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Aspartame, the much-debated artificial sweetener
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» PARIS: The artificial sweetener aspartame, which is consumed by millions every day as a sugar substitute in products such as diet soft drinks, has long been the topic of fierce debate over its impact on health.
Opening up the magic box
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 09/04/2023
» 'Try this way," says Zainal Abidin, an affable manager at the Prestige in George Town, Malaysia, cocking his head to one side. Mr Zainal is showing me around the hotel, which is named after the 2006 Christopher Nolan film about two rival magicians. I'm supposed to see an illusion in which the corridor entrance transforms into a mirror, but it's not coming.
A floating shelter for the displaced
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 19/03/2023
» The dinner theatre is now a day care centre, where children rifle through boxes of donated toys. The beauty salon has turned into a one-man barbershop.
Climbers at odds over far-right dogwhistle route names
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» WIENER NEUSTADT (AUSTRIA) - Just outside Vienna, climbers scramble up "Fortress Europe", one of the routes up an impressive rockface towering over fields and forests.
High-end rebrand makes life sweet for Japan's 'ice farmers'
AFP, Published on 18/08/2019
» NIKKO (JAPAN) - In a mountainous area north of Tokyo, a priest blows a conch shell as Yuichiro Yamamoto bows and thanks the nature gods for this year's "good harvest": natural ice.
UAE expats get taste of Ramadan traditional sweets
AFP, Published on 29/05/2019
» DUBAI - Nida Mohammed drove for more than an hour from Fujairah to Sharjah in the UAE just to buy special Iraqi sweets and juices for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Beyond wheatgrass: vegan junk food is all the rage
AFP, Published on 10/08/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Vegan diets are considered by most as healthy and environmentally responsible, with celebrity poster children touting benefits like weight loss, clear skin and increased energy.
Just desserts: The rise of East Asia's pudding places
AFP, Published on 25/09/2015
» HONG KONG - From Champagne shaved ice to bamboo charcoal-flavoured ice cream, desserts in East Asia are coming into their own as ever-more inventive chefs look to satisfy the region's increasingly adventurous diners.
Sri Lanka seeks to trademark cinnamon spice success
AFP, Published on 28/09/2014
» HIKKADUWA (SRI LANKA) - Ten years after the Asian tsunami devastated Sarath Kumara's cinnamon plantation in Sri Lanka, forcing him to start over with nothing, the farmer faces a new threat from further afield.
Sweeteners boost diabetes risk
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» PARIS - Promoted as an aid to good health, artificial sweeteners may in fact be boosting diabetes risk, said a study Wednesday that urged a rethink of their widespread use and endorsement.