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In Europe, longshoremen organize to keep weapons parts from shipping to Israel
The Times of Israel
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August 19, 2025
Located just 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Marseille in southern France, Marseille-Fos is one of the busiest ports in France, handling over 70 million tons of goods a year. In June, dock workers there were busy rummaging frantically through...
IICA presidency candidates to be examined by agriculture ministers from 12 countries
Dominica News Online
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August 18, 2025
Dominica News Online - Monday, August 18th, 2025 at 10:25 AM The contest for the leadership of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), a prominent organization responsible for shaping agricultural policies and...
U.S. says Nicolás Maduro and Celso Gamboa used Honduras as a gateway for cocaine trafficking
Q Costa Rica
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August 18, 2025
Q COSTARICA — The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and the extraditable Celso Gamboa used Honduras as a bridge for smuggling cocaine from Colombia and Ecuador to the United States, according to the indictment filed by the Eastern District...
U.S. tariff hike puts Costa Rican pineapple industry on high alert
Fresh Fruit Portal
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August 18, 2025
Writing and reporting by Macarena Bravo The recent U.S. tariff increase on Costa Rican pineapples and other exports has put the country's fruit industry on alert. Abel Cháves, president of the National Chamber of Pineapple Producers and Exporters...
29th Annual Angel Open Golf Tournament winners announced
The Prowers Journal - Colorado
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August 19, 2025
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‘We’re Taking Down a 600 Million-Dollar International Car-Theft Ring’
Rolling Stone
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August 19, 2025
In recent years, collectible cars — rare vehicles representing milestones in automotive history — have skyrocketed in value as high-end art, becoming a newly-sought trophy for titans of industry. Yet just as with any art, the growing demand for...
Weekly global protein digest: 2025 US forecast - broiler production up; egg & turkey production down
The Poultry Site
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Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on global protein news Weekly US beef, pork export sales report Beef: Net sales of 4,300 MT for 2025--a marketing-year low--were down 73 percent from the previous week and 66 percent from the prior 4-week...
Honduras: interactive tool traces developments in Guapinol anti-mining struggles
Latin American Bureau
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August 13, 2025
Drawing inspiration from LAB’s Environmental Defenders series, LAB contributor Leon Elliott has created an interactive tool that traces important developments in the fight for water and life in Guapinol, Honduras. For over a decade, the community...
Dominican Republic and Honduras Deepen Bilateral Ties
Diplomacy & Beyond Plus
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August 15, 2025
The Dominican Republic and Honduras have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening cooperation across a wide range of areas, following high-level talks between the Dominican Republic’s ambassador to Honduras, Luis Bienvenido García Mercado, and...
A look at consumer prices 6 months into the 2nd Trump administration
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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August 15, 2025
It’s been a little over six months since President Donald Trump assumed office for his second term. In that time, the economic landscape has shifted quite drastically: The new administration has implemented broad tariffs on U.S. trade partners,...
Salvadoran Handbags, Jewelry, and Crafts to Reach Middle Eastern Consumers.
El Salvador in English
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August 15, 2025
Salvadoran micro and small enterprises (MSEs) will soon have access to new international markets through BE1 Israel – El Salvador at the heart of global trade, the National Commission for Micro and Small Enterprises (Conamype) announced. In...
A burning issue in South America: how to ensure an economic future for people affected by extreme weather events
Equal Times
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August 19, 2025
In 2024, Bolivia burned with a thousand fires. These wildfires, which are an annual occurrence, were the worst on record, with 12.6 million hectares, four times the size of a country like Belgium, going up in smoke. Many Indigenous communities saw...
A look at consumer prices 6 months into the second Trump administration
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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August 15, 2025
It’s been a little over six months since President Donald Trump assumed office for his second term. In that time, the economic landscape has shifted quite drastically: The new administration has implemented broad tariffs on U.S. trade partners,...
Gildan Inks $2.2B Deal for HanesBrands, Signaling Industry Shift
Sourcing Journal - New York
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August 14, 2025
Count Gildan Activewear Inc.’s cash and stock deal to buy HanesBrands Inc. as a $2.2 billion ripple in the fashion industry hinting at waters that are roiling just under the surface. Even though the fashion industry’s bigwigs have gone to great...
Bolivian Election Signals Latin America’s Shift to the Right
KKOH - Nevada
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August 19, 2025
The initial results from Bolivia’s closely watched presidential election on Monday underscored a broader trend unfolding across Latin America: a sharp shift away from the socialist left that once dominated the region, toward right-of-center...
Honduran Worker Suffers Severe Injuries After High-Voltage Electrocution in Stann Creek
Love FM
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August 12, 2025
A 33-year-old Honduran national, Jose Antonio Serrato, a resident of Mayan King in the Stann Creek District, was seriously injured on Friday, after being electrocuted at his new job site. The accident occurred around 5 p.m. when Serrato, while...
Honduras joins race for IICA presidency, Guyana’s candidate consolidates position with Caribbean unity
Jamaica Observer
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August 11, 2025
The race for the top job at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) officially gained a new candidate last week, when the Honduran government formally announced the nomination of its secretary of agriculture and...
Guyana’s Muhammad Ibrahim meets Mexican Agriculture Minister in campaign for IICA’s Top Post
Guyana Chronicle
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August 14, 2025
THE Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) nominee for Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim, met with Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture, Julio Berdegué, on Wednesday to discuss his...
Global Coffee Market Soars to Over USD370 Billion
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) According to figures provided by the International Trade Center (ITC), the worldwide consumption of coffee—both hot and iced—has surged to a staggering $370.3 billion over the last ten years. The coffee industry has maintained its growth...
Housing: a government-manufactured crisis
The Spectator Australia
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August 14, 2025
While it may seem like people are hopelessly polarised in today’s political climate, there is at least one thing that almost everyone in Australia can agree on: housing prices are out of control. The average price of a house in Australia currently...