Category Archives: Daily Digest

Coffee froths to new highs as Brazil frost hits crops – France 24

Coffee prices surged this week to multi-year peaks, extending stellar gains this year after frost damaged crops in the world’s biggest producer Brazil.

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Economy Pandemic and higher food prices fuel sharp rise in global hunger – Financial Times The economic fallout from the pandemic and rapidly rising food prices have fuelled a sharp increase in the number of people going hungry around the world, according to the UN. The number who did not have access to adequate nutrition…

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Economy Chinese Suppliers to Apple, Nike Shun Xinjiang Workers as U.S. Forced-Labor Ban Looms – Wall Street Journal Chinese factories that supply Apple Inc. and Nike Inc. and make other products sold in the U.S. are shunning workers from Xinjiang, as Western countries increase scrutiny of forced labor from the remote northwestern region where Beijing…

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Economy Shipping container shortage inflicts pain on German shoppers Europe’s new tax on high-carbon imports is bad news for China South Africa looting: I’m struggling to find food Hunger sweeps India in Covid’s shadow as millions miss out on rations Cuba’s Shockwave From the Street Environment MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This…

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Environment Record setting ‘heat dome’ could keep West sizzling all week as wildfires burn The record-breaking heat across much of the West was easing somewhat Monday, but a “heat dome” means temperatures could remain well above average highs all week, forecasters say. Making tough decisions: Southwest Montana farmers and ranchers forge through drought So far this year,…

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Economy Health Canada warns of shortage in euthanasia products for animals Health Canada is warning that there will be a global shortage in euthanasia drugs for animals due to an explosion at a manufacturing plant overseas, but according to the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA), pet owners in Canada shouldn’t worry. Meet The One Chipmaker…

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Economy A COVID-19 outbreak at a major Chinese port is worsening the global shipping crisis, which could disrupt orders for the holiday season, experts say Shipping disruptions around the world could lead to a shortage of goods for the holiday season, according to industry experts. A recent coronavirus outbreak in the province of Guangdong, in…

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Economy UN: Cost of Food Rises at Fastest Pace in Over a Decade Global food prices have jumped at their fastest monthly rate in over a decade, according to the United Nations.  The UN uses a broad index of global food costs, which have also climbed for 12 months in a row. Suppliers have been…

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Republican lawmakers blast Fauci after thousands of emails released Many Republicans focused their ire on the fact that Fauci received messages in early 2020 warning that the virus had been “engineered” or may have otherwise emerged from a lab in Wuhan, China, while he was publicly dismissing the possibility. Shell’s historic loss in The Hague…

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ECONOMY & ENERGY The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything Mattress producers to car manufacturers to aluminum foil makers are buying more material than they need to survive the breakneck speed at which demand for goods is recovering and assuage that primal fear of running out. The frenzy is pushing supply chains to…

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