Australia
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Australian coop sector urges new government support
SYDNEY, May 17, 2025 — Australia’s Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals [ BCCM ] has welcomed the election of Anthony Albanese’s new Labor Government and expressed its commitment to working with…
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Australian food coops can help tackle food insecurity and improve diets, new research finds
SYDNEY, May 13, 2025 – As food prices continue to rise across Australia and more households face food insecurity, new research has found that community food cooperatives could play a vital role…
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Global tourism set for full recovery by end of the year with spending growing faster than arrivals
MADRID, December 4, 2024 — Around 1.1 billion tourists travelled internationally in the first nine months of 2024, as the global tourism sector recovered 98 percent of pre-pandemic levels. According to the…
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Cow power: Animal waste to fuel aircraft
BRASILIA, August 8, 2024: Brazil’s meat giant JBS Foods has started using animal waste from its operations to fuel aircraft. This material is sourced from the company’s facilities in the United States,…
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Tourism is back to pre-pandemic levels, but challenges remain, study says
KAMPALA, May 21, 2024 – International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to global gross domestic product [GDP] are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, driven by…
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FAO Food Price Index declines further in February
ROME, March 12, 2024 – The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined for the seventh consecutive month in February, as lower international quotations for all major cereals more than offset rising…
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International
FAO Food Price Index down again in January led by lower wheat and maize prices
KAMPALA, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 – The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell further in January, albeit slightly, led by decreases in the prices of cereals and meat, which more than offset…
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International
Spain reign as Women’s World Cup goes beyond greatness
WELLIGTON – Slogans can often be empty but, in ‘Beyond Greatness’, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ found both a mission statement and a fitting epitaph. France 2019 had, after all, been…
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Africa
Netball World Cup 2023: All set for spectacular start in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN – The stage is set and it’s finally go-time as Africa’s first-ever Netball World Cup gets underway in Cape Town on Friday. The 16 competing teams arrived in South Africa’s…
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Australian consumers benefit from mutuals keen to challenge big end of town, BCCM says
SYDNEY – The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals [ BCCM ] has said the ongoing expansion by its members in the financial services sector will provide added benefits to consumers and…
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