2020

Scottish salmon producers warn of ‘huge’ Brexit burden

Image copyright Getty Images Salmon farmers face “huge unnecessary burdens” and a loss of market share under UK government plans for Brexit. The chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) said firms were being told to prepare for trade barriers with the EU. The industry is also warning that added red tape could

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Westminster and work: Some show dogs serve, search or soothe

NEW YORK — From the silky strut of Afghan hounds to poodles with coats sculpted like confections, the Westminster Kennel Club’s green carpet spotlights manicured, pedigreed canines vying to be deemed top dog. But they aren’t just for show. Ghost, a Norwegian buhund that competed Sunday a t the nation’s premier canine event, makes weekly

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Joaquin Phoenix Honors Late Brother River In Emotional Oscars Speech On ‘Injustice’

Phoenix’s speech also touched on animal rights, and he specifically went into graphic detail discussing the dairy industry. “We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow, and then we take her baby… Then we take her milk and put it in our coffee,” he said. The actor continued on to say that the people in

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Coronavirus: Much of ‘the world’s factory’ still shut

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A worker disinfecting machines before workers return from their holidays in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. A large number of China’s factories remain closed today even as millions of people return to work after the Lunar New Year holiday was extended due to the coronavirus. The shutdowns are having a

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