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Maytaal Angel

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Surge in cost of trading coffee heats up record price rally

A surge in the cost of trading arabica coffee on the ICE exchange has exacerbated a rally that has already driven prices for raw, unroasted beans to 14 successive

Surge in cost of trading coffee heats up record price rally
Business|Economy|Finance|Food|Stock Markets

Coffee futures in New York jump 6% to new record amid 'panic buying'

Coffee futures in New York rose more than 6% on Monday in the ICE exchange to a fresh all-time high above $4.30 per pound, with some market

Coffee futures in New York jump 6% to new record amid 'panic buying'
Business|Food|Technology

Seattle-based startup makes 'beanless coffee' to help combat deforestation

A Seattle-based startup backed by some of the investors behind Beyond Meat is launching the world's first beanless coffee this week as it bids to slash the

Seattle-based startup makes 'beanless coffee' to help combat deforestation
MidEast|News|World

Fierce fighting in Gaza City; US says Palestinians must govern Gaza post-war

Street battles raged in Gaza City with Hamas fighters using tunnels to ambush Israeli forces, as the United

Fierce fighting in Gaza City; US says Palestinians must govern Gaza post-war
Business|Food

Hershey, Mondelez bet big on Easter as cocoa price crisis looms

Hershey, Mondelez and other confection-makers are employing promotions and pitching more non-chocolate Easter treats like

Hershey, Mondelez bet big on Easter as cocoa price crisis looms
MidEast|News|World

Israel holds toned down Independence Day celebrations as Gaza war rages

Israel began toned down Independence Day celebrations at sundown on Monday, with hopes for an end to the seven-month-old Gaza war dim, anti-government protests

Israel holds toned down Independence Day celebrations as Gaza war rages
MidEast|News|World

Israel and Egypt trade blame over Gaza aid blocked at Rafah

Israel said on Tuesday that it was up to Egypt to reopen the Rafah crossing and allow humanitarian relief into the Gaza Strip, prompting Cairo

Israel and Egypt trade blame over Gaza aid blocked at Rafah
News|Political|World

Israeli PM presses bill on drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews into military

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put forward a new conscription law proposal on Wednesday, one day before a deadline from Israel's top court, which has been

Israeli PM presses bill on drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews into military
Economy|Food|News|World

World food prices rise for third straight month in May, UN says

The United Nations world food price index rose for a third consecutive month in May, as higher cereals and dairy product prices outweighed drops in prices for sugar

World food prices rise for third straight month in May, UN says
Business|Economy|Finance

Cocoa back above $10,000/ton as chocolate industry supply outlook worsens

Cocoa prices rose back above $10,000 per metric ton on Thursday, heading toward all-time highs, as the chocolate industry's supply crisis worsened after top producer

Cocoa back above $10,000/ton as chocolate industry supply outlook worsens
MidEast|News|World

Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate from more areas of Gaza's Rafah

Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza's southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what it calls an

Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate from more areas of Gaza's Rafah
MidEast|News|World

Gaza interior ministry: Israeli air strike kills at least 19 near hospital

At least 19 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a house near a hospital in north Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp on Wednesday,

Gaza interior ministry: Israeli air strike kills at least 19 near hospital
MidEast|News|World

Israel says its forces operating in 'heart of Gaza City'

Israel said on Tuesday its forces were operating deep in Gaza City in their battle to wipe out Hamas in the Palestinian enclave and

Israel says its forces operating in 'heart of Gaza City'
Africa|Health|Science

Major Ghana cocoa region 81% infected with bean disease - ICCO

A major cocoa producing region in Ghana, the world's second largest cocoa grower, is 81% infected with swollen shoot disease, according to the International Cocoa

Major Ghana cocoa region 81% infected with bean disease - ICCO
Business|Economy|Finance

Cocoa prices to head higher by end-2024 amid record deficit: Reuters poll

Cocoa prices are expected to continue heading higher this year due to persistent supply shortages that will leave them at more than double last year's levels by the

Cocoa prices to head higher by end-2024 amid record deficit: Reuters poll
MidEast|Political|World

Israel's prime minister, defence minister trade barbs over Gaza war aims

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traded barbs with his defence minister on Monday, underscoring the deep internal splits that continue to plague the

MidEast|News|World

Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv after 19 killed in Gaza

Hamas fired two rockets at Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv on Tuesday for the first time in months and Israeli airstrikes killed at

MidEast|News|World

Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages from Gaza

Israel retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Gaza Strip, the military said on Tuesday, as negotiations continued in an effort to bring back more than 100

Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages from Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israel and Hezbollah in major missile exchange as escalation fears grow

Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel's military said it struck Lebanon with around 100

Israel and Hezbollah in major missile exchange as escalation fears grow
MidEast|News|World

Israel says it killed Islamic Jihad commander in gunbattle at West Bank mosque

Israeli troops killed a local commander of the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank and four other militants on

Israel says it killed Islamic Jihad commander in gunbattle at West Bank mosque
Europe|Political

EU lawmakers in talks to further weaken deforestation law, document shows

Centre-right lawmakers in the European Parliament have made proposals to further weaken the European Union's beleaguered law to ban

EU lawmakers in talks to further weaken deforestation law, document shows
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Three Israelis killed in northern West Bank shooting

Three Israelis were killed and several injured on Monday in a shooting attack on a car and bus near the settlement of Kedumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank,

Three Israelis killed in northern West Bank shooting
Crime|Health|MidEast|Political|World

Amid ceasefire push, Palestinians released from Israeli jails bear mental, physical scars

Once muscular and strong, Palestinian bodybuilder Moazaz Obaiyat’s nine-month spell in Israeli custody left him

Amid ceasefire push, Palestinians released from Israeli jails bear mental, physical scars
Health|MidEast|Political|World

Israel detains 240 Palestinians including medics after Gaza hospital raid

Israeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians including dozens of medical staff from a north Gaza hospital they raided on Friday,

Israel detains 240 Palestinians including medics after Gaza hospital raid
MidEast|Political|World

Hamas and Israel blame each other for ceasefire delay

The Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel traded blame on Wednesday over their failure to conclude a

Hamas and Israel blame each other for ceasefire delay

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