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Trump tariffs partly to blame for higher prices: Fed Chair Powell

3 mn read“We are not in a hurry,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said earlier this month. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said President Donald Trump’s tariffs are partly to blame for price increases, leveling the criticism minutes after the central bank announced its decision to hold interest rates steady. The rate decision came weeks after […]

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Are you cleaning your water bottle enough?

7 mn readEvery time you take a sip from your water bottle, you are depositing bacteria inside and over the course of a day these can multiply by the millions. Here’s what scientists say you can do about it. Carl Behnke had always wondered how clean his reuseable water bottle was. When he stuffed some paper towels […]

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Poppi just sold for $1.6 billion

2 mn readPepsiCo is buying Poppi, the popular prebiotic soda brand, in a $1.65 billion deal. The move marks PepsiCo’s further shift into the “better for you” category as consumers shy away from sugar-filled drinks and unhealthy snacks. In January, the company bought Siete Foods, which makes gluten-free chips for $1.2 billion, and PepsiCo bought the remaining […]

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‘Their untold stories need to be told’: Teens capture India’s labourers in pictures

3 mn readThe elderly woman gazes wistfully into the distance, her hands curled over a basket of tobacco, surrounded by the hundreds of cigarettes she has spent hours rolling by hand. The photograph is one of several snapped by student Rashmitha T in her village in Tamil Nadu, featuring her neighbours who make traditional Indian cigarettes called […]

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Over 175 wildfires scorch US state of South Carolina, burning 1,700 hectares and forcing evacuations

2 mn readFirefighters continue battling wildfires that erupted across the Southern US states of North and South Carolina over the weekend as dry, windy conditions fueled the flames. South Carolina recorded over 175 wildfires during the weekend, burning some 17 square kilometers (6.5 square miles). A major fire near Carolina Forest spread across 647 hectares (1,600 acres) […]

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Kenyan Tea Exporters Fear Sudan Blowback Over RSF Meeting

3 mn readKenya’s tea exporters voiced concern about potential blowback from Sudan, a key market for the country’s biggest commodity, after the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary held a symbolic political meeting in Nairobi this week. The Sudanese government described Kenya’s hosting of RSF, the group which its forces have been fighting in a civil war since March […]

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