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Whisky makers warmed by Brexit boon

While most of Scotland voted against leaving the European Union, whisky makers have quietly been raising a wee dram to a side-effect of the Brexit vote - a plunge in the value of the pound.

Deadly risks increase for workers abroad

A tiny young woman crouches just outside the airport, crying softly into her thin shawl. It's cold, but her sleeping toddler is warm in her arms.

New ideas weigh heavy in lifting evolution

Inside a spartan weightlifting gym in Indonesia, teenagers chalk their hands, grit their teeth and thrust faded metal barbells above their heads, hopeful of Olympic glory.

90-year-old Queen Elizabeth cuts back on royal engagements

Queen Elizabeth II will stand down as patron of 25 bodies including the Wimbledon tennis championships and the Rugby Football Union, handing them to other royals after turning 90, her office said on Tuesday.

European foie gras producers feed new markets

Every Christmas, foie gras producers in Bulgaria and Hungary are overwhelmed with overseas orders, but while France remains their key client, the hunt for more lucrative markets is leading to Asia.

Asia spread fears grow as deadly virus brings cull

A virulent strain of airborne bird flu extended its shadow across northeast Asia as Japan launched a new chicken cull on a southern island, days after gassing hundreds of thousands of birds some 2,400 kilometers to the north.

Italy approves plan to prop up banks

Italy's Parliament gave the green light on Wednesday for a $20.8 billion plan to prop up the country's weaker banks, starting with a bailout as early as this week for the third largest, Monte dei Paschi di Siena.

21 students suspended in hazing investigation

A state-run medical college in the southern Indian state of Kerala has suspended 21 students, following allegations of hazing.

Eggs in short supply as S.Korea battles its worst outbreak

Moon Hong-nam, a pastry chef in Seoul, needs at least 15,000 eggs a day to bake cakes, but after South Korea's worst outbreak of bird flu and a surge in the prices of eggs, he is considering changing his menu.

Germany hunts suspect as IS claims attack

Assault comes at a sensitive time for Merkel who is running for a fourth term in 2017