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French retail giant "Carrefour" is set to re-establish its presence in Bulgaria, unveiling plans for a significant return through a partnership with Greek franchisee "Retail & More." The announcement details the sub-franchising of the Carrefour brand to at least 20 stores in Bulgaria, with negotiations underway, including discussions with Bulgarian companies like Parkmart Holding for sub-fr

NOVA PETRÓPOLIS, Brazil - In southern Brazil in July, Laureano Toscani and João Guilherme Correa were smoking cigarettes along a busy road in their prison-issued garb, shorts and sandals, waiting for a ride after seven months in jail.

World wine production is expected to fall to its lowest level in 60 years in 2023 due to poor harvests in the Southern Hemisphere and in some major European producers, including Greece, the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) has said.

Fitch Ratings have revised upwards its medium-term potential growth for Türkiye to 4.1 percent from a previous 3.9 percent.

The Turkish economy grew by 3.8 percent in the second quarter of 2023, after expanding 3.9 percent in the previous period.

For the second year in a row, U.S. shoppers are seeing double-digit inflation in the candy aisle.

Candy and gum prices are up an average of 13 percent this month compared to last October, more than double the 6 percent increase in all grocery prices, according to Datasembly, a retail price tracker.

That's on top of a 14 percent increase in candy and gum prices in October 2022.

As they further state, it could threaten the lives of up to six billion people by the end of the century.
In the study "Climate State Report 2023: Entering Unexplored Territory", published in the journal Bioscience, specific climate events this year are pointed out.

NEW YORK - In the latest report on the situation in Kosovo-Metohija, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the UN Security Council's main priority is to "maintain stability in Kosovo and promote the de-escalation of tensions in the north."

NEW YORK - The UN Security Council session on the next semiannual report on the work of UNMIK, the UN mission in Kosovo-Metohija, will be held on October 23.

The session has been rescheduled from October 18.

Tensions in Serbia's southern province have escalated since the most recent session on the mission's work, held on April 27.

Türkiye's product safety record in its exports abroad, particularly to Europe, has deteriorated.

Torrential rain and gale-force winds caused by a cyclone have killed at least 21 people in southern Brazil, with more flooding expected, the BBC reported.

The governor of Rio Grande do Sul said it was the worst weather disaster in the state's history.

Thousands of people have been forced from their homes, officials said.