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WHO urges tobacco-style warnings on alcohol in Europe

WHO calls for tobacco-style warnings on alcoholic drinks in Europe

GENEVA, Switzerland: The World Health Organization is pushing for bold, tobacco-style warning labels on alcoholic beverages across...

Meghan Markle gives fans glimpse of her future plans; take a look

Meghan Markle gives fans glimpse of her future plans; take a look

Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): Meghan Markle is all set for new experiences as she treated fans to her Vision Board for 2025....

"Together, will implement PM's vision for Delhi": Kapil Mishra ahead of BJP's govt swearing-in ceremony

"Together, will implement PM's vision for Delhi": Kapil Mishra ahead of BJP's govt swearing-in ceremony

New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Bharatiya Janata Party government in the national...

Aadi Mahotsav: MoUs inked to promote livelihood generation of tribal communities

Aadi Mahotsav: MoUs inked to promote livelihood generation of tribal communities

New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): During the ongoing Aadi Mahotsav, Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India...

Mahakumbh to generate business worth Rs 3 lakh crore: trade body CAIT estimates

Mahakumbh to generate business worth Rs 3 lakh crore: trade body CAIT estimates

New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): The Mahakumbh festival in the holy city of Prayagraj is estimated to have generated business...

Reliance Consumer Products enters UAE with launch of Campa at GulfFood 2025

Reliance Consumer Products enters UAE with launch of Campa at GulfFood 2025

Dubai, [UAE] / Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 18 (ANI): Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the Fast-Moving Consumer...

Fast growing sectors of FY24 post slowdown in profit in first 9 months of FY25: Nuvama Report

Fast growing sectors of FY24 post slowdown in profit in first 9 months of FY25: Nuvama Report

New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): In the first nine months of the current financial year, profit growth has slowed in sectors that...

Dubai Industrial City attracts over AED350 million F&B investments in 2024

Dubai Industrial City attracts over AED350 million F&B investments in 2024

DUBAI, 18th February, 2025 (WAM) -- Dubai Industrial City attracted more than AED350 million in investments from the food and beverage...

U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINATOWN-LUNAR NEW YEAR-PARADE

U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINATOWN-LUNAR NEW YEAR-PARADE

(250217) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Consul General in New York Chen Li (4th L, front) is pictured during the Lunar...

RAKEZ offers business solutions to global F&B stakeholders at Gulfood 2025

RAKEZ offers business solutions to global F&B stakeholders at Gulfood 2025

RAS AL KHAIMAH, 14th February, 2025 (WAM) -- Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) is participating in Gulfood, the world's largest...

Ahmed bin Mohammed opens landmark 50th edition of Arab Health

Ahmed bin Mohammed opens landmark 50th edition of Arab Health

DUBAI, 27th January, 2025 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman...

India to ease work permits for foreigners investing in food, beverage industries

India to ease work permits for foreigners investing in food, beverage industries

NEW DELHI, 11th January, 2025 (WAM) -- India has allowed 100% foreign investment in the food and beverage sector, full foreign ownership,...

Dubai Municipality awards contracts for second phase of Al Mamzar Beach Development Project

Dubai Municipality awards contracts for second phase of Al Mamzar Beach Development Project

DUBAI, 5th January, 2025 (WAM) -- In alignment with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President...

Shurooq to welcome 2025 with 25-minute firework spectacles

Shurooq to welcome 2025 with 25-minute firework spectacles

SHARJAH, 25th December, 2024 (WAM) -- Prepare to welcome 2025 with an unforgettable celebration as the Sharjah Investment and Development...

Lebanon: Destruction of Infrastructure Preventing Returns

Lebanon: Destruction of Infrastructure Preventing Returns

(Beirut) - Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon between October 2023 and December 2024 destroyed vast swathes of critical civilian infrastructure...

Barista Coffee Company collaborates with American Pistachio Growers to launch the new California pistachio offerings

Barista Coffee Company collaborates with American Pistachio Growers to launch the new California pistachio offerings

HT Syndication New Delhi [India], January 13: Barista Coffee, one of India's leading home-grown coffee chains, is thrilled to collaborate...

