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‘Less risk’ of bridge falling in California Los Angeles Times

Experts have said the Baltimore collapse does not expose significant vulnerabilities in the major bridges near ports across California, which has the two busiest ports in the US: that of Los Angeles and of Long Beach. They said California’s major bridges are less at risk of being toppled by errant cargo ships because their support columns were retrofitted to make them withstand major earthquakes.

Initiative to rename cheeses launched New Zealand Herald

New Zealand’s cheese industry is setting up a group to help rename some cheeses made domestically, now that the EU free trade deal has been ratified. Almost 2,000 EU geographical indications will be protected in New Zealand, including common names such as feta and Gorgonzola. The Specialist Cheesemakers Association has seven years to rename cheeses.

Some Danes report food insecurity Politiken

According to a Copenhagen University report, 7 per cent of Denmark’s population believe they are experiencing moderate to severe food supply insecurity. The report found that Denmark could cope in the event of a food crisis. “Our agriculture produces far more food than the population needs when converted to calories,” said the food minister, Jacob Jensen.

Nigeria charges Binance over tax Vanguard

Nigeria has filed tax-evasion charges against cryptocurrency platform Binance. It is also seeking an international arrest warrant for the company’s regional manager for Africa, who fled custody last week, officials said. Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan, had been detained in connection with an ongoing criminal investigation into Binance’s activities in Nigeria. Nigeria said it is working with Interpol.