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Sriracha Shortage Predicted as Huy Fong Foods Stops Production of Famous Chili Sauce

May 10, 2024 08:15 am UTC| Business

Sriracha, a popular chili sauce, is reportedly close to shortage again as its manufacturer, Huy Fong Foods, has once again halted production. According to reports, the company stopped making the sauce and will not resume...

McDonald’s Sets Up Digital Marketing Fund to Introduce New Ordering Channels, Loyalty Program

May 10, 2024 07:12 am UTC| Business

McDonalds is investing millions in its new digital marketing strategy. The company will use the new franchisees digital marketing fund to bet on its mobile business. With its shift to digital marketing, McDonalds will...

Kith and ASICS Gear Up for an Exclusive Sneaker Launch Inspired by South Korea

May 10, 2024 07:00 am UTC| Business

In a thrilling update for sneaker enthusiasts and fashion aficionados alike, Kiths founder, Ronnie Fieg, took to social media to unveil a sneak peek of their latest work with long-term collaborator ASICS. This new venture...

Burger King Announces Grand Whopper Giveaway for Mother’s Day; Free Items Until June

May 10, 2024 06:40 am UTC| Business

Burger King is giving away many Whoppers this weekend as a Mothers Day treat. Many people usually give flowers or cakes, but BK presents something else, and it is hard to refuse. Burger King will offer good deals,...

USAID and The Coca-Cola Foundation Launch Initiative to Combat Plastic Waste in Nigeria

May 10, 2024 06:36 am UTC| Business

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Coca-Cola Foundation have jointly announced the launch of the Nigeria Plastic Solutions Activity (NPSA). The initiative, which costs $4 million and is equally...

Coca-Cola Named New President of Its Namesake Foundation

May 10, 2024 05:40 am UTC| Business

Coca-Cola has appointed a new president for its namesake philanthropic arm. The beverage giant announced Carlos Pagoaga will lead its non-profit Coca-Cola Foundation. According to The Atlanta Journal, the company also...

PepsiCo Aims to Make Its Spain Plant the First Facility to Reach Net-Zero Emissions

May 10, 2024 05:39 am UTC| Business

PepsiCo Inc. unveiled its plans to make its manufacturing plant in Northern Spain its first facility to reach net-zero emissions by the year 2025. The American food and beverage company said this is a global project that...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

Shiba Inu: Top Analyst Identifies Coin as 'Potential Gold Mine'; Price Analysis Suggests 35% Upside

Top analyst Davie Satoshi sees Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a potential gold mine; price analysis predicts a 35% upside. Key Pattern in SHIBs Price Chart The Shiba Inu (SHIB) memecoin has caught the eye of many analysts....

Tesla Cybertruck Powers Houston Gas Station, Elon Musk Reacts to Saudi Prince’s Photo

A TikTok video showed a Tesla Cybertruck powering a Houston gas station after a tornado, while Elon Musk responded to a photo of a Saudi prince with a Cybertruck. Cybertrucks Real-World Test Connecting to a Tesla...

Shanghai's Data Policy Shift Could Propel Tesla's Local Data Center Efforts

Shanghais new data-export policy could accelerate Teslas plans to build a local data center, enhancing its artificial intelligence (AI) development for autonomous driving. Chinas Regulatory Update As China attempts...

CPI Report Spurs Optimism, BlackRock CIO Forecasts Fixed Income Growth

The release of the U.S. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report provided a wave of relief to the financial markets. This signaled a possible reduction in inflationary pressures. Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer of...
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