A Bad Week for … , March 3, 2013
Ikea found itself embroiled in the scandal over tainted meat - with the row even stretching as far as its ever-crowded Hong Kong stores.
The Swedish furniture giant found itself embroiled in the scandal over tainted meat - with the row even stretching as far as its ever-crowded Hong Kong stores. The chain's meatballs, a popular after-school snack for Hong Kong children, were withdrawn from sale around the world after traces of horsemeat were found. Ikea Hong Kong denied any of the tainted batch made it to the city, but withdrew sales due to public concerns.
The veteran British adventurer was forced to pull out of the first winter crossing of the Antarctic after suffering frostbite damage to his left hand. Fiennes has been forced to wait for evacuation from his team's camp, while his five fellow explorers continue to trek across some of the most treacherous terrain in the world.