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 The Times Of India
Local tea looks to make inroads into Egypt, Iran
| KOLKATA: The Indian tea industry is making an all-out effort to make significant inroads in Egypt and Iran. While Union minister of state for commerce Jairam Ramesh is leading a team o... (photo: WN / aruna1)
Business Food India Market Photos |
 The Times
Rent your own cherry tree
| For a fruit with such a fleeting season, the cherry attracts a lot of attention. Its succulent sweetness is symbolic of high summer in prose, poetry and painting. Its blossom is revered in Japan and... (photo: WN / Manuela Paraipan)
Cherry Fruit Photos Supermarket Tree |
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 Gulf News
Poverty drives people into traffickers' net
| Lahore: Recent reports say that about 100 Pakistanis from the Sargodha area in central Punjab have ended up in Burkina Faso in Africa while trying to reach France. | Th... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Lahore Pakistan Photos Poverty Victims |
 News24
Power price: Find a compromise
| Johannesburg - The ruling party and its labour allies called on Friday for electricity prices to rise only gradually, rejecting the state power firm's appeal for a shar... (photo: WN / aruna1)
Electricity Johannesburg Photos Power Price |
 Independent online
UN trade carefully in Chad
| Geneva - The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday it had reduced its activities and staff movements in volatile eastern Chad due to worsening violence. | Two ge... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz)
Africa Chad Geneva Photos Refugee Security Trade UNHCR |
 News24
Japan to double aid to Africa
| Tokyo - Japan plans to double its financial assistance to Africa within five years as part of its efforts to help the continent combat poverty and civil conflicts, a ne... (photo: UN / Tim McKulka)
Economy Food Japan Photos Society |
 The Times Of India
Champagne Indage units to buy wine businesses overseas
| MUMBAI: Champagne Indage Ltd said on Friday its units plan to acquire wine businesses in South Africa, UK and South Australia. | With the acquisitions, Ch... (photo: Creative Commons / /)
Business Champagne Market Photos Wine |
 The Boston Globe
NY apples exported to Russia for first time
| ALBANY, N.Y.—New York apples are headed to Russia in the first commercial venture for the state crop to the former Soviet Union. | The New York Apple Association ... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Apples Crop Fruit Photos Russia |
 BBC News
Zimbabwe bank issues $500m note
| The central bank has issued a 500m Zimbabwe dollar banknote, worth US$2, to try to ease cash shortages amid the world's highest rate of inflation. | The previous highes... (photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Bank Dollar Money Photos Zimbabwe |
 Mail Guardian South Africa
Turmoil as tobacco prices fluctuate in Malawi
Malawi's tobacco industry has been in turmoil after wildly fluctuating prices led protesting farmers to force the closure of the auction floors. This year's tobacco sales... (photo: Public Domain / -)
Business Farm Industry Malawi Photos |
