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France’s ailing winemakers to get $60m in aid: EU farming chief

France's wines and spirits saw an eight per cent drop in export value in 2025.
France's wines and spirits saw an eight per cent drop in export value in 2025.

How singer Kylie Minogue built a wine empire in six years

Kylie Minogue has since wracked up sales of around 25 million bottles, with her carefully branded products pitched at low- to mid-range prices in dozens of countries.
Kylie Minogue has since wracked up sales of around 25 million bottles, with her carefully branded products pitched at low- to mid-range prices in dozens of countries.

Non-alcoholic wine: A booming business searching for quality

Bottles of non-alcoholic French sparkling wine at the Paris International Wine fair on Feb 11.
Bottles of non-alcoholic French sparkling wine at the Paris International Wine fair on Feb 11.

Uganda minister condemns military raid on opposition leader's home

FILE PHOTO: Ugandan Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, walks with his wife Barbara Kyagulanyi, after he addressed a press conference as they prepare to leave their Magere home to vote in the general election, in Kasangati town near Kampala, Uganda January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ugandan Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, walks with his wife Barbara Kyagulanyi, after he addressed a press conference as they prepare to leave their Magere home to vote in the general election, in Kasangati town near Kampala, Uganda January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Good food, better value: Wine bars in Singapore up their game

Les Climats (left), a wine and cheese shop in Tessensohn Rd and Wildcard, a bistro-cum-wine bar in Furama RiverFront.
Les Climats (left), a wine and cheese shop in Tessensohn Rd and Wildcard, a bistro-cum-wine bar in Furama RiverFront.

Uganda army chief denies allegation of assault on opposition leader's wife

FILE PHOTO: Muhoozi Kainerugaba of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who leads the Ugandan army's land forces, looks on during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Muhoozi Kainerugaba of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who leads the Ugandan army's land forces, looks on during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Uganda police detain opposition lawmaker after at least seven killed

Uganda's military chief tells hiding opposition leader to surrender

Suspects arrested for public nuisance, inciting violence and obstructing police officers during the recently concluded general elections stand at the City Hall Magistrate’s Court, where they were charged, in Kampala, Uganda, January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
Suspects arrested for public nuisance, inciting violence and obstructing police officers during the recently concluded general elections stand at the City Hall Magistrate’s Court, where they were charged, in Kampala, Uganda, January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Fewer scallops but more pinot noir: Hokkaido is changing in a warmer world

In Hokkaido, Japan's winter playground, climate change is offering opportunities to grow new crops, such as grapes, and the drive to tap green energy to power new industries.
In Hokkaido, Japan's winter playground, climate change is offering opportunities to grow new crops, such as grapes, and the drive to tap green energy to power new industries.

Pop star Bobi Wine sets sights on Ugandan presidency despite campaign violence

Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP), rides on a motorcade as he campaigns ahead of the general elections, in Kampala, Uganda, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP), rides on a motorcade as he campaigns ahead of the general elections, in Kampala, Uganda, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.