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UK begins ban on junk food ads on daytime TV and online
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» LONDON - New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a "world-leading action" to tackle childhood obesity.
Ultra-processed foods a rising threat to health: researchers
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» PARIS - Researchers warned Wednesday that rising global consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) poses a major threat to health, calling for countries to subject some products made by huge food companies to marketing restrictions and taxes.
How social media can 'trigger' eating disorders in young people
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» PARIS - Social media can push vulnerable young people towards developing eating disorders by glorifying thinness and promoting fake, dangerous advice about diet and nutrition, experts warn.
WHO keeps focus amid US cuts
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 24/03/2025
» The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the effects of United States budget cuts and policy changes, a senior WHO executive has said.
Taxing farm animals’ farts and burps? Denmark gives it a try.
The New York TImes, Published on 02/12/2024
» COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark, known for its inventive restaurants and elegant design studios, is about to become known for something more basic: the world’s first belch and manure tax.
Global diabetes cases far higher than estimates
Reuters, Published on 14/11/2024
» LONDON - More than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide — almost twice as many as previous estimates have suggested — and more than half of those aged over 30 who have the condition are not receiving treatment, according to a new study.
Lab-grown meat can be kosher and halal, experts say
Published on 11/09/2023
» Lab-grown meat can be labelled kosher and halal as long as its cells are derived in methods compliant with religious standards, according to two panels of experts commissioned by the nascent industry.
Pakistan's K2 porters tread between tradition and modernity
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» URDUKAS CAMP (PAKISTAN) - Under mountains that dagger the sky, a misfit caravan of Pakistani porters trudge towards K2 toting live chickens and lawn furniture for adventurers seeking an audience with the world's second-highest peak.
Climate crisis: Transition of global economy way off track
AFP, Published on 26/10/2022
» PARIS: Across virtually every sector, the greening of the global economy is unfolding far too slowly to stave off climate catastrophe, according to a sobering report Wednesday from a consortium of research organisations.
Millions hungry but drought overlooked as Kenya prepares to vote
AFP, Published on 22/07/2022
» PURAPUL (KENYA) - In the dust bowl of Kenya's drought-stricken north, the people of Purapul are edging closer to starvation, surviving on nothing but wild berries as their children waste away from hunger.