Cocoa price slump pushes chocolate makers back to traditional recipes

Chocolate manufacturers are beginning to reverse cost-cutting changes introduced during the cocoa price crisis of 2024, as global cocoa prices continue to retreat sharply from record highs. After months of reducing cocoa content, adding fillers and relying on compound coatings, some major confectionery groups are preparing to restore original......

US Congress advances bill to cut fertilizer tariffs

The United States Congress has moved forward with a legislative proposal aimed at removing countervailing duties on imported phosphate fertilizers from Morocco. Identical versions of the bill were introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, signaling coordinated political momentum behind the measure. The initiative has......

K33 Research says Bitcoin’s $60,000 drop marked cycle bottom

Bitcoin’s decline to around $60,000 in February likely marked the lowest point of the current market cycle, according to K33 Research, which argues that a collapse comparable to previous crypto winters has become structurally unlikely. In a report released on May 20, K33 head of research Vetle Lunde said the current downturn differs......

Family of U.S. Ebola patient admitted to Berlin isolation ward

The family of a U.S. citizen infected with Ebola has been placed in isolation in Berlin after being transferred to Germany as a precautionary public health measure, authorities confirmed. The patient, who contracted the virus while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was transported to a specialized hospital in Berlin for advanced......

Russia reaffirms support for Cuba amid rising U.S. pressure

Russia has announced that it will continue to provide strong support to Cuba, as tensions escalate between Havana and Washington following new actions taken by the United States government. Russian officials stated that Moscow rejects what it describes as increasing pressure from the United States, including tighter sanctions and legal measures......

China confirms Boeing aircraft purchase and urges United States to honor tariff truce commitments

China officially confirmed Wednesday that it will purchase 200 Boeing aircraft and reopen its market to American beef, following last week's summit in Beijing between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The announcements represent a series of trade agreements emerging from the most significant rapprochement between......

Apple says App Store blocked more than $2.2 billion in fraud during 2025

Apple published its annual App Store fraud prevention report on Wednesday, detailing how the company stopped more than $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2025 through a combination of human review and artificial intelligence tools. The figures bring Apple's cumulative total to more than $11.2 billion in prevented fraud......

AI spending boom is pushing bond yields structurally higher, economists say

The extraordinary surge in artificial intelligence investment is reshaping more than stock markets. A growing number of economists and financial institutions now argue it is fundamentally altering the long-term trajectory of interest rates and government borrowing costs. Goldman Sachs projects that cumulative AI-related spending will reach......

Ancient complex life depended on oxygen, study of early fossils finds

The earliest known eukaryotes on Earth, the ancestors of all complex life including animals, plants and fungi, lived in shallow oxygen-rich seafloors nearly 1.75 billion years ago, according to a new study published in Nature. The findings challenge long-standing theories that early complex organisms first evolved in low-oxygen waters or drifted......

Syrian president thanks Trump for “Precious” perfume gift

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa publicly thanked former U.S. president Donald Trump after receiving a luxury perfume gift sent to Damascus following their recent diplomatic meeting. In a message shared on social media, the Syrian leader humorously referred to the encounter with Trump, writing that some meetings “leave an aroma.”......

Sea level rise has nearly doubled since 1960, study finds

Global sea levels have risen at an average rate of roughly 2 millimeters per year since 1960, but the pace has accelerated sharply in recent decades, according to a new study published in Science Advances. Researchers found that the annual rate of sea level rise almost doubled between 2005 and 2023 compared with the long-term historical average. The......

Eswatini faces criticism over acceptance of U.S. deportees

The government of Eswatini has come under growing scrutiny after rapidly agreeing to participate in a controversial U.S. deportation program linked to former American president Donald Trump. The agreement, which reportedly involves accepting deportees from third countries, has sparked legal and political debates within the southern African......

Webb telescope suggests Neptune moon Nereid formed within planet’s system

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found evidence that Nereid, one of Neptune’s most distant moons, likely formed alongside the planet rather than being captured from deep space. The findings support the idea that Nereid may be the final surviving member of Neptune’s original satellite system after a massive......

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