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• Healthwatch 16: Fighting Diabetes with Fresh Food - wnep.com

  08-11-2016 22:29
  
  wnep.com
  Healthwatch 16: Fighting Diabetes with Fresh Food
  wnep.com
  As a clinical dietitian for Geisinger Health System, Anna Ziegler counsels patients on a variety of food-related topics. Many of those patients are diabetics. And now, instead of picking up only medicine, some of them are getting an actual prescription ...
  
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• Governor secures extended hot food waiver for all 100 counties - WCTI12.com

  08-11-2016 22:13
  
  WCTI12.com
  Governor secures extended hot food waiver for all 100 counties
  WCTI12.com
  RALEIGH - Governor Pat McCrory's request was approved Tuesday to extend the statewide hot food waiver until Nov. 30. This measure will help meet the needs of individuals and families still affected by Hurricane Matthew. “As we continue to recover from ...and more »
  
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• Grim New Study Links a 'Common' Food Additive to Cancer - Grub Street

  08-11-2016 22:06
  
  Grub Street
  Grim New Study Links a 'Common' Food Additive to Cancer
  Grub Street
  Here's a fun start to the week: New research suggests a food additive that's a pretty unavoidable part of the American diet might be linked to cancer. A study in the journal Cancer Research argues that emulsifiers — chemicals like lecithin, xanthan ...
  This Common Processed Food Ingredient Causes Cancer in MiceTIME
  Common food additives 'linked' to bowel cancerNHS Choices
  Common food additive promotes colon ca
  
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• Eight food cart pod burglaries in past month - kgw.com

  08-11-2016 21:29
  
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  Eight food cart pod burglaries in past month
  kgw.com
  Thieves broke into three food carts on 119th and Sandy Boulevard last week. (Photo: KGW News). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. PORTLAND, Ore. -- Police are investigating another food cart pod burglary, the eighth in the Portland ...and more »
  
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• Anthony Bourdain wants you to pay more for a common but 'undervalued, unappreciated' cuisine - Business Insider

  08-11-2016 21:27
  
  Business Insider
  Anthony Bourdain wants you to pay more for a common but 'undervalued, unappreciated' cuisine
  Business Insider
  Globetrotting gourmet Anthony Bourdain has never shied from offering a blunt opinion, particularly when it comes to food. Bourdain took part in a Reddit Ask Me Anything at the end of September, touching on topics ranging from comfort food to ...and more »
  
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• [Updated] Here's All The Free Food You Can Score Just For Voting Today - UPROXX

  08-11-2016 20:50
  
  [Updated] Here's All The Free Food You Can Score Just For Voting Today
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• Are restaurants breaking the law by offering free food to voters? - Fox News

  08-11-2016 20:45
  
  Fox News
  Are restaurants breaking the law by offering free food to voters?
  Fox News
  Today, million of American can flash that “I Voted” sticker to score some free coffee, a doughnut or even a discounted cocktail. Two of the most highly publicized deals this year are Krispy Kreme's Election Day giveaway (just show your sticker to get a ...
  Rewarding Voters With Free Food Is Technically IllegalEater
  That Free Food You Got for Voting Is IllegalWashingtonian.comall 108 news articles&nbs
  
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• 15 favorite comfort food recipes - Christian Science Monitor

  08-11-2016 20:20
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  15 favorite comfort food recipes
  Christian Science Monitor
  Feeling jittery about the election? Worried about the state of the climate? Bracing for a cold winter to begin? Sometimes all that's needed is some good comfort food. Whether it's a big serving of homemade macaroni and cheese, a piece of chocolate cake ...
  
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• Wired Youth, Wise Elders: Consumers Young And Old Are Reshaping Food Culture -- And The Food Industry - Forbes

  08-11-2016 20:09
  
  Forbes
  Wired Youth, Wise Elders: Consumers Young And Old Are Reshaping Food Culture -- And The Food Industry
  Forbes
  We may not be entirely convinced as a society that individuals identify with particular generations or that there can be a discernible ethos or spirit linked to particular decades or birth years, and yet we've become quite adept at attaching labels to ...
  
