While supply concerns eased for wheat and maize, the opposite was true for rice due to weather patterns and India export restrictions
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Google Chrome restricts cookies in first step towards elimination
Google announced in January 2020 that it would begin eliminating third-party cookies within two years, but the start has been delayed several times
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The TTC’s got a problem — and experts disagree on the right approach
The TTC lacks the capacity to deal with mental health and homelessness issues. But it is increasingly forced to play that role
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French supermarket bars Pepsico products over ‘unacceptable’ price hikes
French retailers are locked in annual negotiations with big food industry firms on prices and other conditions regarding their sale in supermarkets
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US auto sales boosted by price cuts in 2023
Industry experts estimate about 15.5 million vehicles were delivered last year, marking an increase of almost 13 per cent from 2022
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Teen becomes first human to beat Tetris
Willis Gibson, 13, a competitive gamer known as ‘blue scuti,’ became the first human to reach the ‘kill screen’ of the Nintendo version
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BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s top EV maker
US car maker Tesla has lost its crown as the top maker of all-electric vehicles to Chinese firm BYD
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‘Wonka’ back atop N.America box office in a weak film year
Audience tastes are starting to change, he said, from universe-saving action films to stories closer to home
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Google agrees to settle $5 bn lawsuit over ‘incognito’ mode
Google is settling a consumer privacy lawsuit over allegations it tracked the data of users who thought they were browsing the internet privately
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Etsy targeted by child trafficking conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theorists who believe in a secret cabal of child sex traffickers have set their sights on online retailer Etsy