H5N1 strain of bird flu found in milk from infected cows, WHO says
The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said on Friday, though how long the virus can …
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Person diagnosed with bird flu in Texas after contact with cows
A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday. The patient is …
Malaysians could pay more for vegetables as worker exodus sparks supply fears: ‘locals don’t want the jobs’
“All our farms use foreign workers. Locals don’t want the jobs, and now even foreign workers are picky as most prefer working in factories over the hard work at farms,” …
Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding minimum crop prices
Thousands of farmers protested in India’s capital on Thursday to press their demand for a new law that would guarantee minimum crop prices, after weeks of being blocked from entering …
For some Sri Lankan women, domestic violence is cost of climate change
Karunarathna said she and her husband would fight over little things, and he would often hit her. She had to seek hospital treatment several times. She did report some of …
Why tens of thousands of Indian farmers are marching toward New Delhi
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are marching toward the capital to demand guaranteed crop prices, renewing a movement from two years ago that succeeded in getting the government to …
I was on track to be an engineer. But I followed my cowgirl dream and it changed my idea of success
This First Person column is the experience of Grace Stelmachowicz, who lives in Squamish, B.C. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Growing up, I …
Curling team from Japan playing in Wadena bonspiel ‘treated like celebrities’ in Sask. town
A group of curlers from the Japanese national team playing in a rural Saskatchewan tournament this weekend say they’ve been impressed by the level of competition so far. “In Canada [there’s] a lot and really …
Canada’s Trinity Ellis makes push for more Indigenous representation in luge
Canadian Olympian Trinity Ellis did something a bit different this past off-season: worked on a farm. Ellis’s mom Shannon Didier is an agricultural manager for the Lil’wat First Nation and …
Iceland rushes to protect power plant over fears of volcanic eruption
Icelandic authorities were preparing to build defence walls on Tuesday around a geothermal power plant in the southwestern part of the country that they hope will protect it from lava flows …