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Exclusive-Iraq set to pay high price for bumper wheat harvest
DUBAI/NAJAF, Iraq - A bumper harvest and a hefty grain surplus in Iraq, typically one of the Middle East's biggest wheat importers, has...
Oct 11, 20244 min read


Four Russian grain regions in state of emergency due to heavy rains
MOSCOW - Russia's vast Krasnoyarsk region declared a state of emergency on Thursday due to heavy rains killing winter crops during...
Sep 20, 20241 min read


Wildfires rage in sugar cane fields in Brazil's southeast
SAO PAULO - Wildfires blazed through sugarcane fields in northern Sao Paulo state on Saturday, sending up clouds of smoke that covered...
Aug 25, 20242 min read


High hopes in Israel for 'super hero' cocoa that survived frontline conditions
ESHKOL COUNCIL, Israel - Farming can develop in mysterious ways. Israeli researchers learned about that when the war in Gaza seemed to...
Aug 12, 20242 min read


China, Peru completed 'substantial negotiations' to upgrade FTA
BEIJING - China and Peru have achieved "substantial conclusion of negotiations" on the upgrading of a free trade agreement between both...
Jun 29, 20241 min read


Drought-hit lakes in Chile come back to life after downpours
SANTIAGO - Recent torrential rains in Chile have brought back to life - for now at least - reservoirs and lagoons that had all but dried...
Jun 28, 20242 min read


PM Modi to release Rs 20,000 crore to farmers during Varanasi visit on June 18
New Delhi, June 15 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release over Rs 20,000 crore as the 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme at an...
Jun 15, 20242 min read


China's Premier Li arrives in Australia, says ties 'back on track'
SYDNEY - Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Australia on Saturday, saying relations were "back on track" as he started the first visit...
Jun 15, 20242 min read


China's Li pays 'very positive' visit to Fonterra, New Zealand minister says
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra on Saturday, a stop Trade Minister Todd McClay called "very positive"...
Jun 15, 20242 min read


Factbox-What is Putin and Xi's 'new era' strategic partnership?
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Thursday to deepen their "strategic partnership"...
May 16, 20243 min read


Factbox-Who is in - and who is out - in the Russian government?
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister. What are the other key...
May 11, 20241 min read


Ukraine sacks two senior ministers at heart of wartime economy
KYIV -Ukraine's parliament voted on Thursday to sack the deputy prime minister for infrastructure and the farm minister, removing two...
May 11, 20242 min read
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