Food and Drink
Food of the future? Why we could all soon be eating naked clams
Better known by their less appealing moniker shipworms, Naked Clams have tiny shells and burrow into wood which they then digest and turn into nutritious protein. The result is a clam that can be sustainably farmed and also tastes a bit like oysters or mussels.
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United Kingdom
UK's Rishi Sunak urges world to use AI and science to end malnutrition
Sunak was joined by ministers, diplomats and philanthropists from about 20 countries at a one-day Global Food Security Summit in London, where he urged world leaders to harness artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technology to end malnutrition around the globe.
Economy
UK facilitates corruption by Central Asian elites, says new report
The UK’s powerful financial sector “bears some responsibility for the continuation of corruption and kleptocracy by Central Asian elites”, according to a British parliamentary report, which also noted the government’s responsibility in the matter.
Culture news
Who is Esther McVey and what does ‘anti-woke’ mean anyway?
The British government’s brutal cabinet reshuffle has reintroduced Esther McVey, a minister without a portfolio who will be tasked with combating ‘wokery’. But what does that mean, and how are culture wars at the heart of the Tory leadership’s electoral tactics?