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By Andrea Dijkstra Published 4 days ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Workers in heavy coats shift boxes of flowers from a cold store into a refrigerated container. Once packed, these blooms will travel hundreds of miles by road, in a special 'controlled atmosphere' container from Nairobi to the coast. On arrival at Kenya's biggest seaport, Mombasa, the container is loaded onto a ship for a voyage to Europe of around 30 days. Despite their lengthy journey, they will still be sold to European shoppers with a vase-life of about a week. So, how is this possible? "The flowers will be kept at a temperature of 0.5 degrees celsius throughout the journey," says Elizabeth Kimani, the manager of quality and standards at Sian Flowers. As well as controlling the temperature, the atmosphere system in the container reduces the oxygen level from 20% to 4%, while increasing the … [Read more...] about How flowers are ‘put to sleep’ for long sea voyages

Live Updates Several shootings broke out across the country during July Fourth celebrations Monday. Seven people were killed and dozens other injured after a man fired into a crowd at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. A suspect has been taken into custody . President Joe Biden said he was "shocked by the senseless gun violence" on Independence Day. In Minneapolis, five people watching fireworks in Boom Island Park were shot. Viral videos on social media showed crowds of people in Philadelphia running from a shooting during a firework display. Two security guards were wounded after they were shot near the Philadelphia Museum of Art. No suspect is in custody. These July Fourth shootings comes after Biden recently signed a major bipartisan gun reform legislation into law. Live updates for this event have ended. 1 hr ago 20:15 PM EDT Suspect Was Reportedly Asked to Leave Synagogue in April The suspect in the Highland … [Read more...] about Highland Park Shooting Updates: Suspect was reportedly asked to leave synagogue in April

Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand "embraced" the 'Indo-Pacific' view of the world, in a foreign policy speech given to an audience in Wellington in June 2021. EXPLAINER: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been travelling around Europe this past week talking about it . The United States has signed up New Zealand to an economic strategy for it . And it’s now a common feature of political-speak across the world. But what is the “Indo-Pacific”? New Zealand, a nation understood to be in the Pacific, and the Asia-Pacific beyond that, has been late to discover this seemingly new region. Of course, the Indo-Pacific not new. This definition of the region has acquired a new meaning, however. And, given you will be hearing more about the Indo-Pacific in the future, here’s an explanation of where it’s come from, and what it is. READ MORE: PM Jacinda Ardern's message to President Joe Biden before US trip: Get on board with free trade Pawns of the … [Read more...] about Explainer: Why you keep hearing about the ‘Indo-Pacific’