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Living

A taste of Madrid

Living it meets blogger Wesley Much, the authority on Madrid’s food scene.

15/06/2017

World News

EU agency targeted in weed killer row

The ongoing debate over the safety of glyphosate is becoming a thorn in the side of the European Food Safety Agency.

14/06/2017

Somalia

Euroviews. Lobster in the Time of Famine: view

‘How can we be eating lobster, when only 200 kilometres away, in the last 48 hours, 100 people died of starvation?’.

14/06/2017

Cult

Butterflies and birds with your meal?

13/06/2017

Living

Spanish delicacies by Nuria

Cooking expert Nuria Farregut shares her insider's knowledge on Catalan delicacies and best Spanish tables.

08/06/2017

Living

'Clean' vs 'light'? Tasting the difference between east and west

Chefs Alfredo Russo and Reif Othman bring East and West together on a special menu.

02/06/2017

Belgium

Burger giant’s advert irks Belgium’s King Philippe

28/05/2017

Canada

Canada orders recall of too-strong Bombay Sapphire gin

Canadian liquor authorities are recalling bottles of Bombay Sapphire after it was revealed they contained nearly double the amount of alcohol.

04/05/2017

Sweden

Sweden: revellers have a spring in their step on Walpurgis Night

Every April 30, thousands of people gather in parks and other open spaces across Sweden to celebrate Walpurgis Night, or Valborg, the day that marks official arrival of…

01/05/2017

Sweden

The Swedish melting pot where women work for a better future

Yalla Trappan, a Swedish social enterprise that combines work, inclusion and women’s empowerment started with just six women when it was founded seven years ago.

27/04/2017

Living

Eat like a pro with Kar-Sing Tong

Kar-Sing Tong (@ks_ate_here) is a food expert based in London with eclectic tastes and reliable knowledge on where to find both good-looking and delicious meals in the British…

26/04/2017

World News

Global operation nets millions of euros worth of fake food and drink

Fraud in the food market has been the target of a massive global operation, with the seizure of 230 million euros worth of fake food and drinks.

25/04/2017

Venezuela

Desperate Venezuelans flee to Brazil, straining border town

As the economic and political turmoil deepens in Venezuela, more and more people are fleeing the country and heading to Brazil.

21/04/2017

USA

Nearly 20-year-old McDonald's sauce sells for $14,700 USD

A packet of McDonald’s Szechuan dipping sauce from 1998 sold in an online auction after a $14,700 USD bid.

21/04/2017

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Egg rolling

400 people took part in the annual egg rolling competition at Devil’s Dyke in the UK on Monday (17 April).

18/04/2017

Next Series

Legumes see new life in flowerpots

From Italy to Slovenia, European bioplastics research is booming and blooming.

17/04/2017

Next Series

Takeaway: Zero waste from green waste

This flower pot is made with a new bioplastic Instead of oil, it is made with waste from the legume industry Vegetal proteins and fibers are extracted and mixed with biopolymer This eco-friendly mater

17/04/2017

Economy

Less wine, more money

Less wine was produced around the world last year the International Organisation of Vine and Wine says, but the value of sales rose.

11/04/2017

Spain

The Barcelona pastry chefs cooking up a chocolate-lover's dream

FC Barçelona’s epic comeback against Paris Saint Germain in European football’s Champions League last March is among the inspiration for ‘Mona de Pascua’ or Easter cake in one of Barcelona’s most embl

11/04/2017

Series

Enjoying a traditional Uzbek dish called plov

This week we finish our latest series of Postcards by enjoying a traditional Uzbek dinner, with a visit to a top restaurant.

10/04/2017