Cocoa prices are up, chocolate consumption is down for America’s favorite confection
Minnetonka-based agribusiness Cargill expects Americans to buy 75 million pounds of chocolate for Valentine’s Day.
Tens of thousands in Belgium protest over pension reforms, halting air traffic
Tens of thousands of Belgians took to the streets on Thursday in protest over the new government's planned pension reforms, ...
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Close to 100,000 protest Belgian plans to cut social services in strategy to reduce debt
BRUSSELS (AP) — Close to 100,000 protesters thronged the center of Brussels on Thursday while airports and public transport ...
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Italian government denies it spied on journalists and migrant activists using Paragon spyware
ROME (AP) — The Italian government denied Wednesday that it had spied on journalists and migrant activists using spyware but said it would cooperate with an investigation into “vulnerabilities” after ...
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Belgium Is Buying More F-35s to Beef Up Its Air Force
In addition to procuring more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, Belgium will acquire A400M freighters, a helicopter fleet, and armed drones. In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO members have ...
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NATO laggard Belgium vows defense boost with more F-35s, third frigate
This will put an end to what I can safely call a ‘period of national disgrace,’" said Belgium's new defense minister, Theo ...