Plan to turn Worcestershire country pub into flats

The Fox and Hounds at Lulsley, near Worcester, has been up for sale on and off for the past few years but has gone unsold. Its owners have now put forward plans to convert the pub into six flats and to build another three homes on the land, According to …

Satellites show North Korean wheat, barley cultivation up 22% under Kim’s orders

Since 2021, when Kim Jong Un ordered a shift in grain production to address food shortages, North Korea has been promoting wheat and barley cultivation over corn. Despite this being official policy from the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, …

North Africa's Top Companies '25: Moroccan firms power ahead

Dominance of our table of the Top 20 biggest listed companies in North Africa has always been a duopoly, with Egypt and Morocco leading the rankings. Once more, not a single company from the other three North African countries is big enough to be listed. …

Call for ‘new industrial strategy’ to help North and Midlands firms grow exports and close gap with London

Ambitious Northern and Midlands firms want Government backing to grow their exports – that’s the message from a new study into UK exporters that says there is significant growth potential across the UK. The first UK Trade Barometer, from airports group MAG …

Cougar Country passed to new owners

PULLMAN, Wash. – The iconic Pullman restaurant, Cougar Country Drive-In, was passed along to new owners in April. Mark and Nicole Randolph, who own Roger’s Ice Cream & Burgers in North Idaho, recently added Cougar Country to their family of restaurants …

North Vancouver explorer crosses beautiful and brutal Ellesmere Island

28 days, -30 C temperatures, 500 kilometres and 31 Arctic wolves. Kevin Vallely and Ray Zahab had unfinished business in the high Arctic. In 2022, the Royal Canadian Geographic Society explorers sought to cross Ellesmere Island – Canada’s northernmost …

Time for a consistent approach to North Korean human rights

When South Korea goes to the polls next month, voters will not only elect a new president, they will also choose a new direction for how the country engages with one of its most difficult and contested challenges: the human rights issue in North Korea. …

Russia and North Korea turn their war alliance into a propaganda tool

The scene is part of a new wave of propaganda that both North Korea and Russia are producing to exalt their partnership, which has deepened as Pyongyang has sent about 15,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war in Ukraine since last year. The footage featured …

Virginia artist travels country, painting murals in small towns

BUENA VISTA, Va. (WDBJ) - A local artist is bringing together small communities across the country, one stroke of her paint brush at a time. Cheyenne Renee is on a mission to paint 50 murals in small towns in all 50 states. She calls it the 50 in 50 …

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