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When Homer wanted to make his audience feel giddy at the display of military power, he gave a seemingly infinite list of Greek forces spreading out along the seashore under the gaze of the terrified Trojans. We feel a similar dizziness on reading the long list of secret offshore companies, and companies within companies, and of the myriad money transfers, divided, sub-divided and invoiced in serpentine trails in the charges brought against Keith Schembri and his cronies, who stand accused of plundering several of our vital national institutions. The nausea is now intensified. This newspaper h...

Share Raccoons to snakes: Shanghai animal cafes expanding to exotics Mon, 15 March 2021 A baby raccoon to stroke while you sip your skinny latte? Or a snake to coil around you after your cappuccino? Forget dog or cat cafes, Shanghai’s animal cafe scene has expanded to include a wider – and more exotic – kingdom. The fad in dining alongside all manner of species – from raccoons to pigs and reptiles – comes despite pandemic-fuelled concerns about the dangers of deadly viruses jumping from wild animals to humans. There are dozens of animal cafes in China’s biggest city, with visitors...

Raccoons To Snakes: Shanghai Animal Cafes Expand To Exotics By Peter STEBBINGS, LAN Lianchao 03/12/21 AT 1:00 AM A baby raccoon to stroke while you sip your skinny latte? Or a snake to coil around you after your cappuccino? A raccoon interacting with cafe owner Cheng Chen at Raccoon Cafe in Shanghai Photo: AFP / Hector RETAMAL Forget dog or cat cafes, Shanghai's animal cafe scene has expanded to include a wider -- and more exotic -- kingdom. The fad in dining alongside all manner of species -- from raccoons to pigs and reptiles -- comes despite pandemic-fuelled concerns about the dang...

A baby raccoon to stroke while you sip your skinny latte? Or a snake to coil around you after your cappuccino? Forget dog or cat cafes, Shanghai’s animal cafe scene has expanded to include a wider — and more exotic — kingdom. The fad in dining alongside all manner of species — from raccoons to pigs and reptiles — comes despite concerns fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic about the dangers of deadly viruses jumping from wild animals to humans. There are dozens of animal cafes in China’s biggest city, with visitors helping to drive the craze by posing for photographs with the creatures

CP Photo: Jared Wickerham Chengdu Gourmet owner Wei Zhu poses for a portrait inside his Squirrel Hill restaurant. The Year of the Rat is nearing its end, and many Asian Americans are preparing for Lunar New Year celebrations. But as we usher in the Year of the Ox, many must compromise and adjust their traditional and personal rituals to keep themselves, their families, and their communities safe. And Asian Americans in Pittsburgh are no different....