Analysis: More wheat feeding and pig disease outbreaks pose double threat to China soymeal demand
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3 years ago By Gabriel — China's wheat feeding to pigs and poultry has dented demand for alternate feeds and clouded the market outlook for soybean meal and other key ingredients u
Analysis: Cuban Communists under pressure to accelerate economic reforms
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3 years ago By Gabriel — Retiring Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro promised a decade ago he would transform the Soviet-style command economy into a more mixed and market-dr
Hospitals run short of beds as Asia's COVID-19 cases surge
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3 years ago By Gabriel — India and Thailand reported record daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, as a new wave of infections, combined with a shortage of hospital beds and vaccines
Explosives-laden drone targets U.S. forces at Iraq's Erbil airport
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3 years ago By Gabriel — A drone dropped explosives near U.S. forces stationed at Erbil airport in northern Iraq late on Wednesday, Kurdish officials said, with no immediate report
Taiwan's Tsai says China's military activities threaten regional stability
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3 years ago By Gabriel — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told a visiting delegation of former senior U.S. officials on Thursday the Chinese military's activities have threatened regi
European powers warn Iran over 'dangerous' uranium enrichment move
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3 years ago By Gabriel — The European countries party to the Iran nuclear deal told Tehran on Wednesday its decision to enrich uranium at 60% purity, bringing the fissile material
Dollar at three-week low on tamped down fears over inflation
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3 years ago By Gabriel — The dollar stood near three-week lows against the euro and the yen on Wednesday, after a larger-than-expected uptick in a U.S. consumer price gauge did not
Singapore keeps monetary policy on hold amid patchy recovery
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3 years ago By Gabriel — Singapore's central bank kept monetary settings unchanged on Wednesday and said the accommodative policy stance was appropriate due to a benign inflation o
Mexican Netflix street vendor star 'Lady Tacos' eyes jump to political stage
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3 years ago By Gabriel — After Mexico City's 'Lady Tacos de Canasta,' a street vendor featured in a Netflix series, stood up to police who she said harassed her on the street, she
IMF says Japan's economy can weather Olympics cancellation
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3 years ago By Gabriel — Cancelling or postponing the Tokyo Olympics Games probably will not hurt Japan's economy much, but may require the government to offer targeted support for