Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:10:13 +0100 PITHAULI, Nepal (Reuters) - In the village of Pithauli, surrounded by ripening mustard fields, a woman hauls a cow carcass on a trolley, drops it in an open field, then runs and hides in a nearby hut as dozens of vultures swoop down. In under half an hour, the carcass has been reduced to picked bones by the dun-coloured birds, occasionally squabbling as they feed. The site is one of a handful of vulture "restaurants" opened to save the birds, which help keep the environment clean by disposing of carrion, from extinction -- and at the same time help impoverished villages become self-sufficient. ... (Source: Reuters)
Rules restaurant is the oldest in London and at the height of ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:00:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Rules restaurant is the oldest in London and at the height of his fame Charles Dickens had a table reserved with a view over the blacking factory where he used to work as a boy, in London, December 15, 2011. The month of February marks an international celebration of the life and work of Charles Dickens on the bicentenary of his birth, which falls on 7 February 2012. Picture taken December 15, 2011. To match Travel Postcard TRAVEL-LONDON/DICKENS REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (BRITAIN - Tags: FOOD MEDIA PROFILE SOCIETY)
A cow carcass lies on the ground at a vulture restaurant in ...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A cow carcass lies on the ground at a vulture restaurant in Nawalparasi, southwest of Kathmandu February 2, 2012. The restaurant, established in 2006 to provide a place where vultures can feed healthily, aims to boost the population of wild vultures which are considered an endangered species in Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: FOOD ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)
Keith Chancley of Felix's Restaurant and Oyster Bar shucks ...
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Keith Chancley of Felix's Restaurant and Oyster Bar shucks oysters during the lunchtime hour in the French Quarter of New Orleans, in this May 20, 2010 file photo. Hospitality is king in New Orleans whether the city is hosting major sports events, the annual Mardi Gras or thousands of visitors who have dropped in for a fun weekend. To match story TRAVEL-NEWORLEANS/ REUTERS/Hans Deryk/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: FOOD SOCIETY TRAVEL)
Restaurant employees show their support during their work as ...
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:00:01 +0100 (AP) - Restaurant employees show their support during their work as they cheer on Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou passing by with tens of thousands of supporters on a march to the Presidential Office through the streets of Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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