British grocery prices jumped 2.3 percent year-on-year in the 12 weeks to March 26, as the plunge in the pound following last year’s Brexit vote forced higher the cost of staples including butter, fish, tea and skincare.
Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said the latest increase was up from the 1.4 percent rise recorded in the 12 weeks to Feb. 26.Read more
Thousands of Vietnamese protesters surrounded a Taiwanese steel plant Sunday, some scaling walls and holding signs demanding its closure, as anger flares against the firm for dumping toxic waste into the ocean killing tonnes of fish.
Huge crowds on motorbike and foot gathered at the Formosa plant in central Ha Tinh province, with some holding signs saying: "Authorities, please closeRead more
Egypt's Ambassador to South Sudan Ayman Mokhtar met on Tuesday with the newly-appointed minister of animal wealth resources and fisheries at the transitional South Sudanese government.
The South Sudanese minister praised efforts exerted by Egypt to help achieve food security in South Sudan.
South Sudan owns 36 million heads of cattle and produces 200 tons of fish annually, the ministerRead more