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Billion-dollar facelift as Bahrain bids to join Gulf boom
Billion-dollar facelift as Bahrain bids to join Gulf boom
Business and Economy
by  AFP

With a multi-billion dollar economic revamp in full swing, tiny Bahrain is vying to keep pace with its Gulf neighbours after more than a decade beset by political unrest. In 2018, wealthier Gulf countries agreed to support Bahrain's economic goals with $10 billion in loans, giving rise to the current building spree.

Meatball from extinct mammoth unveiled by food tech firm
Meatball from extinct mammoth unveiled by food tech firm
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Food scientists unveiled a giant meatball made from lab-grown flesh of an extinct woolly mammoth on Tuesday, saying the protein from the past showed the way for future foods. "We chose to make a mammoth meatball to draw attention to the fact that the future of food can be better and more sustainable." jhe/dk/ea