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Indonesia’s free-lunch programme under fire
The New York Times, Published on 18/10/2025
» SAGULING, Indonesia - Cucu Mulyati got the fright of her life last month: a call saying that her 17-year-old son was seriously ill. He started feeling sick while eating the free lunch served on campus, which included fried chicken, rice, lettuce and strawberries.
War dogs: sausages bolster the fight in eastern Ukraine
AFP, Published on 04/12/2022
» DONETSK REGION, Ukraine: On the roads leading to the front in Ukraine's war-torn east, every morning begins with a familiar scene -- soldiers filling up trucks, sipping steaming coffee and catching up between bites of fresh hot dogs.
UK householders face squeeze as budget looms
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» BLACKPOOL (UNITED KINGDOM) - Thursday's government budget is unlikely to be uppermost in the minds of people enjoying the annual light show on the seafront promenade of Blackpool.
Ukraine's Zelensky visits war-torn southern city as battles rage
AFP, Published on 18/06/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the war-damaged southern city of Mykolaiv on Saturday for the first time since the Russian invasion as "fierce battles" raged again in the eastern Donbas region.
Canada protesters dig in with military-style proficiency
AFP, Published on 12/02/2022
» OTTAWA - With support from ex-police and military intelligence officers, American funding, and stockpiles of food and fuel, "Freedom Convoy" protesters are hunkered down for a long stay in the Canadian capital.
EU offers border 'express lane' to solve N.Ireland Brexit row
AFP, Published on 14/10/2021
» BRUSSELS - The EU on Wednesday offered to reduce customs checks and paperwork on British products intended for Northern Ireland in the hope of averting a new Brexit-related spat.
UK worker shortage threatens Christmas turkey supply
AFP, Published on 13/10/2021
» GODSTONE (UNITED KINGDOM) - In a dark wooden barn in the countryside of southeast England, farmer Patrick Deeley is surrounded by a throng of 600 white turkeys at feeding time.
Iceland's volcanic eruption could be a long hauler
AFP, Published on 25/03/2021
» FAGRADALSFJALL (ISLANDE) - A volcanic eruption in Iceland has transformed a tranquil green valley into an ominous-looking scene, its first dark secrets beginning to emerge as volcanologists suggest the eruption could last longer than previously thought.
Germans turn to hunting to 'ethically' source food
AFP, Published on 25/02/2021
» ASPISHEIM (GERMANY) - With her dreadlocks and nose piercing, Shanna Reis doesn't exactly look the part of the camouflage-clad hunter tracking game in the forest.
Drive-ins, scattered huts: German Xmas markets find ways around virus
AFP, Published on 29/11/2020
» LANDSHUT (GERMANY) - Chestnuts roasting, mulled wine steaming and music blaring from wooden chalets lined with artificial snow -- the Landshut Christmas market in southern Germany has all the usual trimmings.