calls for "Miss a Meal&qu
Sri Lankan military chief Gen. Sarath Fonseka waves to soldiers as he leaves the military headquarters after his retirement in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.
General Sarath Fonseka on hunger strike after being refused a telephone
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- Review: China Airlines - cheap flights, excellent service an
- Suburban doctor visits Haitian orphanage
- Xiangguang Copper may buy 15% stake in CuDeco
- Angered by U.S. Security, Pakistanis Return as Heroes
China Airlines
Review: China Airlines - cheap flights, excellent service and friendly staff
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Vegetarianism Agriculture
- Review: China Airlines - cheap flights, excellent service an
- Using his noodle (and dumpling!)
- Where to drink the best fruit smoothies in Bangkok, Thailand
- Macrobiotic diet isn’t a fad
China Airlines
Review: China Airlines - cheap flights, excellent service and friendly staff
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- Marjah fears return of warlords
- Rich and poor gap widening in India: Pinarayi Vijayan
- President Patil for innovation than ‘business as usual’
- Malaysia and Norway to start negotiating FTA
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil inaugurating an Exhibition of Innovations, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 10, 2010. 	The Minister of State of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Prof. K.V. Thomas is also seen.
'Exhibition of Innovations' at President's Estate
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