By Charlie Dunmore BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Thursday banned most imports of South African citrus for the remainder of this year over fears that a fungal disease found in dozens of shipments could spread to the 28-nation bloc. The ban follows the interception of 36 citrus consignments this year from the EU’s chief summer supplier that were contaminated with the fungal black spot disease, which is not currently found in Europe. Earlier this month, Reuters reported that the European Commission was set to propose the ban following pressure from citrus growers ...
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Some South African clinics running short of HIV/AIDS drugs: MSF [ An1malPet5 ]
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – One in five South African clinics are running short of life-saving HIV/AIDS drugs, affecting nearly half a million people and undermining the success of the world’s largest treatment program, medical charities said on Thursday. With about 6 million people infected with the virus – more than 10 percent of the population – South Africa carries the world’s heaviest HIV/AIDS caseload and has around 2.5 million people taking antiretroviral (ARV) drugs daily. However, the huge numbers are causing the system to creak, health researchers say. Medical charity ...
Tank Top TV lets you find where to stream or download box sets, instantly [ An1malPet5 ]
By Luke Edwards | Pocket-lint – Tank Top TV is a website that houses links to over 2500 digital TV box sets. It’s a bit like a Google search that only links to videos and has everything you could want to watch. That’s over 73,000 episodes of TV at your fingertips. Imagine you want to watch a box set your mate has recommended. When you search on Google you’ll be met with countless websites selling the physical box set. What if you want to watch it now? Check Netflix and Lovefilm? Then what? Blinkbox, iTunes, iPlayer, NOW TV? It’s going to take a while. So Tank Top TV has taken ...
Britain announces independent review of plain tobacco packaging [ An1malPet5 ]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain announced an independent review of tobacco packaging on Thursday and said it was ready to introduce new laws banning branding on cigarette packets if the report found sufficient evidence to support it. The government, which in July delayed a decision on the issue, said the review was due to report back in March 2014 and would look into whether standardized packaging is likely to have an effect on public health, particularly in relation to children. The long-standing debate on the issue pits health campaigners, who back the move, against big ...
Britain announces independent review of plain tobacco packaging [ An1malPet5 ]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain launched an independent review on tobacco packaging on Thursday and said it was ready to introduce new laws banning branding on cigarette packets if the report found sufficient evidence to support it. The government, which in July delayed a decision on the issue, said the review was due to report back in March 2014 and would look into whether standardised packaging is likely to have an effect on public health, and particularly in relation to children. (Reporting by William James; editing by Stephen Addison) Politics & Government ...
Britain set to review cigarette packaging: media [ An1malPet5 ]
(Reuters) – The UK government is set to announce a review of cigarette packaging in an effort to deter youngsters from smoking, British media reports said on Wednesday citing sources. The David Cameron government in July delayed plans to ban company branding on cigarette packets, a move that was strongly criticised by health campaigners. The government distanced itself earlier, saying it wanted to first see the impact of a similar decision in Australia. The Times on Wednesday reported that the British government will announce a review, the findings of which are expected ...
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