Why Thailand’s having second thoughts about decriminalizing cannabis
CNN — Opening a cannabis dispensary wasn’t always top of the list of Wassaya Iemvijan’s ambitions. The former lawyer, from the Thai capital Bangkok, first turned to the plant as…
Winemaker dies in Italy while trying to save colleague who fainted in wine vat
CNN — A winemaker in Italy has died while trying to save his colleague who had passed out in wine vat, according to Italy’s fire brigade. Authorities responded to the…
Botulism outbreak linked to sardines at Bordeaux restaurant leaves 1 dead, 8 hospitalized
CNN — One person has died and eight people have been hospitalized after an outbreak of botulism in a restaurant in the French city of Bordeaux, according to a statement…
France and EU to spend $215 million shoring up struggling wine producers
Paris CNN — The French government and the European Union will spend 200 million euros ($215 million) to help the country’s wine producers, who are struggling to cope with falling…
South Korea: ‘No-kids zones’ ring alarm bells for some in country with world’s lowest fertility rate
Seoul CNN — For a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate – one that has spent hundreds of billions of dollars trying to encourage women to have more babies…
‘Horrific bus tragedy’ in Australian wine region leaves multiple dead, police say
CNN — At least 10 people are feared dead after a late-night bus crash in the Australian state of New South Wales on Sunday, local police say. Emergency crews responded…
Sushi chain sues high school student who licked soy sauce bottle for $480,000
CNN — A sushi chain is suing a high school student for 67 million yen ($480,000) after social media footage showed him licking his finger then touching a plate of…
Norway tells people to stay away from ‘spy’ whale for animal’s safety
CNN — People should “avoid contact” with a famous beluga whale to avoid accidentally injuring or killing it, the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has said. The whale, nicknamed Hvaldimir, shot…
Floods ruin crops and drown livestock in one of Italy’s gastronomic heartlands
Rome, Italy CNN — When the rain started falling in the north Italian region of Emilia Romagna last week – one of the premier gastronomic destinations in a country famous…
Japan nuclear disaster: Fukushima’s fishing industry fears Tokyo’s next move may finish it off
Fukushima CNN — It is still morning when Kinzaburo Shiga, 77, returns to Onahama port after catching a trawler full of fish off Japan’s eastern coast. But the third-generation fisherman…