Unilever warns of rising costs as profits rise
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British consumer goods group Unilever on Thursday logged a rising net profit in 2021…
4 years ago
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Nearly 40 percent of Tigrayans face ‘extreme lack of food’: UN
by Robbie COREY-BOULET Agence France Presse ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia's Tigray…
4 years ago
Sticky situation: Canada taps maple syrup reserves to meet soaring demand
by Anne-Sophie THILL Agence France-Presse LAURIERVILLE, Canada (AFP) - Pancake lovers, fear not. Strong demand for maple syrup after a…
5 years ago
Cheese-loving France reels as mozzarella catches camembert
by Joseph SCHMID with Clara GUILLARD in Paris SAINT-HILAIRE-DE-BRIOUZE, France (AFP) -- It's a trend -- some would say a…
5 years ago
Pizza giant Domino’s delivers 8,000 jobs in UK and Ireland
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- US pizza delivery giant Domino's unveiled plans Thursday to create 8,000 new jobs in the…
5 years ago
UN rights report warns of N. Korea ‘starvation risk’
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to…
5 years ago
Sri Lanka president admits ‘not delivering’ as prices soar
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa admitted his government is "not delivering" as shortages persist of…
5 years ago
Sweet taste of Squid Game success for South Korean candy couple
by Yelim LEE / Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Simple, sweet, and fictionally fatal: the stallholder who makes…
5 years ago
Sri Lanka allows sharp rise in food prices to ease shortages
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- The Sri Lankan government on Friday ended price controls on essential foods in a bid…
5 years ago
Nestle to trial plant-based eggs and shrimp
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- Nestle is offering plant-based alternatives to eggs and shrimp as the Swiss food giant expands its…
5 years ago
UK reaches deal to boost CO2 production after shortage
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain has signed a deal enabling it to restart production of captured carbon dioxide for…
5 years ago
Sri Lanka raids sugar stocks as food shortages bite
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lankan government officials on Wednesday raided private warehouses to seize thousands of tonnes of…
5 years ago
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