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07.04.26 - 23:48
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A marmalade-dropper for Paddington Bear? | Letters (The Guardian)
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Mónica Joyce Moniz on the origins of marmalade. Plus letters from Tony Batcup and Mark de BrunnerAs a Portuguese-British citizen, I feel it is my duty to add to your explainer article (Keir Starmalade, anyone? Will marmalade really have to be rebranded in UK?, 4 April) and explain where the word marmalade originated from. Marmalade comes from the fruit marmelo (quince). And marmalade was and is quince jam in Portugal. This jam began to be exported to England at the end of the 15th century. Only in the 17th century did the English start to apply the word marmalade to orange jam. As with many quintessential British things like tea, the English adopted it and made it their own. I like this story because my two countries are represented.Mónica Joyce MonizWyton, Cambridgeshire• Your article about the alleged rebranding of marmalade made me smile – it has always been incorrectly named. As it comes from Citrus x aurantium, and not Citrus x sinensis, it should be known as bitter orange marmalade – perhaps...
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07.04.26 - 23:27
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Container Ship Sinks In Hormuz After Iranian Strike Last Month; UBS Gives Latest Strait Update (ZeroHedge)
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Container Ship Sinks In Hormuz After Iranian Strike Last Month; UBS Gives Latest Strait Update
The Egyptian-owned, Maltese-flagged container ship Safeen Prestige (IMO: 9593517), which was damaged in the first week of the U.S.-Iran conflict following an Iranian strike, has reportedly sunk in the Strait of Hormuz.
According to Bloomberg, Pakistan's hydrographic service said the container ship sank last week, leaving only an oil slick on the surface of the water in the Hormuz chokepoint.
The IRGC torched the SAFEEN PRESTIGE in the Strait of Hormuz and continues to reignite the fire.
Now they're illegally closing the strait
This is pure maritime terrorism, not politics.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard is a global terrorist organization and must be treated as such. pic.twitter.com/u22UNaYSc5
— سيف الدرعي| Saif alderei (@saif_aldareei) March 27, 2026
Satellite imagery from the EU's Copernicus Browser appears to confirm this, showing the container ship on fire in late March and then dis...
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07.04.26 - 22:42
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NACHBÖRSE/XDAX +1,3% auf 23.226 Pkt - Lufthansa freundlich (Dow Jones)
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DOW JONES--Laut einem Händler von Lang Schwarz hat sich der deutsche Aktienmarkt am Dienstagabend im nachbörslichen Geschäft mit der pakistanischen Initiative zur Verlängerung des US-Ultimatiums an den Iran, das am Mittwoch um 2:00 Uhr MESZ endet, erholt. ......
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