Warming climate helps UK grow rice
Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England.
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Farmers count losses as potato prices plunge
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Shell鈥檚 net profit jumps despite lower oil prices
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TotalEnergies net profit soars despite lower oil prices
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India can switch from Russian crude, but at a cost: analysts
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Import of 1 lakh tonnes of rice from UAE, Myanmar approved
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Gold, global stocks slide
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Trial opens in Klarna鈥檚 $8.3-b lawsuit against Google
A Swedish court began hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit brought by Swedish price comparison site Pricerunner, owned by Klarna, against tech giant Google for over $8 billion for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results...
BB buys $2.08b from banks since July 13
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BERC reduces liquefied petroleum gas price by Tk 29 for October
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has reduced the price of liquefied petroleum gas for consumers by Tk聽29 per 12-kg cylinder for October...
Price of 22-carat gold surpasses Tk 2 lakh per bhori in Bangladesh
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UK supermarket Tesco lifts profit outlook on competitive prices
Britain鈥檚 largest retailer Tesco on Thursday raised its 2025/2026 profit guidance as the supermarket chain won customers with competitive prices...
Trump announces Pfizer deal for lower drug prices
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Businesses pledge stable food prices in Ramadan
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Bangladesh govt raises edible oil price
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Consumers see no respite from pricey essentials
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NBR imposes 20pc RD on rice bran oil exports
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Locals protest at rice mill pollution in Raiganj
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