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UN finds 486m in Asia still hungry
Associated Press, Published on 02/11/2018
» Hundreds of millions of children and adults in Asia's rapidly expanding cities are undernourished, and will remain so without "inclusive, sustainable and nutrition-sensitive" urban planning, United Nations officials said on Friday.
50 years on, McDonald's Big Mac survives
Associated Press, Published on 31/07/2018
» NEW YORK: McDonald's is fighting to hold onto customers as the Big Mac turns 50, but it isn't changing the makings of its most famous burger.
Stranded woman drank water from moss after California crash
Associated Press, Published on 18/07/2018
» LOS ANGELES: A self-described beachcomber says it was her luckiest find yet: A woman who survived a 250-foot car plunge off a cliff and a week stranded on a remote California beach.
In Myanmar's Kachin, jungle treks to escape war
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2018
» MYITKYINA, Myanmar: As the Myanmar army's bombs started falling near her home in Kachin state, Nlam Numrang Doi and her neighbours decided they had no choice but to grab what they could and scatter into the jungle.
Michelin star boosts chef at shophouse kitchen to stardom
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2018
» After spending more than three decades cooking in an unassuming shophouse kitchen, a wok-wielding, goggles-wearing Thai chef has been propelled to international culinary stardom by having her restaurant awarded a Michelin star.
Italy opens food theme park: Eataly
Associated Press, Published on 15/11/2017
» BOLOGNA, Italy: The man behind the Eataly food empire is opening a massive attraction - part permanent trade fair, part agro-food theme park - that aims to create a showcase for excellence in Italian food.
Deadly quake, hurricane a one-two punch for Mexico
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2017
» JUCHITAN: One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico and a raging hurricane dealt a devastating one-two punch to the country, killing at least 61 people as workers scrambled to respond to the twin national emergencies.
18,000 Rohingya flee Myanmar violence into Bangladesh
Associated Press, Published on 30/08/2017
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh -- The International Organization for Migration said Wednesday that 18,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled fresh violence in Myanmar and crossed into Bangladesh, with “hundreds and hundreds” stranded in no man's land at the countries' border.
Farms draw diners with fresh produce
Business, Associated Press, Published on 08/08/2017
» CAMBRIDGE, Vermont: What was once a smattering of farms offering expensive dinners within view of the fields where the food was raised has sprouted into popular summer and autumn events that run the gamut from multicourse dinners to weekly burger nights at farms across the United States.
Subway looks to update stores' not-so-fresh look
Business, Associated Press, Published on 19/07/2017
» NEW YORK: Subway wants to freshen up the look of its stores as it tries to stem a sales decline.