At bribery trial, ex-US official casts Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain in Egyptian meat controversy by: LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press Posted: May 31, 2024 / 08:07 PM EDT ...

Egypt started seizing and slaughtering herds of pigs on Thursday as a precaution against swine flu, officials and farmers said, despite resistance by farmers and criticism from the United Nations.

Egyptian police fired tear gas on Sunday at garbage collectors who pelted them with rocks and bottles over fears they had come to seize their pigs as a precaution against a new flu virus.<BR><BR ...