1.
Study: More than half of pets overweight
SEOUL, June 27 (UPI) -- South Korea began inspecting U.S. beef shipments Friday as the eight-month old ban on imports officially ended.
The first U.S. beef is expected to be in stores next week, Yonhap news agency reported.
In recent weeks, thousands of people have demonstrated against the end of the import ban in protests that expanded to include other government policies. About 300 people gathered outside quarantine centers Friday.
The National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service began checking beef Thursday that has been in frozen storage for eight months.
Under the agreement reached between President George W. Bush and President Lee Myung-bak, South Korea can continue to ban U.S. beef from cattle more than 30 months old.
U.S. beef was banned because of fear of mad cow disease.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica Monday and could be felt as far away as Panama, officials said.
|
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A funeral is being planned for songstress Whitney Houston in her hometown of Newark, N.J., later this week, sources close to her family told NBC New York.
|
PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
So-called tar sands oil from Canada is "much, much worse" for the environment than conventional crude oil, a Maine environmental advocate said.
|
NEWPORT, R.I., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Lottery officials said Monday the winning $336.4 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Rhode Island convenience store, but the winner had yet to come forward.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
