US orange crop expected to be 10 percent smaller; Fla. crop hit hard by freeze, poor rainfallOctober 9th, 2009 Forecast: US orange crop to be down 10 percentORLANDO, Fla. — This season's U.S.
Orange juice jumps 10 pct on bullish crop report; Gold slips after 3 days of record highsOctober 9th, 2009 Orange juice jumps 10 percent on crop reportNEW YORK — Orange juice was the star commodity Friday, outshining gold, which slumped after three days of hitting record highs. November orange juice futures surged 10.1 percent, adding 10 cents to settle at $1.0865 a pound after the U.S.
Honduras gives Brazil 10 days to resolve standoff at embassy, where Zelaya seeking refugeSeptember 30th, 2009 Honduras sets 10-day deadline on embassy standoffTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras is giving Brazil 10 days to decide what to do with ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who has been inside the Brazilian Embassy since sneaking back into the country last week. The government in charge since a June 28 coup that deposed Zelaya says it will take unspecified "additional measures" if Brazil does not define his status.
Indian origin minister plays good Samaritan mid-airSeptember 29th, 2009 TORONTO - Deepak Obhrai, an Indian origin junior minister in the Canadian government, has earned kudos for helping out a woman diabetic while on a flight from Ottawa to Calgary. Obhrai, a five-time MP from Calgary and parliamentary secretary (minister of state) to Canada's minister for foreign affairs, was flying from Ottawa to his hometown last Monday when a woman passenger suddenly fell ill.
Viagra laced fruit juices flowing in Malaysia!September 14th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - After being detected in coffee mixtures and sweets, Viagra has now been found in fruit juices. After raiding more than 30 retailers and distributors dealing in the fruit juice, enforcement officers from the Health Ministry in Malaysia seized several hundred thousand ringgit worth of the product.
Brazil has second largest grain harvest in its historySeptember 8th, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil reaped 134.34 million tonnes of grain in the 2008-09 harvest, the second biggest production in its history, state-owned food company Conab has said. Grain production in the last 12 months was scarcely less than the 2007-2008 harvest, when the country set a record of 144.12 million tonnes.
Himachal wants duty hike on Chinese apple concentrateSeptember 6th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh wants higher import duty on apple juice concentrate from China, saying this was necessary to save the domestic industry. Apple concentrate is used for fruit juices, nectars and drinks.
Rail passengers will get Himachal apple juiceAugust 1st, 2009 SHIMLA - Train travellers will soon be able to quaff apple juice from Himachal Pradesh with Indian Railways deciding to serve it on important trains, state Horticulture Minister Narender Bragta said Saturday. "The state government and the railways have reached an understanding under which packaged juices made from Himachal Pradesh apples would be provided to the passengers," Bragta told reporters.
NJ father at the center of international custody dispute asks Congress to better help parentsJuly 16th, 2009 NJ father in custody dispute urges tougher lawsWASHINGTON — A New Jersey man at the center of an international custody battle was on Capitol Hill Thursday lobbying for legislation that would require more U.S. help to resolve such cases.
Timeline of changes in the color-coded terror alert systemJuly 15th, 2009 Timeline of changes in color-coded alert systemTimeline of the changes in the color-coded alert system since it was created on March 12, 2002, with the threat level at yellow, or elevated:
Sept. 10, 2002 — Raised from yellow to orange, or high, based on intelligence of possible attacks planned for the anniversary of the Sept.
Increase import duty on apple juice concentrate: HimachalJuly 4th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh has requested the central government to increase the import duty on apple juice concentrate to save the domestic industry. Himachal Horticulture Minister Narender Bragta Saturday met Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma in New Delhi and apprised him of the threats to this sector from Chinese companies, a state government statement said.
Next India-China boundary talks in New DelhiJune 15th, 2009 YEKATERINBERG - India and China will hold the next round of talks on the boundary dispute Aug 7-8 in New Delhi, official sources said here Monday night ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. Prime Minister Singh and President Hu will discuss a host of issues relating to bilateral relations, and the boundary dispute will also figure in the talks, highly placed sources said.
Timeline of events in custody dispute over boy in Brazil, his American fatherJune 11th, 2009 Timeline of events in international custody battleKey events in the Sean Goldman custody battle:
— Dec. 17, 1999: Bruna Bianchi and David Goldman marry in New Jersey after a globe-trotting romance that began when he was a model and she was a fashion design student in Milan.
US military joining search for French plane; sending surveillance aircraft out Tuesday nightJune 2nd, 2009 US military joining search for French planeWASHINGTON — The U.S. military is joining the search for survivors and debris from the Air France flight that disappeared after taking off from Brazil.
China rejects Coke 2.4 billion dollar bid for domestic juice makerMarch 19th, 2009 BEIJING - China has rejected Coca-Cola's plan to acquire beverage maker China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd for 2.4 billion dollars, citing the country's anti-monopoly law. According to a China Daily report, the acquisition would have been the largest ever buyout of a Chinese company by a foreign rival.
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