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#BREAKING Brazil dam collapses causing 'several deaths Brazilian rescuers were searching for some 200 missing people after a tailings dam burst on Friday at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA, with seven bodies recovered but the death toll expected to rise sharply. Avimar de Melo Barcelos, the mayor of the town of Brumadinho where the dam burst in Brazil's mining hub of Minas Gerais state, said seven bodies had been recovered by nightfall. However, Vale Chief Executive Fabio Schvartsman said only one-third of the roughly 300 workers at the site of the disaster had been accounted for. He said a torrent of sludge tore through the mine's offices, including a cafeteria during lunchtime. U.S.-listed shares of Vale tumbled as much as 10 percent after the incident, the second major disaster at a Brazilian tailings dam involving Vale in just over three years. Both hit Minas Gerais, which is still recovering from the collapse of a larger dam in November 20...

KFC has launched a limited edition candle that smells like gravy  Gravy is one of life's greatest condiments. You can lather it on your Sunday roast, your bangers and mash, and even fried chicken. Fried chicken chain KFC is known for its tasty gravy, and now you can fill your home with the meaty scent as KFC has launched a new gravy-scented candle. There are just 230 limited editions of the artisanal candle up for grabs, and they will be available on a first come, first served basis. To get your own candle, simply visit kfc.co.uk/gravycandle for a chance to win. To accompany the mouthwatering gravy scents, KFC has also unveiled its new KFChill experience which allows users to listen to the sounds of their KFC Gravy Mega Box - choosing between the sounds of frying chicken, falling fries, or simmering gravy. While this unique meditative experience may lead you to order KFC on your Deliveroo app rather than helping you find your inner zen, ...

KFC made two major announcements to earn that association During Yum! Brand’s Investor Day last month, KFC CEO Tony Lowings said, “people want to be associated with brands that are responsible and do the right thing.” Today, KFC made two major announcements to earn that association. The company plans to ensure that all plastic-based, consumer-facing packaging across its global system will be recoverable or reusable by 2025. Additionally, the chain’s U.S. system has achieved its supply chain goal of having 100% of its chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicine. This pledge was first announced in April 2017. To get an idea of KFC’s current plastic footprint, the company estimates that it generated 885,000 tons of operational waste in 2017 in the U.S. alone – 15% of which was mixed plastics. About 25% percent of that waste was diverted. Magnify that by KFC’s global footprint of more than 22,000 restaurants in over 135 countr...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has congratulated the Indian government  New Delhi:  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has congratulated the Indian government for the successful completion of the first 100 days of the healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat from its launch. The response from Gates came after Union Health Minister JP Nadda wrote on Twitter that 6,85,000 beneficiaries have availed free health care in just first 100 days of the scheme and the number is rising rapidly. World Health Organization (WHO) director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on 3 January had praised Prime Minister Modi and the health minister for leadership which helped around seven lakh people avail themselves of benefits of the healthcare scheme. "In its first 100 days, #India's ambitious #AyushmanBharat scheme has provided free care for almost 700,000 people. I applaud Prime Minister @narendramodi and Health Minister @JPNadda for their visionary leadership for #HealthForAll (sic)...

GREG CREED, CEO OF YUM! BRANDS, NAMED INDUSTRY TITAN BY Women’s Foodservice Forum Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) announces Greg Creed, CEO of Yum! Brands, as an Industry Titan for his leadership and commitment to driving gender equity, investment in the future of women leaders, and notable impact on the food industry. An Industry Titan is an executive who is creating change that will increase opportunities for women and drive business growth.  In celebration of WFF’s 30th Anniversary, 24 of the industry’s most iconic leaders will be recognized as Industry Titans on-site at the WFF 2019 Annual Leadership Development Conference (ALDC,) March 10-13, 2019, in Dallas. “Greg Creed was one of the first CEOs to make a public commitment to help solve one of our industry’s toughest challenges,” said Hattie Hill, WFF CEO and President. “His leadership will, undoubtedly, inspire others to support and cultivate opportunities for women in leadership for stronger companies. We are...