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Winemaking: first 200 years are the hardest
A former banker in South Africa hopes his Stellenbosch winery will break even by 2010. That would be 15 years after it opened, a breakneck speed in the winemaking business
US consumers face advent of cloned food
Regulators cannot be certain whether cloned animals have entered the supply chain – for the very reason that they are said to be safe to eat
Ancient quarter makes way for modern antiquity
Conservationists are aghast as swathes of Beijing are replaced by a mish-mash of imitation antiquity ahead of the Olympic Games in August
Imitation brings genuine joy in Indonesian vote
An election advertisement featuring Barack Obama seems to have brought big rewards for one of the candidates in a recent provincial governor election in Indonesia.
Japan courts Africa with a gentle touch
Tokyo is gaining friends in Kenya with the help of shiatsu classes for the blind as part of diplomatic moves to win access to African mineral resources and trade
Smoking ban sucks life out of cantinas
The air in Mexico City’s traditional watering holes may be cleaner, but there is growing concern that new rules banning smoking in public places may prove fatal for one of the city’s traditional symbols of popular culture
Riches rise from Mumbai slum clearance
The state government of Maharashtra plans to use the Four Seasons‘ compensation model for displaced shanty dwellers for two slum rehabilitation projects
Global warming adds to seal cull debate
Amid a proposed ban by the European Union on the importation of Canadian seal products, critics claim that climate change is making the country’s annual hunt unsustainable
‘Titch’ drives home Poland’s past
The decline of the once ubiquitous Fiat 126p, the rattly two-door car that introduced motoring to Poland’s masses, is a tangible sign of its increasing wealth and modernity
Airport technology offers licence to queue-jump
A US system that allows passengers to pay for fast-track security-check lanes is attracting attention overseas
