South African police arrest two Thai men for allegedly smuggling parrot eggsBird eggs intercepted in homemade incubators at Johannesburg airport as officials try to halt wildlife traffickingSouth African police have arrested two Thai nationals in separate incidents for allegedly attempting to smuggle endangered parrot eggs out of the country as authorities try to stem the tide of wildlife trafficking.A 50-year-old Thai national was arrested at OR Tambo international airport in Johannesburg on 20 August, carrying 50 bird eggs in a homemade incubator in a hand-luggage bag, South Africa's environment ministry said in a statement. Continue reading...
Moringa lattes and tigernut kebabs: the Ghanaians 'taking back the power' of their foodIn Ghana, a grassroots movement is championing nutritious, homegrown, climate-resilient produce, rather than western importsAfter three years at catering school in Accra, Abiro Wisdom was certain of one thing - he did not want to go into catering. At least not the route that he might be expected to take. His course had prepared students for working in international hotels, focusing on French, Italian and Mexican cuisine. The nutritious, homegrown food that Wisdom had eaten while growing up in Bolgatanga, northern Ghana, did not feature at all."I didn't see myself there," he says of the big chain hotels. "I felt I wouldn't be myself working there - I wouldn't be able to talk about the food from where I come from." Continue reading...
Video shows hundreds held captive after Nigeria mosque kidnappingGunmen attacked worshippers in Dekara village on Friday taking women, children and older peopleAn armed group has posted a video showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people abducted in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria's north-central Niger State last week.The video, posted on Facebook and WhatsApp, showed large groups of people seated in a forested area surrounded by armed men. Several children could be heard crying in the background. Continue reading...
How to lose Trump's trade war: test Canada's resolve with threats to hockey sticksThe US president expected Ottawa to bow to tariff demands, but Canada is striking back - and it could cost Americans Earlier this year, a survey found that Canada, along with Switzerland, was the best-liked country in the world. We all know this kind of polling is about as scientific as a high school popularity contest, but at least anecdotally, Canadians have a reputation for being friendly and welcoming, respectful and polite. Many people would find it difficult to dislike Canadians.But not Donald Trump, who in a "hold my beer" moment this week demonstrated that he, at least, finds it easy to resent Canadians. The US president called the country "difficult and unreasonable", and in a particularly hysterical moment, threatened to rename a lake, after trade talks collapsed. Continue reading...
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