Private investor Agri-Vie is reportedly seeking to invest in Nigerian food companies, as the African country tries to reduce its dependence on oil and lower imports. Cape Town, South Africa-headquartered firm plans to invest in food ...
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Woolworths has announced new long-term milk supply contracts Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has announced two new 10-year milk contracts across Australia that it says "will give dairy farmers and processors more certainty to ...
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In another first for South African retail, Woolworths is inviting South Africans – women and men – to become part of a national sizing survey. Themed ‘find your perfect fit’, the aim of this survey is to ensure that ...
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Fresh from the home of ridiculously good chips, a delicious new product is popping up in the snack aisle — Cape Cod Popcorn. With 40 calories or less per cup, Cape Cod’s new Sea Salt and Kettle Corn popcorn varieties are ideal ...
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Five years ago today, on March 6, 2009, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope rocketed into the night skies above Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to find planets around other stars, called exoplanets, in search of potentially habitable ...
Iron ore exports from Port Hedland in Western Australia fell 1.8% to 27.7 million mt in February, from 28.2 million mt in January, data released by the port authority Thursday showed. Of the total, 21 million mt went to China, 2.7 million ...
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The Boston Athletic Association announced a "no bags policy" for the 2014 Boston Marathon to expedite security checks and promote overall safety at the race in the wake of last year's bombing. The policy bans participants from bringing ...
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In the past half century, power plants in the United States have made considerable strides in water use, but there is still a long way to go, according to new figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). More than 70 ...
POC,the manufacturer of snow and cycling helmets,apparel and accessories,hired Josh Fonner as US bike sales manager.Fonner has a long history in the bike industry,working most recently as western retail services manager and eastern sales ...
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A large-scale human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention/education effort aimed at helping South African men take a proactive role in the prevention of that disease has proven successful, an important development considering that ...
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The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced today that the following projects (in alphabetical order) have been identified as the three finalist projects for the World Design Impact Prize 2013-2014: A ...
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A large-scale human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention/education effort aimed at helping South African men take a proactive role in the prevention of that disease has proven successful, an important development considering that ...
The discovery of a Portuguese manuscript purporting to include an illustration of a kangaroo has been used to question which European power was first to "discover" Australia. The drawing is included in a pocket-sized religious manuscript, ...
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The Obama administration is nearing a decision on allowing seismic testing off the Atlantic Coast, a critical step in opening waters off Virginia, the Carolinas and elsewhere to oil drilling. A study of what the controversial seismic ...
Tags: Oil Drilling, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
A privately launched supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Thursday following a series of delays ranging from the cold to the sun. Orbital Sciences Corp. launched its unmanned Antares rocket from Wallops Island, ...
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