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Drought decimates Texas' key cotton crop
AFP, Published on 20/09/2022
» WASHINGTON - On Sutton Page's ravaged cotton fields, there is almost nothing left to pick. The Texas farmer managed to salvage maybe a fifth of his crop, but the rest was lost to the severe drought that has taken a steep toll across the region.
California sues Amazon for allegedly thwarting lower prices
AFP, Published on 15/09/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - California filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Amazon of using its market influence to prevent merchants from offering buyers better deals elsewhere online, in violation of state antitrust law.
Sanctions have huge toll on Russian economy: report
AFP, Published on 02/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - The Russian economy has been deeply damaged by sanctions and the exit of international business since the country invaded Ukraine, according to a new report by Yale University business experts and economists.
Lobbyist Mark MacGann comes out as Uber Files whistleblower
AFP, Published on 12/07/2022
» LONDON - Lobbyist Mark MacGann on Monday came out as the whistleblower who leaked thousands of compromising documents on US ride-hailing firm Uber to British newspaper The Guardian.
Sri Lankans return to cooking with firewood as economy burns
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» NEHINNA, Sri Lanka: As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, people are returning to cooking with firewood.
Putin's daughters, sanctioned by US, hidden from public eye
AFP, Published on 07/04/2022
» WASHINGTON - Little is known publicly about Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughters, sanctioned on Wednesday by the US government over Moscow's "atrocities in Ukraine."
Russian cinema in turmoil as Hollywood pulls out
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» MOSCOW: After years spent translating Hollywood films, Russian Mila Grekova was suddenly thrown out of work after Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine.
Foldable future: Smartphones return to design classic
AFP, Published on 03/03/2022
» BARCELONA - The "snap!" of a shutting phone is the nostalgic sound resonating from the giant stands of Samsung, Oppo and Huawei at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week.
Ukraine crisis challenges oil industry caution at high prices
AFP, Published on 25/02/2022
» NEW YORK - As commodity prices soar, the Ukraine crisis has prompted demands from petroleum lobbies for a reboot of US energy policy to promote domestic oil and gas production.
Battle over future of spytech firm NSO: Israel court papers
AFP, Published on 24/02/2022
» TEL AVIV - A court fight within Israeli spytech firm NSO Group has shed new light on the crisis engulfing the company, including tensions over whether to keep selling malware to autocrats to stay afloat.