SOUTH AFRICA

Tensions ease in SAfrica-Nigeria xenophobia row

Aftermath: People rummage through looted foreign-owned shops in Malvern, a Johannesburg suburb
Tensions eased between twin African powerhouses South Africa and Nigeria on Thursday after Pretoria temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in the rival state following a wave of attacks on foreign-owned stores there that claimed 10 lives."Nigeria does not seek an escalation of the ongoing situation," a senior aide to Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari told reporters on condition of anonymity.
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Going 'nude': UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones

British supermarkets are starting to go "nude".Bowing to pressure from environmentally conscious consumers, big brand shops have begun taking steps to strip their shelves of plastic wrapping over concerns about saving the oceans from waste."Nude zones" and "Food in the Nude" campaigns are already being rolled out in places such as New Zealand and South Africa, where many fresh fruits and vegetables are grown within relatively easy reach.

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