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How Norway is selling out-of-date food to help tackle waste

It would be hard to find cheaper food in Oslo than that sold at Best Før.

They established an offshoot in Oslo, the first of its kind in the city, selling the stuff other stores and suppliers throw away.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Best Før supermarket is the first of its kind in Oslo, selling discounted food that other shops and suppliers would chuck out.

“Some who believe in the cause are very positive but, any new concept takes a little time in the market.

By 2015, edible food waste had been reduced by 12% per person, having risen for the previous five years.

In 2015 the UN agreed on reducing per capita food waste by half by 2030, and the Norwegians decided to go further.

Called Savefood, it would allow individual households to advertise produce that needs to be eaten – almost like eBay. »

Obi-Wan Kenobi 'Star Wars' Film in the Works, Director in Talks (Exclusive)

Authored by hollywoodreporter.com

The Oscar-nominated director behind Billy Elliot and The Hours is in early talks to helm a Star Wars stand-alone movie centering on Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The Obi-Wan Kenobi stand-alone is one of several projects being developed by Lucasfilm and Disney that fall outside the trilogies telling the saga of the Skywalker family.

Ewan McGregor, who played the younger Kenobi in the prequels, has said he would be open to playing the character again. »

Obi-Wan Kenobi film set to join Star Wars universe

Authored by theguardian.com

A standalone adventure focused on the character played by Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor is in the works, with Stephen Daldry in talks to direct.

A standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi film is set to join the ever-expanding Star Wars universe.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the project is at a very early stage but has already attracted the Oscar-nominated film-maker Stephen Daldry, who is in negotiations to direct. »

Wikileaks' Julian Assange reportedly turned down a trove of documents related to the Russian government

Authored by businessinsider.com

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reportedly "gave excuse after excuse" for refusing to publish a trove of documents related to corruption within the Russian government, according to chat logs obtainedÂ by Foreign Policy.

In one message, WikiLeaks asked the person offering the Russian documents whether there was "an election angle.".

'Weâre not doing anything until after the election unless its [sic] fast or election related,â WikiLeaks wrote, according to FP. »

Spanish police kill suspects in second attack after 13 die in Barcelona

Authored by bbc.co.uk

Spanish police say they have shot dead five suspected terrorists in the town of Cambrils in a second vehicle attack, after an earlier one in Barcelona killed 13 people and injured dozens.

Image copyright Spanish National Police/ HANDOUT Image caption Police released this photo of Driss Oubakir, whose documents were used to rent the van.

The second man arrested was born in Melilla, the autonomous Spanish city on the north coast of Africa. »