Stories Tagged "England"
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World's Largest Wind Farm Opens Off UK Coast
posted on September 23, 2010 at 2:09 PM
LONDON — The world's largest offshore wind farm opened off the southeast coast of England on Thursday, as part of the British government's push to boost renewable energy.
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British Battle Bird Flu Outbreak
posted on November 16, 2007 at 8:11 PM
REDGRAVE, England (AP) — British supermarkets reassured customers Wednesday that the latest bird flu outbreak would not lead to a Christmas turkey shortage, as the government ordered the slaughter of thousands more birds.
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UK Foot-And-Mouth Same As August Strain
posted on September 14, 2007 at 8:09 PM
LONDON -- Britain's latest foot-and-mouth outbreak is the same strain as last month's, according to initial test results Thursday that gave farmers hope the disease could be contained in a small region.
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Britain Eases Livestock Movement Ban as Foot-and-Mouth is Isolated
posted on August 10, 2007 at 8:08 PM
LONDON (AP) - Britain relaxed a nationwide ban on moving livestock Wednesday after authorities isolated the foot-and-mouth virus to a region near a government laboratory and a private company that developed vaccines for the disease.
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Bird Flu in Britain Resulted in Mass Slaughter of Turkeys
posted on February 9, 2007 at 8:02 PM
Britain is confronting Europe's largest outbreak of bird flu with the largest poultry producer having to slaughter 159,000 turkeys.
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Britain to Drop Ban on Older Beef
posted on September 16, 2005 at 8:09 PM
British authorities this week said they would drop a ban on selling meat from cattle more than 30 months of age, a measure which was intended to combat the spread of mad cow disease.
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BSE Test on U.S. Cow to be Conducted in England
posted on June 17, 2005 at 8:06 PM
Great Britons Still Say No To GMOs
posted on September 26, 2003 at 8:09 PM
A public opinion Web site in the U.K. sums up feedback from 12-hundred letters and more than 600 public meetings on the issue of genetically modified food. Observers at the meetings counted five GMO opponents for every supporter or neutral...
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A "Weighty" Issue
posted on October 11, 2002 at 8:10 PM
A "weighty" issue on both sides of "The Pond." A report out of Britain says there has been a nearly 12%decline of "greasy spoon" restaurants with their fat-filled English breakfasts.
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France Takes Brit Beef, U.S. Firm Recalls More Beef
posted on October 4, 2002 at 8:10 PM
An udderly natural cure for mastitis
posted on February 11, 2000 at 8:02 PM
Dairy farmers in the United Kingdom say aromatherapy is improving the health of their cows.
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