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• Spice Market Chef Puts His Spin on Chinese Food at Chaan Teng - New York Times

  08-11-2016 20:01
  
  New York Times
  Spice Market Chef Puts His Spin on Chinese Food at Chaan Teng
  New York Times
  Pichet Ong, right, the creative director of Chaan Teng in Hell's Kitchen. Credit Pablo Enriquez for The New York Times. Headliner. CHAAN TENG The versatile chef Pichet Ong is best known for his Asian-fusion desserts, especially at Spice Market (which ...
  
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• This app reduces food waste by offering restaurant 'leftovers' for 80% off - Treehugger

  08-11-2016 19:42
  
  Treehugger
  This app reduces food waste by offering restaurant 'leftovers' for 80% off
  Treehugger
  The latest in a crop of apps designed to address the issue of food waste connects restaurants that have excess & leftover food with people looking to save money on prepared foods. It's estimated that some 40% of all of the food produced these days ends ...and more »
  
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• Comfort food at its finest: Grilled cheese reaches pinnacle in this croque-monsieur - The Seattle Times

  08-11-2016 19:23
  
  The Seattle Times
  Comfort food at its finest: Grilled cheese reaches pinnacle in this croque-monsieur
  The Seattle Times
  A cheese sacue enriched with cream cheese and plenty of herbs boosts a croque-monsieur. (Michael Tercha/TNS). We all need a little comfort right about now. What better than an extra gooey grilled-cheese concoction?
  
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• Mondelez, food stocks rally on report that a major acquisition may be coming - CNBC

  08-11-2016 19:22
  
  CNBC
  Mondelez, food stocks rally on report that a major acquisition may be coming
  CNBC
  Several major U.S. packaged food companies were trading sharply higher Tuesday afternoon, following a report that Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital is raising between $8 billion and $10 billion to fund a new acquisition that could target food ...and more »
  
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• Food for Fines helps hungry students and gets rid of 'pesky' library fines - CBC.ca

  08-11-2016 18:42
  
  CBC.ca
  Food for Fines helps hungry students and gets rid of 'pesky' library fines
  CBC.ca
  Over the last three weeks many cash-strapped Nova Scotia university students have cut their fines for overdue campus library books, while helping out others who are hard up for groceries. Between Oct. 17 and Nov. 6, universities and community colleges ...and more »
  
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• Michael McKean talks food myths, and his 'Better Call Saul' character's favorite breakfast food - Los Angeles Times

  08-11-2016 18:00
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Michael McKean talks food myths, and his 'Better Call Saul' character's favorite breakfast food
  Los Angeles Times
  Cooking Channel's series “Food: Fact or Fiction” is a briskly edited infotainment show with a kitchen sink approach – each episode whirls with talking heads, archival footage, animation, you name it – to debunk and give context to food myths and fling ...
  
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• Food at Colorado Springs restaurants linked to hepatitis A - Fox News

  08-11-2016 17:33
  
  Fox News
  Food at Colorado Springs restaurants linked to hepatitis A
  Fox News
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Strawberries at three El Paso County restaurants have been connected to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Gazette of Colorado Springs reports that El Paso County Public Health officials say strawberries used in ...and more »
  
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• Oven Recognizes And Automatically Cooks Your Food - PSFK (subscription)

  08-11-2016 17:22
  
  PSFK (subscription)
  Oven Recognizes And Automatically Cooks Your Food
  PSFK (subscription)
  To take the guesswork out of cooking, the June Oven was created by a team of former Apple engineers to redefine the culinary arts. Equipped with sensors, a camera, and a potent machine learning algorithm to fine tune the baking, roasting and reheating ...
  
