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The Feds Are Cracking Down on a New Drug That Can Cause ‘Rotting’ Flesh
The FDA said drugs containing the animal sedative xylazine can cause “severe skin wounds and patches of dead and rotting tissue.”
The West Extorts Way More Money from Africa Than It Gives in Aid
We should be putting our western guilt to good use and pressuring government to regulate "investment" in the continent.
Brazil's Rotten Meat Bribery Scandal Just Keeps Getting Bigger
So far, the EU, China, and Chile have all temporarily halted the import of some Brazilian meat.
This Island Just Banned Junk Food
Torba, a province of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, has restricted imports of Western foods and is encouraging inhabitants to grow organic crops.
Flowers Often Travel a Long Way to Decorate Your Australian Living Room
Roses come from Kenya. Carnations from China, while orchids tend to come from Thailand.
Why Is It So Easy to Get Psychedelic Drugs Shipped to the UK?
We asked sellers, police, and experts why no one seems to care about the importation of "magic truffles," legal in Holland but seriously illegal in Britain.
Koreans Don't Want to Admit They're Eating Chinese Kimchi
There is a crisis in Kimchi Land. An invasion of foreign kimchi is marauding through the country, pillaging and robbing South Korea of its culinary dignity.
Russia Is Destroying Tons of Western Food to Mark a Year of Retaliatory Sanctions
Officials ordered steamrollers and tractors to ruin mounds of food on Thursday, despite the outrage of protesters calling for the government to donate the banned goods to the needy.
China Has a Grey Market for Australian Baby Formula
In China, Australian baby formula is a luxury item that can sell for $100 per tin. Now tourists and students are making easy cash by buying up supermarket stock and selling it back home for four times what they paid.
The Bird Flu Epidemic Has China Scrambling for Brazil's Chicken Feet
The devastating avian flu outbreak in the US has left China—the world's biggest market for chicken feet—seeking alternative sources for their foot fetish.
Argentina's World-Famous Beef Will Once Again Enter US Market After Ban Is Lifted
The lifting of the ban was met with muted enthusiasm from Argentina's beef producers, who say their government has over-regulated and hurt their industry. Producers expect to make $280 million a year once imports resume.