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Business & FinanceCommodities 15 July 2024, 2:09 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that trading houses face losses of at least $1 billion on cocoa derivatives after major producer Ghana failed to deliver beans this year, forcing traders to liquidate short positions in a rallying market.  Market Impact Global cocoa prices soared this year after…

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You’re reading an excerpt from the WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. In Washington, as NATO’s leaders commemorated the 75th anniversary of the alliance, China readied its troops along a…

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Combination picture showing former US president Donald Trump in New York City, November 6, 2023 and US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 1, 2024. — Reuters President Joe Biden is ahead of former president Donald Trump in two key battlegrounds — Michigan and Wisconsin — however,…

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Multiple videos have surfaced Thursday evening showing a fireworks display at the Stadium of Fire concert in Provo, Utah, with rogue shots straying into the audience. Early reports state that one person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries while others were reportedly injured. Several firefighters immediately responded to reports of injuries in the…

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Business & Finance 04 July 2024, 5:57 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that Indian labour officials visited a Foxconn factory in the country’s south this week and questioned executives about the company’s hiring practices after Reuters reported that the major Apple supplier has been rejecting married women from iPhone assembly jobs.  Market Impact A…

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Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a stampede Tuesday that killed more than 100 and left scores injured, officials said. It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic following an event with a Hindu guru known locally as Bhole Baba. Local news reports…

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Hurricane Beryl is expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to the Windward Islands, the southern part of the Lesser Antilles island group in the Caribbean Sea, early Monday. The storm has rapidly intensified to a Category 4 hurricane reaching maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded in June….

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Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, gestures as he addresses the media during the party’s manifesto release event ahead of the general election, in New Delhi, India, April 5, 2024. — Reuters Gandhi has been chosen by opposition to challenge Modi’s govt. “Opposition represents significantly more voice of the Indian people.”…

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