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• Rewarding Voters With Free Food Is Technically Illegal - Eater

  08-11-2016 17:04
  
  Eater
  Rewarding Voters With Free Food Is Technically Illegal
  Eater
  After performing their civic duty on Election Day, millions of Americans will proudly wear their resulting “I Voted” sticker as a badge of honor — and scores of restaurants will seize the opportunity to get customers in the door by rewarding voters ...
  You Can Get Free Food From These Places Today, but Only if You VoteCosmopolitan.com
  That Free Food You Got for Voting Is IllegalWashingtonian.comall 93 news arti
  
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• Election night watch parties in Tampa Bay offer food, drink specials - TBO.com

  08-11-2016 16:33
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  Election night watch parties in Tampa Bay offer food, drink specials
  TBO.com
  It has been a long two years leading up to the 2016 presidential election, but it's finally, mercifully, almost over. Regardless of who wins Tuesday, that's cause to celebrate, perhaps with a beer or a cocktail. We've rounded up nine non-partisan ...and more »
  
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• Britannia Industries promotes Venkataraman to CFO

  08-11-2016 16:30
  
  Indian food group Britannia Industries has named N. Venkataraman as its new CFO.
  
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• San Miguel Pure Foods 9M profits get boost from lower input costs

  08-11-2016 16:29
  
  San Miguel Pure Foods, the Philippines-based business, has reported a jump in profits in the first nine months of the year, helped by higher sales but boosted by a decline in input costs.
  
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• Metallica + Colombian Fan Club Collect Nine Tons of Food to Benefit Indigenous Peoples + Abandoned Animals - Loudwire

  08-11-2016 16:06
  
  Loudwire
  Metallica + Colombian Fan Club Collect Nine Tons of Food to Benefit Indigenous Peoples + Abandoned Animals
  Loudwire
  Metallica and their Colombian fans pulled off an incredible feat of charity at the band's Nov. 1 gig in Bogota. Metallica asked concertgoers to bring nonperishable goods to the show and the effort brought in nine tons of food for disadvantaged children ...
  
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• St Mamet CEO Matthieu Lambeaux on French fruit group's plans for growth - interview

  08-11-2016 14:51
  It has been a year since Conserve Italia, a group of Italian co-operatives, sold France-based packaged fruit supplier St Mamet to French private-equity firm Florac. Matthieu Lambeaux, the former Findus executive, had joined Florac in May 2015 to help the family-owned Florac buy branded food companies in France and became the CEO of St Mamet after the takeover. John Shepherd met Lambeaux at the SIAL trade show last month to discuss his plans to grow the business.
  
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• Best Atlanta food events this week: tour Usher's mother's food facility, Genki anniversary party, more - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

  08-11-2016 14:17
  
  Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
  Best Atlanta food events this week: tour Usher's mother's food facility, Genki anniversary party, more
  Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
  Enjoy free appetizers in celebration of Genki Noodles and Sushi in Buckhead anniversary. Photo credit: Caren West PR. Tour Usher's mother's new culinary facility. Anniversary celebration. Spanish picnic-style dinner on the patio. There will be lots of ...and more »
  
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• Killer Party Food: Amp up your next shindig with Chowgirls' new cookbook - City Pages

  08-11-2016 13:55
  
  City Pages
  Killer Party Food: Amp up your next shindig with Chowgirls' new cookbook
  City Pages
  This isn't "Muffins and Me." This is Killer Party Food. Photo courtesy of Chowgirls Facebook Page. 0. When they were considering a midlife career change, Heidi Andermack and Amy Lynn Brown knew they needed a brand. 0. Before they picked up a single ...
  
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• A2 steps up investment in marketing as sales surge

  08-11-2016 13:48
  A2 Milk Co has said it is stepping up its investment in marketing and brand development to support growing sales, which surged by 127.4% during the first quarter of this year.
  
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• A2 Milk Co. says Q1 sales in line with plans

  08-11-2016 13:48
  A2 Milk Co., the New Zealand-based dairy and infant formula group, has said its first-quarter revenue was "consistent" with its expectations, pointing to growth in milk and formula products.
  
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• Hong Kong's toxic hairy crab sellers 'lying over suppliers', says food watchdog - South China Morning Post

  08-11-2016 13:26
  
  South China Morning Post
  Hong Kong's toxic hairy crab sellers 'lying over suppliers', says food watchdog
  South China Morning Post
  The centre found two out of five hairy crab samples contained excessive levels of cancer-causing chemicals. Photo:, dioxin and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls Dickson Lee. Emily Tsang Elizabeth Cheung ...and more »
  
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• Highlander Partners buys US organic confectioner Hillside Candy

  08-11-2016 13:21
  
  Private investment firm Highlander Partners has acquired US organic candy manufacturer Hillside Candy. 
  
