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French champagne harvest begins with ‘promising’ outlook
Lille (France) (AFP) - France's Champagne region kicked off its official grape harvest Wednesday, with producers predicting a "promising" yield...
US agrees to talks with Brazilian WTO delegates on tariffs
Brasília (AFP) - The United States has agreed to Brazil's request to enter talks with the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
Singapore key exports slip in July as US shipments tumble 42.7 pct
Singapore (AFP) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports slipped 4. 6 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed...
Panama hopes to secure return of US banana giant Chiquita
Panama City (AFP) - Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino will meet with representatives of US banana giant Chiquita Brands in...
‘Things will improve’: Bolivians look forward to right’s return
La Paz (AFP) - Bolivians on Monday began looking to a future without the ruling socialists of the past two...
Air Canada flight attendants vow to defy back-to-work order as strike talks resume
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - Striking Air Canada flight attendants vowed Monday to defy another back-to-work order from the country's labor...
Vietnamese rice grower helps tackle Cuba’s food shortage
Los Palacios (Cuba) (AFP) - Outside Havana, a combine belonging to a private Vietnamese company is harvesting rice, directly farming...
Air Canada flights grounded as government intervenes in strike
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - All Air Canada planes remained grounded late Saturday despite the Canadian government intervening to end a...
Singapore key exports slip in July as US shipments tumble 42.7 pct
Singapore (AFP) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports slipped 4. 6 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed...
Singapore key exports slip in July as US shipments tumble 42.7 pct
Singapore (AFP) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports slipped 4. 6 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed...
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