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Singapore - McDonald's apologised to Singapore on Friday and brought a pig back to its toy menu, after a decision to leave the animal out of its Chinese zodiac collection upset many in the ...

A children's shop has reinstated toy pigs in a farmyard set after they were removed in case they offended Muslims and Jews. The Early Learning Centre had banished the pig from the HappyLand ...

Israel's biggest importer of quality wooden toys is in trouble. By ditching the pigs from hundreds of play sets he may have placated orthodox Jews, but that is nothing compared to the tears he has ...