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• Highlander Partners acquires organic confectioner Hillside Candy

  08-11-2016 13:21
  
  Private investment firm Highlander Partners has acquired US premium organic candy manufacturer Hillside Candy. 
  
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• Seneca Foods earnings slump on one-time costs

  08-11-2016 13:07
  Seneca Foods booked a drop in earnings for the first six months of the year as one-time gains last year and plant restructuring expenses hit the bottom line. 
  
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• Annual food show helps shape Washington Co. school lunches - Herald-Mail Media

  08-11-2016 13:03
  
  Herald-Mail Media
  Annual food show helps shape Washington Co. school lunches
  Herald-Mail Media
  Visitors to Washington County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services annual food show at South Hagerstown High School on Monday had a chance to sample and comment on vendors' offerings for school lunches. Food show. Buy Now · By Colleen ...
  
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• Meiji expanding functional yogurt capacity 

  08-11-2016 13:02
  Japanese food giant Meiji is expanding its capacity to produce functional yogurt, which it sells under its Meiji Probio brand. 
  
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• Sweet! Virtual Food Has Real Taste Now - Seeker

  08-11-2016 13:01
  
  Seeker
  Sweet! Virtual Food Has Real Taste Now
  Seeker
  New virtual reality approaches makes the mouth feel like it's tasting and chewing something sugary. National University of Singapore. Sweet dreams are made of these devices. Virtual reality technology has gotten closer to mimicking the actual taste and ...
  
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• Here's All The Free Food You Can Score Just For Voting Today - UPROXX

  08-11-2016 13:00
  
  UPROXX
  Here's All The Free Food You Can Score Just For Voting Today
  UPROXX
  You might not have heard, but today is sort of gonna be a BFD for America. You know, Election Day. New president. Future of the nation. That stuff. If you haven't already taken advantage of early or absentee voting, you'll definitely want to make sure ...and more »
  
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• Italian tomato firm Mutti stays mum on Verlinvest talks

  08-11-2016 12:32
  Italian tomato products group Mutti has declined to comment on reports Belgium-based private-equity firm Verlinvest is considering buying a 20% stake in the company.
  
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• Food Safety Testing Market - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts to 2021 - Increase in Number of Food-borne Disease ... - Business Wire (press release)

  08-11-2016 12:28
  
  Food Safety Testing Market - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts to 2021 - Increase in Number of Food-borne Disease ...
  Business Wire (press release)
  The food safety testing market is gaining growing level of importance worldwide owing to continual increase in number of food-borne disease outbreaks, increasingly stringent regulations on food safety, globalization of food trade, sustained number of ...and more »
  
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• Ireland's food producers struggle to digest Brexit - Financial Times

  08-11-2016 12:07
  Financial Times
  Ireland's food producers struggle to digest Brexit
  Financial Times
  Bernard Coyle spent 10 years building up a network of retailers in the UK to buy the breadcrumbs and stuffing he produces at his Mr Crumb food company in Finea, a village 110km north-west of Dublin. For the past four months, he has been telling some of ...and more »
  
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• Grupo Bimbo 9M profits up on Mexico, North America

  08-11-2016 12:04
  Grupo Bimbo, the Mexico-based bakery giant, has reported higher nine-month earnings, driven by rising sales across its business and improved profitability from its domestic operations and in North America.
  
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• From Italian-Asian to Locavore Canadian: Food Adventures in Vancouver - New York Times

  08-11-2016 12:00
  New York Times
  From Italian-Asian to Locavore Canadian: Food Adventures in Vancouver
  New York Times
  Flame-seared aburi oshi sushi at Miku. Credit Martin Tessler for The New York Times. In a breezy neighborhood west of downtown Vancouver, there's a tree-lined stretch of Denman Street where you'll find what amounts to a global buffet: Korean, Chinese, ...
  
