October 2, 2023
Animal rights activists hoping to force a referendum on the issue. Switzerland’s parliament rejected a bid to ban foie gras imports Thursday but ordered that the methods used to produce the delicacy had to be stated on the packaging. Force-feeding ducks and geese — a key way of making foie gras — is banned in
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A small but vocal group targeting the LGBTQIA+ community has challenged the steps of the progressive church in protest. On the eve of Sydney’s Mardi Gras parade on Saturday, a group of men used gray paint to cover the rainbow steps of a Sydney church. The celebration has become the centerpiece of the 2023 WorldPride
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Federal Senator Lydia Thorpe was moved by police from the Sydney Mardi Gras parade after footage showed her lying on the street and temporarily stopping the parade. In a video of the incident posted to social media, the independent Indigenous senator can be seen lying on his back in front of a truck on Oxford
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Independent Senator Lydia Thorpe broke her silence after being suspended from Sydney’s Mardi Gras celebration Saturday night. The senator, who defected from the Greens earlier this month to speak independently on behalf of the black sovereign movement, caused a stir when she walked out on the parade. She lay down in front of the Australian
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CNN — in Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese became the first country leader to take part in Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in the event’s 45-year history. In other parts of the world Mardi gras takes place the day before the beginning of the Christian Lent of Great Lent on Ash Wednesday, which occurred
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Thousands of revelers have already gathered on Oxford Street in Sydney to celebrate the 45th annual Mardi Gras. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather in Sydney to have fun with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the first sitting prime minister to take part in today’s parade. The annual parade is expected to draw
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CNN — Police said a suspect is in custody after one person was killed and four others, including a 4-year-old girl, were injured in a shooting Sunday night on the route of the Mardi Gras parade ahead of a bustling celebration in the city on this week. The deceased victim is a teenager between the
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CNN — New York State has determined that New York’s ban on foie gras, stuffed goose or duck liver violates state law, according to documents filed with the New York Supreme Court. The state Department of Agriculture and Markets told city officials Wednesday that the ban “unreasonably restricts” two farms that are suing the city
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Foie gras pâté, an irresistible delicacy French holiday tablesmay be harder to find this year and certainly more expensive due to the bird flu outbreak that ravaged farms in the west and south last winter. After millions of ducks and geese have been killed to stop the epidemic, some farmers say they are taking the
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