Poultry NewsMore Details Released of German Bird Flu Outbreak11 December 2015 GERMANY - More details have been revealed about the outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza announced earlier this week, in a report by the German authorities to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).The outbreak, in Cham in Bavaria, consisted of a sub-clinical infection with the H5N2 virus. Only one case was discovered, but 13,100 birds were subsequently destroyed to prevent the disease spreading. The flock Read more [...]

DACHAU, Germany — In a place synonymous with death, life has taken an unexpected turn. The radiating crisis of the Middle East has reached ­Bavaria in the form of refugees, welcomed to Germany by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Officials in the Dachau region were told to prepare for 1,200. There are now about 1,600; there probably Read more [...]

Picture: Focus Information Agency Sofia. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will meet with Prime Minister of the Free State of Bavaria Horst Seehofer, who will arrive on an official visit to Bulgaria on Friday, the government information service announced. The two prime minister will hold a private talk at the Council of Ministers’ office. After the meeting there will be statements for the media. Later on the Bulgarian and Bavarian government delegations Read more [...]

<!-- --> According to the social minister for Bavaria — the southern German region where the vast majority of Syrian refugees arrive — Germany has taken in 1 million asylum-seekers in 2015. While some question how exact this number is, very few doubted the country would reach the millionth mark. The remarkable statistics show how Germany is now front row in Europe’s most serious refugee crisis since World War II. The country’s total for 2015 alone sees a Read more [...]

Berlin (AFP) - As Germany faces a record influx of one million asylum-seekers this year, its capital Berlin has come under attack for allowing chaos to reign in overwhelmed refugee offices and shelters.Families sleeping outside in sub-zero temperatures and brawls in overcrowded dormitories have cast a harsh spotlight on Berlin, which likes to bill itself as a hip European city that is "poor but sexy"."Capital of failure" was the withering assessment by news site Spiegel Read more [...]

In the middle of a lake

Every half hour, ferries bring visitors to the Fraueninsel market on Bavaria’s biggest lake, the Chiemsee. More than 90 stalls sell Bavarian souvenirs, handicrafts from the island’s abbey, such as nativity scenes and Christmas decorations, as well as a huge choice of anything knitted, crocheted or carved. An added bonus here is the spectacular Alpine backdrop.

Rewe has become the first retailer in Germany to begin selling produce carrying the Bio-Siegel, a new trademark for Bavarian organics.“Now our consumers can opt for Bavarian organics with confidence,” commented Minister of Agriculture Helmut Brunner at a special launch event for the blue-and-white ‘bio’ label held at one of Rewe’s supermarkets in Munich.It is understood that other retailers operating in Germany are also considering using the trademark. Rewe’s decision to introduce it Read more [...]

Picture: Focus Information Agency Sofia. Bulgraian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will meet with Prime Minister of the Free State of Bavaria Horst Seehofer, who will arrive on an official visit to Bulgaria on Friday, the government information service announced. Tomorrow, December 11, they will talk privately at the Council of Ministers. After the meeting, the two prime ministers will make statements for the media. Later then the two delegations – the Bulgarian Read more [...]

Halal Beer – Is There Such A Thing? Details Published on Thursday, 10 December 2015 08:42 Ask any Muslim whether drinking beer is haram (prohibited), and their answer will be an obvious ‘yes’, due to the high alcohol content in the beverage that is intoxicating. The same goes with all Muslims living in Malaysia, ask them the same question, and they too are well aware that the substance is haram. However, ask any Muslim whether drinking non-alcoholic beverages like Bintang Read more [...]

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