Germany’s BASF to focus on ‘core units’ in major overhaul
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German chemicals giant BASF said Thursday it would focus on cost cutting and strengthening its "core ...
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French champagne makers bid to protect seasonal workers from abuse
Epernay (France) (AFP) - French champagne producers are looking to restore their damaged reputations after four workers died last year ...
French champagne makers bid to protect seasonal workers from abuse
Epernay (France) (AFP) - French champagne producers are looking to restore their damaged reputations after four workers died last year ...
Protect the prosciutto: Italy battles swine fever
Rome (AFP) - Pig farmer Alberto Cavagnini has slaughtered 1,600 of his hogs due to swine fever, a virus threatening ...
Italy seen overtaking France as world’s largest wine producer
Paris (AFP) - Italy is due to regain its spot as the world's largest wine producer in 2024 as France's ...
Brazil’s farmers fret over fires and drought
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the ...
Support for Trump, questions for Harris in pro-fracking Pennsylvania
West Bethlehem Township (United States) (AFP) - For Pennsylvania farmer George Wherry, 85, fracking for natural gas under his otherwise ...
‘Historic’: Bad weather slashes wine harvest in France’s Jura
Domblans (France) (AFP) - Heavy rainfall, hail and mildew have destroyed most of the wine harvest in eastern France's Jura ...
Ghana raises cocoa price by 45% to deter smuggling
Accra (AFP) - Ghana's government on Wednesday announced a 45-percent increase in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/2025 ...
Peaches from Japan’s Fukushima region sold at Harrods
Tokyo (AFP) - Peaches from Fukushima can now be bought at London's luxury department store Harrods in a Japanese push ...
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