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US-China tariff pause eases trade tension
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/05/2025
» The temporary agreement between the US and China to slash the severe reciprocal tariffs imposed on each other and to cooperate to prevent further disruption to the global economy should have a positive impact on trade, according to an analyst.
Trump tariffs stunt US toy imports as sellers play for time
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» COLUMBUS (UNITED STATES) - Josh Staph fears the fun-packed shelves of his toy warehouse might start looking joyless in the months ahead, with made-in-China flying discs and model gliders grounded -– like much of his product line –- by Donald Trump's tariffs.
3 dead, 11 hurt in US grocery store shooting
New York Times, Published on 22/06/2024
» ARKANSAS - Three people were killed and 11 others injured in a shooting Friday morning at a grocery store in central Arkansas, police said.
Get used to pricier fish, says tuna giant TU
Published on 20/07/2023
» Consumers will need to pay more for fish as seafood production becomes more sustainable, says Thai Union Plc (TU), the world’s largest producer of canned tuna.
Unlocking global supply chains
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/04/2023
» At a cotton gin in the San Joaquin Valley, in California, a boxy machine helps to spray a fine mist containing billions of molecules of DNA onto freshly cleaned Pima cotton.
The turnaround guy
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/01/2023
» The shoe factory closed and the supermarket pulled out. So did neighbours whose old homes were now falling apart, overtaken by weeds and trees. Likewise, the best students at Earle High School often left for college and decided their hometown did not have enough to lure them back.
Supermarkets Push Store Brands to Lure Cost-Conscious Shoppers
Business, Published on 16/12/2022
» Supermarkets are doubling down on their in-house product lines, seeking to capitalize on the disposable-income squeeze that is hitting consumers.
Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» CHESAPEAKE (UNITED STATES) - A 31-year-old overnight manager at Walmart shot and killed six people at a store bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers before turning the pistol on himself, authorities said Wednesday, in America's second mass shooting in four days.
'Multiple fatalities' in US Walmart shooting
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» WASHINGTON - A gunman shot and killed multiple people in a Walmart store late Tuesday in the US state of Virginia, police said, adding that the single shooter suspect is also dead.
Multiple people fatally shot at Walmart in US
New York Times, Published on 23/11/2022
» Multiple people were shot and killed inside a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night, according to a spokesperson with the Chesapeake Police Department.