Nestle says Zimbabwe accounts back to normal after report of freezing, auditOctober 12th, 2009 Nestle: Zimbabwe accounts back to normalHARARE, Zimbabwe — Nestle says its Zimbabwe banking is back to normal just days after newspapers reported that the government froze their accounts and ordered an audit after the company stopped buying milk from a farm owned by President Robert Mugabe's wife. Nestle spokesman Ravi Pillay in neighboring South Africa said the company's Zimbabwe accounts were "operating as usual" Monday.
Zimbabwe freezes Nestle's accounts, cries foul after it stops buying Mugabe farm milkOctober 11th, 2009 Nestle probed after Mugabe milk deal soursHARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's central bank chief says the government has frozen Nestle's local accounts and ordered an audit after Nestle stopped buying milk from a farm owned by President Robert Mugabe's wife. Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono told the weekly Zimbabwe Independent newspaper Saturday that two possible "irregular" transactions were found in the company's accounts.
France to return antiquities to EgyptOctober 9th, 2009 PARIS - The French Ministry of Culture said Friday that five ancient wall fragments would be returned to Egypt to end a row that had suspended the country's ties with the Louvre Museum. The National Scientific Commission of French Museums voted unanimously to take the step, and Culture Minister Frederic Mitterand then signed a memorandum in favour of returning the antiquities, the ministry said in a press statement.
Mugabe's secret farming empire out of land seized revealedSeptember 26th, 2009 LONDON - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has set up a secret farming empire out of the land seized from more than 4,000 white commercial farmers. The disclosure about the 10,000-acre holding worth 2 million pounds is the first evidence of how Mughabe personally benefited from the land seizures drive, The Telegraph reports.
Greenpeace stops Indonesian palm kernel shipmentSeptember 15th, 2009 WELLINGTON - Activists from the international environmental organization Greenpeace boarded a ship carrying palm kernel animal feed from Indonesia on Wednesday off the New Zealand coast and called on the government to ban the cargo. They locked themselves to the ship, East Ambition, its anchor chain and four cargo cranes, and vowed to prevent the cargo from being unloaded at Tauranga, its destination port on the east coast of the North Island.
$1m reward offered for recovery of stolen Warhol paintings from LA homeSeptember 12th, 2009 LONDON - An anonymous donor has offered a reward of 1 million dollars for information leading to a valuable collection of Andy Warhol paintings that were stolen from a house in Los Angeles. The stolen artwork includes 10 famous pieces of renowned athletes, including those of boxer Muhammad Ali, footballer Pele, American football star OJ Simpson and tennis champion Chris Evert.
Swedish man stimulates own breasts in attempt to produce milk!September 3rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - A Swedish man stimulates his own breasts with a pump every three hours in an attempt to produce milk. Ragnar Bengtsson, 26, of Stockholm, revealed that he began his experiment, being documented by Swedish TV8, on September 1.
Nestle reports small dip in salesAugust 12th, 2009 GENEVA - Nestle, the world's largest food company, reported Wednesday a decline in sales of 1.5 percent, dropping to 52.3 billion Swiss francs ($48.3 billion) in the first half of 2009. Nestle's profits dipped from 5.21 billion francs in the first half of 2008 to 5.1 billion for the same period this year.
World's first camel milk chocolate to go on sale globallyJuly 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Move over cow or goat's milk, the world's first chocolate made out of camel milk from Dubai is set to go on sale around the world. Al Nassma in partnership with the Austrian chocolatier Manner manufactures the end product at its Dubai facility.
Mugabe's party irked by Tsvangirai newsletter, checking legalityJune 21st, 2009 Zimbabwe: Spat looms over PM newsletterHARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's information ministry says it is investigating whether a newsletter published by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's office is legal. The state Sunday Mail newspaper, a mouthpiece of President Robert Mugabe's party, says the four-page publication set Tsvangirai on a "collision course" with government colleagues.
India extends ban on Chinese milk productsJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The ban on milk and milk product imports from China, which was to have expired June 24, has been extended by another six months, the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has said. "The central government hereby extends the prohibition on import of milk and milk products, including chocolates and chocolate products..., for a period of six months from 24 June, 2009, and until further orders," said a DGFT notification.
Picasso drawings stolen from Paris museumJune 11th, 2009 PARIS - A sketchbook containing drawings by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso has been stolen from the Picasso Museum in Paris, the police said. The sketchbook, which contained some 30 drawings and valued at between seven and 10 million euros ($9.8-$14 million), was stolen either Monday or Tuesday when the museum was closed to general public, the police said.
Remorseful thieves return lootMay 28th, 2009 SYDNEY - A butcher in an Australian town arrived at work to find that money stolen from his shop earlier this month had been returned in an envelope that also contained an apology, a news report said Thursday. Mark Bollinghaus got back most of the 10,000 Australian dollars ($7,600) Tuesday that were stolen from his Wodonga business.
Ice cream maker jets in Italian tenor to sing to cows to get creamier milk!May 16th, 2009 LONDON - Ice cream maker Frank Frederick has jetted in an Italian opera tenor to serenade his herd of cows, hoping they will produce creamier milk. Frederick, who is re-launching a 100-year-old brand based on an old family recipe, flew in renowned tenor Marcello Bedoni to Lancashire to create a merry environment for the animals.
The 'selfish' cow that drinks up all its milk!April 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese farmer has much to complaint after her cow started to feed on its own milk, leaving her empty-handed. Owner Guli Nisha, from Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, said the animal had found a unique way of being self-sufficient by turning its head around and drinking its own milk, reports the China Daily.
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