Simplifying Managed Living: Luxury Apartments for rent in Gurgaon by Housr

Simplifying Managed Living: Luxury Apartments for rent in Gurgaon by Housr

SMPL Gurugram (Haryana) [India], January 8: Gurugram is India's fastest-growing urban centre, drawing thousands of working professionals...

Aagman India: Pioneering Camping and Glamping Experiences for Kumbh Mela Pilgrims

Aagman India: Pioneering Camping and Glamping Experiences for Kumbh Mela Pilgrims

SMPL New Delhi [India], January 2: Aagman India, a leading name in hospitality and tourism, proudly announces the launch of its luxurious...

Browns host 'Cleveland Huddle Pathway' for 2nd consecutive year

Browns host 'Cleveland Huddle Pathway' for 2nd consecutive year

Students from Garfield Heights City Schools attended panel conversation with Browns employees to learn about career opportunities in...

How will Green Bay's NFL Draft setup look Get a sneak peek

How will Green Bay's NFL Draft setup look Get a sneak peek

Aprils big event coming into clearer focus Mike Spofford GREEN BAY The NFL released renderings Thursday of what the 2025 draft...

Inbox: One only makes the rest better

Inbox: One only makes the rest better

2024 was a tide-turning offseason for the Packers Wes Hodkiewicz Kevin from Hermansville, MI Don't sell yourself short Wes, you're...

Timing was everything for Brown

Timing was everything for Brown

Teresa Varley February is Black History Month, a time to honor those who have made a difference in our country and broke racial barriers....

Inbox: This city is more than ready for this incredible opportunity

Inbox: This city is more than ready for this incredible opportunity

Its the offensive linemans job to respond but not overreact Wes Hodkiewicz Margeaux from Tallahassee, FL Two days in the book...

Roundup: Booming platform economy offers convenience to consumers in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The rapid rise in the digital platform economy has given convenience to consumers in Cambodia, business...

Letter from China: Smelly, sweet, and now ubiquitous: durian's rapid growth in China

by Guo Yifan NANNING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Whenever a news story about durians pops up in China, the conversation inevitably divides...

Across China: Turkish girl discovers charm of Chinese culture

TIANJIN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nursena Burus, a 19-year-old from the historic city of Manisa on Trkiye's Aegean coast, has developed...

Myanmar holds food industry development forum to bolster domestic food production

YANGON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar opened the Food Industry Development Forum (2025) on Wednesday in Nay Pyi Taw, the state-run daily...

Chinese culinary course launched in Myanmar

YANGON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has launched a Chinese culinary course in Nay Pyi Taw to mark...

Economic Watch: A glimpse of China's considerable consumer market vitality

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- While insufficient domestic demand remains a challenge, China has seen its consumption sector, a key driver...

Roundup: Chinese delicacies captivate American consumers at Asian Food Expo

by Xinhua writers Tan Jingjing, Gao Shan LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Inside a bustling exhibition hall of Fairplex in Pomona...

Roundup: Trkiye cracks down on deadly bootleg booze

by Burak Akinci ANKARA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Trkiye has intensified its crackdown on bootleg alcohol after at least 124 deaths in...

New York stages 27th Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The 27th Lunar New Year parade and festival returned to Chinatown in Lower Manhattan, New York City,...

How drones are transforming agriculture in Cte d'Ivoire

In Cote d'Ivoire, where agriculture accounts for 20 percent of GDP, the sector is gradually modernising and adopting new technologies...

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U.S. stocks tumble as Trump policies startle investors
U.S. stock markets sour, Dow Jones dives 749 points

NEW YORK, New York - Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's startling diversions from his country's long-held policies, and the...


Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years

DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant...


Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Australian central bank cuts first benchmark interest rate since 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, signaling...


Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil has officially approved joining OPEC+, aligning itself with the world's major oil-exporting nations just months...


U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
Wall Street tumbles Thursday, Dow Jones dives 451 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...


China’s Xi Jinping reassures private sector on policy stability
China's Xi assures businesses, including Jack Ma, of country's stability

BANGKOK, Thailand: China's President Xi Jinping met with private sector leaders this week and assured them that the government's policies...


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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs

DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...

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