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Coffee prices set to soar as bean costs and supply woes mount
Coming to a store near you: double-digit coffee price hikes

LONDON/NEW YORK CITY: A cup of coffee could soon cost you a lot more. Roasters worldwide are warning of double-digit price hikes as...

U.S. stocks close mixed Monday on eve of trade war escalation
Dow Jones jumps 418 points despite approaching trade tariffs

NEW YORK, New York - Industrial stocks advanced while the tech sector was under considerable prressure Monday as Liberation Day, approaches....

Global automakers face disruption as US tariffs set to take effect
US auto tariffs shake global industry as price hikes, job losses loom

BERLIN/DETROIT: Automakers worldwide are bracing for the impact of sweeping new U.S. tariffs that could reshape global vehicle production...

Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar in $1 billion exit deal
Dollar Tree offloads struggling Family Dollar chain for $1 billion

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Dollar Tree is cutting ties with its struggling Family Dollar chain in a US$1 billion deal that marks the...

BYD aims to double overseas EV sales to 800,000 in 2025
BYD looks to raise overseas sales to 800,000 this year, chairman says

SHANGHAI, China: As global demand for electric vehicles continues to rise, China's BYD is looking to double its overseas sales to over...

To meet US AI energy surge, Schneider Electric invests $700 million
Schneider Electric to invest over $700 million in US to power AI boom

ANDOVER, Massachusetts: As artificial intelligence drives up energy demand across the United States, Schneider Electric is making a...

Africa

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67,000 Seek U.S. Refugee Status Under Trump’s White Minority Plan
67,000 white South Africans favor Trump's plan for refugee status

CAPE TOWN, South Africa: The U.S. Embassy in South Africa said it received a list of over 67,000 people interested in refugee status...

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-DEHIWALA-ZOO
SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-DEHIWALA-ZOO

(250401) -- COLOMBO, April 1, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Greater kudus are pictured at Dehiwala Zoological Gardens in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on...

Fever outbreak kills 100 in African state
Fever outbreak kills 100 in African state

Over 640 confirmed infections have been recorded across 33 Nigerian states Nigeria...

Former NZ skipper Kane Williamson roots for tweaks in WTC, designated windows in international cricket
Former NZ skipper Kane Williamson roots for tweaks in WTC, designated windows in international cricket

New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI) Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has backed calls related to the introduction of designated...

African leader pardons soldiers decade after coup attempt
African leader pardons soldiers decade after coup attempt

The officers will reportedly rejoin the Burkina Faso army to help in its fight against terrorism Burkina Faso's interim president,...

INSV Tarini reaches Cape Town, completing fourth leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama II
INSV Tarini reaches Cape Town, completing fourth leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama II

New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): INSV Tarini, part of the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition, arrived in Cape Town, South Africa,...

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