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Heart of the Shires Food Festival returns this weekend
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
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July 18, 2025
Who fancies a tasty trip out this Saturday? It’s the return of the Heart of the Shires flavour-filled Food Festival. Don’t miss out on this celebration of all things food. Specially hand-picked, local, five-star food vendors will be offering taste...
ECI firm on Aadhaar, ration card exclusion ahead of Supreme Court hearing on Bihar voter revision
The Economic Times
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July 20, 2025
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is unlikely to change its position on the non-inclusion of Aadhaar and ration card before the Supreme Court for the Bihar Special Intensive Revision but is expected to tread cautiously on the issue and cite...
Vanishing wetlands could cost global economy up to $39 trillion, report warns
Smart Water Magazine
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July 18, 2025
A new report released by the Convention on Wetlands warns that wetlands—ecosystems that provide water, food, livelihoods, and climate protection—are disappearing at an alarming rate. If current trends continue, up to 20% of the world’s remaining...
Maui Music & Food Experience returns for two benefit concerts
The Maui News - Hawaii
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Bernard Fowler (center) Nicholas Tremulis (left) and Rolling Stones’ bassist Daryl Jones (right) in Kapalua 2024. For the Maui News/Jon Woodhouse After a successful debut event in September 2024, the Hua Momona Foundation will present the second...
Colombian emerald fever hits TikTok: A journey to Muzo, the source of the world’s most valuable gems
El País
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July 19, 2025
In Muzo, luck and chance are like two more neighbors in town — old, familiar faces. People buy and sell raffles, lottery tickets, or betting slips in the hope of a stroke of fortune that might change their lives. But this corner of Boyacá, in...
'Added stress': Revitalization project negatively impacts local Italian restaurant
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 19, 2025
The streets that lead to local restaurant Sgt. Peffer's have been riddled with construction for weeks.And on Wednesday, the section of Saddle Creek Road that is used to access the family-owned Italian spot closed completely. Sgt. Peffer's is in...
Restaurant inspections: Improperly handled food, temperature problems
The York Dispatch - Pennsylvania
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The state Department of Agriculture conducts annual inspections of food-serving businesses to ensure public safety and safe food-handling practices. Schools are inspected twice per year, according to the Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratories....
North Yorkshire farm shop hailed for food 'out of this world' is 'best around'
The Press
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Beadlam Grange is located just outside of Helmsley and breeds its own “award-winning” Limousin beef cattle. Also within the farm shop, there is a butchers, a delicatessen, a greengrocers and a bistro set out over two floors. There is also a...
Popular Ipoh food vendor defends RM35 Khao Mok chicken rice pricing following online criticism
The Sun Daily
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July 19, 2025
A Malaysian man recently criticised a popular food vendor based in Ipoh, Perak, for allegedly charging exorbitant prices for a Thai-style chicken and rice dish. The vendor, Dania Sedek, previously went viral in 2023 for selling an omelette dish...
Detroit's 42nd annual African World Festival returns to Hart Plaza
WMYD - Michigan
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July 19, 2025
DETROIT (WXYZ) — More than 20,000 people are expected to visit Hart Plaza through Sunday for Detroit's largest celebration of African and African American history, music and food. The 42nd annual African World Festival kicked off Friday, organized...
Global Design: Soak in Iceland’s bathing culture
The Straits Times
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July 18, 2025
REYKJAVIK – Iceland’s most famous thermal hot spring is undoubtedly Blue Lagoon, known for its milky blue waters. But Iceland’s bathing culture goes beyond this hot spot, with more than 100 hot springs and heated pools dotted around the country....
The human cost to children of Trump’s cuts to food stamps and Medicaid
World Socialist Web Site
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July 19, 2025
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—a sweeping legislative package providing massive tax breaks for the wealthy and deep reductions in critical safety-net programs, particularly Medicaid and the...
York bistro wins top food award - just five months after opening
The Press
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A BISTRO owner who has won a top award within five months of opening in York says the team is "thrilled" at the honour and that it is a win for the city too. Marta Obuchowska who opened Black Wheat Club in Fossgate with her husband Tomasz...
National and local artists set to shine at Delco Chalk Fest
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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July 16, 2025
CHESTER — The first-ever Delco Chalk Art Festival is set to take place against the vibrant backdrop of Subaru Park in Chester from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17. Hosted by Visit Delco, the free, two-day...
Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival returns to Marquette with the help of nearly 1,000 volunteers
Upper Michigan´s Source
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July 19, 2025
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The annual Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival got started Friday night. The first performance was the ‘Get Acquainted Dance’ with Brittany Haas and Nic Gareiss. The three-day festival features a full lineup of...
World AFP Misbehaving monks: Sex scandal shakes Thai Buddhist faithful
Yahoo News
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Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left the devout questioning their faith. Thai police this week arrested a woman accused of bedding at...
Hainan's volleyball league drives local economy amid China's thriving grassroots sports
Global Times
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A 2025 Hainan (Wenchang) Township Volleyball League match is held on the evening of July 12. Photo: VCG With grassroots sports events gaining popularity in China recently, an ongoing township volleyball league in South China's Hainan Province has...
Shanxi restaurant's afternoon tea set with lion-petting service under probe: local authorities
Global Times
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Photo: Screenshot shared by a netizen on the social platform A restaurant in North China's Shanxi Province has been offering a 1,078-yuan ($150.27) afternoon tea service featuring interactions with African lions, Jiemian News reported on Tuesday....
World News | Asian Shares Mostly Advance After Wall Street Cruises to More Records
Latestly
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July 18, 2025
Manila (Philippines), Jul 18 (AP) Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday after Wall Street rose to records following better-than-expected updates on the economy and a mixed set of profit reports from big US companies. Japan's Nikkei 225 edged...
Kimball Arts Fest to bring local, national artists to Park City
KPCW - Utah
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July 18, 2025
The 56th annual Kimball Arts Festival will return to Park City’s Main Street next month. The yearly festival brings artists from across the country to Old Town for three days of art, live music and food . Festival director Hillary Gilson said...