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What’s behind Britain’s egg shortage? – BBC Newsnight
For years UK farmers have been squeezed by the big supermarkets on cost, while the consumer expects higher standards. Add in avian flu and rising costs and it seems that these pressures are now producing a national egg shortage. Several supermarkets are rationing eggs for customers and on Thursday Waitrose, which is not setting limits, committed to paying farmers an extra £2.6m to maintain supply….
Rescue efforts continue in Italy after mudslide sweeps across island of Ischia – BBC News
One person has died, and many more are missing after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains swept away homes on the island of Ischia, Italy. The torrent of mud and debris dislodged trees, engulfed buildings and dragged cars into the sea on the island, located near Naples. A woman is understood to have died, while efforts are ongoing to search for a number of missing…
Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska says country will ‘endure’ – BBC News
Despite the cold and the blackouts caused by Russian missiles, Ukrainians will “endure” this coming winter, the country’s first lady Olena Zelenska said. “We’ve had so many terrible challenges, seen so many victims, so much destruction, that blackouts are not the worst thing to happen to us,” the first lady asserted in an interview with the BBC. Ms Zelenska said 90% of Ukrainians said in…
How clubfoot treatment is transforming Senegalese children's lives – BBC News
About one in 800 people around the world are born with clubfoot, and fewer than 20% of cases are receiving treatment at birth in Senegal. The country has been a relatively late adopter of Ponseti – a pioneering method of correcting clubfoot – compared with some other African countries. Senegalese medics have perfected the original concept and are now using it to treat teenagers or…
Ex-adviser assesses Trump’s 2024 chances
The former US president would drag many Republican Party candidates down with him, John Bolton warns Former US President Donald Trump may not only fail to win a second term, but he could also hurt many Republican Party candidates with his re-election bid, his one-time national security advisor, John Bolton, has warned. “There are a lot of reasons to be against Trump being the nominee…
North Korea vows to create world’s most powerful nuclear force
Kim Jong-un hailed Pyongyang’s new ICBM as the strongest strategic weapon on the planet North Korea seeks to have the most powerful nuclear capability in the world, the nation’s leader, Kim Jong-un, said on Sunday. He also ordered the promotion of military officials and scientists involved in the recent successful test of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is thought to be able to…