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• Nestle opens Sri Lanka dairy facility 

  08-11-2016 11:47
  Nestle has marked what it described as a "milestone" in the development of its dairy business in Sri Lanka with the opening of a new facility in Jaffna, expanding its reach in the north of the country.
  
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• Charity: Ebola-hit Children in Sierra Leone Go Hungry Amid Food Shortages - Voice of America

  08-11-2016 11:41
  
  Voice of America
  Charity: Ebola-hit Children in Sierra Leone Go Hungry Amid Food Shortages
  Voice of America
  FILE- A child suffering from the Ebola virus receives treatment at Makeni Arab Holding Centre in Makeni, Sierra Leone, Oct. 4, 2014. Share. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Google+ · Email to a Friend. Print. DAKAR —. Thousands of Ebola ...and more »
  
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• This woman was arrested for selling homemade food through Facebook - Yahoo Finance

  08-11-2016 11:36
  
  Yahoo Finance
  This woman was arrested for selling homemade food through Facebook
  Yahoo Finance
  A woman from Stockton, California, could end up in jail for up to a year for selling homemade food on Facebook, following an undercover sting by San Joaquin County officials. Unknown to Mariza Ruelas, her hobby of exchanging and sometimes selling ...
  Single mom faces jail for selling food on FacebookFox News
  Prosecutors defend possible jail time for Facebook food saleNew York Daily News
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• This woman was arrested for selling homemade food through Facebook - Yahoo News

  08-11-2016 11:34
  
  Yahoo News
  This woman was arrested for selling homemade food through Facebook
  Yahoo News
  A woman from Stockton, California, could end up in jail for up to a year for selling homemade food on Facebook, following an undercover sting by San Joaquin County officials. Unknown to Mariza Ruelas, her hobby of exchanging and sometimes selling ...
  Single mom faces jail for selling food on FacebookFox News
  Prosecutors defend possible jail time for Facebook food saleNew York Daily News
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• Grupo Bimbo closing two US bakeries

  08-11-2016 11:22
  Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo has announced plans to close two of its plants in the US as part of a redistribution of its production across the country.
  
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• Patriotic pastries and more: Where to get Election Day food deals - Fox News

  08-11-2016 11:09
  
  Fox News
  Patriotic pastries and more: Where to get Election Day food deals
  Fox News
  Today, Americans will vote for the next president of the United States. Whether you cast a ballot for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump—there's one thing many of us can agree on: Americans love a great food deal. This Tuesday, you don't need to have ...
  All the Places You Can Get Free Food for Voting on Election DayPEOPLE.com
  Rewarding Voters With Free Food Is Technically IllegalEater
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• Britannia Industries profit growth eases in Q2

  08-11-2016 10:29
  Britannia Industries has booked higher first-half sales and earnings - but the India-based food group saw the rate of growth in its profitability slow in the second quarter.
  
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• 8 great food and drink deals for Election Day - Philly.com (blog)

  08-11-2016 10:28
  
  Philly.com (blog)
  8 great food and drink deals for Election Day
  Philly.com (blog)
  Michael Klein, editor/producer of Philly.com/food, has written about Philadelphia's restaurant scene since 1993 in his Inquirer column, “Table Talk,” and on his Philly.com blog, “The Insider.” More by Michael Klein. 8 great food and drink deals for ...
  
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• Is your relationship with food on the rocks? - Philly.com (blog)

  08-11-2016 10:03
  
  Philly.com (blog)
  Is your relationship with food on the rocks?
  Philly.com (blog)
  Eat enough, but not too much. Eat healthy, but treat yourself. What, when and why we eat is so wrapped up in social and emotional factors that it goes way beyond simply fueling the body. With millions of Americans on diets every day, it's challenging ...and more »
  
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• Food on the table at Marrakesh - Deutsche Welle

  08-11-2016 09:56
  
  Deutsche Welle
  Food on the table at Marrakesh
  Deutsche Welle
  A year on from the groundbreaking Paris Agreement, COP22 talks aim to make good on last year's commitment to fight global warming on several fronts. Agriculture is a big one. Honduras Dürre (imago/Xinhua). When the Moroccan city of Marrakesh opens its ...and more »
  
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