SPECIAL FEATURES
| California requires more energy-efficient TVs |
| SACRAMENTO, California - California regulators have adopted the first energy-efficiency standards for televisions in the U.S., a move that will eventually ban power-hungry sets from the state’s store shelves. |
| Zimbabwe farmers a boon for Nigerian agriculture |
| SHONGA, Nigeria - When white Zimbabwean farmer Irvin Reid arrived in Nigeria almost five years ago, he was given a set of grid references in the remote bush and told to find water and build a new farm. |
| Sri Lanka’s living link to Africa fades away |
| SIRAMBIADIYA, Sri Lanka - In a village deep in west Sri Lanka, one of the island’s few remaining communities of African descent breaks into song — a poignant elegy to a disappearing culture. |
| Beaujolais nouveau hot in Japan, literally s |
| HAKONE, Japan - Japan’s craze for Beaujolais nouveau has beaten the global recession, with tourists taking a dip Thursday in a hot mountain spring coloured red with the fruity wine. |
| ‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius gets unfair boost: study |
| WASHINGTON - The artificial legs of South African paralympic champion Oscar ‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius give him a clear advantage, taking at least 10 seconds off his 400-meter time, a US study said Wednesday. |
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