Russia extends food sanctions on western countries
MOSCOW (AA) – With a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow extended its counter-sanctions in response to those imposed by the EU, US, and some other countries, to be effective until...
View ArticleEnglish winemakers toast summer heatwaves
APPLEDORE, UNITED KINGDOM — Under a blue sky, seasonal workers ran their secateurs along long rows of grapevines, harvesting a variety of pinot noir grown during the summer heatwave. This was not a...
View Article500 French bakeries stage one-day closure to protest sky-high energy prices
PARIS (AA) – No baguettes, no croissants: Tuesday was a sad day for hundreds of French bakeries and their countless dedicated customers alike. With their stores suffering from skyrocketing energy...
View ArticleDelicious US gravestone recipes that are to ‘die for’
WASHINGTON — For some, gravestones can evoke mourning, for others a tribute to a loved one, or, with a little imagination, a gaunt hand emerging from freshly turned earth. But to the discerning eye, a...
View ArticleI. Coast, Ghana ease tug-of-war with buyers over cocoa prices
Abidjan, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two biggest cocoa producers, said Monday there had been progress towards resolving a tug-of-war with chocolate giants on prices. The two...
View ArticleTurkish coffee: Cultural cornerstone far exceeding the drink
ANKARA (AA) – Much more than a source of that morning caffeine kick, Turkish coffee is the cornerstone of its own culture and lifestyle, a delicacy that has been around for at least five centuries,...
View ArticleUS cheesemakers learn to live with raw-milk regulations
GALAX, UNITED STATES — With its brown-and-white cows grazing on a grassy hillside high in the Appalachian Mountains, Meadow Creek Dairy is not like most other American cheesemakers: its products are...
View Article‘Enlightened tingle’: Aussie cafe offers $140 cup of coffee
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — At US$140 a pop, one cafe in Melbourne, Australia is serving up no ordinary cup of joe. Melbourne has long been famed for its coffee culture, with Italian and Greek migrants...
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