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Michelin-starred restaurant owner in South Korea faces jail for serving ants in dessert

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T09:26:09+00:00

Fine of 20m won (£10,108) could also be imposed for serving insect not approved for consumption under local lawProsecutors in South Korea have asked a court to sentence the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant to one year in prison for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law.The request, made on Monday, also sought a 20m won (£10,108) fine for the company that runs the restaurant, Yonhap news agency reported. Continue reading...

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Michelin-starred restaurant owner in South Korea faces jail over ant dessert

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T09:26:09+00:00

Prosecutors seek a one-year sentence and heavy fine after chef garnished dish with insects not approved for consumptionProsecutors in South Korea have asked a court to sentence the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant to one year in prison for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law.The request, made on Monday, also sought a 20m won (£10,108) fine for the company that runs the restaurant, Yonhap news agency reported. Continue reading...

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Le Japon s’inquiète d’une coopération militaire accrue entre la Chine et la Russie au large de ses îlots

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-22T09:08:40+00:00

Une frégate chinoise navigant avec un navire de guerre russe a procédé à des tirs à balles réelles dans la zone économique exclusive du Japon, dans l’océan Pacifique. Tokyo a protesté et s’inquiète de la multiplication des manœuvres conjointes sino-russes dans la région.

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Le Japon s’inquiète d’une coopération militaire accrue entre la Chine et la Russie au large de ses côtes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-22T09:08:40+00:00

Une frégate chinoise navigant avec un navire de guerre russe a procédé à des tirs à balles réelles dans la zone économique exclusive du Japon, dans l’océan Pacifique. Tokyo a protesté et s’inquiète de la multiplication des manœuvres conjointes sino-russes dans la région.

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Wetherspoon’s issues fourth profit warning in seven months

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T09:07:04+00:00

Pub chain blames worse-than-expected sales on rising costs for workers, food, energy and property taxesBusiness live – latest updatesJD Wetherspoon has issued its fourth profit warning in seven months, with the pub chain blaming worse-than-expected sales, despite the World Cup, as it struggled with rising costs for food, workers, energy and property taxes.Shares in the pub chain tumbled 10% on Wednesday morning as its chair, Tim Martin, warned that profits would fall short of forecasts when it reports full-year earnings in October. Continue reading...

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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-22T09:03:57+00:00
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Trump’s generic drug tariffs: Indian pharma says US consumers will pay the price

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-22T09:02:45+00:00

In a social media post, Trump said generic drugs would attract zero tariffs for a year, followed by a 100% tariff next year and 200% after that, with the aim to get companies to set up manufacturing facilities in the US

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Con sus techos ondulados, una casa en Pilar articula memoria y paisaje

Source: Clarin · Published: 2026-07-22T09:00:21+00:00

Casa Bóveda es el resultado del reciclaje de una vivienda preexistente que potencia la calidad espacial. El arquitecto Hernán Stieben aprovechó la secuencia de bóvedas dentro una tipología poco frecuente en la arquitectura residencial contemporánea.

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Americans far more likely to view politics as greatest threat to safety, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T09:00:12+00:00

New survey reveals one in 10 Americans identify politics as biggest risk they face in life – 10 times the global averageAmericans are 10 times more likely than people elsewhere in the world to regard politics as the greatest threat to their personal safety, according to a global survey that suggests the country’s deep partisan divisions are poisoning everyday life.The latest Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll found that one in 10 Americans identified politics as the biggest risk they face in their daily lives when asked an open-ended question. The figure is up from 6% in both 2021 and

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Maiden Forgings starts operations at new Bhojpur plant

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-22T08:55:03+00:00

MFL is now working to finalise the remaining phases of consolidation and expand its product portfolio

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Кличко подякував Сирському за службу і розповів про спільну роботу під час оборони Києва

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-22T08:45:00+00:00

Мер Києва Віталій Кличко розповів про спільну роботу з Олександром Сирським під час оборони Києва і подякував генералу за службу. Про це він написав у своєму Telegram-каналі після повідомлень про відставку...

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Norway’s national oil company profits double to $11.5bn amid war on Iran

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T08:39:12+00:00

Equinor benefits from move to ramp up oil and gas production during strait of Hormuz blockadesBusiness live – latest updatesProfits at Norway’s state oil company nearly doubled to $11.5bn (£8.6bn) in the three months to the end of June, as earnings were boosted by the jump in oil and gas prices caused by the US-Israel war on Iran.Equinor benefited from a decision to ramp up oil and gas production since the start of the conflict, filling a gap in the market after a slump in oil flows from the Gulf amid the throttling of shipping traffic through the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...

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