Nursery owner in China jailed for life after hundreds of children poisoned - Yahoo News Canada

3 days agoRorey BosottiBBCKitchen staff was instructed to use inedible paint to enhance the look of meals to attract more students, the court foundA nursery owner and five members of her staff have been jailed after they were found to have poisoned more than 200 children with lead-tainted food. Li Huifang, who operated the Heshi Peixin Kindergarten in Tianshui, in the Gansu province, was sentenced to life in prison for producing and selling toxic and harmful food, according to Chinese state media. A report into the incident found that chefs at Heshi Peixin had used inedible paint to "enhance the look" of its meals to attract more students - despite the paint being being clearly marked as such. In addition to the sentence, the Lanzhou Intermediate People's Court also ordered the confiscation of 500,000 yuan (£56,200; $74,700) of Li's personal assets, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Nursery executive principal Zhi Jinglin was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined 300,00 yuan. Four other members of staff who worked in the nursery's kitchen received sentences of between six to eight years, according to state media.

Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a study has found. Using publicly available data from 2006-2023, the study, which was commissioned by Pesticide Action Network, found there to be an estimated 402-433m cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning of farmers and farm workers every year. Based on a worldwide farming population of 934 million, this means approximately 46% of farmers are being poisoned every year. The greatest estimated number of poisonings was in southern Asia, followed by south-east Asia and east Africa. The overall highest national incidence of poisoning was in Burkina Faso in west Africa, where nearly 84% of farmers and farm workers were reported to have experienced poisoning. Young farm workers harvesting cotton in a field near Boromo in Burkina Faso. Photograph: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/GettyThe study, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health on Wednesday, also found that an estimated 11,000 deaths occur every year due to pesticide poisoning, with nearly 60% of these in India.

The siege on Taiz has cut humanitarian supplies to the Yemeni city, the United Nations has warned, and left many of its inhabitants without food and other essentials. UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday that the Houthis – an armed group also known as Ansar Allah (Arabic for Supporters of God), who have surrounded the city, must immediately allow humanitarian relief to enter or risk a catastrophe. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Yemen: Maps show 10 years of changing controllist 2 of 3Iran denies collapse is close as US claims IRGC running out of moneylist 3 of 3More than 250,000 displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated: UNHCRend of list“The Houthis’ closure of the only supply route linking Taiz to Aden is placing civilians at grave risk, blocking humanitarian aid and cutting off essential supplies,” the high commissioner said. “Humanitarian aid must be immediately allowed to enter the city and its passage must be facilitated.

2 hours agoJenny ColemanNorth WestApple Corps LtdArtist's impression of plans for a Yellow Submarine experience at St John's BeaconSir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have backed plans for a major new Beatles visitor attraction in Liverpool. The development will see The Beatles Story move from Albert Dock to the former St John's Market site, alongside a new Yellow Submarine experience at St John's Beacon. McCartney said he "can't wait" for people to be able to "step into our story", while Starr said: "Liverpool was, and still is, Music City". The attraction will feature immersive technology, original artefacts and recreated sets charting the band's rise from post-war Liverpool to international fame. Apple Corps Ltd, which manages The Beatles' creative and business interests, will take over operation of The Beatles Story in 2027 ahead of its relocation the following year.'Like Graceland or Dollywood'The attraction has been based at Albert Dock since 1990. Under the plans, it would move to the former St John's Market Hall, vacant since the market closed in 2024.