Posts by Riah Marton
World coffee, sugar prices surge as drought-hit Brazil awaits rains
WORLD coffee and sugar prices surged to new highs on Thursday (Sep 26) as investors remained focussed on drought-hit Brazil, the top grower of both commodities, with weather forecasts continuing to indicate dry conditions. Brazil is experiencing one of its worst droughts on record. Farmland fires have broken out in some sugar-producing regions as a…
Read MoreWorld coffee, sugar prices surge as drought-hit Brazil awaits rains
WORLD coffee and sugar prices surged to new highs on Thursday (Sep 26) as investors remained focussed on drought-hit Brazil, the top grower of both commodities, with weather forecasts continuing to indicate dry conditions. Brazil is experiencing one of its worst droughts on record. Farmland fires have broken out in some sugar-producing regions as a…
Read MoreCalgary Sun Letters to the Editor for Thursday, September 26, 2024
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters Published Sep 26, 2024 • Last updated 43 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. SunMedia Article content Canadians are no…
Read MoreMARTIN: Night out with friend took tragic turn in an instant
Breadcrumb Trail Links Crime Columnists In the blink of an eye a young life was snuffed out while another was left to face the legal consequences of his actions for the rest of his life Get the latest from Kevin Martin straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Sep 26, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour…
Read MorePeople’s Choice Country Awards 2024 Nominees: See the Complete List – E! Online
THE FEMALE SONG OF 2024 “16 CARRIAGES” – Beyoncé (Songwriters: Atia Boggs, Beyoncé, Dave Hamelin, Ink, Raphael Saadiq)“Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” – Dasha (Songwriters: Adam Wendler, Anna Dasha Novotny, Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger, Kenneth Travis Heidelman)“Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves)“Hang Tight Honey” – Lainey Wilson (Songwriters: Driver Williams, Jason…
Read MoreWe went to a gala for AI-produced movies. Here’s what we saw
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Film Commission Vice President Jack Song has been to many Hollywood movie premieres before, but this was a first — a gala led by tech enthusiasts that screened short films created with artificial intelligence. Song, dressed in a black blazer and a green shirt, stood in the back as he…
Read MoreSingapore stocks continue to falter, bucks regional trend; STI down 0.03%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) fell on Thursday (Sep 26), bucking regional indices which registered gains. The STI was down 0.03 per cent or 1.04 points to 3,582.23, continuing to falter for the third consecutive day. Across the broader market, advancers outnumbered decliners 428 to 226 after 1.4 billion shares worth S$1.8 billion changed hands. …
Read MoreWho Is Iwao Hakamada? World’s Longest-Serving Death Row Acquitted 56 Years after He Was Sentenced to Death by Hanging for Murder in Japan
On Thursday, a Japanese court acquitted the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, Iwao Hakamada, more than 50 years after he was convicted of murder in 1968. The Shizuoka District Court found the 88-year-old not guilty during a retrial obtained by Hakamada and his advocates a decade ago. “The court finds the defendant innocent,” judge Koshi…
Read MoreSwiss central bank cuts interest rates for third time this year and flags further action
THE Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday (Sep 26), its third such reduction this year, as it echoed steps to lower borrowing costs taken by the European Central Bank (ECB) and US Federal Reserve, and said more cuts could follow. The SNB cut its policy rate to 1…
Read MoreAsia jet-maintenance crunch is set to persist, repair firm warns
ASIA’S rapidly expanding airlines may face long waits to have their aircraft repaired and maintained amid surging demand, one of the region’s fastest-growing jet maintenance, repair and operations firms has warned. “Our orderbook is filled through the end of next year,” Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) chief executive officer Mahesh Kumar said in an interview…
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