Jeff Halliwell interview: A ‘bootiful’ time of year for Bernard Matthews boss (Daily Telegraph) New CEO Jeff Halliwell is looking past Turkey Twizzlers and bird flu and focusing on feathering Bernard Matthews' nest. [News Source]

DA bans German, French birds, poultry (Malaya) THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily banned the entry of live birds and poultry, including their products from France and Germany to keep the country free of avian influenza (AI) or the bird flu virus. [News Source]

Vaccine scares. The movement blaming vaccines for causing autism emerged in the early 2000s, and it was one of the most catastrophically horrible ideas of the decade. [News Source]

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/12 (Vietnam Net) The Vietnam Committee for Solidarity of Catholics (VCSC) held a solemn ceremony in Hanoi on December 18 to mark the upcoming Christmas. [News Source]