Tag: food
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Over 95 Percent Of Sudanese Cannot Afford A Meal A Day: WFP
Ten months into a war that has sent Sudan to the “verge of collapse”, the vast majority of its people are going hungry, the UN’s World Food Programme said Wednesday. “At this point, less than five percent of Sudanese can afford a square meal a day,” the WFP’s Sudan country director, Eddie Rowe, told reporters…
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Food watchdog lodges complaint over Nestle mineral water ‘fraud’
Paris, France – Consumer watchdog Foodwatch said it was filing a legal complaint Wednesday against food giant Nestle and another group over them allegedly fraudulently treating water for their top mineral water brands. A government probe reported by media last month said about 30 percent of mineral water sold in France had undergone purification treatment only…
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Samosa recipes, Oppenheimer and Aliza Sahar; Pakistan’s most searched topics on Google in 2023
Billions of topics are searched on Google every day and at the end of every year, the search engine releases a list of the most popular searches. Google has now released a list of the most searched topics in Pakistan during 2023. The eight different categories disclosed include cricket matches, events/occasions, how-to, news, recipes, TV…
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The Weeknd donates $2.5 million to Gaza for aid
Singer The Weeknd has made international headlines after his XO Humanitarian Fund is sending $2.5 million to Gaza to provide four million meals for civilians. Israel is again bombing the vulnerable population where already more than 15,000 civilians have died. Currently, the death toll after the ending of truce is 160 Palestinians. The artist, whose…
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How many Pakistanis have never eaten noodles?
Gallup Pakistan has conducted an interesting survey on the consumption of noodles by Pakistanis. Originally invented in China, noodles are devoured around the world and are usually easy-to-make, especially the packaged variety. Gallup Pakistan has released a new poll based on public opinion, according to which a surprising 59 per cent of Pakistanis have never…
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Pakistan imports tea worth Rs31.64 billion in just two months
According to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), Pakistan’s imports of food items in the first two months of the fiscal year 2023–24 amounted to Rs378.98 billion.
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Food outlets sealed in Rawalpindi
The district administration in Rawalpindi has on Friday sealed Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and OMG outlets in Chaklala Scheme-III and Askari-3 for using spoiled meat and poor hygiene in kitchens, reports Dawn News. Assistant Commissioner Cantonment Qandeel Fatima Memon sealed KFC Scheme 3 when she received a complaint that a steel wire was found in…
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Influencer who ate only fruits died of malnutrition, friends say
Zhanna Samsonova, a vegan social media influencer who touted her diet of just “fruits, sunflower seed sprouts, fruit smoothies and juice,” has passed away, her mother has confirmed. The 39-years-old, who used the same surname D’Art on social media, was based in Phuket, Thailand, however media reports have said that she was touring South East…
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‘World’s hardest dish’; Chinese street food vendors selling stir-fried stones
Videos of customers sampling suodiu have appeared all over Chinese social media. Suodiu is a dish originating from the province Hubei, and it is made up of chilli oil, garlic, diced peppers, and – the main ingredient – river rocks. Vendors pour chilli oil onto pebbles being grilled teppanyaki-style, sprinkle garlic sauce all over them,…
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Indian food inspector drains dam to find fallen phone
Rajesh Vishwas, a member of the Indian government, was suspended after he gave an order to empty a water reservoir in order to retrieve his phone, BBC reported on Saturday. The food inspector was taking a photo when his phone, which was valued at roughly $1,200, fell into the Kherkatta Dam in Chhattisgarh.Millions of gallons…