China overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg on Friday, a move potentially signaling a diplomatic thaw as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to improve trade ties with Beijing, according to a Canadian official. Simultaneously, former US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to increase US imports of beef from Argentina, a decision that has sparked controversy among US cattle ranchers. In other news, the greater Bermuda snail, once feared extinct, is now thriving after a decade-long conservation effort. Additionally, thousands of Malawi businesses closed in protest over tax changes, and the US-style fried chicken craze continues to transform the British takeaway scene.
Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014 before Canada-China relations soured in 2018. The death sentence reversal comes as Carney aims to boost trade relations with China.
Trump's proclamation to increase beef imports from Argentina, though, has been met with criticism. A White House official had announced the move in October, which drew immediate backlash from US cattle ranchers. Economists have suggested the change is unlikely to significantly impact prices for US consumers.
In Bermuda, conservationists have successfully bred and released over 100,000 greater Bermuda snails (Poecilozonites bermudensis). The button-sized snail, previously thought to be extinct, was found in the fossil record but had vanished from the North Atlantic archipelago until a remnant population was discovered. Special pods at Chester Zoo helped conservationists in their efforts.
In Malawi, thousands of businesses closed in protest against new tax changes. Demonstrations across the country's four main cities led to a delay in the implementation of the new tax regime, which business owners claim will cripple their livelihoods.
Meanwhile, the US-style fried chicken craze is sweeping across Britain. Chicken shops are opening at a faster rate than other fast-food outlets, transforming the British High Street. "I try to be healthy," said 19-year-old nursing student Sumayyah Zara Sillah, smiling with her order from Leicester takeaway Ragin' Bird. "But I like it so much." The trend, fueled by online videos, is particularly popular among young people.
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