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Eurozone prices and jobless data better, but still not good enough

Prices in the eurozone were unchanged in October compared to the same period last year, according to an initial estimate by Eurostat. In September

Europe News

EP rejects possible GM food bans

MEPs on Wednesday rejected a draft law that would have allowed countries to ban certain GM food and animal feed even if the produce was authorized by

Russia

Caviar, but no body, found in speeding hearse in Russia

An unusual discovery was made when police pulled over a speeding hearse on a Russian motorway. Half a tonne of caviar was found in the vehicle, some

World News

Meat cancer report: fear and confusion

Many people have responded to a World Health Organisation report carried out by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) — which put

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My Europe Series

What can I do as a consumer to prevent food waste?

This week on Utalk, a question from Olivier in Brussels: “90 million tonnes of food are thrown away in the European Union every year. What can we do

Germany

Huge rally in Berlin says 'No' to EU-US trade deal

Organisers are hailing a huge success, claiming that 250,000 people marched in Berlin on Saturday to protest against proposed free trade deals

Business Series

Lindt's choc teddy beats Haribo's fruit gum in courtroom 'battle of the bears'

The Swiss chocolate giant Lindt is enjoying the sweet scent of victory over its rival Haribo after Germany’s supreme court ruled in its favour in the

Kosovo

Kosovo PM pelted with eggs

Opposition politicians have launched eggs at Kosovo’s prime minister in protest at an EU-brokered deal giving greater local powers to minority Serbs

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The delights of Monaco's gastronomic melting pot

Paolo Sari is a chef with a mission: to spread the word about the benefits of organic cuisine among his fellow cooks in Monaco. The Venitian arrived

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Taste buds workout

Economy

Cost of English breakfast 'lowest for five years'

The low price of commodities does have some advantages, at least for consumers: the cost of an English breakfast is down to its lowest level in five

Yemen

UN warns of impending famine in Yemen as no way in for food aid

The World Food programme is sounding the alarm on an impending humanitarian disaster in Yemen. Its Executive Director says the risk of famine has

Russia

'Contraband cheese' gang broken up by Russian police

Russian police say they have broken up a gang producing millions of dollars worth of contraband cheese using banned Western ingredients. Six people

USA

Astronauts take one giant leaf for mankind with space lettuce

It’s a meal that’s literally out of this world. Astronauts have sunk their teeth into food entirely grown in space for the first time. The lettuce

World News

ISS astronauts poised to eat lettuce grown in space

Russia

Russia destroys tonnes of illegal food imports at its border

Tonnes of illegally-imported fresh produce from the West are being incinerated on the Russian border. Moscow banned many Western food imports last

World News

Who pays the most for their meat in Europe?

France

French farmers union slams product dumping across EU

As many as 15,000 farmers came together to protest in Lyon and they were joined by Xavier Beulin the president of the FNSEA, the main agricultural

Belarus

The scything tale of the French actor and Belarusian president

French actor Gerard Depardieu, despite being branded a ‘threat to national security’ in Ukraine, still has friends in high places in Belarus. The

France

Farmers: President calls for profits to be passed back down the value chain

Fresh from dealing with Greece, the French President is facing a crisis closer to home. Ahead of the start of the August getaway, farmers are