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Brazil favela chefs say poor should eat well, too
Brazil favela chefs say poor should eat well, too
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Brazilian chef Ana Lucia Costa is putting the finishing touches on an exquisite dish of marinated pork loin with lime and ginger, preparing to serve around 100 diners. Da Silva got up at 3:00 am to cook a dish of rice with saffron and black sesame seeds, served with roasted vegetables.

Indigenous Colombians in standoff over wind farms
Indigenous Colombians in standoff over wind farms
Business and Economy
by  AFP

In Colombia's far north, wind farm expansion is unsettling the Indigenous Wayuu inhabitants of a semi-desert region earmarked as an El Dorado of renewable energy. As part of a vast energy transition plan, in which solar and wind energy would represent eight percent of national supply, two wind farms have recently been built on this Caribbean peninsula.

Eyes on Apple to join quest for the metaverse
Eyes on Apple to join quest for the metaverse
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Apple fans are watching to see whether the iPhone-maker puts a culture-changing spin on virtual reality, even as rivals slow their march toward the metaverse. "I'm not interested in putting together pieces of somebody else's stuff," he told GQ, saying that the release of the iPhone and Apple Watch both had their serious detractors.